Robin Read at The Counter, Tunbridge Wells

June at The Counter

www.thecountertw.com | @the_counter_tw | @robin__read
The Counter | 77 Calverley Road | Tunbridge Wells | Kent | TN1 2UY

No 69 Harden’s Top 100 Restaurants
No 97 Square Meal’s Top 100 Restaurants
Michelin Guide 2025

“The Counter is delicious and charming… treating the inner Veruca Salt in all of us with pure imagination.”
Grace Dent reviewing The Counter for The Guardian

“This new venture… is the best news for Tunbridge Wells. It has the makings of a destination – a relaxing neighbourhood restaurant with a big-city attitude” Good Food Guide

The new menu for June at The Counter is a kaleidoscope of colours, textures and flavours all with the promise of the long summer days ahead. Reading like a best in show of the ingredients that we source from the British Isles we have Jersey Royals, Garlic Scapes, Orkney hand-dived scallops, Cornish John Dory, Scottish beef fillet, Lancashire cheese and back down to Kent for new season cherries, plus fig leaves, nasturtiums and herbs from our own little kitchen garden. It’s a delicious month and menu at The Counter.

June’s ten-course menu

First Bites
Bread, Butter & Broth
Jersey royals, Parsley sauce, Garlic Scapes
Orkney hand-dived Scallops, Artichoke Barigoule
Cornish Lobster, Our Garden Nasturtium, Kohlrabi & Mint
Cornish John Dory, Pea & Guanciale
Scottish Beef Fillet, Kentish Beef Tea & Tarragon
Cornish Saddle of Lamb, Courgette, Feta & Oregano
Lancashire Bomb Crumpet, Tare glaze & Chives (optional £12 supplement)
Fig Leaf & Blackberry Ripple Ice Cream 
Rhubarb & Cherry Pavlova
The Sweet Treat Tower

Kappo nights
Kappo nights are back and reservations for The Counter’s next Japanese inspired small plates dinner, on Wednesday 16th July, are now open. If you’ve not been before these evenings are a little different to our usual dining experiences at The Counter. ‘Kappo’ nights, as they’ve quickly been nicknamed, are served with the same passion, craft and expertise and are the chefs’ chance for a little midweek experimentation and fun with small plates such as ‘seaweed and potato rosti, wasabi & shiso leaf’, ‘soy & ginger roast pork belly’, ‘Cornish squid ragu’ or ‘chalk stream trout belly, tare glaze, sansho pepper’. Follow @under_thecounter_tw for more information and menu teasers. Book soon if you fancy it, these kappo night tables don’t hang around long.

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Open days and hours:

Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: Lunch 12:00 – 14:30, Dinner 18:00 – 23:00
Saturday: 12:00 - 23:00