The Bouverie Tap in Shepway

A very welcoming afternoon with both good food and an owner with a great sense of humour.

Really gutted that they pull the ribs off their menu but didn’t updated their menu online or in restaurant as we made a trip there just for the ribs, ended up need to rush the drink and eat elsewhere. Please bring it back!

Tasty good value food. Would have loved cauliflower cheese with the roast but still yummy.

Excellent service. Jim really ensures you feel at home

5 star review in spite of the very busy food customers taking all the tables. Beers on offer are very well kept and the atmosphere friendly and happy.

Very friendly non pretentious eating place, had a halloumi sandwich (was lush)

Regularly visit on a Monday. we enjoy the varied selection of ales. Food consistently good. Also dog friendly. Usually have starters (chicken wings or salt squid. Starters not listed on choices here)

This is exactly what a real English pub should be like! Authentic, a little old-fashioned, good beers and excellent fish 'n chips!

Nearly £30 for a round of drinks shocking 😲

Lovely place, lots of war time memorabilia. Roast was fabulous and the place was packed

Had an evening meal here on 27/8 after a long day travelling. The meal was great and service was excellent by Adam ( I think ) great burger great value worth a visit

A wonderful place to drink and eat, with a good selection of drinks and food. The person serving us went out of her way to help meet my wife's dietary requirements, with the chef doing their best to create a lovely salad!

Friendly staff. Good atmosphere.

We just shared lovely meal with my hubby and little one. The portions were impressive. I especially loved the mussels with white wine and garlic sauce. They were fantastic. My hubby enjoyed his vegetable pie and little one's burger was a good size for £7.50 with chips, beans and ice cream. We had tried many restaurants around Folkestone as we come here every summer but I can safely say we will be coming back to The Bouverie Tap next year. Something I couldn't say about the others. The staff is very friendly and atmosphere super chilled and comfy 👍

Great place for a pint and a snack or two pints and really great food. We keep coming back when we are in Folkestone and enjoy the place, with interesting wall coverings, posters etc., and attentive staff. Well worth a visit !!

This place encapsulated the atmosphere of what I had hoped for coming as a tourist to South England. The food was delicious and the options for drinks were great. I would definitely recommend the Minute Steak and Fish&Chips. The staff were all super friendly and the service was quick.

We recently had our wedding celebration here and it could not have been more perfect. The buffet food was incredible (everyone mentioned it), and kept coming all night! They even made us roast potatoes and gravy for our gravy fountain, and a surprise potato wedding cake! The staff worked so hard to keep everything running smoothly and made sure everyone was taken care of. Alex, one of the bar staff, was our DJ for the night. He played an amazing set that kept the dancefloor full all night! We could not have hoped for a better way to celebrate our wedding. Highly recommended!

Had a quiet, delicious birthday lunch on a Monday - not many places to go on a Monday in Folkestone but I'm glad that helped me choose the Bouverie Tap! I had the delicious gnocchi, very herby and buttery (and filling!) and my partner loved the burger and fries. Great attentive staff and as a history nerd, I love the wartime interiors.

Stopped for a beer and coffee after a rainy afternoon. All good, but beer glass had an insect at the bottom. Yuk! No apology, no compensation.

Lovely pub great food and a good selection of beers and ciders, and very nice staff

The atmosphere and people there is brilliant

Lovely place. Can't decide whether it is a pub or a micro but great nevertheless. Will come back her as the beer choice was good and well kept and my meal was delicious.

Food was great! The options were nicely varied and they had a scotch bonnet chilli sauce that was absolutely smashing! And the hot dog I ordered was a proper bratwurst, was such a delight to eat. They also had a nice selection of drinks to choose from, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. And whoever made the playlist was genuinely on it, the song choices were great! Over all would recommend this place to anyone

Nice traditional local pub with very friendly staff, a big variety of drinks and excellent cuisine.

They welcomed us even though it was a little late, very kind, hospitable and helpful owners, good food, lots of choice of beers, place decorated with war memorabilia, beautiful

Went for Sunday roast the lamb was gorgeous my only problem was the roast potatoes weren't particularly hot

Stopped in for a Sunday roast with my girlfriend and our son after meeting Luke & Lucy (the owners) and their son on a family day trip. Luke invited us to his restaurant to try out the food and we wasn’t disappointed. The chicken supreme roast was one of the best I’ve ever had. It was accompanied with a double spiced rum and coke which went down really well and I was later told it was a local Kent based dark spiced rum. Very impressed. Hannah was also raving about her sirloin beef roast and as her dad is a butcher I would say that’s a pretty big compliment. But by far the biggest compliment I could pay is that our son who is one of the most fussiest of eaters, absolutely loved the sausages. I managed to nick a bite myself and I have to agree with his judgement. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Love the decor by the way Luke 😉 We’ll definitely pay another visit next time we’re in Folkestone. We have to come back and try the burgers, (I was torn between that and the roast). Was lovely to meet you and your family. Take care Charlie, Hannah & Teddy (the one that hides in the buggy)

The food was excellent: delicious pie, amazing toffee pudding. A very warm welcome. A truly good pub!

Found by chance. Lovely atmosphere, really good staff and yummy food. We will call again!

Beautiful roast dinner, I had lamb and partner has pork belly. Both stunning! Would defo recommend!! 100% going back and trying the beef next!

Good place with some decent cask beer

Well kept ale and quick service. Unfortunately the male customers at the bar were using foul language that the staff could have requested them to stop.

Really great food, well worth a visit

Pleasant bar, good selection of beers, ciders and gins plus plenty of other spirits

Good food well priced with friendly staff. Adviced to book in advance

This lovely restaurant was the perfect location to The Leas Cliff Hall and myself and my parents were made to feel very welcome by the amazing staff yesterday. Special thanks go to Jim and Kayleigh who replied to my E mails regarding certain dishes and remembered us as we arrived for our sitting. A very welcome personal touch. Thank you Our meals were delicious and beautifully presented. Credit to all the staff for your hospitality and hard work. Very much appreciated. Thank you again and see you soon

Disappointing Potatoes as very hard and unfortunately affected a filling for my husband so he was in pain and could not eat most of the meal. My lamb was very nice and the small portion for my mum went down well. Far to quick on arrival to ask for what drinks we wanted and came back again too soon for us as well so we ended up ordering lemonade all round. Left us a bit longer we might have ordered alcohol and would have got more money out of us. Nice cosy venue

Lovely wee bar. Good selection of beers at reasonable prices. Love all the paraphernalia Friendly and welcoming staff

Best mussels in Folkestone when I had them! On my last visit, unfortunately the beer I went in for..... The "666" had gone from their place! All new staff since I was last here, but still welcoming enough! This location is great for food and brilliant reputation for Sunday lunch, but make sure you book!

A tad noisy but everyone v happy and friendly - so there! Food looked good, and it was quieter round the corner. I loved the decor. Felt safe and in a REAL place. 10/10

Been here 3 times for a Sunday roast food is really good. Between us we all had a pork belly, a chicken, a beef and a lamb roast and everyone couldn’t say enough good things about it. Deserts were also top notch The venue itself is very rustic and rough around the edges and may not be to everyone’s taste (especially the bathroom) and the seating area downstairs is access via a very narrow spiral stairs case so not suitable for people with limited mobility. Overall the food is really good and staff and really friendly and would highly recommend for a good Sunday roast. Make sure to book ahead as they are always busy.

We were seven people, and five of us had the meat pie - which was very much relished and praised alongside a portion of mussels and The Green Burger! The Bouverie Tap offers a lovely, rustic atmosphere, friendly and attentive staff, and the quality-price-ratio is fantastic! The perfect place to take a bunch of friends, enjoy good food and have a giggle!

We visited today 31/3/24 great little rustic place to eat and drink where the food is cooked to perfection with lovely attentive staff, we were a party of 5 and had 3 roast beef and 2 lamb plus desserts and drinks all the food came out at the same time, not like some places and a great choice of drinks it's not over priced nor cheap but you do get what you pay for we have been here several times and will keep going back, the management should be proud of their staff, a BIG thank you to The Bouverie Tap.

Must be one of my favourite casual places to eat for both celebration or just lazy evening! Ribs and pies are probably best ones you can get anywhere in UK!

Great venue for an evening gathering. Good buffet and service was very good too. The venue has a basement room whichbcan be used for private hire.

A very friendly good value bar / restaurant lovely staff no frills food excellent value mussels best in Folkestone good selection of local gins well worth a visit

As always, great atmosphere, great ales, great food and great friendly service every time without fail!

My third visit, this time for Sunday lunch. Excellent roasts, one of my daughters had lamb and I had beef. The other daughter had the burger which she rated highly ( she’s a burger connoisseur!). Generous portions, all very tasty. We couldn’t manage a dessert.The service is always friendly and welcoming. This is my go-to place to eat in Folkestone.

Lovely Pub, great staff, great atmosphere.

Wonderful Sunday Roasts. Best chicken wings in town and of course the best Kent ales on tap. Lucky to have this as a local.

Amazing food and really lovely staff. Would definitely recommend and come again, thank you so much!

We had a concert at Leas Cliffe Hall and it was convnient to eat here and walk down to the concert. On top of it the Food was really good..nice selection of beers and gin..service attentitive We'll be back!

Saturday night the wife and I went for drinks and food. Homemade pie & mash and fish & chips followed by cheesecake. The food was absolutely delicious, drinks were very good and the service couldn't have been better. Would highly recommend.

Fabulous food and atmosphere. This was recommended to me as having the best mussels in Folkestone and I was not disappointed. Mussels in spicy tomato sauce was great, as were the salt and peppered squid. I would highly recommend this boutique restaurant.

Great local pub, friendly crowd and management, excellent pub food.

Great beer and service. No TV or music so easy to just chat and enjoy company of friends.

There was a large group already seated, but they quicky took our order and sneak our order through before. Nice touch. Food was exceptional and staff were good fun, professional and attentive. Great place.

Great staff, very helpful , happy to recommend dishes and they were spot on. The pie was exceptional….and the gravy !

Best Sunday roast in Folkestone.

Great location! Enjoyed the meal as well as the pleasant and sympathetic service!

An amazing little find en route home from France to Worcestershire. Wonderful service and incredible food. Thoroughly enjoyable. Pleasing a family of 5 including a vegetarian.

First visit. Food amazing scotch bonnet chicken wings are as hot as advertised! Plenty of biscuits for furry guests, and well kept pale ales, see you again soon!

Lovely place to grab some nice home cooked food

Excellent food again, it seems to get better every time! Perfect pub grub but cooked so good, staff are alright as well 😄

Just popped in for a drink although they were very busy they let use a reserved table on the condition we we left by a certain time which gave us plenty of time to enjoy our drinks.

Great pub eaten here twice including a Christmas meal with a large group. Food was excellent, staff very friendly and also welcome dogs.

Visited with Solo Sisters for a catch up, great food and atmosphere.

Great beer and even better Sunday lunch, got to be in the top five friendly pubs for food in Folkestone

The worst pub meal I’ve eaten in my life. What else is there to say!!

When for Xmas meal with family and it had to be the worst pub meal ive ever eaten. The spuds had been reheated, gravy was like water and the rest of the 3 course meal was just as bad. I was a local but I’m not sure I’ll ever go in again. What a shame and a waste of money A local

Simply amazing! Very cosy pub with delicious food and an incredibly friendly staff! It simply can't be better!

Thanks again guys and girls, absolutely adore this place, the food gets better and the staff are just brilliant, I've grown fond of them all, bloody lovely, and I'm a hard northerner

Nice pub with great choice of beers and a really specialism in gins. £6.50 for a specialty gin and tonic is pretty good. Bar area was a bit cramped

We had lunch at the bouverie tap today. The food was superb and great value given the quality. The service was super friendly too. A wide range of drinks on offer. A genuinely lovely place, highly recommend.

Quick friendly service reasonably priced drinks good atmosphere

Best pork belly roast I have ever had. Lovely service and very good music!

We would not be able to review the food as we were not even approached by the wait staff the entire time we were there. We went inside and sat at a table and ultimately my husband went to the bar and ordered beers. One waitress entered the dining area many times and never once approached our table to see if we wanted food so we left and went around the corner to Radnor Arms where we were greeted nicely. In my opinion 2 stars is generous.

We visited yesterday for Sunday lunch. All the staff were really friendly and the service was quick and they were really busy. The food was fabulous. Lovely vegetables and the roast pork was amazing. An absolute pleasure to have such a great experience

Thank you for a fantastic Sunday lunch today. The food was amazing and the service was very good. Lovely atmosphere too

Great beer, great food, lovely atmosphere!

Our daughter recommended the Bouverie Tap as an ideal place to eat and drink before going to a show at the Leas Cliff Hall. The staff were friendly and helpful and were happy for us to take our time in ordering our meal as we had plenty of time. There were an interesting choice of beers and also several Kentish gins. Our food arrived fairly quickly after ordering and was delicious and fresh. The decor was extremely interesting, so there was plenty to look at while we were there. We would definitely recommend it to others.

Love the rustic atmosphere, food is of high quality and reasonably priced, so are the drinks, very attentive, friendly staff, all in all a place to keep in mind and well worth a regular visit! Thank you!

Booked quite late on Sunday and still got a table - Pork Belly for the both of us - really nice meal - shame about a table of three Eff ing and C ing - will still go back again

Staff very friendly and helpful. Nice atmosphere and good food. I visited with my partner and we had a homemade pie with vegetables and potatoes, which was a blessing as it was pouring down outside! We also had a local craft ale, delicious as well! My partner had a sticky toffee pudding (reeeeally nice) and I ordered a cheesecake, which was a bit disappointing because there were random chocolate chips in it.

Super pup wie daheim und das Personal ne Bombe

We were a bunch of (older) girlies meeting for lunch on a dreary rainy Saturday afternoon. In many ways the perfect local pub spot. Its not high end dining but honest, reasonably priced pub grub. Lamb shank with gravy and mash, burgers etc Haven't seen such a reasonably priced drinks list like this in a long while. Great attentive service by Hayley and Kirsten - not in your face but genuinely friendly. Next time its wintry - lock yourself in there with some friends or a good book

Our first visit despite having been going to Folkestone every week and we will definitely be going back as the beers are excellent and the food (which is traditional pub food) was also excellent and very good value. We both had pie of the day which was pulled pork and it was great. The Mrs couldn't eat all hers as she doesn't eat that much and the pie was large so I had 1.25 meals and was full to bursting which would not have been a pleasant sight if I had actually burst.

First stop after a full day of traveling from Detroit MI/USA and checking into our AirBnB … a perfect intro to the friendly Folkstone community. Jim was warm & welcoming and his recommendations of the gorgeous handmade meat pie (steak & mushroom) with mash & savory gravy for me and a pot of steaming, tender mussels in white wine sauce + frites for my husband hit the spot. Fellow patrons were friendly and offered suggestions on things to see and do in the region during our month-long stay. Jim invited us back for their Sunday lunch … we have our place reserved but may not wait that long for our next visit. Hoping to snag a sit & sip at their 4-stool bar on our return. Don’t miss this place!

Always great food and friendly staff Worth a visit for the interesting decor.

DO NOT GO HERE!!! Upon arrival was met with gawks, stares and being laughed at. So despite being starving hungry we decided to take our business elsewhere… Would not recommend this to anyone. Made a visitor of the town feel uncomfortable and unwelcome.

Lovely chicken roast yesterday, and the veg was fresh and cooked perfectly

Die Bedienung war sehr freundlich Und das Essen war sehr lecker Das Pub ist auch typisch eingerichtet Kinderfreundlich

Always enjoy our visits. Always a tasty veggie Sunday roast option. Last Sunday mushroom & spinach pie, last time cauliflower cheese pie, both delicious. Good quality food & service and a great atmosphere. Thank yoh.

Très bon accueil. Bons petits plats. Très beau décor. J'y retourne à chaque fois que cela m'est possible !

We were warmly welcomed in by staff and locals. Perhaps our dog more so than us, but that’s not a bad thing! He was offered a biscuit before we’d even ordered our drinks. Good selection of beers, some interesting local gins and wines. Food was excellent, service was superb and friendly. Can’t fault the place and will pop in next time we’re Chunneling under the Channel!

The food was amazing and the staff was extremely friendly and helpful there is a great range of different beers that I had never tried before so would recommend trying them

Alfie was treated like a wee king, rain could not come down any heavier outside. Wee fella was soaked heloved the sausages. A real dog friendly place and we know how to find it again.

Truly enjoyed our lovely lunch, we had calamari, fish & chips (all non greasy, just so happy to find non greasy food :)) and mussels in tomato sauce, all very yummy. Friendly staff. Chill ambience. A lovely gem!

Enjoyed it all. Good service lovely people and felt relaxed and comfortable.

Deceptive from the exterior, - you think this is just a local alehouse, which it is - yet it is so much more. Rustic and full of character, the atmosphere is friendly and a place that you feel comfortable in and want to remain in. On top of that, the food quality and cuisine and service are all superlative and superior to any of the outwardly fancy-shmancy outlets one finds. The chef is likewise top-notch; the wine and cream sauce on the mussels so good you want to drink it to the last drop. The beef in the burger of the highest quality. No Question: when we come back, there is only one place to go.