The King's Head in Canterbury

Lovely traditional pub serving a good selection of cask ales. Very friendly staff, especially Helen, who served us up a fantastic Sunday roast. As it's my local now, I can comfortably recommend this particular pub to anyone who happens to be in the area and to try out the food as it's the best I've tried in and around Canterbury. Edit...12/07/22. Closed permanently. Oh shit!

I've been to this pub more than any others in Canterbury because the staff are amazing! The owner makes you feel right at home and they have a stunning backyard/patio area. My favorite place to get a drink with friends.

Great place to drink, play bat and trap and watch FA cup final on a sunny Saturday 🌞

I had a night in Canterbury recently and paid a visit to the Kings Head pub in Wincheap. The pub is an old Coaching Inn and dates back as far as 1403. The owner, Mark, an expat Dunelmian, was engaing and chatty and there is a good selection of real ales, beers lagers and spirits. To put it in a nutshell, the pub is a old fashioned "proper" pub. The menu from "the Thin Tart" restaurant, run by David, is pub classics alongside a selection of Alasace Tarts (hence the name)- a cross between a pizza a tart- is excellent. It being Sunday I went for traditional fare and had the Sunday lunch. This was beautifully cooked and excellent value with a huge home made Yorkshire Pudding and seven different vegetables on the plate as well as fluffy yet crisp roast potatoes cooked in their skins whilst the Lamb was just on the right side of pink and delightfully tender. The pub has character in spades with darts, traditional bar games and an outdoor area to sit in when the weather allows. Mark tells me that he is also upgrading his rooms - as he put it,"Upstairs looks like a building site....because it is one"- which he hopes to have ready soon. There is also an outside grassed area for the local game of trap and ball. This is a wonderful old pub well worth the ten minutes' walk from Canterbury city centre - if you get chance to go and visit, do - you won't be disappointed !

Welcoming place, cool staff and decent management. Food is top. Can't say better than that.

Amazing pub, with a very welcoming atmosphere. Having visited several times, I have been able to sample a selection of the food from the kitchen and am always impressed with the quality and value for money. Mark the landlord is friendly and welcoming. If you get a chance do pop into the kings head for a drink, chat and some good food, you won't be disappointed.

Lovely traditional pub (the oldest one in the city to be more accurate). Feels very homely and I always feel very safe there. The owner goes out of his way to be friendly and lots of things happening, from the free to enter weekly pub quiz, (currently on Wednesdays) to darts, open mic and board game nights. Often quiet as it gets overlooked due to being slightly out of the centre, but worth the 5 min walk. Excellent food and all at reasonable prices.

Went today to the Kings Head for lunch and everyone really enjoyed the food. My son asked if we can come back tomorrow he loved it so much. I had the pork belly and it was perfect with plenty of veg and gravy. Sun shining, cold beer, roast dinner on a bank holiday weekend what more do you need. The prices are very reasonable and the service was top notch to make a very enjoyable afternoon.

Olde worlde English pub really nice atmosphere

I really wanted to visit this one as I like visiting the oldest pub in each city I visit. This one was lovely and friendly. It wasn't busy when we popped in on a Sunday afternoon in November. The customers who were in seemed a good crowd of locals and we had a bit of banter about the football. The landlord was, quite rightly, very proud of his pub and he was quite happy telling us of his connection with the pub and why it can be called the oldest pub in Canterbury, despite other claims. We could happily have stayed longer, but time was against us on this occasion. One to go back to

Generic pub, very local feeling but were friendly. Needs to make more of being' the oldest pub' in Canterbury.

Bar billiards and such a lovely welcome. 😍

Meal was amazing and service second to none!

Very nice place with some decent times but definitely need to go with a group and be prepared for a high charge on drinks, the company you bring determines the fun you'll have

Great local pub. Good beer. Welcoming service.

Really lovely pub to go to. Friendly staff. Out door garden. I would definitely recommend.

My local pub good beer and efficient staff

Family of 5 visiting son’s potential new uni and staying locally. Excellent food (burgers and wood baked Flemish tart), really friendly and welcoming service in great beer garden in 15th century pub. Can’t go wrong really.

Nice, relaxed, clean, and light. Toilets could do with a spruce, but otherwise friendly and welcoming.

Friendly staff and plenty of room in the garden.

Great atmosphere and staff, super friendly environment.

Mi mamá y yo fuimos hoy al Kings Head y nos alegramos mucho de haberlo hecho. Después de ver publicaciones sobre el asado que circulaban en línea, decidimos intentarlo. Ella tenía la carne y yo tenía la deliciosa panceta de cerdo, ¡el crujido era perfecto! El propietario también fue muy amable y agradable.

Great quiz nite. Great host. Great staff.. very good whisky and food. Cheers!!!

What a great little pub! We visited our son in Canterbury and decided to pop in for lunch. Very friendly and warm welcome. The food was amazing, would definitely recommend the pork belly for a Sunday roast. Excellent value for money. Service was great all round. We’ll definitely be back soon.

The perfect pubto drink in the landlord is the best

There ales were terrible. We tried two different ones. I gave one away after a couple of tastes. But he left it on a table . Over priced for poor beer

Quaint old style pub. 15th century so the rooms are not modern but are clean and comfortable. No chef so no meals apart from a good breakfast. Friendly staff and good locals to chat with. All in all a nice stay.

Super cosy. Friendly staff. Great coffee.

Lovely pub, friendly hosts. Had a great stay.

Nice pub with lots going on, well priced beer and friendly staff

Me alojé en el ser y estar allí. Habitaciones pequeñas (vigas bajas, etc.) pero pintorescas y limpias. Un montón de instalaciones como té, café, gel de ducha, champú, etc. El desayuno fue rápido y bien preparado y presentado. Una estancia agradable y el personal excelente. (Consejo, solicite la habitación 1, ya que es la más tranquila ya que el pub está en una calle principal). Recomendaría llamar por teléfono para solicitar disponibilidad, ya que es muy popular.

It's a really lovely pub, welcoming, helpful bar staff very friendly landlord is always cheerful, i highly recommend it

Was good until the new own took over now a very unwelcoming place to go

I only went in for a beer on a rainy afternoon. Pub has a traditional, almost old fashioned, air with dartboard, bar billiards table (I hadn't seen one of them for years!) and unfussy decor. Most importantly the beer was excellent, so much so I had several while sitting and catching up with emails and messages generally. Few other customers since it was a weekday afternoon but it was what I wanted.

Average British pub with eclectic patronage. Prices are fair by local standards. It's specific to the neighbourhood, no bells and whistles!

Oldy worldly pub, friendly staff. Room a little dated but clean. Issue with maccerator in the small ensuite so shower tray not emptying, breakfast ok had run out if eggs though!

Country pub in town with a great range of beer. Lovely staff make you feel really welcomed. Good decor and well-run pub.

Sucio y pegajoso. Habia un hombre que entró con un perro; no tengo nada que decir al respecto excepto que la gente del bar debería de hablar con los dueños de las mascotas para que respeten el espacio de los demás, porque a no todo el mundo le gusta que un perro extraño se acerque demasiado a sus hijos pequeños.

Country pub in town great beer and great atmosphere

Great venue. Great staff and lots to do on various days of the week.

We stayed for 1 night. Great night. Friendly staff. Clean warm room. Slightly tired but nice. Excellent breakfast even the veggie order. Will see you all soon xx

Great place. Thanks to Mark and the staff for making me feel welcome during the last few days. Warm comfortable room and great bar.

Great place for a drink with custom made up from local people

Best pub in Canterbury, lots of wood and horse brass, traditional English style dinner menus in Gothic font. Dog friendly.

I will try to summarise although on this occasion it it is difficult. On entering this pub for the first time I was surprised how small the bar was (long and narrow Pool table taking up a lot of seating room at one end. Bar staff and a few of the locals came across as very friendly and made you feel welcome and not a stranger Thank you to those customer. Had a table near the toilet (not recommended). This pub has a true pub menu not like many that advertise this is genuine home cooked food and for myself and my family Excellent. If the staff and the management had a good dining room you would need to book weeks in advance. Would I return ??? yes if there was a better place to eat but no (Great shame) as stated the food was great 5* seating area 1* staff (lady who cooked and served 5* But thank you and hopefully we will be able to return on a more regular basis (seating area)

Great place for a few beers and a meal

Very friendly and nice traditional pub atmosphere. Good selection of beer too

Great Pub, Friendly Staff, 5 Stars.

The best local pub I've been to in years great selection of whiskeys and brandies and the owner Mark even selected us the perfect beverage cheers to you my friend 😃👍the champagne brandy

Frequented the kings head today as a birthday celebration with the family. Which included two young children (3+18 months). Food was lovely and great portions. Prices are very reasonable and staff are very polite and knowledgeable. Highly recommend and will be eating there again.

Great friendly local that welcomes everyone

lovely friendly local pub,always feel welcome,food is really nice and well priced,staff are all brilliant and fun like old friends especially love lynette well done landlord mark you have done a brilliant job at the kings head

Had Sunday lunch from the new menu. Lovely roast with all the trimmings. Will definitely visit again.

Das Kings Headset liegt zwar gut in der Nähe des Zentrums, ist aber mehr als angewohnt. Die Dusche war schimmelig und auch das Frühstück wurde nur in der Mikrowelle aufgewärmt!

We loved the charm of our little room, the crisp white linen, the tiny but adequate ensuite, the view out the window of a busy wine shop and chippy, a full English breakfast, the convenient location, the friendly bar, and the ever present feeling of the history attached to this very old building.

Fabulous staff, excellent service and well kept beers

Always good and very friendly atmosphere bar staff are excellent beer really good as well

A very welcoming English Pub and the regulars very friendly. Landlord excellent bar staff five ***** to them. Recommend this pub Even though we were visitors from Perth Australia.. 👍👍😎

Very friendly owner and staff, good service. The pub is great, good food, a lot of friendly regulars. Very cozy and classic English pub feeling.

Great atmosphere and fantastic landlord: the best local in Wincheap

Nette klassische Pub Atmosphäre. Klassische und moderne Küche

A marvelously vintage public house, serving freshly cooked food a specified times with some excellent selections on tap and draught. There is a bat and trap green in the well presented garden along with a billiards table and on occasions with the most wonderfully hand crafted candles available to purchase.

Excellent pours, food, and most importantly, staff. A welcoming environment and attentive service made this place a pleasure to visit. Plan on frequenting in the future

Pleasant pub. Good ale and all round nice atmosphere.

A nice friendly atmosphere, good food and drink along playing darts, or even barbilliards amongst other games

Stayed here a couple of days. Very friendly people and nice place too. 15 minutes walk to town. Good breakfast. And good diner too. Marius

El personal es muy amable y la comida de la noche fue la mejor comida de pub realmente no puedo estresar lo suficiente! El lugar en sí mismo es muy antiguo, y esto significa que las ventanas son de un solo dolor y se produce un poco de ruido en la carretera. La cama es muy cómoda y limpia, ropa de cama, etc. Pero es una experiencia agradable si te gustan los edificios antiguos. El pub es amigable. Solo inconvenientes para mí. La ducha necesita atención principalmente la cabeza de la ducha, podría ser limpiada. Y el desayuno era pobre. Lo cual fue una gran sorpresa después de la comida por la noche. Si no lo supiera, habría dicho que estaba en el microondas. Reservamos desayunos para 8 estaba caído en 2 minutos pasado esperó 5 minutos y estaba seco y exagerado. Lovey place nice people Espero que entiendan mis dos puntos malos. Como es difícil encontrar un buen pub con habitaciones hoy en día.

Lovely jamaican curries and good friendly staff, they are very welcoming

We popped in for a quick bite and a drink. The staff were all friendly and the locals made us feel very welcome. This place is a nice little boozer and the food we had was very good.

Food was great. Second time eaten here in a few weeks . Good service a day excellent quality and value for money.

Very friendly staff and landlord, was made to feel welcome.

Good food, superb real ales, great friendly atmosphere, really good entertainment, and not an expensive place to be.

Came for a pint, stayed for the Caribbean food! Cosy gastropub on the edge of Canterbury with delicious niche guyanease food from wincheaps own auntie Romas traditional recipes!

Gemütlicher Pub mit einer fabelhaften Küchencrew.

Staff were very well mannered, very friendly and fast bar service with plenty of seating:-)

I’m from germany near berlin and I was in England last year and must say it is very tasty here in The King‘s Head.

I have eaten in The Kings Head 5 times now. I have tried their Curries, Traditional Pub Food and their Sunday Roast (lamb). The curry was made and the chef asked what level of spice I would like and it did not fail to please the pallet oozing with flavour and with a tender meat. The Roast quite simply put is the best Roast Dinner I have had out in a long time, for me the hardest part to find done well is the potatoes. These can only be described as culinary perfection, crisp flavoured external with soft fluffy centre!! The meat is obviously well sourced with excellent taste. The cost of the food was very good and I don’t think I could cook for myself at that price. The venue is a traditional English pub, with hops along the beams of the old building as well as old work horse tack around the room. With a good selection of beers, ales and lagers and a well stocked top shelf there is no threat of dehydrating. All the staff I have encountered and been very friendly and welcoming. Congratulations on the team for creating these experiences.

Tucked away, just outside the City is this lovely, traditional little pub. Great beer, good food, board games, darts, bar billiards and a lovely pub garden all make this a real hidden gem. Mark the landlord is one of the last great publicans and don't hesitate to buy him a beer and hear some matter of fact humour about the local area. My wife and I love our little local pub!

they fitted 14 of us in for in for sunday lunch at very short notice, they had the option of a roast or a carribean menu, now I love a roast but thought this place specialises in carribean food so went for that and boy I'm glad I did, I haven't had carribean food that good since I left London, the starters were amazing and I went for the curried goat for main and it was delicious well seasoned and a huge portion, I'm still stuffed now some hours later. Some of my party went for the roast and they said it was lovely and they were stuffed too..Chef Lenny what a star he got all our plates out together a variety of dishes and piping hot, this guy did it all on his own and a great job he did, really nice guy almost felt like you was round his house and he was next door in his kitchen cooking for you popping his head round the door to let you know how its going, really relaxed vibe that goes well with carribean food. The actual pub is very traditional looking nice staff and friendly customers, nice beer garden round the back. Will be back to try out some more of that lovely menu

Wir sind Veganer und waren hoch zufrieden mit dem guten Service und dem tollen, individuellen Essen. Nach vier Wochen Pub Food wirklich eine erfreuliche Besonderheit der Küche.

Called in to try the Caribbean menu and was not disappointed. Excellent curry and good selection of Caribbean food from Guyana.Impressed by the personal touch from the chef who asked me what strength etc I liked my curry.

Great, welcoming environment and the food is amazing. There's a great range of things you could have so you wouldn't find yourself short of choice. The bar staff and chef are very friendly and if you have any problems they are very quick to assist. AMAZING!

10/10 customer service and food. But talking about the food the curries there are amazing. They taste good, they look good, they are great and I would recommend anyone to stop by and try some! If you meet the chef he is always happy and makes quick friends with customers and generally he is a very nice person! Food and drink here is top tier, would go again!

Een Engelse pub met Caribisch eten. Lekker, wel een beetje heet. En de kok moest het in zijn eentje doen, dus het was even wachten. Maar we hadden toch vakantie, dus dat was geen probleem.

Went to try the new Caribbean menu and was not disappointed at all ! Wow !

Went here because we've tried Caribbean before & liked it, wasn't disappointed, big portions of properly cooked food, very tasty & not too spicy (I'm a sensitive mouth person) the meat was lovely & tender, the sauces rich & full of flavour, would highly recommend. The pub itself is like stepping into a time warp, a proper British pub with bar billiards & a carpet pattern to match, would come here just for the fact that "they don't make them like this anymore" very friendly staff in a very friendly proper pub, all round excellent.

Great atmosphere and selection of drinks. Local pub with real locals in there. Highlight is the bar billiards table which is great fun and you don't see many of them any more.

The Carribean menu is something out of the ordinary. I had one of the most balanced and delicious chicken I habe ever tasted here. If in Canterbury, go here!

The Kings Head is a very good, traditional English pub with a good selection of beers and pleasant friendly staff and customers. What makes it stand out however is the superb Caribbean menu they have introduced in recent weeks, really original and absolutely delicious. Try the Jamaican Fried chicken stew or, my own favourite, the goat curry, plus a great selection of other superb dishes, all priced at under £9! Sensational you won't better value or quality anywhere in Canterbury. We have eaten all over the Caribbean and this matches anywhere we have been. Hats of to the chef Lenny.

Can be a bit noisy in the evening but the old style to the room gave it a historic feel. The room was clean and plenty of amenities were provided

Gewoon goed pubfood, maar je kan ook vegetarisch bestellen! Echte Engelse pub inrichting. Veel keus uit bier, ales, cider, gin.

Nice garden, good prices. Great place for a sunny saturday

Stayed overnight had good beer and banter with landlord and the locals food was not on that night as the chef was at an awards ceremony however the breakfast hit the spot after a comfortable nights sleep in a cosy room.

Friendly local pub, good nightly events and good bar games

The King’s Head – Canterbury – Kent – EngelandAfgelopen week zijn wij (mijn vriendin en ik) voor het eerst naar Engeland geweest en hadden geboekt bij The King’s Head. Het is een 3 sterren pension, en deze sterren verdienen ze wat ons betreft zeker.Toen we aankwamen werden wij hartelijk welkom geheten door Marc, wat later de eigenaar bleek te zijn. The King’s Head is een sfeervolle plaats om te verblijven mede door toedoen van Marc en zijn medewerksters. In de pub is het zeer aangenaam, zeker als je van Engelse bieren houdt. Ze hebben er wel elf van het vat! Keuze genoeg dus! Ook de lokale bevolking draagt bij aan de gemoedelijkheid van deze pub. Als je geluk hebt, en wij hadden dat, dan wordt er “Canterbury Bat en Trap League” gespeeld. Een oeroud spel wat alleen in Kent gespeeld wordt. Bij de The King’s Haed wordt een prima Engels ontbijt geserveerd, en de Wifi is ook goed. Al met al een plaats waar het goed toeven is als je bijvoorbeeld Canterbury (loopafstand) of Kent wil verkennen. Wij denken met veel genoegen terug aan deze plaats met zijn vriendelijke mensen. Zeker een aanrader!!Henk en Jacqueline (Best – Nederland)

Brilliant atmosphere in a traditional and old Pub. Owner and Staff are very friendly and helpfull.

The King’s Head – Canterbury – Kent – Engeland Afgelopen week zijn wij (mijn vriendin en ik) voor het eerst naar Engeland geweest en hadden geboekt bij The King’s Head. Het is een 3 sterren pension, en deze sterren verdienen ze wat ons betreft zeker. Toen we aankwamen werden wij hartelijk welkom geheten door Marc, wat later de eigenaar bleek te zijn. The King’s Head is een sfeervolle plaats om te verblijven mede door toedoen van Marc en zijn medewerksters. In de pub is het zeer aangenaam, zeker als je van Engelse bieren houdt. Ze hebben er wel elf van het vat! Keuze genoeg dus! Ook de lokale bevolking draagt bij aan de gemoedelijkheid van deze pub. Als je geluk hebt, en wij hadden dat, dan wordt er “Canterbury Bat en Trap League” gespeeld. Een oeroud spel wat alleen in Kent gespeeld wordt. Bij de The King’s Haed wordt een prima Engels ontbijt geserveerd, en de Wifi is ook goed. Al met al een plaats waar het goed toeven is als je bijvoorbeeld Canterbury (loopafstand) of Kent wil verkennen. Wij denken met veel genoegen terug aan deze plaats met zijn vriendelijke mensen. Zeker een aanrader!! Henk en Jacqueline (Best – Nederland)

Excellent pub. Old skool. Bar Billiards and Darts. Great staff.

we thought we would have a local roast dinner for st georges day and as we drink here now and again this was our first choice and it didnt disappoint .Really big servings and the beef was cooked to perfection and easy to cut.Sadly we didnt have room for pudding but they looked fab too.Will defo be back again for food.

Spending one night at The King's Head.Absolutely welcoming staff and charming place. Not far at all from the city. If back in Canterbury I will book here again!