The Restoration, Sevenoaks

The Black Boy is an excellent Shepherd and Neame house which offers good food (almost but not quite a gastro-pub). It's an old town centre inn, original oak floor, exposed brickwork and some fairly tacky pine panelling, and an unoriginal fireplace, but it all fits in quite nicely together, although the aphorisms painted all around the walls are a bit naff. Staff are very friendly indeed, food was superb (although a bit pricey), today's newspapers were dotted around and the ambience was calm and pleasant. Two ales on - I had a pint of Late Red which was in first class condition. Highly recommended for lunch, a light evening meal, an evening's libation or just somewhere to hide from the wife.