Pearson's Arms in Canterbury

Have been for a meal here before and enjoyed it. Last night however the meal was terrible. I don't know if it was a different chef, but certainly won't be returning. My friend ordered fish and chips and the fish was disgraceful. I've seen bigger fish fingers! There was a tiny piece of fish in a lot of batter. We were given £10 off the meal but it was both embarrassing and disappointing to take friends for a meal, telling them the food was good. My gammon meal cost £21 for a small amount of ham, a few chips and a hard egg and peas. I have had a better similar meal in a café for a fraction of the price. My friends mussels were overcooked and when we asked for the accompanying chips that were listed a pitiful amount arrived. All in all a very disappointing, expensive night.

Fantastic experience. Warm and very welcoming pub. Staff super friendly. Also the pub is dog friendly which I think is lovely. Our food was perfect! So nice to sit near the log fire on a cold day. Thank you to all at The Pearson Arms, we will definitely be back!! 5 *

What a wonderful meal and excellent service. My Wife and I got married and chose Pearsons to have an informal Wedding Breakfast with a few of our friends. The staff couldn't have been more accommodating. The menu was excellent, the food delicious and we even went back in the evening for their live entertainment and had the best night. Thank you so much!

Upon being in Whitstable unplanned we found ourselves struggling to find somewhere to dine. So we’re more than pleased when we called and managed to get a reservation. Sadly, now we know why. This once very popular talked about pub/restaurant was not as we had expected. The staff were super friendly and attentive. But the food lacked really substance. The catch of the day was plaice and when I asked how this was served there was no option for it to be filleted it was whole or not at all. The prawn starter, my husband liked, I opted for scampi - which is an odd starter but nothing else screamed to me as the calamari came with an unusual sauce. The mains were the most disappointing - bangers and mash - tiny! The sausages were small and tasteless not a good hearty flavoured one. I opted for fish and chips - the mushy peas tasted like perfume with a very odd aftertaste and half way through the chips the flavour changed to what I can only describe as stale chips recooked - my husband agreed on this. The pudding we chose to share and was described as apple tart with a crumble topping - this was two premade tarts with not a crumble in sight plus a very small (minute) jug of custard. The final point to note was when we requested the bill we were told “just to let you know that there is no service charge on there!” Right - ok - awkward moment. Then when they came with the card machine we were asked again - “ would you like to add service?” It wasn’t a silent option on the card machine. All in all we paid £95 for a less than average pretty tasteless pub meal. We won’t be returning as there are way more options in Whitstable. Have a rethink!

Had dinner with friends recently at Pearsons Arms. They had a live band downstairs, which set the right tone for a Friday night. Followed by a DJ. Bar staff were friendly. We had the 2 course set menu. Delicious sea bass and a really tasty chocolate/orange brownie. Good portions and value for money. Felt very well looked after by the staff and the place looked really nice and cosy. Great location to watch the sun go down close to Whistable beach. Will definitely go back.

We were 6 adults and 3 x 3 year old children on a busy bank holiday Sunday. The staff were excellent,although they were rushed off their feet, they were attentive and very flexible regarding our little ones and the food they chose. We all thoroughly enjoyed our lunch and I am very happy to recommend them. Excellent service, patience and good food - what more could you ask for.

Popped in yesterday. Wished we had found it sooner!!

Avoid at all costs unless you want London priced drinks served in plastic cups... absolutely filthy bar... bar staff couldn't care less. Got ripped off on the 2 for 1 Happy hour cocktails... ended up paying £24 for 2 cocktails because what I ordered wasn't in the offer!!! And served in plastic cups. No wonder this is rated 86 out of 87 in Whitstable.

Been coming here for years but disappointed this trip. Food was overpriced and disappointing Grumpy barstaff downstairs. Only plus point. Was new lady serving our table upstairs was lovely and very happy.

friendly service and good for the young baby with us . Great Yorkshire pudding on Sunday but the fish and chips disappointing . Lamb shoulder good .

Arrived with friends the first day the menu had been changed, so there was no bar food, just main meals that seemed quite expensive. We all chose to eat starters as it was a lunchtime - two whipped feta and one prawns starter - and were quite satisfied with the taste and presentation. We sat upstairs after initially been directed to a table downstairs., which wasn’t suitable. The waiting staff were attentive and keen. We were asked to leave a review as it’s a new menu. Overall a pleasant experience and would go again but maybe in the evening.

Arrived from London late afternoon and popped in for lunch at just after 3. They had just finished serving so we found ourselves across the road at The Lazy Lobster who welcomed us after checking with the chef. We tried lunching the next day. We were told to sit anywhere and that was it. After 5 minutes I found some menus. And after 10 minutes of nothing we once again took our business elsewhere.

Dropped in on the off chance when the rain started. The staff could not have been more friendly or helpful. Quick service, comfortable tables,nice atmosphere.

When there on a Friday. Very old pub was not expecting much in food line, but the food was exceptional. DOVER sole well worth a try on a Friday. Real value.

We came to whitstable for a day and night away I booked here for a Sunday roast on the 21/7 I actually booked the wrong date but the lovely staff sorted us out We both had Mussels and prawns to start followed by roast beef It’s hard to get a roast done really well but this was amazing If I was going to nitpick the chessboard could have been bigger for the price However we really were blown away It’s my birthday they didn’t know but it really made our time fab

Lovely place but I bought 1 beer and a pint of a coke and it cost £11.50, this is the most I've ever paid . Faversham I paid £3.00 less for the same drinks.

Delicious meal, I highly recommend the brownie and the beef burger. The oysters were good despite there being bits of sand within the oysters. Mussels and grilled shrimps are alright. The staff members were very professional, helpful, and kind.

Loved our roast dinner, I had everything but the meat it was delicious, vegetarian starter was tasty too we would go back again. Great service by Eliot

Can recommend the Pork Belly. The fish burger was a bit dry and nothing special. But the Oysters where FABULOUS!! But love the place. Great decor. Very friendly service. Thank you.

We returned to the Pearsons Arms after seeing it was under new management. Pub itself (especially upstairs) is lovely, with great sea views. However, it feels like it relies on this aspect in order to make up for the mediocre service and food (which is quite expensive!) We had a Sunday roast, which was luke warm, with minimal gravy. There was one coeliac diner, and whilst the kitchen marked which meals were safe, items were just removed from the plate (e.g Yorkshire puddings and gravy) and even when asked, there was no alternative offered, nor a price reduction given. We also ordered some extra chips which just tasted of oil. The staff didn’t exactly exude confidence and it felt like we had to ask for everything, rather than being asked e.g additional drinks. A real shame as the location is excellent, but I think there are probably better places to go for Sunday lunch in Whitstable.

I was left extremely disappointed with our experience at the Pearsons this time. After having so many amazing meals here over the past few years, we decided the Peasons was our first choice for our wedding anniversary. Also, our first child free evening, since having our son. When booking a good few weeks ago, i mentioned that as it was for a special occasion, we asked for the lovely two-seater table overlooking the sea. At the time of booking, the gentleman on the phone said this was absolutely no problem, the table was ours, he even said as it was a special occasion this would be noted with our booking. When we arrived, the table had been only recently given to another customer. If you can't reserve tables, this should be told at the time of booking, and not be promised a table. There was also no acknowledgement of our anniversary. Service was slow, for only three tables being occupied, we ordered a second lot of drinks with our starters being collected, still not to have received them by the time they were looking to take our dessert order. We were told they were short staffed, and I completely sympathise with that and the staff on shift. However I feel when you are paying good money for a meal, the least you can do is have sufficient staff on to look after your customers. Also, for only three tables being occupied, what would the service have been if they were any busier. The food my husband had, we can not fault, however I am a vegetarian, and for me the menus that are advertised on the website are not currently the same as in the restaurant, and my options were a courgette starter, followed by a courgette based main, both were very tasty, but choice for the first time ever for me was poor. All in all, we were really looking forward to the chance to get back to our favourite restaurant, to be left throughly disappointed all round.

I ordered a Sunday roast beef dinner the food was cold and the one beef slice was cooked rare as there was still blood coming out of it I ended up feeding it to my dog the roast potatoes were more like boiled potatoes and very hard so not very enjoyable meal I was going to bring yhe dinner back but was so busy would have taken along time to get sorted, shame on the food.

Booked a table for 4pm, arrived on time, myself and my partner had just been for a drink with my dad for Father’s Day, we asked if could possibly change the booking from 2 people to 3 but it wasn’t a problem if not, they confirmed this was fine but give them 5 mins to set up the table, we ordered a drink at the bar in the meantime. While at the bar we decided what we were having and then the waitress called us up to our table. It was all very frantic when we got upstairs, we were told the kitchen was now closed?! So they needed our order right away, I said this was fine we decided while at the bar, order was taken by 4:15, waitress then comes back out and said the kitchen was closed and they were not taking our order?! Why would you take a booking for 4pm!! Makes zero sense, such terrible service. In hindsight, a blessing in disguise, originally we were sat at a table downstairs next to toilets that stunk (they were blocked and staff themselves were trying to unblock them) when arriving there were so many people stood behind the bar, yet we had to ask someone where our table was for our booking, no one approached us. After reading reviews on here after this happened, I am so glad we went elsewhere. We headed over the road back into the Duke of Cumberland, we often go in here for a drink, we have not eaten here before and will definitely be going back. Really friendly and attentive staff, amazing roast and dessert and clean toilets. Also, Pearson’s arms, £7.00 for a peroni, it’s Whitstable not London

Located on sea front of Whitstable, some tables have sea views. An old building with dining space split over three levels. Had Sunday roast beef lunch which was excellent. A generous slice of roast beef served with roast potatoes and a good selection of veggies and a large Yorkshire pud. Service was excellent. Good selection of wines.

Lovely pub, the staff are really friendly the food was great.

Overpriced and lacking in presentation and quality shame used to be good

Very disappointed with our Sunday lunch . Roast beef chewy and cold , roast potatoes hard and dessert very small. Very expensive for what we ordered. We will not eat here again.

Arrived at the restaurant only to wait 5mins to be asked what we were there for. Been coming for many years so disappointed. The pub needs a good deep clean, smelt terrible downstairs going into the toilets and handrail going upto the restaurant all sticky. Needed a good paint and refurb. There were four of us dining. My starter came after everyone had already eaten ,and the scotch egg I'd ordered was not cooked inside. The mains were very poor. I had the fish and chips , the batter underneath was all soggy and battered tasted of nothing . The deserts we all had were Eton mess. The waitress bless her sent them back before they reached us as she said they were not upto standard. When they did arrive they were awful(Pearson arms meringue!!!) rock hard out of a packet and so small. We will never return unless we hear that things have changed. What a shame. Now we found out it's under new management it does explain some things.

We came here years ago and thought it was fantastic so came back again while we’re in the area. Unfortunately it’s not as good as it used to be. One of our party had fish scotch egg ant the fish burger, these turned out to be the same thing! I had the fish cakes, I never put salt on food but these certainly needed some. Shame because it’s nice restaurant and the staff were very good 🙁

We found it difficult to get a table for 6 (there was only 1 big enough and it was taken). I had 6 deep fried oysters mix and match, 3 with harrisa, 3 with squid ink and it was great.

Great Bloody Mary on a Sunday. Open fire is good in the winter. Recent referb also looks good

Really disappointed! Slow to take our order then forgot to bring our wine. When reminded about the wine we were brought a bottle that was not on the menu! Couldn’t tell us how much this bottle of wine was then finally managed to bring the bottle we had actually ordered! Food was nothing special. To finish off: the prices of our meals were incorrect on the bill and a service charge had been added (no mention of this anywhere on the menu). Queried then bill reissued correctly. The new owners have lots to improve on at The Pearson’s Arms!

Quiet a busy pub/restaurant Tried a new lager Red Stripe only £4.20 a bottle really good I thought

We have eaten here in the past and absolutely loved it but this time ... Undercooked chicken served (taken off the bill) A pint accidentally poured down one of the guests back from a waiter An inpatient main waitress made all the party feel quite uncomfortable, at one point we went to order 5 small starters where she interjected and told us 3 would be enough then quote "I'm glad there's 12 not 14 of you "as the birthday person was undecided Food spilled over another guest whilst taking the plates Not sure we would go back for food Downstairs vibe is much better, wish we'd taken the service charge off or they had offered that

We went for a lovely family lunch and chose from the small plates menu. The pork belly is quite possibly the best I have ever had. The beer selections are spot on, with a lot of non alcoholic options to choose from which was a huge bonus for my health conscious partner in crime. Amazing experience and lovely staff. Amazing playlist as well just to top it all off! Will be going down again soon, especially for the music nights that were advertised!

Solid mixed use boozer, the Pearsons Arms doubles as a decent lunch option with the family and also a reasonable place to get a few late night beers with mates (especially if they have live music on). Food quality was varied but overall pretty good - the ‘free food for kids’ is a stroke of genius, fair play. All of this plus a great location by the beach, which means sea views from upstairs during the day and the sound of waves gently lapping as you stagger out after a sesh at night - something here for everyone.

We had dinner at the Pearsons Arms yesterday and what a transformation! We tried the new small plates menu and it was outstanding. 5 plates for £34, huge Crevettes, fish-cakes (more like fish balls but delicious) bowl of mussels (my wives fav food) calamari with a great Ponzu sauce and a veg platter with hummus, flatbreads, olives and a wicked tomato and onions salad. They also sell wine by the carafe in a lovely upstairs room with views of the sea and sunset, what’s not to like? Service from the lovely Diane was excellent and quick. This place has been here for years but with new management and menu feels like a new addition to the town, will be back soon to try the rest of the menu. Highly recommended.

Spent a little time in here last night and left very quickly especially when I ordered myself a gin and Tonic and the bar made looked embarrassed to tell me it was £13.00 I asked if that was what she said I paid it and fair to say didnt have another what a rip off come on next time before you hump me kiss me first steer clear unless your first name starts with sheek

Nice welcome by the barman who took us up to the restaurant. A table overlooking the sea became available and the server asked if we would like to move to it. We ordered five small plates (and mocktails). They were not small and we had to leave a little, simply too much. They were all excellent. The batter was tempura so the taste of the seafood was not smothered. Service was excellent. Will return.

Excellent pub, good vibe. The staff are brilliant and a credit to the very friendly and kind landlord who oversees the pub. We do love an open mic night which happens on a weds. The ale is very good there too.

Disappointed with Sunday lunch meats all over cooked dry and chewy

Didn't eat but food looked okay.

Really kid-friendly (under 10s eat free with a paying adult), understanding and helpful staff, tasty food, generous portions, children loved it! 😃

The outside belies how nice this pub is inside. Really attractive pub with an interesting menu. I had scallops, which they modified to make without meat, a few oysters and some chips. A few more veggie options would be welcome. Under 10s eat free which was brilliant. Super child friendly with high chairs and didn’t mind us leaving sleeping children in prams. The oyster bar menu with interesting vinagarettes etc was very cool and tasty. Thank for an enjoyable experience!

not the most options for food and portions were pretty small but it was good quick service

Nice pub pretty much on the beach front. Nice inside with plenty of room. Staff friendly and polite. Will go back again 😁

Lovely Sunday roast. Great service. Stunning sea view from the upstairs seating.

Beautiful historic pub with wood burning fire in the bar downstairs, big comfy armchairs and a charming dining area. The food is delicious (as long as you have fish)! Service is a little understaffed but they make up for it .

Went for Sunday lunch but the food was cold (even after I sent it back). Cost £200 for 4 lunches and drinks (no starter or dessert).

Just loud music and badly cooked food. Focus now on drinkers and very loud club music. Bit of a shock having dined here for many years - hadn’t realised had changed management.

SUPER slow service. We spent three to four hours here at lunchtime just waiting for food and bills cus they got it wrong the first time. Food was okay at best.

This is a review based on our latest experience. We booked a table in the restaurant for 2 people. When we arrived we were taken up to the restaurant and were offered a very low chesterfield sofa to sit on with a table in front. I explained that I had back issues and couldn’t possibly sit on a sofa and eat. We were told that the only alternative was to eat downstairs in the pub. I explained that we booked a table not a sofa in the restaurant, not the pub where a loud band were due to play. We were told that there was no alternative so we had to leave. I have to say that we love the pub but the service offered in the restaurant was appalling!! We will probably drink in the pub again but the restaurant is definitely black listed!!!

Great food fantastic views from restaurant lovely staff. Thanks for guises from Somerset

The new owner has changed things a little making it more of a cosier place to be. The new owner is a nice guy and served me with total respect. Really like the place even more. Have been going here for 16 years and it has just got better. Will try the food soon so can't comment on that, but there is a new menu in the pipeline.

Fantastic lunch at the Pearson’s Arms. We hadn’t booked anywhere on a Sunny Saturday and they accommodated our family as a walk in, despite being busy. We had brilliant, knowledgeable service from staff who seemed to really care what the food was like. The food itself was delicious. Highly recommend the catch of the day and the excellent cheese board. Thank you for a perfect lunch on our day out.

❗❗❗Avoid eating here at all costs❗❗❗ We got severe food poisoning and have been unwell for 5 days now....I have emailed them but received no response. If you go on a Sunday the menu states you HAVE to have 2 courses, I only wanted 1 but then you still have to pay £30. And we got the poisoning from the trout starter that we didn't want, but also didn't want to wast our money. The member of staff that booked our table the night before was lovely. The female member of staff who served us really didnt want to be there. Like she was hungover or is treated badly by management. Food was oversalted, not tasty and small portions. The other 2 guests we were with were also underwhelmed by the food. The trout starter came with a blue oil that was tasteless, and very unappealing to look at. We spent £150 . Overpriced. Underwhelmed and very unewell.

We come to Whitstable twice a year and always make a point of having Sunday lunch here. The roast lamb is the best I have ever had and they apparently braise it for 48 hours. Their croquette starter with black pudding is also to die for too. Portions are generous and the service is fantastic. Our waitress even remembered that we had visited in October when our daughter, who was with us, had just been born. Amazingly, when she brought our bill over, she said that a discount had been applied because the pub keeps records and had noticed it was our seventh booking. We’ll definitely be back for an eighth time!

Nice cosy pub near sea front with good range of ales and a gastro restaurant upstairs serving good unusual dishes.

Food was average at best, service was terrible when for lunch and the tide went out and came back in by the time we finished, not enough staff… poor

Great food.....costs a few bob but worth every penny. Roast lamb sharing platter on a Sunday is top drawer.

So - we had sunday lunch here 3 times in the past 3 months. On the first occasion, we were booked in at 4pm. Our table wasn't ready when we arrived, when we were finally seated after 25 minutes there were only 3 other tables occupied. Most of the veg had run out, and the beef was very chewy. As we'd eaten in here a few times before and had good experiences, we tried again. This time we were earlier at around 2pm, and the meal was much better. The pigs in blankets were superb (an extra to the sunday lunch). My wife's chicken was good, not brilliant and my turkey was very good. Based on this experience, we booked in for december for their christmas menu. All i can say is the food, what there was of it, was ok. However, for a christmas dinner there was only 1 small slice of turkey. The portion was appalling and not worth the price. The veg were ok but not great. All in all we won't be back. Nor will other family members who went between christmas and new year and had similar issues with portion sizes.

£95pp for xmas dinner. You dont expect perfect on xmas day and we didn't get it. 1st persons dinner came out about 30 mins before our other dinners. Lamb raw and greenish hue and had to be sent back. Waited for our sides, with our food getting cold to accompany our dinner. No sides turned up, no pigs in blankets, cold roast potatoes that tasted like they were from the day before. Not offered table water, drinks took for ever, no coffee turned up, no promised mince pies. Cheese board had frozen Brie! No one came to see if everything was ok, was like we'd been forgotten. We were not the only unhappy customers. On the plus side, the starters were nice, but would not eat here again. I also found out my neice and nephew phoned ahead and paid for a bottle of wine for us as a suprise, we never received that either.

Brilliant first class lovely meal

Beautiful food, great service, lovely staff, nice atmosphere. A bit expensive but worth it!!

Great pub in the heart of Whitstable. Food and staff are amazing. One of the best spots in town

5 stars for a wonderful lunch, 4 clean plates, beautiful servers and bar staff, and a proper kitchen with chef at The Pass, (without the drama). To us, the sign of a good restaurant is that we could have never cooked a meal like this at home, and we are good cooks! Fab-U-las.

Great pub , lovely staff, and food.

Some of the food was lovely (the starters & a couple of the mains), but while the bouillabaisse was full of fish, the sauce was very thick & quite tasteless. The service was polite enough, but why aren’t staff briefed before service about what’s unavailable? We ordered the grazing options, to be hold after a delay there was no hummus; we ordered desserts, to be told after a delay there was no honeycomb or vanilla ice cream (really?! when there’s an Iceland round the corner!). When told about the lack of ice cream options one of our party was in the bathroom, so the waitress said she’d come back to get our revised choices. She never did and we couldn’t be bothered to chase. The Pearson’s Arms used to be a really lovely, well run gastro pub but now suffers from a lack of management & staff training. Shame.

Great window seats overlooking the sea. Had the 3 course lunch menu. For main I chose the grey mullet filet served with tenderstem brocoli and spinach and a delicious beurre blanc.

Really sad and disappointed at our visit. Food was not great - items not available, wine not available. Scallop starter was lukewarm at best. Fish in bouillabaisse overcooked, and beef bourgignon ( excuse spelling) was deconstructed!! Really want to support local restaurants but won't be back. Expensive and not great. Service was vague at best.

Food, what there was of it was terrible and £167 for 4 people, no booze except one pint. Never go there! Should have complained at time but didn't.

I came here last Sunday to watch a band . I didn't eat so I cannot comment on the food

Small seaside pub, really nice atmosphere Amd custom service. Great old mount cider

Had the chicken Sunday roast which is way over priced. The chicken consisted of a huge chicken leg which was absolutely flavourless and needed more cooking time to make it at least more tender. The Yorkshire pudding was so big, it seemed to be a bit of a gimmick rather than an additional food item on my plate. It was also cold. Whilst the service was quick, I had to ask for gravy and a spoon to serve the vegetables with. There was no atmosphere to speak of, it was just incredibly noisy. Altogether a rather disappointing experience especially at the prices which are being charged where one should rightly expect to have a decent meal in a decent environment.

Had heard really good things about this pub and restaurant but actually was very disappointed. We waited approximately 30 minutes for our starters and had to ask when we would receive them. The mains were very small slither of cod and chips were cold. Asked for tartare sauce and was given mayo. Asked for fresh chips and still hadn't received by the time we left the restaurant. This was not the service I was expecting and I left feeling disappointed with the experience.

Very expensive £9:90 for 2 bottles of Peroni.

Had to pre-order food for the booking of 6 people “to ensure availability“. After they confirmed our order on arrival, the vegan meal was not available. Roast potato and courgette were all they could offer. Refunded the meal after we complained but disappointing and wont rush to return

I’ve never been so disappointed with a Sunday lunch. The starters were nice (mussels and fried goats cheese) but the roast chicken was a disaster. First of all, my friend and I had to send our roasts back as they arrived cold. When the roasts returned there was nothing but bone, skin and gristle on the ‘half chicken’. No breast meat at all. The waiter took it away but didn’t return with any news from the kitchen, or and apology. It was a £30 set menu, I wish we had just gone to Ossie’s and had fish and chips.

Had a great Sunday afternoon spent with family and friends. Had a live band on (Stark family) brilliant 👏. Friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere.

I ordered fish and chips, and to say l was very disappointed at the food portion size would be an understatement, at £19 l was at least expecting to see more of the food cover the plate than the plate itself. Same with the lamb meal at £26. At first, we thought they gave us the children’s meals, but no it was ours, took me less than two minutes and l was icking it out to finish my fish and chips. Way overpriced for what we got. True it was the la carte menu we choose from as we wasn’t offered any other type of menu. La carte is a poor excuse for small. Fish and chips from the local fish the next night made up for the disappointment.

A large proportion of the menu was not available, particularly the oysters/seafood (which I imagine a lot of people come to Whitstable for). The food we did order was excellent, but let down by the inattentive service. For example, the wine and bread we ordered didn’t arrive until after we’d finished the main, or not at all.

Busy, expensive for average pub grub. Suggest you shop around before booking. Perhaps better as a pub and move elsewhere for food. Children's menu expensive borderline ridiculous

Had the 3 course lunch time meal. Food was very good quality. Much better standard than normal pub food. The food is presented like a good restaurant. Service was excellent. Definitely be going back.

Brilliant my first visit to Pearsons with my pals, food was amazing, great service and friendly staff

Staff great, but needed to send back lobster as chewy, it was tiny (£25), also had to send back fries as cold when they arrived. Had the fish and chips, perfectly fine, they are fries and not chips (we hadn't been offered the specials list on arrival, ask for the specials list). Staff very pleasant, and a great location. Carafe of French Rose very nice. Would go again, as although a few hiccups they were all sorted out, which is all you can ask for.

Sea food platter was delicious, so was Amaretto Sour and so was the view over the beach.

We ordered the sharing fish platter for 2 at £30 pp and we were both very disappointed. Bar a few fresh mussels and 6 overcooked king prawns it was old oily cheap fish. We expected higher standards from Pearsons!! Sent calamari back as was rubbery and we were provided fresh which were no better. The waitress could see we were not happy with the meal and kindly offered us our drinks ( 2 pints) for free but it didn’t compensate Gone away feeling bloated and uncomfortable with no desire to return anytime soon

Arrived early and hand a couple of drinks in the bar downstairs which had a nice vibe. Went upstairs to an empty restaurant and ordered mains . My daughter and I ordered lamb three ways which was cold and two thirds gristle . When we complained they took it away and returned with the same awful food heated and rearranged on the plate. Wife fish meal was Luke warm and minuscule. Meal for five was delivered in three goes . Which is something you don’t expect at “restaurants” crying over £30 a course! A couple of staff were understanding and reduced the bill but the meal was awful!

Family meal here nice staff. We had the mussels unfortunately they were very very small and the size of the adult portion was small. Every one left hungry. o

Ponsy expensive food for a small greasy stuffy dirty pub, we left so disappointed and hungry after dining at this pub, for a price of 26£ for a main dish I was expecting much more generous portion, after one hour and half driven back from Whitstable to Purley now I’m now eating a bowl of instant noodles because I was still so hungry 12/5 Service charge for the pub food? Dirty table slow service and almost 40 minutes of the waits for the food to arrive I would not recommend this place ever

You pay way too much for what you get. On top of it the staff seated us at a table that was apparently reserved and we had to leave 30 minutes after sitting. Just pass this pub and walk on down the coast to Old Neptune. Way better service there.

Disappointed by the food and service at this price point

Delightful pub with good food and beer. Staff attentive and helpful.

Food is just perfect. Affordable menu, express menu-2 courses £20, 3 courses £30. The pub has a great vibe. Toilets clean.

Atrocious food at sky high prices. Avoid.

Service slow (not eating main meal until well after 8pm for 6.30 booking), seafood platter very so-so and charged at ridiculous price [on small print 'sharing' price] with 'lobster' extra and actually was half only lengthwise and the tiniest creature I ever saw described as lobster : The tail meat was less than the volume of my thumb. Fish and chips excellent value rest if meal not even close to good and far too over-priced. Also no oysters which in Whitstable is shameful.

It was an extremely busy weekend and it took some time to get drinks

Lovely pub and great staff I will definitely be back again....👍👍👍👍👍

Good service and okay food in a lovely location if you get a window seat looking out to sea. Quite overpriced for what it is. Child portion - one sausage, mash turned up as roasties. Cold veg. Could be much better. Also had to have 2 or 3 courses and was pretty much only roast dinners.

Dog friendly but you have sit next to some really bad smelling toilets. Average burger not worth the money, fries turned up late 😂. Bar staff were really good though