Fountain Public House in Shepway

Great pub. Lovely food. Really friendly people. Recommended, especially the Sunday roast 😋 Be aware they only serve on Sundays till 4.30 and close at 8pm (although that might be because it's out of season, not sure about summer).

We used The Fountain as a park for night before getting Le Shuttle to Calais. The landlord was so helpful. We booked ahead for a Sunday roast as the kitchen closes on Sunday at 4pm. We arrived at 5pm to a warm welcome and a really good chicken dinner, delicious! Car park is on the smaller side but dine for us in our 6m campervan. Only 5 miles to train terminal and there's a handy Tesco petrol station en route for cheap diesel fill up. Will definitely use this again for a stopover! Thank you The Fountain! (Good beer too!).

Under new management an excellent pitstop!

Nice local pub no lunchtime food only sundays

Really friendly landlord who made us feel at home.

Really nice pub, friendly Manager and team. Great range of drinks and food coming soon.

Super place to eat and drink locally.

Didn't try food but everything else was brilliant

Nice afternoon drink plus a bonus of music 🎶

Under new Management and have stripped the inside out putting in lovely tables and chairs. Nice atmosphere and Management have a lot of new things lined up.

The new owner has only been there a month so there was no food but the restaurant will e up and running soon. Otherwise the atmosphere was great and got talking to other customers. Very friendly and relaxed. Campervans are welcome to park up for the night. We did.

Nice atmosphere, live music due to armed forces day, friendly staff

Lovely Place - Stunningly friendly Owner just took over this Place. Restaurant will Open soon. Don‘t miss to feel the good vibes in an atmosphere of humanity.

Really enjoyed my afternoon in The Fountain with friends. Lovely beer garden, friendly staff and landlord. Will definitely be returning soon

I discovered The Fountain at the beginning of the year and it's now my favourite local! I was made to feel very welcome by the landlady and landlord, as well as all the staff. The food is great, traditional, honest, good value meals. The pub has regular bands, open mic nights, karaoke and lots of other events which are always well attended. Top marks!

Family Friendly great pub, will Def be back

The best thanks for the best food and entertainment. Floyd marney

This pub is always welcoming each time I’ve come to it with my best friend the second time was the comedy evening was so funny

It's ok. Didn't have all the beers on tap that it showed.

First time in here. Couldn’t have been made more welcome. Dog friendly. Nice pint. Landlady and bar staff very happy to have a chat, really friendly. Great local.

Dirty glass , fosters was poor think the lines could do with a clean

It’s always fun popping in here, we love coming to play pool and grab a few drinks. Great fun landlords and a good atmosphere. Lots of character and the pub garden is awesome in summer.

Popped in for a quick pint, very friendly, food looked and smelt amazing, booked in for Sunday lunch to try for ourselves

Very dark and dingy. Not very clean. Drinks expensive.

Very friendly staff .had the Sunday roast large portion and all fresh produce.will be back next time we are in the area

Fantastic band playing AK1 what more is there to say!!

Very welcoming, made the start of holiday before boarding the ferry to France a great start. We camped in thier car park /small campervan, great meal great company.

Lovely staff and excellent karaoke! Great sharing platter.

Just popped it to watch women's world cup final. Free Bacon Roll. Good atmosphere for all age groups down to earth.

Such a fantastic place for a meal . Food was amazing , dog friendly even though we sat outside they came and checked on us loads . Staff are so caring and chatty too . I'd highly recommend this place and will return soon . Thank you all xx

Lovely pub. Very friendly landlord. Great music. A fabulous big space both in an out. Live bands and karaoke 🎤.

Stunning place, fabulous Landlords, returning Sunday

Exceptional staff , great garden, lots of love bands and entertainment. Highly recommended.

Great people nice safe stop over before the boat to France 🇫🇷 would use again without a doubt made us feal very welcome

If you’re looking for a good laugh, friendly landlord and clientele, and good entertainment like local bands, worth popping in.

Great place to meet up and have a drink. Or to have lunch. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Went and sat outside, great seating area outside in the garden and will do barbecue outside in the summer months.

Very slow and disorganised at the bar. No written menu, just had to rely on verbal memory. Food very slow in coming but plentiful and good when it arrived. People friendly but didn't seem to be in control.

Stewart and co were nothing short of the most welcoming hosts we've found. We called ahead and found we could park our camper there overnight and take our dog. Good drink and good food. Very attentive (allowing us to watch the rugby) and had a charity night of bands playing. Right by the coast too! We will definitely be back in warmer weather to make the most of the hospitality, and garden. Thank you all!

The Fountain is our local pub. It has always been a lively, welcoming place. Our latest visit was the OAP Christmas bash. Brilliant on all fronts, food, music, hospitality from Jacqui and her staff exceptional. Thank you. A good community hub.

We always receive a warm welcome and on our last visit we enjoyed the delicious homemade soup of the day. Recommend!

only serve food till 6pm not good if you like to eat a bit later

We had a joint celebration there today. BBQ in pub garden. Landlords did us proud . Everyone had a lovely time in nice relaxed atmosphere. Thank you

Very polite, friendly and approachable staff. When beyond their requirements to satisfy and the children enjoyed the yoghurt icelollies!

The pub was all a bit sticky. Dirty glasses, smelly toilets...not how it was when I was young.

Unfortunately No real ales available (all three pumps were off), so only Nitro keg beers available. Place was empty inside, but a few patrons were present outside in the garden.

Nice place for a quite drink mid afternoon. Landlady very polite. Give it a try, worth the visit.

A very friendly run pub...Great night had...definitely worth the visit.

Decent landlord, great reggae-style band, Jimmy and the Riddles, playing mostly their own songs

Lovely sunday roast. Child friendly.

Very lovely staff. Plus had meal there before at lunch time. Good wholesome food.

Very friendly greeting . Very clean. Tasteful decor .

Was meant be special 50th birthday it was a disaster we all didn't sit down eat together food was to long to wait and my poor husband birthday had his meal after every one had ate never felt dishearten no apology nothing never have party there all I can say it was terrible

Visited this pub for a wake... They were kind and friendly, lovely buffet... The pub has a warm cosy atmosphere.

Such a shame as noodles no where as good as usual...eaten here loads of times this was by far the worst...shame..x

Had a good stop over in our moterhome, very warm and welcoming, we had a lovely meal and afew drinks and was made to feel really welcome.

NOT ONLY IS THE FOOD BADDD!!! BE WARNED!! BUT THE ATTITUDE WAS EVEN WORSE!!! QUATING"eat your food and get out!! no sorry, no how can we make it better or would you like something else, no attitude from both owner! Also not to mention the bloke was drinking!! You can tell he had a few! 🙄 😐 Food was burned to a charcoal, the Yorkshire was black and the potatoes are ready to use as brick, broke my tooth! Could do with compensation as dentist is not cheap! Payed full money as I didn't come out for a fee meal I wanted so good food but all the reviews are deceiving! To say the least, also they don't have good beers also ordinary bitter which is my grandads favourite!! Very disappointed!!!😞

Horrible the food was disgusting the potatoes were rock hard need a hammer to get throw and the Yorkshires were jet black burnt and when we said about the food the had disgusting attitude and told us to eat the food and leave . Absolute horrible !!

Having my wedding and reception here, can't wait

Abusing the government apprenticeship scheme to get around paying minimum wage. I would love what aspects of bar work take a year of working 12 hour shifts at £4.30 to learn ?. These "apprenticeships" take advantage of the current economic down turn praying on the young and desperate. With the average rent for a bedsit in the CT21 area at £675 pcm and the price of food increasing by 3.2% in August alone, I would also love to know how anyone is expected to survive whilst undertaking this "apprenticeship" ?. You should really be ashamed of yourselves. If you cannot afford to hire staff without exploiting them you should really ask yourself if you should be hiring at all ?. I'll definitely make sure not to step place in this establishment again.

Great pub ..Good venue ..loads on

A bit of a refurb going on in the garden so can't give a proper review. However the staff/owners were very friendly and from what I saw in the main bar the decor looked lovely and traditional. It's on a busy junction but as I've mentioned there is a garden with covered seating areas, always a plus in the winter. I haven't had the full experience so can't really comment more.

Really friendly bar maid who changed my partner's pint of Guinness straight away when it had a strange taste. Then landlord also gave a complimentary half too! Nice decor, clean and great location.

Had a really lovely time here, we were staying at the hotel down the road for a wedding. The landlords went over and beyond. Food was lovely. Staff amazing and they catered for over 25 last minutes. Our son made a new friend (the landlady's granddaughter) we played pool, got tipsy, they played some music for us, so we danced and sang wedding songs. Genuinely had a brill time. Thanks guys

Only went for a couple of pints with family. Sat in the beer garden which if i'm honest could be kept maybe a bit better. Really friendly staff both staff members we spoke to were every so talkative. Didn't go inside because lovely weather, but close to the beach plenty of outside seating but just missing that attention to detail for the garden. Given a 4 but maybe should be a 3...staff made me swing towards a 4..

Sat in the garden for a good ten minutes or so without any acknowledgement. Ended up leaving

Great pub, excellent food, Landlady and Lord really friendly. Welcoming atmosphere Sparkley loo seats . What's not to like

A dedicated staff who aim to please. Have tremendous respect for the lady in charge on the day we were there for a Wake. Organised, helpful, flexible and so appropriate. Food delicious. Well done.

Lovely meals friendly atmosphere

Great service. Good food but not as hot as I would have liked it. It's always a problem with a carvery. Fantastic garden. Bert is kept really well. The first pint went down without touching the sides. Definitely worth a revisit soon.

Very friendly landlords, but the food menu was not very good.

Good pub friendly atmosphere and staff

We are Ron and avy, Stayed here one night, with our motorhome, did not book!!! Monday night, food not available????? But the landlord and landlady, made me and my wife most welcome, and yes the landlady made us a meal , very nice meal and a couple of pints later, went to bed in the camper. Next morning got the train to France!!!! Will definitely stay there again. Ron. And avy

Fantastic, fabulous food; filling, delish, tuns of meat and fresh cooked veg. Everything is home made and perfect Good music 🎼🎵🎶 Very friendly, happy staff 🤩😃 ***AAA***

Stayed overnight here with our Campervan free carpark had a lovely carvery. Landlord and Landlady great couple will stay again when in the area.

Liked the place, just not at nearly £16 for two sandwiches

Fantastic pub, great staff, just a lovely environment.

Food was good. I think they were in the process of changing ownership. I would give another try.

No real ales. Bar person too busy texting to serve. And 2 premium lagers off. Absolute disgrace.

Have sadly attended 2 wakes here in a past few weeks. WOW. what a spread they put on. They had it all. Hot/cold food, cheese boards, cakes, sandwiches, selection of cold meats. What a lovely atmosphere, the staff were friendly and attentive, and fabulous hosts on both occasions. The second wake was an afternoon tea, this was just as splendid. If you are planning a party/wake or just an afternoon tea then this is the place to go... I've heard they do a mean carvery on a sunday too

I was invited to a Christmas lunch at this newly refurbished "proper" British pub... Nice decor, lovely landlords, great food and service with a smile. Highly recommended, I shall return!

Nice pub,good management, great atmosphere

Great place people very friendly

Not very good service. Food debatable ordered scampies and got a mixture of scampies and chicken nuggets. We wanted to order food today and the waitress was very rude so we left

Good real ale selection, friendly, chatty landlord.

Pool match.... Freindly staff excellent beer..

Brilliant, fantastic hosts lovely local pub with parking and a good sized beer garden. Well worth a visit.

Was at the fountain last night great atmosphere and staff are really friendly highly recommend it great food to

Bad service , had to wait ages at the bar and then they got my drink order wrong

Fantastic company very friendly and welcoming

Friendly and welcoming staff.....Sunday roast was really delicious...highly recommend

Just been for relaunch of the carvery. Lovely staff family friendly. Food was hot.Meat tender and not over cooked. Beautiful restaurant where carvery is served with very friendly and welcoming staff. Enjoyed by all in are party of six.Lovely relaxed and calm atmosphere for a Sunday lunch time .

Great pub British pub offering a wide range of Drinks with Excellent food menu, relaxing atmosphere with Good Hospitality & Garden + Carpark.

Not great waited 10 minutes for a drink garden nice food cheap and you get what you pay for not alot

Godd pub went to a quiz night here very friendly staff

No atmosphere. Went on karaoke night, the place was empty. Drinks very expensive. To be honest would not go again.

Nicely furnished pub. Great selection of ales. They generously opened their kitchen when we arrived before their dinner time. The omelette was great.

Friendly welcoming place lots of stuff going on all the time.

Lovely Staff, nice Beer Garden - great selection of Drinks and Snacks

Looking better to what it used to be, bright, light, clean and friendly. 👍

Pleasant and friendly staff. Only visited to watch the football and have a few drinks. Plan to visit again in the future and try something off their food menu.