Otto, Ashford

The Kent arms has been fully refurbished and is now a wine bar a restaurant that goes by the name of Platform 5 which is a reference to the nearby Ashford International Railway Station. Being a wine bar there is no draught beer, but bottled Shepherd Neame ales are available along with bottles of lager with the Peroni coming in at £3.50 a pop. The décor is pretty bland and clinical and the larger right hand side of the pub is used as a restaurant. The tiny little bar is located in the left hand side of the pub where there was a guy playing a guitar. I found the barman and waitresses to be very friendly and I got the feeling that this place hasn’t been open that long. Wine bars aren’t my scene at all so I’ll not be returning, but I was glad to find this place so close to the station as it was good for killing half an hour between trains.