Chatham Maritime welcomes American diner Hancock's Restaurant and Bar

An American bar and restaurant has opened in Kent just in time for the summer holidays.

Bringing a traditional taste of food from across the Atlantic, Hancock's can be found at Pier 5 in The Quays in Chatham Maritime.

The restaurant near the Dockside Retail Outlet offers a wide range of American food and is being run buy a family from Sittingbourne, David, Lesley and Lindsay Chick.

American style eateries are proving extremely popular with Kent families - with some of the biggest now including Ed's Diner in Bluewater, the American Diner at Bybrook Barn Garden Centre Ashford, Hot Rod Diner in Northfleet, Coast to Coast in Rochester and Burger Bros in Dover and Deal.

The new Medway eaterie says it has taken modern restaurants in Las Vegas for inspiration and will serve ribs, steaks, chicken, pizzas, burgers and hot dogs.

Mr Chick said: “By combining an open plan layout, a central bar and bright yellow leather seating we’ve created a look you won’t easily find anywhere else.”

Other features at the £500,000 restaurant include a button on the table which customers can push to request service or their bill.

Music lovers can also request tracks to put on while they are dining using the bar’s own app.

Mr Chick added: “‘We’ve found that the virtual juke box has been a huge hit - we’ve had people staying hours because they’ve requested tracks that are queued up to play.

"It’s certainly led to some very interesting music combinations.

To find out more about the restaurant, visit www.hancocksrestaurants.co.uk