Let’s get romantic…

Valentines Day is coming our way so we are doing a special offer for those who want to treat their loved ones! 3 Course dinner and free glass wine for only £14.95 (available 13th-16th February). Valentines is always very popular here at the Hoodeners, so book your table now!

Spring Beer Festival…

The beer festivals are going so well that we are putting on another. 5th April – 10th April. With up to 20 Real Ales available.

Business Lunch & TwEAT up

Second of the year  is Friday February 17th, 12.30pm-3.30pm

We invite all our friends from local businesses to join us for an informal lunch – Real Ale, Mexican food and good conversation.
If you run a business locally and fancy meeting some like-minded people, come along and say Hello – a warm welcome is guaranteed.

Fajitas offer extended due to popular demand!

2 for 1 on Chicken Fajitas offer is now extended to February 29th.

(Offer valid  for 2 people Monday to Thursday until Wednesday 29th February. Monday to Thursday – Lunch & Evenings.  Bookings only. CALL: 01233 625 583)

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Sunday 4th, 11th and 18th December – Roast lunch

“Still, the best roast I’ve ever had, but don’t tell the wife!”
Anon of Medway (frequent flyer)

Served from 12 until 5pm you can choose from Roast Lamb, Beef or Pork and enjoy with local fresh vegetables, traditional trimmings, home-made gravy and plenty of roast potatoes. Look out for seasonal specialities too.

At just £7.95 per person it’s a steal, so book now.

Business Lunch & TwEAT up

Our last Business lunch & TwEAT up for 2011 is Friday December 16th, 12.30pm-3.30pm

We invite all our friends from local businesses to join us for an informal lunch – Real Ale, Mexican food and good conversation.
If you run a business locally and fancy meeting some like-minded people, come along and say Hello – a warm welcome is guaranteed.

Thinking of having a party, but want somewhere a bit more relaxed for your do?

Hoodeners Horse are taking Christmas party bookings right up until the big day and are delighted to welcome you, your family, friends and work colleagues in for real ales and wholesome, hearty food. We book up fast, so call now and get your Christmas party sorted. Don’t miss out!

Kids Eat for Free – Monday to Friday 6-7pm throughout December

That’s right, get a free children’s meal with every adult main course. As long as they are under 12 and eat from the children’s menu the supper is on us! Pop in for a mid-week treat that won’t bust your Christmas budget.

Nespresso comes to HH

You’ve seen the adverts with George Clooney fighting to get a coffee, well we can’t promise you a George Clooney with every cup, but the coffee is just as dark, smooth and delicious. Now serving the perfect-every-time Nespresso range; just ask at the bar to find out what’s available.

2-4-1 Chicken Fajitas lunchtimes and evenings Monday-Thursday

Sneak out of the office at lunchtimes and get 2 Chicken Fajita meals for the price of one then come back in the evening and do it all again. Sizzling, satisfying and the perfect bit of South American sunshine to chase away even the darkest of winter days.

To take advantage of this offer download the voucher from the link below and book using the reference ‘241’.

Dec Fajita offer voucher

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Halloween & Guy Fawkes Beer Festival 26th October – 6th November

The beer festivals are going so well that we are putting on another. Up to 20 Real Ales available…

Special Offer 2 for 1 on Chicken Fajitas when you present the leaflet (see the link to the pdf below)

Don’t forget…Christmas is coming so book your Xmas meal now!

Beer Festival October 2011-pdf

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For those of you who haven’t been to see us recently…and we have to ask “Why not?”…this is what you’ve missed and what we’ve been up to over the summer to make our evenings enjoyable ones!

We’ve had several Beer Festivals, all designed to let you enjoy special Real Ales from across the country as well as from local breweries who we like to support! In addition we have been buying in local cider and English Wine from Kent Vineyards and we currently have a selection from Chapeldown, Throwley, Harbourne and Barnsole vineyards for you to enjoy with your meal.

Our popular fruit wines have been expanded to enable you to choose from a selection of 12 different varieties including Damson, Cherry, Apricot and peach.

On the food side we have introduced a number of new starters including “fish goujons with our homemade tartare sauce” and we will be looking at our dessert menu shortly as well as revamping our coffee and ice-cream ranges!

On the Patio we have built a new BBQ, which is available for both our own BBQ’s and for our customers to use during the summer months subject to certain conditions of course. We have already had several groups run their own BBQ’s on the back patio and a good time was had!

Of course we have not been without a share of problems during the summer and water leaks in the kitchen and bar as well as the cellar cooling having to be replaced has seen us tested at time to maintain the high standards we try and achieve! Our apologies to anyone inconvenienced!

We managed to get the “East Kent Morris Men” and the “Seven Champions Molly Dancers and Treacle Tarts” to visit the pub on two separate occasions and they surprised and delighted onlookers with an evening of folk music and dancing.  “It was probably our best pub stand this year” said Malcolm from the East Kent Morris Men and we look forward to their return next year.

So what’s coming up…?

For the autumn months and into winter we plan, more Sunday lunches, more business meetings, new menu specials and some early week food offers! We’ll throw in a beer festival or two and weather permitting we will make those cold autumn evenings warm with our Mexican Food offers and the warm and welcoming Hoodeners Horse atmosphere!

Ring now to book that visit 01233 625583

Regards

The Hoodeners Horse

P.S. We are now on the run up to Christmas and we hope you’ll come and celebrate with us so anyone wanting a Christmas menu just ask in the bar or call us on 01233 625583.

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…is now the coolest.

Some of you will be aware that our cellar cooling recently equipment blew up which meant that for a while the beer was a bit warmer than we would have liked and we would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused whilst the repairs were undertaken.

However,we are pleased to say that we now have a brand new cooling system, normal service has been resumed  and we can once again raise a pint glass to cold beer!

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Sunday 7th August – Roast lunch

“Best roast I’ve ever had, but don’t tell the wife!” Anon of Medway

Served from 12 until 5pm you can choose from Roast Lamb, Beef or Pork and enjoy with local fresh vegetables, traditional trimmings, home-made gravy and plenty of roast potatoes.

At just £7.95 per person it’s a steal, so book now.

Tuesday 9^th August – Curry Night

How do you like it? Hot, medium or mild…Hoodeners Horse ‘Eat-as-much-as-you-like-buffet curry evening is coming your way. We’re serving up to five curries with rice and side dishes and everything you need to make a real Indian feast.   Book now

Friday 12thAugust – The Glorious Twelfth – grouse season opens

Shameless promotional gambit, shoehorned into a current event! Who cares – if you get to enjoy a wee dram of the country’s favourite blended whisky?

Famous Grouse, double for just £3.00 – tip your glasses to our feathered friends

Sunday 14^th August – Roast Lunch & live music evening

Another chance this month to enjoy our now famous roast lunch – choose from Lamb, beef or pork…well, you know the rest.  Still £7.95 per person, so Book now

Come for lunch and stay for the rest of the day…Ashford’s very own Viking, Dan Blood, will be playing live from 7.30pm. An eclectic mix of original and covered material…performed mostly on acoustic guitar, but with a splash of kazoo.

Thursday 18th August – The Seven Champions Molly Dancers

“Deep in darkest Kent is a tiny place called Frittenden where the last surviving treacle mine exists. The Seven Champions are the treacle miners who work long hard hours in treacherous and ‘sticky’ conditions. After work they can be  found supping ale and entertaining folk at local taverns”

So come along and meet the Seven Champions Molly Dancers & Treacle Tarts Cloggers and let them entertain you with traditional English folk dancing! The fun starts at 7.30pm

Friday 19^th August – Tweet and Business Lunch

Local businesses – join us for an informal lunch – Real Ale, Mexican food and good conversation.

If you run a business locally and fancy meeting some like-minded people, come along– a warm welcome is guaranteed.

It runs every third Friday, so put a reminder in your calendar and you can meet new, local businesses on a regular basis.

This is a very popular event so booking is essential – book your place now

Friday 26th – Monday 29^th August – Bank Holiday Beer Festival

Bank holiday?  Must be time for a Beer Festival.

If you’ve never been to one of our beer festivals, get yourself down here over the weekend to enjoy specialist ales and ciders, great food, a big old themed party on Friday night, Sunday roast and the easy-like-Sunday-morning BBQ, on Monday of course.

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Hoodeners Horse regulars raise £3.5K at Help for Heroes charity night fun

Paul Thomason decided he wanted to raise some serious money for his favourite charity, Help for Heroes. He knew that his lively local pub, The Hoodeners Horse in Great Chart near Ashford, was the perfect place to do this.

“I wanted to celebrate my son, Ben’s safe return from a seven month tour of Afghanistan with a party but I thought maybe we could also raise money for some of those young soldiers who were not so lucky. The Help for Heroes staff were very helpful and even though it was inevitably a last-minute event I thought it could be done.”

So he approached manager John Harris to ask if he would mind turning over his pub for a night of games, raffles and a charity auction. Of course, John said yes .

“We’re always pleased when the locals get together for a good cause and were happy to help Paul and Help for Heroes.”

Local businesses, friends and pub goers generously donated prizes, including a ride in a Ferrari, Champions League tickets and a set of jewellery hand-made especially for the event.

“People’s generosity was simply amazing. Every local business I visited offered a prize; every one of the locals I spoke to offered to help with organising, donations of prizes, running the games, tombola, raffles and auction and of course enjoying the event in person.”

Competition for the amazing auction prizes was fierce, with bidding wars aplenty. Mad-cap games were the other big money spinner of the evening, with The Hoodeners Horse donating a bottle of Champagne and other, rather stronger, tipples as prizes. Even downing a pint of one of the seven real ales and local ciders helped raise money as 50p in every pint went straight to the charity. Paul’s brother, Martin (who recently completed a 240 mile sponsored cycle ride from London to Royal Wootton Bassett and back in 16 hours for Help 4 Heroes) also rode from London to the Hoodeners Horse on the night!

The night was a huge success, so far raising an astonishing £3,500 and more sales are due from H4H merchandise, so the final tally will be even higher. All in all a great success.

Paul said, “I knew I could count on the regulars of my local pub to make this a success as they have a long track record of generosity and raising money for charities over many years. People make pubs and they certainly made this a great night for Ben and for the Help for Heroes charity.”

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What’s New in the Bar and Restaurant

We always have a changing selection of Real Ales (up to 7) and a number of ciders sourced from different producers too.
Pop in for a pint soon.

We’ve been scouring the county for local produce and are delighted to bring you Kent Crisps in 4 flavours – Ashmore cheese and onion, oyster and vinegar, sea salt and Biddenden cider vinegar and last, but not least – sea salt.

Tunbridge Wells based purveyors of ice cream, Taywell Ice Creams, will be served in the restaurant. They are all natural, delicious and use local ingredients.

19th June Fathers’ Day

Take your Dad out for lunch, he deserves it!

Where better to take Dad than the Hoodeners Horse for Fathers’ day?
Hearty, home-made food, Mexican or Roast Sunday lunch, local Real Ale and a warm welcome plus we’ll give your Dad a free pint with his meal.  Result!

Book now because we always get booked up on special occasions.

21st June Summer Solstice BBQ

Celebrate the longest day with local wine, traditional cider or real ale and something from the Barbie. No drums, no chanting, no waiting for the dawn – just a great excuse to enjoy the drawn out evenings.

24th June Twitter & Business  Lunch

We invite all our friends from local businesses to join us for an informal lunch – Real Ale, Mexican food and good conversation.  If you run a business locally and fancy meeting some like-minded people, come along and say Hello – a warm welcome is guaranteed.

It runs every third Friday, so put a reminder in your calendar and you can meet new, local businesses on a regular basis.

What the heck is a tweet up? “A Tweet lunch is a real life meeting with friends you’ve made through Twitter.”

3rd July Sunday Roast Spectacular

Choose from Roast Lamb, Beef or Pork and enjoy with local fresh vegetables, traditional trimmings, home-made gravy and plenty of roast potatoes.

Book now, because you know you don’t really want to cook on a Sunday!

17th-23rd July English Wine and Cider Festival

The beer festivals are going so well that we are putting on another festival in honour of locally produced wine and ciders…oh and there may be a few special Real Ales to keep you beer lovers happy too!

Festival Highlights

17th July Sunday Roast Dinner and Magic…

The always popular Marc Lemezma is back, but this time he’s bringing his magic show with him.  It’s interactive, funny and a great way to entertain the kids (and you) while you relax on a Sunday and enjoy one of our fabulous roast dinners.

Booking is essential, because this will get booked up

22nd July Twitter & Business Lunch

Another chance to meet local, friendly businesses over a pint and some cracking Mexican or Traditional English food.

27th July East Kent Morris Men

We are excited to welcome the East Kent Morris Men who will be “dancing for their supper”!

“The Squire, the fool, the Hooden Horse” – the East Kent Morris Men were founded in 1953 as part of the Coronation celebrations by members of the International Folk Dance Group in Folkestone.

Come along and enjoy an evening of traditional English folk dancing from 7.00pm

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Friday May 20^th from 7.30pm

Come along to a great fund raising evening for a wonderful charity – Help for Heroes.

There will be a raffle and auction, a game of Madhatter and H4H products and merchandise available to purchase.

Auction items & raffle prizes include…

• A ride in a Ferrari
• A footplate ride on the Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Light Railway
• A 4 Ball golf round at the Kings Hill Golf Course
• An Expressions Rhapsody Wedding Album
• Plus many more

Purchase a Help 4 Heroes wristband and you get a three course evening meal!

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Guess What! – 1st-8th May

The beer festival was a huge success, Cheers! To everyone who came. The weather was with us and a good time was had by all. We’ll keep you posted for the next one, but in the meantime…

There a just few barrels, that never made it to the pumps during the beer festival, which we will be showcasing this week. Come in for some really good beers and stay for a bowl of chilli chips at the bar.

Tweet-Up Lunch – 20th May

What the heck is a tweet up? “A Tweet-up is real life meetings with friends you’ve made through Twitter.”

Come to The Hoodeners Horse for real ale, Mexican food and good conversation that you don’t have to cut short because a little blue bird tells you.

We invite all our friends from local businesses and if you run a business and fancy an informal ‘hello’, you’re invited too.

It’s every third Friday, so put a recurring reminder in your Outlook and we’ll see you at the bar.

Bank Holiday? Must be time for a Beer Festival – 27th-30th May

We’ll always find an excuse to celebrate local beers and real ales – so what better than the last Bank Holiday until August?

The usual rules apply – lots of fantastic beers, the best Mexican food in Kent and an extra day to relax with friends and family in the bar or on the patio.

We’ve got the Sunday Roast Spectacular on 29th and we’re firing up the BBQ on the 30th

Book a table now for Sunday Roast – it gets booked up, fast.

Follow Us

We’re a traditional pub that just loves social media; catch up with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn for all the news, offers and events. Always be the first to know.

Easy to book

It’s easy to book a table using Open Table – our free online booking system; just three clicks will reserve your table. Try it now and never miss out on the freshest, heartiest food at The Hoodeners Horse, Great Chart, near Ashford.

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