Nip & Cluck in Canterbury

I have eaten a number of times in your restaurant. Love the music, the service and the food is amazing. I ordered it tonight for the first time through A delivery service. The salad and the potatoes great but the half chicken was inedible. So salty I could not begin to eat it and that much salt I would not give to my dog - awful . So disappointed as now have to order something edible from somewhere else .

Every food item was covered in spices, including the seasonal salad. And what's worse spices in the form of sauces, which I hate. There is absolutely no indication of spices in the description of the food items, nor the recipes.

Really tasty food, definitely something you couldn’t make at home!

Fish cooked perfectly. Thank you

Delicious food! We got the 2 person sharer and it did not disappoint!

Brilliant staff an food was absolutely delicious

From the moment we arrived we were made to feel welcome. Dog bowls offered for water & our dogs dinner. Wines & beers explained. Questions on the menu answered clearly. Our waitress was attentive & chatty but not encroaching on our evening. The atmosphere was friendly & relaxing. However, & most importantly, the food was amazing! Honestly, it was the best chicken & sides we've had for a while. Plenty of food and no unwanted extras. (The 'Olds' really don't like the added salads etc). The food was well cooked, beautifully presented & very tasty. Indeed, we are all gutted that we don't live locally to enjoy this restaurant again in the near future. Also, what a fantastic idea to have a shared space - office by day & restaurant by night! An absolute gem. Well worth your custom!

I've been waiting to try this place for ages. The food options are limited but that ensures the best quality. I went for the nip for one and devils eggs to start. Nip for one half a lobster plus side. I went for the potatoes and they were fabulous especially with the house sauce. It looked so good I couldn't wait to take a before pic... The devils eggs as a starter were really nice and full of flavour. The lobster was so succulent. Yes it was expensive but you get what you pay for. It clearly was a fresh lobster and not frozen. I will definitely be going back. I want to try the chicken... Highly recommended.

Recommended this place by locals, after stumbling around the harbour looking at options for eats on a friday evening. Had no idea what to expect, this was incredibly tasty and delicious with no pretence. Welcomed by a friendly team who fitted our group of 5 in early, without a reservation. Incredible lobster, oysters from the specials board and chicken buns.. Bonfire potatoes, hispi cabbage and caeser salad all high mentions. It's the sauces and dabs that give this a next level dimension. Very impressive, and worth return visits!

Incredible meal. Relaxed and delicious. We ordered for a big group meal ahead and had a whole brill and steak. Still thinking about it all. Would recommend to anyone.

We did our research and chose Nip and Cluck for lobster during our first visit to Whitstable. It did not disappoint. The lobster was so easy to eat (I hate all the Jack the Ripper tools) and succulent. The sides we had were amazing - don’t assume the cabbage is boring because it was the best and the mash was good too. We also enjoyed the cocktails ☺️ We also want to appreciate the service, so friendly and professional even after a busy hot day - thank you Georgia ❤️ Lovely that our dog was welcome. We had a couple of notes - would recommend having the sauce on the side to really appreciate the lobster and we’d have appreciated finger bowls as we were messy by the end ☺️

Absolutely f delicious. Everything we had was spot on. Don't miss the taco! Don't miss the Bloody Mary.

Dining at Nip and Cluck was exceptional, thanks to the Chef. The "2 to Share" special, with smoked chicken and crispy-edged bonfire potatoes, was perfectly cooked and delicious.

On the whole, the food was delicious, but the lobster was small and hardly anything on it.

Great lunch with 8 friends. Thanks to all at Nip and Cluck 👏👏👏

Food is amazing from this place, I’ve eaten here multiple times and never been let down yet great value for money as well

Food was amazing, the chef was very thoughtful and flexible with choices of dishes to be added to combos. Highly recommended.

The chicken was sublime and the gunpowder potatoes sensational! I also ordered the ‘gold’ hot table sauce which brought it all together nicely.

Wow delicious would highly recommend

Off piste eatery offering chicken and seafood. Catered for 7 with ease with no prior booking. Food was tasty, but sadly let down by the overpriced portions, massively overhyped by the staff. We were told the £15 portion of one tiger prawn was “unbelievable” and “was the size of my forearm” - leading us to believe that we were in for a real catch of the day treat. Sadly the £15 prawn was no bigger than my finger. Three of us ordered it - £45 for 3 prawns. So maybe swerve that one…you have been warned!

The chickennn 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🔥🔥🔥 superb food, great concept, great quality and well presented. Super relaxed atmosphere, nice premise, ok location. Brilliant overall I’d say….oh and great cocktail of the day too!! Highly recommended.

The food here was nice however not having lobster on the menu from September to June is a big disappointment especially as it’s one of your main menu items and with the name of the restaurant! kinda killed it for me the replacement sea food items are not a good substitute, get the lobster in all year round Sauces and butters were really good chips on the menu would be nice too

Been to Whitstable quite a bit and not noticed this place. Would highly recommend a visit. Nice friendly staff and very tasty chicken. I had a bit of sea food alongside as was hungry, nice pickles and potatoes. The sauces are homemade and really tasty. I think they should make an extra hot one though for us spice lovers 😅

As an avoid cook I often find myself disappointed after leaving a a restaurant, feeling as if i could have cooked it myself at home. So after coming to Nip and Cluck it has become my favourite restaurant. All produce is fresh, locally sourced and of top quality. Can't wait to be back soon

Simply delicious charcoal fire cooked food

Fantastic food, great atmosphere, staff are attentive and very well informed of all the dishes.

Had the 3 course Sunday lunch. It was amazing. Had the salad to start, was really cheesy so perfect for me. The pork in the main was outstanding, I don't remember ever having pork taste as good. The service was really attentive. The whole experience was 100%, couldn't fault anything.

Hello my Husband and I visited tonight fed up of ' posh' food 😁so let's go Nip and Cluck I would return for the Bonfire Potatoes so good I needed food Lobster great like a add on 😁 which is fine we know what to expect when you order Lobster x Booked to return would highly recommend Regards Helen Cooper

Amazing chicken and lobster. Great service from really friendly staff. The mashed potatoes were stunning

Absolutely fantastic. Couldn't fault it. Great tasting food, great cocktails, great service, great atmosphere. 💯 go there again.

Absolutely brilliant! Our group still talks about this amazing meal. Everything is really well thought through, it's creative and it's new. The chicken bun was our favourite and you cannot go without trying the sides, especially the bonfire potatoes which are incredible or the chicken fat mash. So so good! They also have 3 home made sauces to share which are brilliant. Will definitely visit again!

I think it’s quite expensive for what it is The Lobster roll was underwhelming - Lobster slightly over cooked and not much of it-so flavour overpowered by everything else. £21 😂 Chicken was enjoyable if slightly undercooked ( pink near the bone) Staines Salad Staines is our local green grocers it’s fab and noted for its vibrant rich array of fruit and veg so if I see ‘Staines salad’ on a local menu I don’t expect to see just a few unseasoned green leaves in a bowl with dressing. But what really put me off was the service or lack of it. One of the waitresses audibly saying another table was being difficult by ordering black coffee 🤷🏻‍♀️ A wait to be seated A wait to have our drinks order taken A wait for the drinks to arrive A wait for our food No napkins A wait for our plates to be cleared No offer of desert or coffee. A wait for the bill…. I left thinking it’s all a bit overpriced overhyped and the basics of hospitality and customer service not observed.

Came after seeing Telegraph review - fantastic restaurant and good value. Had both the chicken and lobster and both were brilliant, but the lobster was unreal.

The chicken is incredibly succulent and the lobster is perfect. Major attention paid to sourcing. The choice of butters and the quality of the sides (amazing pickles) takes it to another level. Prices reasonably decent given the quality of ingredients. The service was relaxed and about right. Actually a pretty good lunch place with kids. Anyone who doesn’t realise this is top notch probably doesn’t really know anything about food.

Delicious food, loved the sauces. Potatoes very really tasty too. Friendly staff who explained the menu well. And love that they are dog friendly!

Dinner was fantastic, so tasty! The lobster and chicken was fantastic, but the potatoes even better! We ordered seconds on the potatoes they were so good! I really appreciate what you’re trying to achieve with this restaurant!

Had so much incredible food at Meatopia, but hands down the best thing was the smoked chicken sausage with ginger lobster bisque from Nip and Cluck. It really blew me away, blissful combination of flavours and textures. The crisp flat bread, the soft juicey sausage, luxuriously rich bisque with the black sesame, had me grinning from ear to ear. Please add to your menu!

Great place to eat . Wry welcoming with a great atmosphere. Quality food , quality drinks and great staff, can’t wait to come back : )

Had a great meal here late in the afternoon on Friday. Everything was so tasty, shared the chicken and lobster platter for 2 with 2 sides which was the perfect amount. Even the sides were great - my favourite being the bonfire potatoes. Super dog friendly with water under every table. Our young waiter was sweet and made sure we had everything we needed. Cannot wait to come back and will recommend to friends as it really was a great meal.

Wow! What an addition to the Whitstable food scene. Tucked away in the old shell of pizza express this was a brilliant surprise after a long drive home. The chicken was the best I’ve tasted and my wife’s lobster was in her words ‘just perfect’! The sides were awesome too. We had the Bonfire potatoes and flat bread and they were both perfectly seasoned and well sized. We had the 2 to share and we’re both full and I have a big appetite. £48 for that so good value for the area. Service was super friendly and quick. Will be back with the rest of the family!

We came last night 14/8 having read William Sitwell’s review. Was surprised to see the choice of three dressings in plastic squeeze bottles on the tables. This would have been fine we’re it not for the fact that the bottles had a load of gunk around the nozzles. It really wasn’t nice. Also the napkins in the cutlery box were grubby. It just made for an overall feeling of not being being clean. It would take the rather daft waitress less than a minute to wipe them. The other tables were the same. The meal was alright but I’m afraid that the initial impact put a dampener on things. We left feeling disappointed which is such a pity. We were really looking forward to it.

I had an amazing meal. I had lobster, potatoes and corn, all cooked really well. The first waiter and waitress I encountered were knowledgeable and professional, but there was a younger waitress that dropped sone of my meal on the way to the table and just seemed a bit all over the place. I will definitely be back

Amazing tucker. We got down with the half lobster 🦞 and half chicken 🍗 sharing platter. Added bonfire tatties, pickles, sweetcorn and lashings of sauce. Lip smacking tasty tucker 💯🔥👌❤️ #firenotfryer

Such a lovely atmosphere and the food was to die for!

I can only Express my own parties experience which was not good as I see from other reveiws visitors found it a better experience . The service from one particular waitress was unprofessional from the vibes that came across made us feel uncomfortable. The lobster was ok but the chicken was inedible raw inside with blood still present it was also tasteless. The waitress said that's fine it's supposed to be like that ! .Another waitress was good knowledgable and pleasant. I left uneaten most of the chicken nobody from the staff questioned why in fact they seemed to aviod coming to our table despite being only one other party present. Wont be returning .

Thanks Chef, Food was Great. FOH being RockStars What’s not to like.

This was the most amazing lobster & chicken I’ve ever tasted! I got take out from nip & click on Saturday night & it was so delicious I cannot wait to go back!

Chicken was nice, but the side portions aren’t very generous. We ordered the chicken for 4, which comes with 4 sides, but there wasn’t enough to go round. We like the concept, but the restaurant itself feels like a bit of an afterthought with the workspace - it lacked atmosphere.

Insanely poor value. Food did taste great though, so if you're hungry and feeling flush(£50 per head flush) you will have an enjoyable time. Felt bad for the staff who didn't get a tip because we had been so badly ripped off in the food, we couldnt justify a tip. Only half our table ate with cutlery-the rest of us asked for cutlery but it never came. Thankfully it was food that could be eaten with hands(no finger bowl or wipes). The lobater roll had just two mini nuggets of lobster-laughably bad at £20. Our 'meal for 2' had a fair chicken portion but a lobster tail(no tools to extract anything more (which could be finished in one mouthful and certainly never shareable). We explained to the staff we were surprised at the size of our meal but the chef was unwilling to remedy. Please don't waste your money. The aim of eating out is to have great company and leave full and satisfied. Unfortunately the conversation was dominated by how disappointed each of us was. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY! Wouldn't recommend to a friend or stranger.

I ate here yesterday. Absolutely amazing. Usually not a fan of lobster but it was perfect. Also had mash potatoes to die for. I will be back!!

Really disappointed with this place. A group of six of us attended for dinner and the chicken came out pink. We complained and a chef came over and said it was indeed cooked but the colour was due to the way they brine the chicken (?) the three of us who ordered didn’t feel comfortable eating bright pink chicken. Sent it back and then had to wait for it to be cooked while everyone else ate. We don’t dine together as a group often so it was annoying that some of us sat there without a meal. Chicken came back better but still very pink. Maybe they should change the way they prepare the chicken as I imagine most people will complain about this as summer months go on. No explanation on the menu what any of the dab sauces were? Won’t be returning.

Nice people, especially the bloke with the glasses who wasn't holding a frying pan. Nice atmos altogether, really.

Really disappointed with this place. Not only did we not find out there was no lobster until we were sitting down and had ordered, our chicken was whipped away half eaten and the bill brought all whilst I went to the loo. Staff didn’t seem to know what they were doing and the manager or owner couldn’t even be bothered to say hello to us as we waited behind him for someone to seat us when we arrived. We won’t be back which is a shame

Came by at midday with family, was told by other customers that the half chicken roast, Was AMAZING! Great atmosphere, great staff, and most importantly great food. Really makes it fun watching your gettijg cooked and being able to conversate with the chefs. Would highly recommend

Amazing food ... Been twice in 2 weeks .... 100% a must if coming to Whitstable

We have visited Nip & Cluck a few times now and it has quickly become a family favourite, this is due to the friendly welcoming staff (especially with children) and also the incredible flavour of the chicken cooked over charcoal with a choice of delicious butters to add a unique flavour. The mash potato is some of the best you will ever have and the selection of accompaniments and side dishes all make for a wonderful, relaxed and very tasty meal. The prices are very reasonable and the drink selection is great. If you have been thinking of visiting the go for it you won't be disappointed....We will definitely be visiting as often as we can.

We had been meaning to visit Nip and Cluck in Whitstable since it opened recently and we were not disappointed! It was necessary to start with the Bloody Mary and it hit the spot - really fresh and spicy. We found out the secret ingredient was Guindilla pickle liquor! A really friendly and helpful staff member guided us through the menu and we also learned a lot about the ethos of this place, with the footprint and provenance of the ingredients being top priority. It shines through in the taste. Wood fire is at the heart of everything here and gave the fresh lobster and chicken a real depth of flavour. We are planning to return to try the live fire Sunday roast soon...sorry no photos. We were too engrossed in the grub!

Nip & Cluck hasn't been opened long but has quickly become a favourite restaurant of mine. This is mainly down to the wood fired chicken and lobster. It is incredible! The wood fire really brings out the natural flavours of both and works perfectly with the choice of dips available - My favourite being the Smoked Garlic and Lemon Thyme. The sides are also delicious and the whole serving style lends itself perfectly to sharing with a group of family or friends. This can all be enjoyed inside a large, relaxed space with really friendly, knowledgeable staff who certainly know had to make a fabulous cocktail!! I highly recommend!

Me and my family went there for our mothers day meal... Not only was it the first roast lunch my son had ever finished but it was my 1st roast off a fire. The food was smokey, hot and cooked to perfection. Would definitely recommend and visit again... Especially for those roasties.

What a little gem this fabulous place is! A lovely little unexpected late lunch with the husband. Cocktail menu, wine and beer selection is expansive and reasonably priced. I had an espresso martini, my husband had a Bloody Mary. We had a combo Two2Share- half lobster & half bird with fireside potatoes and the Tarragon Buttermilk Dab sauce. For dessert we shared an order of Caremalised Torrijas with Smoked Custard. Everything was simply off the charts amazing, from the service and knowledgeable staff to menu selection this restaurant hits it out of the ballpark! We need one of these in Chicago!!!

Stumbled across this on a day out with the family in whitstable. We had the chicken and it was amazing all cooked to order in the wood burner. Sides lovely too and made to feel very welcome by chef and team. Will be back to try the lobster.

AVOID. Insulting prices for what is to offer. The portion sizes were small and stupidly overpriced, the potatoes greasy and cold. Whitstable has better experiences to offer.

I’m afraid I won’t be going back there ! We waited for ages for a drink and then it was wrong, then asked for a second drink but it NEVER came. The sauce we had with the chicken and Lobster tasted awful. Potatoes were very greasy and overall it’s overrated ! Not worth the money !

Delicious food at reasonable prices. The food is carefully and lovingly crafted with a wide range of ingredients and a spectrum of flavours. The free sauces on the tables are unique and clearly homemade, and really add to the dishes. The staff were very friendly and helpful; they were happy to answer any questions. The place itself felt high end, warm and comfortable. We will definitely come back!