La Trappiste Restaurant in Canterbury

In the center of the medieval Canterbury is an old and delicious restaurant named for the famous Trapiste, which serves typical Belgian food (although we are in England). This local place is a cross between a bar, a tea room, and a restaurant. In addition to a wide selection of beers, you can enjoy tasty dishes like the exceptional burgers served with homemade bread, or the special tea served with cream. The restaurant has a rustic feel, and each and every chair is a different style.The terrace is splendid, and there is even a gazebo, decorated with tiny lights, which make you feel like you are surrounded by stars in the midst of these beautiful medieval buildings.

This was an amazing place to go. It’s changed hands and lost its sparkle. Run away, keep away and do not wast your money

I love this cafe, it's my favourite place for breakfast in Canterbury. They do the most amazing eggs Florentine and great coffee. they make their own bread too! fantastic!

This place is closed and now is under new management as Deakins. It’s in a good location and I have visited with friends. Service was slow but food okay

Nice restaurants where you can sit outside and have lunch in sunny days. We tasted several kinds of mussles dishes and they were really delicious and fresh. Good variety of beer, we had a Belgian one that tasted really good. Affordable prices.

We stopped for a beer and some snacks. They have a tasting of Belgian beer that we tried. A good place if you wants to stop for some beer and food.

If you love European beers and you're in Canterbury,this is a must do! Nice environment , you can chill out outside drinking your beer. The price is really good considering they're imported beers :)

Delicious belly pork and vegetables. Took a while to serve. Ran out of some on tap ales. Lovely evening and good offers on drinks. Nice evrning Had ran out of some on tap ales. Lovely evening.

Great selection of alcohol to choose. Waiting staff very accommodating and the food didn’t take too long to arrive. Pleasant evening.

Arrived at appointed time, having reserved a table. Service could have been quicker, and more attentive and interested. Food was ok, many items in the menu and drinks were not available but not proactive in telling us.

We visited here each day of our 3day visit to Canterbury, as it had a great atmosphere, great, friendly service and (according to my husband) the best beer selection. I can confirm that the caffe lattes & hot chocolate with Baileys were pretty good too!

My family and I were in Canterbury for our son's graduation, so some celebrating was in order. We love beers of all differing styles, so were keen to do some tasting. Although we hesitated at first because La Trappiste serves Belgian beer and we felt that tasting some English brew would be more appropriate, we decide to try it on the basis that we really couldn't find something similar for local beers. We were not disappointed! We started out by tasting the odds, then moved on to the evens, them moved on to our favourites... suffice to say that a good amount of beer was consumed :) The crew working the night we were there were so friendly and helpful. There were smiles and good service all night. We were initially going to go somewhere else to eat, but decided to try the stew that is served in a bread and cooked with beer. It was delicious, so we were very happy to have decided to stay. I would certainly visit this pub again on another visit to the beautiful city of Canterbury.

un restaurant qui gache une bonne cuisine avec un service déplorable. Les serveurs sans doute étudiants, sont totalement inefficaces et j'y suis allée à une heure creuse! Autrement la carte est assez variée. Notre plat de poisson était top. Le pain est payant et assez cher!

Op het bier na is dit helemaal geen Belgisch restaurant! Ze beloven een belgische stoofpot, maar het lijkt er helemmal niet op! Beetje flauw in een grote broodbol....? Geen frietjes.......! Dus geen aanrader!

Without doubt this is the worst restaurant I have ever been to, seated almost straight away and then totally ignored, eye contact with the waiting staff is a waste of time and you have to wave and call them to get any attention, after 10 minutes of waiting we called the waiter over to take our food and drinks order, 6 meals and 6 drinks, after 5 minutes the drinks came minus the 2 teas, 10 minutes later still no teas so another wave at the waiter and call to the waiter to tell him about the teas.. he disappeared and came back to say they were just coming, another10 minutes and still no teas so and call to who I guess must be a manager as he wasn't dressed as all the others, he disappeared to come back with the 2 teas. 20 minutes later and an hour after entering the restaurant and still no food so a call to the manager to see what has happened to our food, he disappears and comes back to say it is being plated up, 5 minutes Max, 10 minutes and still no food, we were just about to get up and walk out when the good starts to arrive, 1 plate at a time. Strangely once we had our food the waiting staff couldn't of paid more attention to us, making sure our food was OK, very average food, over priced and a waste of an afternoon in Canterbury. Avoid, I'm only giving one star as I can't give less

Love love love this place. Great drink an great food. Have to visit here every time I visit Canterbury. I try a different drink every time I come. My happy place. Mussels are delicious.

We visited with friends on a Saturday evening, we shared a kilo of mussels between us, which were excellent, the rest of the menu is standard stuff, food was ok and reasonably priced

Great choice of beers, lovely food , the only down side is the service is a little slow!Good place to sit outside and people watch

Just wanted a Light Lunch and chose here out of the many choices in area and found staff to be friendly and efficient.Food was presented in a nice way but was fairly ordinary and tasteless.Seems that they know they will get passing customers and rely on that to fill their tables rather than building up return visitors.

Ventured inside here on a whim with family (6 of us) on a Saturday afternoon and had a great lunch, accompanied by beers from the thickest beer menu book I've ever seen! Mussels, freshly made pizzas and salads were very much enjoyed. They have some good offers too e.g. all you can eat ribs and wings etc. Very close to Cathedral entrance. Would certainly recommend this place.

Four us dined in the evening. The restaurant is quite appealing looking and close to the Cathedral. There is not a huge choice on the menu and the prices are not too expensive (unless you want the double burger).Service was quiet slow and it was far from busy. After the main course was cleared away, I got fed up waiting after 15 minutes and had to find someone to ask for the dessert menu.Food quality was quite good though except for the mussels. Bit bland.

We walked in, sat down, and waited a full 10 minutes to be served (the place was virtually empty). Was beginning to think we had to go to the bar to order. When we were finally served, the guy was looking around for other people (? I was sitting right there mate) whilst I was trying to order some breakfast. Not sure if he thought he looked cool, but I just thought he looked arrogant and rude. I had eggs benedict and it was very tasty, so thanks to the chef. Great breakfast.When our food was served, our serviettes were placed on crumbs etc on the table and slid across to us. Nice!Shame really as the place look kind of cool. Let down by the poor customer service and lack of attention to detail...or just lack of attention.

Friendly staff and good food, beer's not bad either.

Great staff,great food,great location, great value I would recommend this to anybody who wants a no frills dinning experience for a night out or even lunch.

Spending the day in Canterbury with friends we were looking for somewhere to have lunch where we could enjoy the beautiful day. Looking up we spotted a terrace above La Trappiste. We went in and asked if we could sit upstairs on the terrace. The waitress was helpful and said that although they didn't have anyone to serve upstairs she would be happy to run up and take our order. So we found ourselves in the sun, under an umbrella, on our own private terrace! We shared the antipasto platter and the fish cakes with a very nice bottle of red wine. The food was great, the price reasonable and we enjoyed the wonderful sunshine. Would go back again.

As others told the service were not good enough, but meal was ok (besides chips) and big. Setting was nice but I think they can do with the nice atmosphere.

Went on a Friday at 5:00pm , shown to a table then waited 35 minutes for our drinks - ended up going to the bar to get ourselves . The staff seemed so disinterested - when we asked for our table to be cleaned as there was food from the previous party , this seemed to really annoy them .Food arrived after 1hour and ten minutes ,we asked for bread as we had two young children , which they forgot . Used to really like this restaurant but this is our third bad visit n a row . They always seem to have new staff , so maybe a management issue .Much better restaurants in Canterbury with much better staff .

Nice location, my husband never complains but his steak was so tough he could hardly cut it. So we sent it back via a bit miffed waitress and they cooked him another which was almost the same! Very disappointed as we were recommended this restaurant. Chips were soggy and cold and my chicken was over cooked and dry. Will not be paying another visit!!!!

Came here today for lunch with my girlfriend. She had the BLT sandwich and I had the smoked salmon in Ciabatta and we shared some chips. Delicious food and great service. Next time I'll have to start trying all the beers lol

Beautiful day so sat outside restaurant. Waited 8 minutes before a member of staff acknowledged me. Waited another 10 minutes to be served, then gave up.Interestingly there was a sign in the window advertising for staff. Saying they were looking for people with prior experience! Clearly badly needed.

After two weeks of travelling through the UK and having pub food a lot: this was refreshing. Lovely European like onion soup. Chicken and potatoes like home. Moderate prices. Thanx you, Thanx you!!!!!!

Leuk restaurant. Aantrekkelijke menukaart. Lekker gegeten. Uitgebreide bierkaart. Vers eigen gebakken brood. Vriendelijke en vlotte bediening.

Popped in for lunch, ordered two simple meals to wait ages for a rather sub standard tasteless fish and chips and a chicken salad that was heavily biased towards lettuce with a few other ingredients. Service was OK.....must be better places to search out to eat in Canterbury?!!

Ended up here twice on our visit to Canterbury. Firstly for coffee, cake and cream tea. Then for pre dinner drinks from the extensive selection of Belgium beers. Friendly staff and the opportunity to sit outside makes this an ideal place to enjoy.

A great place to go for Belgium beers. Get the beer stick if your not sure what to go for then you have half a dozen 1/3 pint glasses. The upstairs little used terrace is a great place to sit and people watch. The service can be a little hit and miss but overall this is a nice restaurant and bar.

Stopped by for afternoon tea after a visit to the cathedral.Worst decision of the day. It was such a comedy of errors that it was beyond embarrassing .Despite it not being particularly busy and there being more staff than customers, the service was appalling.We were seated and given lunch menus, but informed the waiter that we had come in for afternoon tea. He said someone. Would come with a tea menu shortly. We waited some 10 minutes or so until a waitress came over and said "are you ready to order ?" We said we hadn't been given the tea menu and it then seemed to dawn on her that someone had actually told her earlier that we were there for tea & to bring the tea menu . She returned with the menu but was stopped by a very irate customer who complained that they were seated at a table that still wasn't cleared and that they had their drinks but had been waiting for their food so far for 40 mins. We should have left then & there - but after watching her shrug the other customer off we placed an order for 3 cups of tea & 2 cream teas along with what was said to be an ice cream milkshake. We then waited 30 mins for the order to come out- no apology - no serviettes and STONE cold tea. The milkshake was plain milk with nesquick (£3.90)My mums scone was rock hard and stale -so along with the cold tea we sent it back. They left the full cups of cold tea on the table and took away the pots - which they brought back 5 mins later - with no cups and one of the pots was empty. We returned the empty pot & said we had no cups and then sat there a further 5 mins before we were brought the cups. They brought out new scones for my elderly mother but by which point the experience had ruined our afternoon. They apologised and offered us the tea & scones free of charge .... but at this point we paid for the "milkshake " & left .. uneaten afternoon tea still on the table. The place is an absolute shambles and no one seems to know what they are doing. All in all a very unpleasant experience that ruined an other wise lovely day trip to Canterbury for my elderly mother !

With so much choice in Canterbury it was a disappointing option. I ordered the set menu and the soup was cold - literally like it had come from the fridge. No butter for the bread however they did offer mid course. The main (linguine) lacked flavour and looked quite dry. A quick spray with oil/water mix in the kitchen would have solved this. Overall it wasn't terrible just not quite good enough. Price - 2 course set menu and a large wine £20. I doubt I'll be back.

If you have time on your hands and want to watch the world and its people go by, this is a perfect place. Take time to select the right beer with your food, and sit and enjoy.

Kasteel Rouge! With matching glassware! Kwak! With matching glassware so fine, you have to deposit your shoe behind the bar!

there was a group of us, was great to be able to sample various different beers, food was ok but not excellent. The staff however were brilliant our waiter (chap with red hair) was brilliant, shame there was quite a few items unavailable on the menu but all in all was a decent meal out.

My wife and I stopped for a late sunday lunch, and sat outside as it was a sunny day.Service was timely but poor quality.Both drinks orders were wrong and had to be returned.The advice on food portions was also inaccurate - meaning we had a very small bowl of mussels to share for 2 - even though the waiter said the bowl would be huge and plenty enough for 2.The chilli prawns with garlic and lime starter was tasteless and bland - with a real absence of flavour. The mussels for 2 was worse than disappointing - with the smallest mussels on the planet served in a watery bland sauce that resembled oily dishwater.Overall - very disappointing - especially since Canterbury has some wonderful restaurants. Will not be returning and cannot recommend.

Lovely coffee and beer but service was slow, also the order was not brought to the table at the same time

We visited the restaurant for a lunch of 2 sandwiches and a baked camembert. After we had ordered we noticed a few other tables seemed agitated and were asking the waiters where their meals were, we assumed they had ordered cooked food and ours would come out soon as it was only a sandwich. Our drinks arrived at separate times as we were told they were from separate sections as one was a tap water and the other 2 were latte's this was odd as we expected our drinks to arrive together. After 20 minutes we asked a waitress when our food would be out to which she responded it will be out any minute now, after another 10 minutes we asked again to which the waiter said he would chase it up for us, he then walked past us several times avoiding eye contact with no response to our question. After an overall wait of 50 minutes we decided to pay for our drinks and leave, with no apology whatsoever atrousious service and we will not be returning.

Nice to sit and people watch on a summers day, specializes in Belgian Beers and has a large selection to choose from. Food is good, staff are helpful, quite busy so took a while to get the waitress's eye at times.

Visited this restaurant on a Sunday afternoon with the family. The outdoor seating was appealing to us and the place looks quite nice.We were never given kids menus, even though we had two kids with us. The service was dreadful, I'm not quite sure the waitress had any idea what she was doing.We had to wait at least 10 minutes for my wife's food to arrive after the rest of our food had been served, there was no explanation for this and no apology.I am going to give this restaurant two stars as the food was nice however the let down was the real lack of service.

Even lekker wat gegeten en gedronken tijdens een dagje Canterbury. Niet echt de standaard Britse tearoom uitstraling, maar super lekkere koffie en met name scones. Scones bereid met lekkere jam, cream en een aardbeitje on top.

Had a lovely lunch here. Staff coped very well even though it was busy because it was a graduation day for the University. The beer drinkers with us loved the extensive beer menu and the food was excellent.

There is a lovely terrace upstairs for dinner or drinks. They are happy for you just to come for a drink. We did the all you can eat chicken and rib night and loved it! We keep coming back

Food is fantastic and the location is perfect when visiting Canterbury. Staff were friendly and efficient. Wide variety of food and they have a specialty beer selection that comes up on a board with 5 different beersAs said food is fantastic, been many times and never had a bad one

I book on line but no one knew we were coming we was whisked up stairs when the atmosphere was down stairs music ,bar etc.This was second time we visited first time was much better and probably luck on our part as we just walked in .Not really interested in visiting any more to many alternatives around canterbury thanks .Steve.

Ever since a holiday in Brugge I have had a fondness for trappist beer, specifically Westmalle Dubbel. I have always thought how great it'd be to have it on tap but never found a place that offered it. Well La Trappiste does. And many others, of variety and quality. I also came in for the food, which was spectacular. I had the two courses for £10, the mussels were great but would've been nice to have a bowl for the shells. The steak with blue cheese sauce was simply perfection and the fries were crispy and flavourful. Service of a high standard too.Lovely decor inside.

We were a party of 6. We were attracted by the outdoor tables on a glorious sunny day. The service was friendly, helpful, and embarrassed by the food they served. The food was beyond belief. All main courses were bad. The best was one of the drinks. This restaurant is known for the amazing selection of beers. So, if you want to drink an unusual beer, fine, but stay away from the food. Bad value for good money.

We came across this restaurant by chance. My husband loves Belgian beer which is one of the reasons we chose to eat here. The service was excellent and serving staff couldn't have been more helpful. They do an offer of all you can drink prosecco for 1.5 hours which was great. The food was good. The children's menu is also good.

Have visited this establishment twice, being an enthusiast for Belgian Beer and Mussels. While the beer menu is as extensive as you'd hope, and the bar staff as knowledgeable and helpful as you'd hope, this place is let down brutally by their awful, overbearing and creepy manager. The last occasion I was here he was hovering about the tables, not apparently engaging in any tangible work but to ineffectually rearrange the furniture. My girlfriend and I left our table on a couple of occasions - once to go to the bathroom; once to pop out for a cigarette, to find our chairs moved around. Our reception from this gentleman was frosty from the beginning, as though he was reluctant to host a female couple, lest our presence should either put other dinners off their moules et frites, or tarnish the reputation of his fine establishment. He proceeded to rudely admonish a member of his bar staff in a very unprofessional manner in full view of his customers, and to interfere with the equipment belonging to the musicians he had hired for the evening and haranguing them for not playing whatever style of music he had hoped to hear. It was a busy evening, and the bar staff, visibly harassed by his imposing presence, did their best to be attentive to us and the other guests; the girl who served us feeling the need to whisper us an apology for his frankly bizarre behaviour.It is one thing to be the attentive host, and quite another to play the tyrannical busybody. It is clear that this place has a quick staff turnover and it is not hard to see why this is, but the bar and waiting staff that are there have been, in my experience across two visits, both knowledgeable and helpful in spite of working under these circumstances. Truly I feel for them. So yes, by all means come here for the location and the extensive beer menu (nowhere else in town comes close for Belgian ales). The moules & frites were good (the portion of fries in a paper cone a little miserly perhaps) but the payoff is an overwhelming sense of awkward, discomfort and pity for the poor staff who must endure this atmosphere day in, day out.

This is a great place to visit with friends or family , it's just by the west gate towers , the entrance to the city of Canterbury to me it's the best Mexican food in town! The food is great and happy staff to advise you if you've not had Mexican before . A great experience.

Gran variedad de cervezas belgas. La comida no es demasiado cara pero su calidad muy justita. Buen ambiente para estudiantes y visitantes esporádicos.

Booked for a graduation lunch with friends from the States - 11 of us in total. Expected this to be pretty decent bearing in mind the prices.First worry was the state of a couple of the glasses we were given. After a pretty long wait, when the food did appear it was far from ok. We sent back a pasta clam dish - it looked and smelt like it had been sitting around a while- it came back to us with a message from the chef that this is how seafood smells. My wife tried to eat it but just couldn't. She replaced it with a chicken stew. A few guests had the stew - flavours were good but the gravy was very, very liquidy and my wife had just two bits of carrots in hers, no way were they properly portioned. Dishes arrived at different times, maybe not so unexpected.I dread to think what our American friends thought of their chicken stew portions. One of my daughter's had the holloumi salad- the salad was pretty poor, no dressing was given or offered. The sea bass was small, a bit dry and looked again like it had been sitting around. The chips were poor, although they did look home made. My daughter had a steak which she said was good, but I think she was being polite because she left a fair bit on her plate. Two people had pizzas which looked and, were, good, and two had spaghetti bolognese which they also said were fine. I know it's graduation week and I know everywhere is busy and stretched - but restaurant owners cannot afford to give parties like ours an experience like this. We would never normally submit negative reviews, but on this occasion it almost seems like an obligation.

8 of us visited for a quick lunch while visiting Canterbury. We had a variety of main meals, all of which were very good indeed. Service was friendly and very efficient. Attentive without being overbearing. Price was fine and the coffee excellent.

My starters was Portabello Mushroom with cheese & Bacon - took a long time to be served and when it was I think the bacon had been cooked for breakfast - it was hard and cold - no big deal but I should have sent it back - I was too hungry. Main course, my wife ordered Lamb - after 15 mins the waitress who was great returned to say they had run out so she ordered the same as me, Spicy crab and crayfish Linguinie. Eventually, when it arrived it had obviously been sitting around but it also had only crayfish tails, NO CRAB. When I asked the sweet little waitress, "had they run out of crab", she didn't know what to say but said she would ask the manager. 15 minutes later after we had finished she returned to say - the manager says he is sorry!!! No sign of him though - upon asking for the bill, I asked for some sort of compensation so they knocked a fiver off the bill. Still no sign of anyone of authority. DEFINITELY wouldn't go there again - There is so much competition in that area.

Staff were clearly untrained, unwelcoming and slow, even though there was more than enough staff working! Food was very overpriced considering most was either cold, bland or just not what you would expect for £15 a main course. For this much money you might expect to be served warm food! There are much better places to eat in Canterbury, especially with a couple of good restaurants a stones throw away. Unless you're majorly into Belgian beer, give it a miss.

Perfect place to have module et fruit with raspberry beer. Service good and try to get a table in the window so you can see everyone passing by. We eat here before a show at the Marlowe theatre which is 5 minutes walk away. At half time we will have our desert in the theatre as their ice cream honeycomb is to die for! So keep a space for this treat in your evening.

We decided to pop in here for a beer as there was a table outside and I am a big fan of Belgian beer. The waitress left the beer menu and was not to be see again, without the use of binoculars. Eventually our order was taken and was delivered, with only some evaporation occurring. When it came to paying the bill, bloodhounds would have helped as the staff were well hidden.I had not read any reviews before visiting, had I, we probably would have heeded the warning about poor service, you should!

Had a beer here Kwak, pleasant enough but only discovered after I'd left that the barman had slipped me a paper £5 note so now I have to go to a bank and change it for real money. Pain

Had only ever had roast here before, which was very good, but now have tried breakfast. Eggs Norwegian was just about perfect. Generous portions perfectly cooked. My partner had the Full English which looked looked lovely

I've been here twice. The first time, we gave our food order and they left us waiting for 1.5 hours. We kept asking and they kept saying it's coming. I think they lost our order. They didn't really apologise though. Last Saturday I went with friends. It wasn't that busy. We wanted a round of mainly soft drinks. It took about 45 minutes to get our drinks. No apology and I was charged the wrong amount but didn't notice till later on. I'm not going again and I wouldn't recommend it unless you are VERY patient.

Enjoyable food but service was a little slow. Drinks order was very slow. It felt like we were seated but then forgotten about as not offered drinks and or menus straight away Some gentle background music would have been nice. Chips were a little soggy. Pulled Pork was only lukewarm. Starters were fantastic- goats cheese and the Camembert. Steak and sauce were delicious.

We came into Canterbury tonight for a look around,had nothing booked,so when we passed by La Trappiste ,and saw how vibrant it looked, also had a singer,we thought that it would be nice to sit out side,have a meal and watch the world go by,bearing in mind that it is also a Belgian beer haven,with a beer menu of at least 200 fantastic beers.We sat upstairs on the balcony outside,the first two bottles of beer i ordered, we're out of stock, but with such a large menu,this wasn't a problem. The problem was, the lukewarm food and lack of attention when needed, the table behind us weren't having much luck either, with a meal being left off of the order.There seemed to be plenty of staff,but I think all the attention was focused on downstairs. ,perhaps we were just unlucky. Sorry, but we won't be rushing back.

The beer menu here is very extensive. You can have beer sticks with a selection of beers to try. However, these are fairly expensive. I enjoyed the Zinfandel wine.The servers are pleasant and one was eager to share his beer knowledge.We had some garlic bread which was disappointing as it was not very garlicky. We also had a cheese board. Unfortunately we only enjoyed one of the cheeses: two were very bland and the halloumi tasted odd.

Popped in for coffee and cake on a visit to Canterbury. The staff were too few in number, and so our questions were rudely answered and service was poor. Coffee was ok.

Bread, cakes and pastries are made on the premises and are delicious. Lovely coffee and chocolate. There is a nice terrace and a spacious dining room on the upper floor.

This was my third time in the restaurant and I am afraid it will be my last! Was treating my daughter and Grandaughter to lunch, but unfortunately after 55 minutes of waiting all we had had was a drink!When I got up and went to find the waitress....yes I had to go and find someone! I was told that it would be about 10 minutes. I said that would be fine but if it was going to be any longer we needed to know as we had to get my daughters other children from school and it would be too late. The waitress went to find out and came back and said that unfortunately it would be another 20 or so minutes! Really!! This is after waiting for 55 minute!We said no we had to go and my daughter went and paid for our drinks....yes they still Took the money for our 3 coffees! So no I will not be going back.There are plenty of good restaurants in Canterbury with a much better service.

Working at the Marlowe theatre with a show and decided to have lunch here. I rarely complain or write a bad review but felt I had to on this occasion. Cold greeting from the staff and shoved in a very small window seat. My friend ordered the set menu and chose Mussels and Pork. I opted for the Onion soup and crispy onion fries.The mussels arrived cold the sauce curdled and they smelt off. My soup cold also and the chips soggy with soggy onions on top. My soup was reheated and was ok. My friend ordered the Croque Monsieur which was also disappointing. Soggy bread and a bland bechamal. This whole uncomfortable experience lasted roughly two hours at least the coffee was respectable. Sorry but I won't be back. I ate here last summer and it was good. Don't really know how it can go so downhill in a year.

They do a £10 fixed price two course lunch which is always superb. Initially you think this must be scaled down versions of the main menu but it's not, absolutely superb value. If you can forgive the really patchy service which entirely depends on who comes to your table as staff training seems to be a concept alien to the establishment food quality if good and the range of beers unsurpassed.Last time we were there we had mussels for starters and ribs for mains. Both dishes cooked perfectly and very tasty too. Recommended for lunch but I think over-priced for the a la carte in the evening. I would also be concerned about service when the place is evening busy as they struggle during quiet lunches.

Na een week Engels en Australisch bier, lijkt dit wel de hemel die opengaat. Dat duurt niet lang : want blijkbaar moet hier ook de schatkist opengaan. De impressionante collectie bieren is des te impressionanter door de exorbitante prijzen. 8,30£ voor een Duvel ??? Geen nood, er is ook een bladzijde met "vervallen" bieren. Aangezien bier niet zo snel slecht wordt, is dit een valabel alternatief. Een blonde Maredsous van anders 5,5£ wordt dan geschonken aan 2£.Bestellen en betalen gaat zeer vlot. Drank brengen gaat al even vlot. Eten brengen daarentegen... Drie kwartier wachten op twee croque monsieurs en een sandwich lijkt mij wat lang. Twee keer navragen werd zeer hoffelijk ontvangen, maar daar bleef het ook bij.De sandwich was eetbaar, niet meteen haute cuisine, maar ook niet meteen iets dat men terugstuurt naar de keuken. De croques daarentegen... Dit is duidelijk niet wat men in België verstaat onder een croque monsieur. Twee drie centimeter dikken lappen brood met een korst om U tegen te zeggen. Kaas aan de buitenkant, in plaats van aan de binnenkant, en tussen de blokken toast hesp met mosterd. Ik weet niet wie de chef wijsgemaakt heeft dat dat een croque monsieur is, maar het was volgens mij geen Belg. Een dergelijk misbaksel (letterlijk, in dit geval) verwacht je misschien in de derderangs snackbar in het Hollandse hinterland, maar niet in een gelegenheid waar en bier probeert te slijten aan 8,5£ per glas.Toeristenval. Absoluut te mijden.

This was our second time of visiting La Trappiste but unfortunately, although the food is still good and the selection of beer even better, the service on this occasion was so slow.Waited a good 45 minutes before receiving our meal.It wasn't particularly busy even though it was early evening.Worth a visit for the quality of food and beer but not if you want quick service.

Εξαιρετικό φαγητό,ωραιο περιβάλλον, επαγγελματιες οι άνθρωποι..το μόνο σίγουρο είναι ότι θα ξαναπάω πολύ σύντομα!!

We visited La Trappiste for Father's day. The place itself is very authentic and quirky and the manager is very accommodating; we had to rebook our table for a later time because we were stuck in traffic and this was done with no fuss or complication. I thought this very impressive considering it was father's day. When we arrived we were also given a nicer table which was lovely. The food here is amazing and they do over a hundred local beers and ales. The only negatives I can think of is there is no air conditioning so on a hot day it is very hot in there. Our waiter was also very distracted and we had to repeat what we had ordered, this could have been down to the heat though. Overall a brilliant gem of a place. This is my third time there!

This is a really lovely cafe/bar serving Belgian/continental inspired dishes and a vast array of Belgian beers. It was a warm evening so we sat outside, it had a great atmosphere reminiscent of continental pavement cafés. I had a beef and ale stew which was served in bread bowl, it was absolutely delicious.

Went with friend for early Saturday evening meal on beautiful summer's evening. Location good with outside tables but that is the only positive thing I can find to say. We had booked but waitress seemed unsure how to locate our booking and just wandered around looking for help. Ordered steak which was tasteless and had the wrong sauce. Dismal service. Got the bill which was for drinks only so we had to point that out to them. Loo had no toilet paper by 8pm. Won't be back...

I went there for a friends birthday. We was given a smaller menu than normal and then told that the was only half the items available. I wasnt very busy but took 50 mins to get the food that was not very good quality, my burger was served on a wooden cutting board that looked like it had never been washed. Staff didnt seem to know what they where doing.

This is the third or fourth time I have been there and things haven't gotten better. The staff never seem to know what's going on and it needs to be clear whether you are going to wait on the tables or if customers have to go to the bar themselves. We were waiting for a long time before we were served and again when we wanted the bill. Infact, we were waiting at our table for the bill for so long that we eventually gave up and payed at the bar.Its a shame because this place has a lovely atmosphere and the array of beers is wonderful.

A nice restaurant with good food and good beers for the other half to chose from. I had chicken and he had lamb. An attentive waiter who looked after us during our meal.

A central bar with good food - massive portions though. The beers and gins are great.Lovely mussels and Belgium beer. Keen staff.

We visited on a Saturday evening. The service was a little slow (we had to ask for a menu), but when the food came the portions were generous and tasted great. On a less popular night the service may be quicker.

We were doing a visit to Canterbury on a Sunday, the cathedral was not yet open, so we decided to take a stop for a tea. We saw this nice place. We took a nice cream tea for 2 persons for 7,70£. That includes to pot of tea plus two small type of bread with cream and marmelade. Very friendly staff, free wifi, nice location in the town center.

La Trappiste is one of our favourite places for beer in Canterbury. They have a huge range of different beers, reasonably priced. We always pop there for some drinks, but every time we try to have some food as well it literally goes downhill. Staff are polite but unfortunately there seems to be a problem with the orders. Every single time (it doesn't matter if it's lunch or dinner) they've brought us something completely wrong or they have failed to bring some dishes. And this has been happening with different waiters/waitresses. It's such a shame that the service isn't even average, because it's a very nice place. Hopefully they'll sort it out!

We were here early Saturday evening. The place is actually very pleasant, inside and out. Nice art nouveau murals. The food, however, was disappointing. I ordered fish and chips and both were overcooked to the point of being burnt. The peas were dry rather than mushy. The mussels seemed to be a better bet. There were plenty Belgian beers to choose from but they were about the double the price found in Brussels. Service was a bit on the slow side, though the staff were all kind. I would go back for a drink but probably not for the food.

The staff was beyond overwhelmed, particular the first server who came to our outside table on a beautiful Sunday. We both had Belgian onion soup that was terrific; the peal and eat shrimp that we shared, not so much. Way too much work for too little reward!I did have a nice, light Hoergaarden beer that was perfect for the warmish day.We thought that they offered Swiss Raclette, but it wasn't on today's menu. Desolé.

I would return for the food, specially the steaks and the mussels, and the great variety of beers of course. Disappointed on the disorganised service and the desserts which need a big improvement.

Lovely evening! Took my boys and they loved the atmosphere here too The menu is very European which I love Would recommend for all the family

캔터베리 시내가 크지 않아 둘러보다가 방문하였는데, 버거 외에 다른 종류도 많아서 좋았다.직원도 친절하고 무엇보다 양이 엄청 많다!

I went here for a family occasion and I've got to say it was not good at all... waited ages for food which was even worse, I just had a burger and the meat was dry, it was really loud and the music didn't go with the restaurant at all. Will not be going again.

The smell was fantastic and those eating seemed very happy. We did however have two sticks of beers. The draught list ran to ten beers all very excellently kept and joyfully served. There will be a beer here you will like even if you hate beer. Friendly and approachable staff, comfy seats and great view of the hoy poloy through the Georgian windows. I could see myself sitting here all day.. except lunch at the Good Shed beckons.

our family group had cream teas at the La Trappiste very nice friendly service and great food also bought some artisan bread great outdoor seating

Our 2nd night in Canterbury & saved going to La Trappiste for our 20th Anniversary celebrations. We didn't book but wish we had as table options were limited. Service was slow. Starter was lovely ( camembert). We both ordered fillet steak with option of mash or chips- we both chose chips & both got mash! Quick to resolve & got hot crispy chips - but when bill came we were charged for chips! Not on guys! Know it was only £2.95 but we were made to feel it was our fault? Change of menu but hey keep up! Nice steak though.

Meal was good but very diappointed to find out we could have had 40% off our food bill if we had said 'twilight' when ordering our food. What a shame the waiting staff could not have mentioned this when we ordered as we did not noticed the board outside the restaurant when entering as we had been many times before and knew we wanted to eat there. Left with a cheated feeling and will not return.

So, we rocked up at around 6pm ish which appeared to be shift change over time as we were steadfastly ignored by the waiting staff for 15 minutes after changing our minds about eating outside. When eventually acknowledged, my choice of drink was not available but I had to ask for another look at the wine list. duh! When it did arrive, the food was hot and on a hot plate but there the positives stopped. The chicken was overcooked and dry. The fries would have been nicer if the oil they were cooked in had been fresher. The decor is at first glance typical Belgian bistro but didn't stand up to close scrutiny, needing a darn good clean. The ambience improved once some background music started and we were happy people watching but there was no feeling that we were valued as customers or that our custom was important. We were milliseconds from voting with our feet when the waitress arrived. There is a lot of competition for the visitor pound in the area and I suggest a bit more enthusiasm and grasping of the principles of customer service might assure good business in the future.

We both had the Belgium beef stew served in a bread bowl. It consisted of 80% onion, 10% mushroom and the other 10% was the beef. Oh and I almost forgot the one carrot I found! Definitely not worth £11. We also had the stick of ale which all 6 were very nice. But again was very expensive as it worked out at £8:75 a pint. Waitress was very knowledgeable about the different beers we had. Would only recommend this place as a drinking establishment especially if you're a real ale drinker and not to eat as it was over priced for what you actually get.

Sono tornato con famigliari, ad un anno di distanza, in questo tipico locale nel centro di Canterbury. L'ambiente è rimasto come un anno fa ma il cibo e principalmente il servizio assolutamente cambiato in peggio. L'unica cosa che salvo è la birra. Non più raccomandabile.

Called in for a cup of coffee and as I hadn't eaten all day ordered what I thought would be a simple cheese and tomato sandwich - how bad could it be?The coffee tasted as if it had been boiling for ten years or so, so thick you could stand a spoon in it and was foul. The sandwich arrived a bit later, each slice of bread was about an inch thick, covered in mayonnaise some grated cheese some sliced, with a dressed side salad. No knife or fork offered to eat a very greasy salad, had to get up, find someone and request that I didn't eat salad with my fingers. The sandwich itself was pretty disgusting, couldn't be eaten other than to deconstruct it and eat component parts separately. Bread stale and why the mayonnaise?????Had to leave the majority of the bread, picked at the cheese and tomato and ate salad once I had received a knife and fork.Bad coffee, bad sandwich - now feeling nauseous. Avoid.