The Cricketers in Medway

It was a warm evening so we sat out the front of the pub but had to move away from the speaker as it was too loud, but being on a main, road the noise from motorbikes etc kept interrupting our conversation. We should have gone in the back garden as it would have been far quieter. Service was quick though.

Nice pub. Went for lunch on Saturday midday. Wasn't very busy or laud so could easily talk. Nice food too.

Cracking place. Looking forward to the new cider pumps being installed. Even more choice! Friendly, good space and decent drinks. Can’t ask for much more.

Tonight some friends and I decided to have a catch up at Rainham Cricketers. We called in at about 6pm, ordered some drinks at the bar with the friendly staff who made us feel welcome and told us about their Greene King app. We chose to try this out when ordering a selection of small bites, tacos and sliders. We ordered these simply and quickly on the app, and the food arrived promptly, well-presented and of course hot! The pub/restaurant was buy with the quiz, lots of tables all happily involved and eager participants. There was a great atmosphere and the decor is really bright, warm and welcoming. We all agreed that we will definitely be coming back to see Grant and the team next week at the latest!

The staff were friendly and it is a dog friendly place. They did have a few technical difficulties the day we were in. New chef, and then something broke or ran out in the kitchen and they had to close it. We were part of the few lucky ones who did manage to get there food. Over all lovely atmosphere.

Had an absolutely brilliant day, the whole team was amazing chatty and friendly, we had burgers for dinner and the food was brilliant and great value, the service was quick and we even had puddings.The pub was clean and toddy and I must say the garden out the back is stunning and well worth a vist

I last reviewed the Cricketers 3 years ago and it was 4*.Post-covid, and after what looks like a refurb to the outdoor areas me and the family popped in for a drink and snack after some shopping in town.What a negative change!4 drinks all came in dirty/lipstick stained glasses.A few bowls of chips, a sandwich and some halloumi fries all took over an hour. We were told when ordering there was no wait on food. When the food arrived the chips and halloumi were cold and the sandwich was soggy. They had clearly been waiting for a long time. Twice we checked with the bar staff on our food and were told 'its coming'.They need someone running the kitchen<>front of house pass that is efficient and knows what they are doing.The bar staff seemed more interested in chatting with regulars at the bar than serving customers.All in all, a real shame, we won't be going again soon. With Wetherspoons at the bottom of the town I would have thought somewhere like the Cricketers would have upped their game, or at least got the basics right. All these issues were caused by careless staff.The only saving grace is the duty manager part refunded our food order. Hence the 2* for acknowledging there were issues.

Nice pub good atmosphere. Quite difficult being served. Bar seems too small for the size of the pub. Would have been a nightmare if it was very busy

Lively place. Had live band who were great.Only downfall was how long it took the drinks to get to us when ordered via App.Staff & Sercurity were very friendly.Food was lovely, despite being reheated.

Pub was really nice...But my friend was very hungry waiting for food impatiently. She order medium rare steak.After 40 minutes she got a rare steak 😅And wasn't good