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The Powell Bar & Restaurant

+44 1843 842777
11 The Square, Birchington CT7 9AF United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Open Today: 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM

Amenities

Service options
  • Outdoor seating
  • Dine-in
Highlights
  • Live music
  • Live performances
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Food
  • Food at bar
  • Free water refills
  • Spirits
  • Wine
Dining options
  • Outside food allowed
  • Seating
Amenities
  • Toilets
  • Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
  • Casual
  • Cosy
  • Upmarket
Crowd
  • Groups
Planning
  • Accepts reservations
Payments
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments
Pets
  • Dogs allowed

Best KPortal Reviews

Went for a birthday lunch here today, great value menu. Me and my mum both had the ham, egg and chips.|Portion sizes were great, meal was lovely. The chips were amazing! Then had passion fruit Eton mess for pudding. Staff were friendly and attentive. And as it was my birthday they also done a special treat for me. Will definitely come back! And great to see different menus for different days. Highly recommend.
We had to book a venue for my mother's wake at short notice. The Powell gave us an excellent price per head for a finger buffet. More people turned up than expected, but there was plenty for everyone. The dining area was set aside for us to give us some privacy. The staff were excellent and couldn't have given us better service.
Popped in here for a quick lunch last week. Small but quite pleasant menu. Quite good portions, apart from the side salad, which was served in tiny silver pots.| Mostly homemade food, which was good. I had a jacket potato with prawns and crayfish. Lots of filling but mostly crayfish, couldn’t find many prawns and the potato was undercooked, under seasoned and not buttered. Just basic attentiveness to a simple dish shows care and respect for people parting with their money. Wine prices absolutely extortionate. £27 for a watery 11% wine is totally unacceptable as is card only payments.
Lovely pub, friendly staff. Price of the wines exorbitant £12.20 for a large Rosa £9.90 for a large pino . £52.00 for 4 crayfish tail cocktails.which mostly seafood sauce.These are London prices. For a Saturday night only 2 tables in use.Want be going there again.
Not really sure how this place has high rating…
First time in and we was left just stood there in the middle of entrance. One table full in the whole place and no staff. One staff sitting down on a laptop and said someone would be out. Waited 5 mins and still no one so we head to bar to get drink and no one there. Few mins later we was finally seated and served. By a nice lady. We ordered the shared for £55 and the presentation was lovely however the food was not great. The pigs in blankets were awful tasted like dirt/muddy taste I actually spat it out into a tissue. The ribs was microwaved with sauce on top and the chips were flavourless and not nice. Over all for £70 bill was very disappointed and both will not be returning. We was not asked if we wanted another drink or to look at the desert menu. Lucky we just wanted to leave.
What a shame you have gone to card payment only. I was really looking forward to coming back to eat here, as we had a lovely meal last time. Unfortunately due to not agreeing with card payment only venues. I rate you 1 star. We spent £150 on our last visit, your loss as we would of been regular visitors.
We've been to the Powell on a few occasions this year, while we have been planning our wedding at Chapel House Estate.
Every time we've been there we have felt so welcomed that it feels like we're locals, even though we live 100 miles away!
We booked out all 6 rooms at the Powell for our wedding guests, who all could not speak highly enough of the comfort and service provided during their stay. One of our family members who is just over 6'7 even said the beds were big enough or him! Which was a joy and surprise for him!
We've eaten at the Powell as well on a few occasions and the food is always exceptional! Byron, the owner and Head Chef never makes a bad choice when it comes to food! And we can't wait to visit one of his other pubs and restaurants in the future.
We also decided that it would be the perfect venue for our rehearsal dinner the night before, and the team at the Powell couldn't have been more accommodating to us, allowing us to take up their restaurant space for the evening! 30 of our close family and friends all in one place, getting ready to celebrate our marriage together was just wonderful.
My only downside to The Powell is that it is so far away!! We both wish that we could be true regulars to this fantastic place!!
Been several times and food was brilliant, however went tonight was told kitchen closed at 9pm
It was 9.01pm. Only wanted a steak.
Obviously doesn't need my custom so won't go back.

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Opening Hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thursday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Saturday 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Sunday 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM

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