Bell & Crown in Canterbury - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Fabulous local pub in the heart of Canterbury, staff are extremely friendly and hospitable, very dog friendly with outside seating, food is simple but delicious.

Super pub with excellent ploughman's lunch. What's not to like?

A most enjoyable ploughman's lunch sitting in the sun watching the world go by. I will definitely be returning when in Canterbury again

Great dog friendly pub in a good location.

Nice pub in sight of the cathedral, lovely fireplaces inside

BRILLIANT, best night i’ve had in a while, customer service is really top tier, really do recommend🙈

Excellent traditional Canterbury pub, Great juke box with excellent service from the staff.

A good old fashioned local, bare boards, wooden dining furniture, and a good selection on the bar.

Cheap and nice beer, great jukebox and friendly atmosphere.

Good atmosphere and a fair selection of well kept ales. A good selection of expected drinks and snacks. Lovely in the Winter with the open fire in the bar, further adding to the ambience.

Great day and met lovely people. Staff really efficient and friendly. Definitely go back 😃😃😃😃😃

Top traditional pub in Canterbury. Warm welcome from the staff. The fire was on adding to the atmosphere. Prices are very good for a city pub.

Classic old pub in the heart of Canterbury

A good traditional pub for a pint and a bite whilst sight seeing in Canterbury.

Popped in for a spot of lunch on a recent visit to Canterbury. Was very nice, good beer and food. Friendly bar staff. It was a weekday lunch so relatively quiet and relaxing.

Really nice little place with outdoor seating on palace street. The staff are awesome and there's a good vibe, good place for an eclectic crowd

Nice pub. had. A good chat with batman. Will be back again. good ale

Quiet when we first went in then it livened up when about 12 walked in. Best duke box in Canterbury!

Lovely pub. Friendly staff. Good food.

Nice pub with good selection of ale. Does food. Seating inside or out.

Went here with a group of friends (men and women) a while ago and only the women got ID’d for drinks. We all look the same age and it was very obvious that the bar attendant just didn’t want to serve the women. So much so that when my friend gave her boyfriend a fiver to buy her a drink in front of the bar attendant he was happy to oblige. I understand this could easily have just been protocol in the pub but made us feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. We are all between 23-25 so well over the legal age. Warning to women- bring your ID to this pub 😅

Schönes, typisch alt-englisches Pup. Hab es zufällig entdeckt an einem regnerischen Sonntag-Nachmittag. Hörte die Live Musik einiger Einheimischer, welche sich hier offenbar treffen und gemeinsam musizieren. Hab paar Pint's getrunken und ihnen 1,5 h zugehört. Ein sehr sympathischer Ort, nette Bedienung und unbedingt ein Besuch wert! Kann es sehr weiterempfehlen und werde wieder hingehen!

Came across this pub when we were walking into Canterbury, popped into this very traditional pub for a drink, when we saw the meals coming out we decided to have some lunch. Not a huge lunchtime menu but every dish sounded lovely. We ordered a Brie and grape baguette and a hot sausage roll both coming with chutney and salad. It was delicious, we will certainly visit again next time we are in Canterbury

Great pub with efficient and friendly service. It actually offer three choices of non or low alc beer. None them becks blue! Well done. Thanks for the choice.

We have ordered a pork pie and a scotch egg and they arrived fridge cold. The pork pie looked like a brick and the egg looked pail inside. Since the food wasn't edible, we asked to microwave it and they refused saying that they should be served as they are. We left 1/5 rating only because it's not possible to put 0 rating. Unacceptable!

Lovely lunch and pint what more could you have when hot

Nice little pub off the main street in Canterbury. Got really busy all of a sudden after the cricket so a little understaffed, but hard to point fault.

Stopped off for some excellent beer.

Spent a couple of hours here and they even provided for my nephews dog

Great Beer choice, fantastic juke box, a proper pub

Es la segunda vez que entro en esta Pub, con buen ambiente y buenas cervezas

Bar man Ben was very friendly Great pub Mahou is cracking Deffo good for dogs

Nipped in for what turned out to be a great pint, hilarious locals & a grand dawg. Good oh!

Old fashioned pub in town centre with good local ales and for Canterbury, reasonable prices

Nice pub. Good food. Real ales available.

A lovely ploughmans lunch in here earlier this afternoon. The guy behind the bar was very friendly. The pub itself is clean and welcomming.

Уютно място за пиене на бира с приятели!

Although the pub has claimed to be dog-friendly, they are NOT. Dogs are only allowed outside unless you are friends with the bar staff. I came with my small, quiet dog who sleeps in my lap and was told I to remove her despite the place being advertised as dog-friendly. Better to go to the Dolphin just around the corner which is extremely welcoming to dogs. If you're looking for the bar dive vibe, then Canterbury Tales just down the block is also a better choice--very dog friendly and the pub owner & staff are also great with customers.

Despite advertising itself as dog-friendly, it is NOT. Dogs are not welcome except outside; I prefer going to Tales or the Dolphin which welcome dogs warmly.

Always a good pub to stop at. Relaxed vibe and nice views from the outside seating.

Great traditional with surprisingly good beer for a southern pub 😃 and dog friendly with treats.

Really good atmosphere with open fire and Juke box. Good seating area. Friendly staff

Really nice open fire on a freezing December day .. Alot of beer flies, and staff eating a packet of crisps behind the bar, so fingers were in his mouth, big no no in my bar and catering experience ....

Great pub, great atmosphere, Mahou on tap what more could you ask for 👍🏻

Good beers and a good atmosphere

We've been in here a few times. Very quaint old fashioned pub not far from the heart of Canterbury. Great choices of ales.

Nice pub, and they have longman best bitter on cask.

Great pud and a friendly atmosphere. Highly recommend

Friday 9th December 2022 This pub was voted and we were well impressed Great local pub with following the place was so easy going a proper old fashioned pub great real ales on and a good choice not expensive for Canterbury When in this city come drink real ale here

Great for a lunchtime meet with friends

Went in with 3 adults and my 2 kids, we were the only customers. A new bar person was on her first shift. I was served a pint of Neck Oil that (I thought) tasted dodgy, I know what Neck Oil tastes like, i've had hundreds of pints of the stuff. Another, older barperson poured himself some Neck Oil from the pump, supped some, looked at me and said "Tastes fine to me". I obviously wanted it replaced, as I didn't think it tasted fine, he wasn't going to replace it. I went to sit down as he talked loudly to the new female staff member about how to deal with "problematic" customers, it was humiliating. I then had to sit with my family, and no drink, for half an hour until they'd finished, i remind you there was no one else in the pub. I don't know what the guy thought he was achieving by treating me like I was trying to get one over on him, for some inexplicable reason. I'd had 1 swig from a pint poured by a new staff member, it was definitely pony, and by acting like a big man in front of said new, young, female staff member, and humiliating me, he guaranteed a bad review and that no one in my family will ever drink in his pub again.

Nice traditional old pub. Great beer selection. Sunny street tables.

Good town Centre boozer, Lonh Man is the best

My wife and I are local to Canterbury and over the last five years or so we have been to this pub for a drink, ostensibly because it’s in in a lovely spot in the sun(weather depending obviously!), within the King’s Mile, and close to the Cathedral. Aside of those positives and apart from the fact that the toilet facilities have improved immeasurably, the staff that work here seem uniquely bored and routinely disinterested in the clientele they purport to serve. Today we had to endure a charmless bearded bespectacled chap we assumed to be the day-manager who treated our custom as if it were an inconvenience. I can only assume that any staff training procedures do NOT include the words : ‘in the first instance, please at least smile at customers, this is a very simple minimum requirement’. In short, with even vaguely positive management this pub could be great destination but as it is will continue simply to pick up unknowing passing tourists - local people will spend their money at the many other FRIENDLY local pubs in the area. I’m sure this review will be treated with casual disinterest, as was our custom, but as a former businessman I’m convinced that this venue is an opportunity missed.

Only had a drink but very welcome after cathedral visit

Etwas abseits vom Hotspot der cathedral und sehr typisch und entspannt

Good beer and place to watch the world go by

Friendly, welcoming bar staff in cosy pub. Toilets need checking and cleaning more often

Great little great staff nice atmosphere

Love this pub. Friendly staff and good beer. And they serve pernod!

I’ve come to the bell and crown for several years now and it’s a good classic pub. The staff are great and when the kitchen is open the food is wonderful, I enjoy coming here especially in the summer during the day being able to sit outside and relax with a nice cold cider. They have a wide range of drinks and always have a lovely bitter on too. Would recommend for anyone wanting a nice day or evening and to jump just off of the high street where it’s not too busy.

Called in here for quick bite of lunch during a weekend in Canterbury. What a find! The food was excellent - different choices from the usual pub grub and hubby was very impressed by the real ales. Atmosphere was friendly and service was great - especially Zac.

Nice enough, ok selection, great barman

what a lovely traditional pub .The staff were really friendly and had a great sense of humour which we have found a few pubs near by lacked.looking forward to going in there later .also good range of ales and ok prices

If you like ale normally have at least 3 on tap

Great traditional pub, staff very friendly and a good selection of beers.

Lovely traditional pub. Just a little away from the madding crowd. We visited twice while staying in Canterbury for a long weekend. Bar staff friendly, lovely relaxed atmosphere and my husband assures me the ale is excellent.

Great atmosphere and music. Friendly staff, excellent beer choice and good food on offer. A really pleasant experience.

Friendly and busy on our visit on a wet Saturday evening. I got the feeling that this was more a locals bar rather than a tourist destination. The range of drinks was fine and the prices were what you would expect for Canterbury. If I lived in Canterbury, I would imagine that I would use this pub regularly

Lovely well kept traditional pub. Excellent local real ales, good prices and friendly staff. Black Country pork scratchings, good music with a cozy relaxed atmosphere and even though we weren't eating this time the menu looked nice. Time seemed to pass very quickly. Will be back.

Great staff and atmosphere 👏 £2 for a bottle of soda is a bit pricey.

Very good condition ales. Pork pies must be tried !

Excellent proper pub, best jukebox in town, good light lunch menu & welcome, much needed pint of corona.

Für Liebhaber von gepflegtem Biergenuss einfach ein MUSS. Viele Sorten und prima Ambiente.

One of the best pubs on Canterbury. An excellent range of ales and a great jukebox. Seating outside too.

Nice pub. Outside seating. Good prices.

Had a very nice pub lunch. Decent food and drink sitting outside in the sunshine watching the world go by

Nice relaxed pub, good choice of beers and can sit out the front

Great traditional Kent pub with a selection of local ales. There is a very pleasant seating area on the pavement which is enjoyable on a summer day.

Drinking pub. Do snack food but waited 90 mins for a sausage roll

Just a dreadful experience. A family group of 10 of which 4 were children aged 8 to 13, here for a snack bite to eat at lunchtime. Simple stuff such as sausage rolls and pasties ordered plus drinks, nothing fancy expected but they just didn’t get their act together to bring the food out for an hour and a half despite being chased. It was really poor. This is clearly a boozer, nothing wrong with that, and the selection of beers was good but for food, forget it.

Great little pub in a quiet backstreet of Canterbury. Nice atmosphere,bar staff very friendly good beers.

Expensive sandwich, 1 hour wait and hair in food. Non sanitary, rude staff.

Incredibly slow service (1hr). Tasty pasty though.

What a lovely little pub. Popped in here for a pint and a bite to eat. Food was lovely and very beautifully presented for a corner pub. We had a ploughman’s and a veggie pasty. Portions and price were spot on and the customer service was great.

A traditional British public house. Situated opposite Canterbury cathedral the pub has a long association with the previous archbishops of Canterbury. A good selection of local ales are available with indoor and outdoor seating available to watch the good people of Canterbury walk by.

Very limited food menu but recomend the Ploughman's

We had a nice stop at this pub, beautiful location on a square, perfect customer service. Super cold beer, what a pity for the overcooked almost burnt fried chicken we had!

Myself and a few others popped in here on Saturday evening, the bar manager and his staff were amazing kept the drinks flowing really polite and a good laugh we will definitely be returning on our next staff outing

Everyone was having a great time until the 50 something hipster told them off. Friendly staff nice gin and tonic

Nice beer. Great staff. Good vibes. Its a five from me.

It's a great, old fashioned, proper boozer! No fuss, just as it should be

Great staff, service and nicely priced. Even have specialty beers on tap

Been having a couple of tipples there for the last couple of nights. Can't fault the staff for their friendliness and great service. Thanks guys!

Good selection of beer and gin, disappointed my gin and lemonade came with tonic though. Lemon block smell from the toilets was exceptionally strong in the seating area near the cubicles

Excellent central pub with localreal ales.

Great beer/ Apple shed cider. A excellent ploughman's lunch. Friendly service.

Very personable manager, great beers, wines and gins. If I lived locally, this would be my local!

Great selection of local real ales and not silly gravities Friendly staff. The "go to" pub in Canterbury.

Relaxed boozer with good range of beers