Sevenoaks food and drink
Sevenoaks food and drink, newest first: pub and restaurant openings, the places worth a detour, and market days across the district and its villages.
Featured
Afternoon Tea in Sevenoaks: The Best Places in 2026
Afternoon tea near Sevenoaks costs £19.95 at Penshurst to £55 at Squerryes. Prices, serving days and booking notice for 8 teas, rechecked September 2026.
Where to eat and drink
What's On
The Best Pubs in Sevenoaks and Its Villages in 2026
17 Sevenoaks pubs still trading, six in town: which opens at 8am, which takes dogs, the best Sunday roast, and the listed pubs that have actually shut.
Dogs
Dog Friendly Sevenoaks: Walks, Pubs and the Rules in 2026
A dog friendly Sevenoaks guide for 2026: where dogs can go off lead, the Knole and reserve rules, and the pubs and cafes that actually welcome them.
Town Centre
Brunch in Sevenoaks: Who Opens Earliest, and What It Costs
A full breakfast for £12.50, coffee from 6am, and one much-recommended favourite now in liquidation. Verified Sevenoaks brunch times, prices and booking rules.
Family
Pub Gardens near Sevenoaks: 10 Open, 2 Long Gone
Pub gardens near Sevenoaks, checked in August 2026: which have a lake view, which will not reserve an outside table, and two that no longer exist.
Latest stories
Licensing
Kings Arms Westerham wins 1am licence with new noise curbs
Greene King's varied licence was issued on 8 September: drink to 1am on Fridays and Saturdays, no music in the ground floor bar past 11pm, garden cleared by 11.
Data
Sevenoaks food hygiene: full July list shows a 1 and a 2
Late-published FSA data adds seven sub-5 scores to July, including a 1 on London Road and a 2 for a school caterer at Eynsford. August so far: eight 5s.
Data
Sevenoaks food hygiene: all 25 July inspections scored 5
Every food hygiene inspection published for the Sevenoaks district in July scored 5, the top rating. Across the register, 673 of 852 premises hold a 5.
Licensing
Fleur De Lis Leigh: premises licence bid filed on 27 July
The Sevenoaks licensing register logs a premises licence application for the Fleur De Lis on Leigh High Street, received on 27 July, ref 26/03334/LAPRE.
What's On
New restaurant Sevenoaks: Shwen Shwen's Michelin year
Shwen Shwen on Bank Street has a Michelin Bib Gourmand and Opening of the Year a year in. What the Sierra Leonean kitchen serves and how to get a table.