Stag in Canterbury

We love the food and service here and they have so many vegan options. It's very relaxed and in a very central location. You can also sit and watch the world go by too. Prices are reasonable and you never have to wait long for your food. I tried the vegan garlic bread with cheese which I've never tried before and I really enjoyed it. Thank you so much for such a lovely meal.

Went for a bottomless brunch for my birthday. Great and speedy service, made sure we had a drink at all times. Lovely food, I had mac&cheese and my boyfriend had the stag bacon cheeseburger - would recommend!

We went for the Bottomless Brunch, the food and drinks were both amazing! We were served by Mina and Serena and the service was excellent, we always had a drink on the table and another ordered ready to come out. Amazing value for money, will definitely be going back.

Amazing!! mina was a slay! great service and serena’s cocktails were amazing!! slay slay!! bottomless brunch was so so good!!

Came with some friends to do bottomless brunch for my 22nd Birthday and had an amazing time! From the moment we entered the restaurant the service was great, and throughout the 90 minutes we were there we were looked after so well! They made sure we got the most out of our time, and the food was also amazing! And you can't fault the 10% student discount. They were also very good with accommodating to any dietary requirements :)) would 100% recommend.

I’ve eaten a few times recently at Stag and the food has always been excellent and the staff really friendly. I highly recommend!

We came for bottomless brunch! Mina and company were so amazing and we got a lot of drinks during it! Quick with the drinks and asked us for 2 rounds worth of drinks each time. The food was so good and such big portions! Defi moneys worth.

I love Stag, the staff couldn’t be nicer and the food is great. Room for improvement is decorating the disabled toilet, and try to sponge off the stains on the sofa at the back.

Amazing service, cocktails were absolutely stunning, food was of high quality and more than enough! Lovely friendly staff. Best cocktails around!!

Fred is really lovely - stumbled accross this gem it is very cosy and friendly. Would definitely come back. Feel at home.

Myself and my friend came in here for one drink and ended up staying for 6 as Fred was so friendly and accommodating! Great variety of board games and cocktails. Fred was very helpful in explaining the rules of the games. Would highly recommend!

The service was absolutely flawless with the bottomless brunch! I have never been to a bottomless brunch who are so on it with orders. All drinks were enjoyable and the food was also great! We was the only ones having the bottomless brunch at the time so the atmosphere could have been better if more people were also on the bottomless brunch but otherwise it was great!

I’ve been to the stag a few times now and had great experiences. The hot drinks are always good quality and they have coconut milk which makes all the difference for us lactose free people. The waiter Mina was very friendly and welcoming, which made all the difference! My friend ordered food and he thoroughly enjoyed it, I would recommend giving this place a go!

Friendly staff helped with menu particularly Mina.. Food very tasty. Will come again. Highly recommended. Thankyou.

We were very hungry after spending the morning walking around the cathedral and we stumbled across this little place as my husband saw someone eating a tasty looking burger through the window. It was offering somewhere warm with a decent menu and boardgames to help yourself to. The staff were friendly but what let the place down was the food. I ordered the Philly Cheesesteak burger, which was essentially loads of cheese and huge amounts of onion with very little steak. Very unpleasant. We also ordered some cheesy garlic bread, which they forgot and we had to ask for a couple of times. My husband ordered the bacon and egg pancakes which were at least edible. It was a disappointing choice to stop for lunch.

First time here and it was great. Good food served quickly. Looking forward to seeing what the new menu will be like! Appropriate CV 19 measures in place with track and trace in place. ( 10/10/20)

Tables crammed together, no signs of the QR code to scan and wasn't asked to sign in, sporadic table service. Most people were queuing at the counter to pay. Sadly, will be avoiding this place unless they can sort themselves out.

Food was delicious, well portioned & nicely presented. Friendly service by a polite Frenchmen behind the bar. Great for vegans/ vegetarians. Would recommend.

Ordered online:- I'm not normally a huge fan of mushrooms or tomatoes, but both were so flavoursome and beautifully cooked that I ate everything without needing sauces.- The components were carefully separated so it wasn't soggy upon arrival.- Decent portion sizes for the price- Excellent lightly spiced tofu scramble with spinach- Arrival time bang on, and didn't take too longWill definitely be ordering again!

First off, this place DOES NOT ENCOURAGE TRACK AND TRACE. We were not asked for any details by the French server. In fact he was too preoccupied trying to roll himself a cigarette behind the counter to even pay us much attention initially. No explanation of how to order - these are strange times and recent new legislation can be confusing at the outset. Seemed to be a mixture of order and pay at the counter or order from the table. Food extremely uninspiring, both in presentation and substance. White sliced bread toast with a dollop of smashed avo, two lightly poached egg blobs, a couple of leaves and 3 slices of grilled halloumi (extra cost) just dumped on a plate does not constitute a pleasant visual experience. Cold and soulless place, partly as doors were wide open. Dogs are freely admitted, which is a definite no-no in an eating establishment (assistance animals of course are an exception) but not pet pooches. Would not recommend in any way - ecept to avoid.

Today we visited and was just left disappointed. The menu is varied and the food was well prepared - they were also accommodating in allowing us to swap items for a fussy child ... but the wait time was excessive... 25 minutes!The chef actually came out and called the restaurant phone to get a member of the wait teams attention.... then things were missing ... the female sever then used the customer toilets with her apron on which she then continued to serve in. Some basic training is required - urgently!

There’s many places to eat in Canterbury but stag offers a place to chill out with friends/ family and enjoy your meal, if your not eating , the selection of drinks is incredible and after my partner having one of the smoothies i can recommend just coming here for the cold or hot drinks , we will be coming back!!

We went for food today. We ordered scrambled egg on toast and got scrambled egg on toast with salmon. A tuna mayo baguette, we got a cheese and tuna hot baguette. And two beef burgers one with just cheese and chips and one with chips and salad. Instead i got a burger and some chips, no salad or anything and the other got two burgers on one bap and some chips. Then they had a tiny bit of tomato sauce and ran out after one squirt. No one asked us how our food was or checked. After waiting for ages for the bill he just came with the card machine and didn’t ask us about our meal at all. Disappointed as we came over for two days from North Wales to see family. First meal in Canterbury and just feel very disappointed, was surprised as it was quite busy outside. Our food took 40 mins, and after the burgers and egg on toast was delivered it took several minutes for the sandwich as it seemed they had forgot to make it.

Premises very cold today, not helped by the very unfriendly person serving and taking orders. Poached egg on toast was pretty poor. Toast was cold and tough, One toilet out of order. Some of the chairs had wobbly legs.

Rather noisy and in need of a good clean. The coffee was also disappointing - rather weak decaf latte and not a great cappuccino. Long queues for the toilets.

Myself my mum & her friend Niall went out into the Canterbury CityCentre for a bite to eat at lunchtime (12:45hrs) for food my mum had a jacket potato with tuna and a hot chocolate for a hot drink my mums friend niall had a jacket potato with tuna with a hot chocolate too, then last but least I had a cheese and chorizo omelette with 3 hash browns with a caramel latte for a hot drink which I had was delicious and piping hot which i can’t complain my mum thought the jacket potato and tuna was nice and filling also cooked to perfection.

As soon as we sat down, we realised we had made a mistake, so I ordered the simplest thing on the menu, thinking that they couldn't get that wrong - beans on toast with halloumi. The coffee was mediocre, the toast and the beans were cold. I sent the beans back to be microwaved again. The halloumi was nice though.The staff ignored us when we said goodbye as we leftAvoid this place.

I ordered bagel with poached egg and avocado. The bagel was old and really hard to bite in. We also orders eggs Florentin but I didn't taste that. Drinks were OK

I chose here as I’ve not been in before and it looked nice. Good location for a bit of people watching. I have one day a week to myself and I like to have lunch on my own and sit and watch the world go buy. There are many, many lovely places in Canterbury to eat so I feel compelled to give feedback as competition in this industry is fierce. The menu looked lovely. I would happily have eaten anything on there. I chose the hummus on sourdough with avocado. It was ok. Very average. The piece of bread was thin and tiny. It needed 2 slices for almost £7. There was supposed to be some sort of pickle on top but it was missing. There was a small salad that accompanied it, spinach and tomato. That was the extent of it. The hot drinks were nice but and service was friendly. I overheard the table next to me complaining about the quality of their food. Looking at the reviews, it seems this was not a one off. I would hate to see this place close as it has so much potential.

I could write an essay about my terrible experience but hopefully the owners will get in touch and I’ll go into more details. But please, don’t make a special trip to this place. EVERYTHING was a disaster!!1. Staff - RUDE, uninterested, slow, used “the F word” in front of me and another customer who was about 10yrs old. Gave attitude when we complained about our food. 5 of them standing behind the counter talking and swearing whilst dirty dishes piled up and customers waited for coffees. (Bear in mind there were only 3 tables of 2 customers).2. Coffee - was ok3. Food - TERRIBLE!! The menu is great...that’s why we chose to go there. Food was awful. *Vegan bagel with vegan bacon...plate was dirty, bagel was hard and chewy at the same time and it looked like it was chucked together in a hurry. See pics. *Eggs Benedict - eggs were poached well, bacon was good but the sauce was disgusting. Tasted like they took a jar of English mustard, diluted it with a bit of water and poured it over. I complained and they made another...without mustard....this time it came out tasting like dishwater. HORRIBLE! And they clearly just took the same two poached eggs and reheated it in a pan. Both hardened and yolks broken when brought back to the table (with terrible attitude). See pics. I may as well have taken my £22 and chucked it in the bin.Highly disappointed!!

Lovely little coffee shop in the centre of Canterbury. Nice modern clean and welcoming cafe. Service was good and nice hot drinks.

Went there yesterday with a friend of mine . We had lates which looked lovely, jacket potatoes that tasted really great and a Stag burger !although it was kinda busy at lunch time and we had to wait a bit for our order. They must’ve been short on staff as only seen three people behind the till . Manager did an amazing job navigating the other people . Would visit again .

I love stag and I would like to love it more but they often seem understaffed, or don't have all the ingredients to make certain things. I think there should be a sign put on the door like "no pancakes today" or "cash only" because there have been a few times I've gone in and had to leave without getting what I wanted because they didn't have the means to produce it- and I understand that happens! When everything is running smoothly the food is delicious, the coffee is always great and I love the sweet treats. It's a real pity that the staff seem to be under so much pressure because they're all so lovely. It's not easy obviously but organisation could be better. I'm going to keep coming back because the staff are great and I do really enjoy it there.

Went here for breakfast with my fiancé. She had the Big stag breakfast and I had a burger with bacon and hash brown. To drink I tried The Hulk smoothie with orange juice.Food was served quickly with a pleasant table service. The tables are well spaced out and very clean as you would expect in a new independent. The food was enjoyable to eat my only gripe would be that the bacon on both dishes should be served crispy especially the streaky bacon on the burger. I would go back again

Staff seemed stress which delayed our food. The jacket potato my daughter had was dried up and my husband saw the kitchen on the way to the toilet and said it was chaos and dirty. The staff had dirty uniforms on when the came out to serve the food to help the poor guy out who was run off his feet while one guy behind the bar did nothing. My husband also had a baked potato with tuna and mayonnaise and next day had stomach discomfort and diarrhoea ? the tuna had been sat around. The place seemed very popular and as a consequence, the kitchen staff ran out of food. I had the crushed avocado on toast with poached eggs which was ok and neither myself or my daughter were sick so wondered if it was the tuna. We were only in Canterbury for the day and this place was the only one that seemed to do baked potatoes so the search was not worth it!

The environment was clean and tidy but didn't really have any character. No serviettes on the tables was a bit of an oversight when serving bacon sandwichs.Service was ok, staff were polite but not really very happy to be there, food arrived quickly.Food was ok, not great.Just about average I guess, but will need to do better.

Three bacon sandwiches took 45 minutes to arrive, having chased twice. We ordered a side of hash browns and received one, that wasn’t even cooked. Disappointing.

Let’s start with the positives, good quality food served quickly! Internal decoration was bright and welcoming. So what was wrong the staff were unwelcoming and somewhat miserable ! With so much choice in Canterbury you need to work on this!

Waiter did not know how to use the till to order our food Waiter could not understand what we’ll done bacon was when we asked When food arrived there was no bacon at all Portion size poor Poor value for money Two chefs came out of the kitchen The younger one wearing clean whites The older one wearing filthy whites and dirty black trousers I wonder how clean the kitchen is? Will not be returning

First visit, looked nice from the outside But it lacked atmosphere and the food was lukewarm, bland and slow to arrive.

Really nice interior with different seating options. Great place for people watching. The lady who served us was lovely and really friendly. She recommended the vegan chocolate and salted caramel gateau and it was divine. The slices were huge! There were plenty of other vegan options, including burgers, breakfasts and other cakes. The coffee was also delicious. Great place!

We love the addition of a great cafe so close to the High St (the building had been empty for a while). The cafe is very nice - clean, modern, and accommodating. They have plenty of great drinks, and their food is wonderful. The breakfast sandwich is one of the best things I've had in Canterbury - a must-try! This is also a great place to just hang out / work. They play great music, and it is never boring with the staff (Lulu is always hilarious!). Keep up the great work, Stag!

Went today with my mum and her walker. Lovely, calm atmosphere, great for my elderly mum. Great location on the corner of Marlowe Arcade with St Margaret's Street. Great friendly service; #dementiafriendly the ORANGE chocolate cake was sublime Thankyou Jas and Lulu. We'll be back

I would love to support this local business but I have made 2 attempts at breakfast here. The 1st, the kitchen was closed and today having queued politely behind some tourists choosing sandwiches, they let me go ahead but the lady refused to serve me first! I live locally and have breakfast in town most weeks. What a shame you have now lost my business. Cote round the corner was great as ever and at £9.95, around half what I would have paid at Stag. The cafe is very empty and the site has seen 3 businesses close in the last couple of years. Stag will have to try a lot harder than this to survive.

Visited this morning for breakfast, nice venue but oh dear....breakfast for two at £25.00...after 10 minutes a shout across the restaurant 2 Teas! Obviously too much to bring it the table. After a further 45 minutes I asked for an update on our food, the waitress visited the kitchen and then told us the chef was trying to multitask!!!! He was busy with other tables and then a large table came in (6 people) infact there were only 2 other people in the restaurant when we ordered, the table of 6 arrived half an hour after us. But not to worry our breakfast would be another 6 minutes! Eventually after another 15 minutes the chef ran in to the restaurant and put our food on the counter, the waitress then delivered our food to the wrong table then picked it back up and put it on our table. The condiments were empty so we had to grab some from another table. I had the full breakfast however the baked beans needed stirring up to find some moisture having grown a crust where they had been hanging around for so long, the sausages were nearly cold but tough as over cooked, the bacon could have been snapped, the poached egg yolks were hard and the toast cold, hash browns and tomatoes ok. Never had a visit from the staff to see if “everything was OK”... Hence to say we won’t be returning.....

I took my Mum and Daughter into Stag for lunch today. It was the first time I had come across it and it was lovey. We ordered bacon butties which was simple but delicious and really well priced. The food was homely and hit the spot nicely with a great pot of tea. I will be going back again for breakfast with my husband and daughter and will 100% recommend to friends and family.

I was walking past when I saw the breakfast deal of a medium/large hot drink with a bacon roll! I was hooked........The staff were lovely, flat white was on point and the bacon roll was brilliant.A very lovely space and well worth the money.Next time I’ll have to take the missus!

Girl - Lulu - moody and needs to go on a customer service course or find a factory job. Coffee ok, food ok, lad with the beard was funny - he made the visit worthwhile...The place was ok and convenient, just the service from some staff needs to be addressed.

Saw the vegan menu through the window and was instantly drawn to the pancake options. They had a few options but the maple syrup and bacon option was the one for me. Inside is very pleasant and well decorated filled with lots of different art. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. I ordered the pancakes and I was not disappointed! I got a stack of three pancakes that were outstanding. I would 100% recommend coming here, especially if you're looking for delicious vegan options!

I was just there and the soy vegan burger is TO DIE FOR, absolutely amazing in taste, perfect composition, so satisfying! I love to try vegan options, this has been the tastiest vegan burger by far. I would highly recommend for everybody, vegan or not👍

...and huge slimy, ‘roast’ pepper - the ‘toast’ was warm bread. Not a great meal and left most of it. I think the egg had been fried some time ago. The bottom of it was brown and hard, whilst the yolk was cold. Urrghhh.

It’s a great environment, with plenty of vegan options available. I’ve been a few times now and slowly working through the many available options. Pancakes are highly recommended and the staff couldn’t be more friendly.

I went to Stag with my sister for a nice brunch. The place was bright and airy, and lovely for watching the world go by. The food was A M A Z I N G. And me and my sister loved our coffee. Definitely worth going here, and it’s also dog friendly !

The menu is varied and modern. We chose the vegan breakfast, and it was good to see a wide variety of items included - even spinach. The vegan sausages were actually really tasty, even though we weren't sure about trying them. The 'tofu scrambled egg' was the same texture as real scrambled egg, but it tastes of nothing - not Stag's fault, it's just how it is - so if you're vegetarian, get real eggs with this breakfast. Staff were friendly and enthusiastic, if not all very experienced/well-trained. BUT this place needs a good clean: the floor was filthy, as were the walls, which is not pleasant. Also, the staff mostly don't seem very experienced - or maybe well-trained. They need to keep an eye out for customers who want attention, check all items come out on the plate (we were missing two items and had to ask), and wipe up thoroughly as soon as customers leave. We'll visit again for the modern veggie dishes - surprisingly rare in this part of Canterbury - but we really hope that the manager improves the cleaning standards/hygiene and maintenance before we make this a regular hangout.

Went for quick bite at lunchtime, pleasant staff, food okay and served well. Trying hard to be seen as vegetarian and vegan but luckily for us carnivores still some meat around. Worth a try.

Visited on Saturday 15th June, mid afternoon. On arrival weren't necessarily greeted but rather had members of staff stare at us until we spoke to them! that certainly is not 'customer service.' The bakery section looked sad and very dry so we decided to risk something off a menu (this was an expensive mistake). There was a 'breakfast' and 'brunch' menu both served at the same time which made it especially confusing. After ordering at the till with one member of staff, they then walked away so had to order again, of course no apology. One iced latte, a soft drink, one cheeseburger and a chicken chaser salad came to just under £30! unbelievable prices for the slop we were served. After a tray was shoved in our direction we found a table. Only once we had sat did we realise the place was filthy from top to bottom: food all over the floor, tables sticky, walls dirty. Yet the most astounding part was that the members of staff were chatting amongst themselves, walking in and out of the coffee shop aimlessly. At this point all we could do was stare out the window at the nice tearoom we should have visited. Once the food eventually arrived, the salad dressing tasted like water, the burger would've been nicer if it had come from mcdonalds, and the salad croutons drenched in oil (see photo) plates were gracefully thrown down on the table with no offer of sauces and at no point did anyone check our meal (neither plate was finished)All I can recommend is for visitors to walk straight past Stag into the other, nicer tearooms.

Popped in for an additional breakfast/early lunch!! We were served quickly and the food was really good. Basic tables and chairs but the decor is nice. The main thing is would I visit again, YES. I go to place and look for good quality food at acceptable prices, this met this criteria fully. Its just off the main high street but worth finding.

The salmon and cream cheese tart took a long time (I had to ask where my order was, so suspect they forgot). What arrived was a very bland quiche, no salmon! The explanation that this was a new branch with untested suppliers didn’t sound convincing. Let’s hope the salmon will rejoin the quiche (which was advertised as a ‘tart’, which sounds more exciting somehow).

Popped in this place while on a day out in Canterbury.It had a great selection of gluten free options and the staff were very helpful in checking if other things were gluten free. The service was quick and food was delicious. Will definitely visit again if I'm in Canterbury.

Always a pleasure to visit, whether just popping in for a coffee or for Lunch. The food is great (although my wife refuses to try anything except the Eggs Benedict because they were so good the first time we came) and the staff (especially Lulu!) have all been wonderful every time too, bubbly and chatty. Make sure you download the Loyalzoo app so that you can collect rewards, as you’ll soon have a free coffee!

Lulu was so kind and willing to go above and beyond - the coffee was great and I even asked for an extra lemon for my sparkling water, which they went out of their way to provide for me!

We had the Cajun burger and the Vegan burger, it was the first vegan burger I ever had, I really enjoyed it. Excellent food!

Been to Stag a few times now and the food is absolutely gorgeous. Their vegan bacon butty always makes my day, I’m really happy I am able to have this ultimate hungover cure in my life again. Especially with their own made vegan mayo it’s something I am really looking forward to every time we go. Priced at 3.50 it’s the same price you normally pay for a vegan sandwich at Tesco and M&S so that’s also great. Their vegan carrot cake is also something. Absolutely crazy how they make it so good. Also, somewhere in the comments I read that their coffee is burnt, but as a barista myself I genuinely enjoy their coffee. It’s not necessarily the best in town, I mean there’s like three cafes with own roasters down the road. But it is still good quality. The only issue, really, is that staff doesn’t seem to communicate effectively. It is a bit chaotic, a bit more of a system would definitely help. Overall I really enjoy this place though. Will keep coming back

Great coffee with only the best service provided by & well trained staff, credit to proprietor. Use their outlet in Ashford also.

I see this place every day on my way to work, everyday I looked in and saw what looked like great food and a lovely alternative cafe. We decided to visit for Sunday brunch (something all cafes want to get right and have a market for!). After reading through the menu and finding several things I would have loved to try I decided on scrambled egg on toast. Simple but often done very well.We waited a little over half an hour for our food to come out of the kitchen and when it arrived I was instantly disappointed. The presentation was awful, my scrambled egg was bouncy and stone cold. My toast was completely black, I have no idea how the chef thought it was appropriate to serve such burnt toast! The scrambled egg also tasted of absolutely nothing. I was incredibly disappointed with my food and even more annoyed I waited so long. The chef came out with a blue food handling glove on holding peoples food. It was incredibly unprofessional and unhygienic, he was also looked a little scruffy to say the least. After attempting to take people’s food to the wrong table several times he gave up and threw it down on the front counter, it came across incredibly aggressive and as though he had given up on customer service altogether. However the chocolate milkshake I had was lovely. The decor inside is also lovely as are the waiters and waitresses.

Came in for lunch on a bank holiday Monday. They were understaffed due to sickness which was fair but it all went down from there really. Because they were understaffed; tables were not cleared and cleaned after guests left and there were stacks of dirty crockery, plates and cutlery over the counter.The food took ages between ordering and being served, my partner had a burger which he enjoyed; but mine was only warm so not as enjoyable.When I went to the toilet; as I walked past the kitchen the piles of dirty crockery continued in there on all the surfaces and on the floor. And then when in the toilet; it didn’t lock, so I had to use the facilities whilst holding onto the door. All of the above I can forgive because they were understaffed (bar the toilet door). But what comes next is no excuse regardless of staff availability. The waitress; polite when talking to you, but regularly had her phone out, phoning and texting people- plus this was on loud so it could be heard every time someone contacted her. Both the members of staff (the waitress and another waiter) looked miserable with faces of thunder, so they were coming across as unapproachable, however; when you did ask them something they were both polite. The Stag also had maintenance going on during service hours. A guy was drilling holes into the wall to hang up menu boards. Which whilst you’re eating isn’t a pleasant sound, nor do I appreciate brick dust in my food. And when he was asked by the staff to stop he seemed put out. If I was going to visit this place again- leave it a few more weeks until they’re properly up and running (with no drills in sight) and make sure they’re properly staffed.

Love this place me and my other half come here all the time now. Weve had a couple of things of the menue pancakes are flipping great and the breakfast bagel was beautiful and filled a hole. The service by Lulu and Georgia never fails to make us smile. Lovely welcoming place would recommend to anybody who fancys, great coffee, great food and great people !!

Am Ostermontag waren wir zum Frühstück im Stag. Obwohl zunächst noch nicht viele Gäste dort waren, mussten wir mehr als 45 Minuten auf unser Frühstück warten. Die Pfannkuchen waren ganz lecker, der Bagel so la la, das vegetarische Frühstück ziemlich teuer...Nachdem es voller wurde, brach ein wenig das Chaos aus... wer einen ruhigen Start in den Tag sucht, ist hier fehl am Platz