The Kitchen at The Beaney in Canterbury

The Beaney Cafe is spacious with high ceilings and probably a good place to meet with friends if you are a little bit unsure about meeting in a public place at the moment. The Earl Grey Cake was absolutely delicious and the staff, as always, are very obliging and friendly. Definitely recommend this as a place to meet with friends during this Coronovirus situation, as long as they stay open!

We went in at 3.45pm. The couple behind the counter had switched everything / the roll off. A lady and child came in and compliance as she had been walking around the museum waiting until 3.50pm, thinking it would close at 4pm. So I never got to try the cafe as it closed early, and it was not just me that was annoyed. This was on a Wednesday.

Este es un gran lugar para reunirse con amigos. Los pasteles son deliciosos y el café es excelente con alternativas a los lácteos disponibles. El personal siempre es amable y servicial y trae su café a la mesa cuando está listo. El ambiente es abierto, espacioso y relajante, y puedes ver algunas exposiciones interesantes, ¿qué es lo que no te gusta? ? ? Solo sigo volviendo.

It's not a mainstream cafe. It's clean. Lots of seats. Really good service. Staff were really nice and friendly. Good food and drink. Pleasant surroundings. Not a great deal to say.

Excellent value for money especially using the Canterbury Card. The coffee is excellent plus the afternoon tea is very good

Inside the museum and art gallery. Good drinks and food. Excellent place to relax when all the coffee chains are full. Wall decorated with old cycles

Como siempre, cuando estoy en casa en el Reino Unido, me gusta visitar mi antigua ciudad natal, pensé que iba a matar el tiempo en el museo, después de eso estaba de humor para el té y el pastel. El té era excelente al igual que el pastel. Tengo que decir que los pasteles han mejorado desde mi última visita, muy bien hecho. Las señoras que servían eran como siempre, amables, educadas, eficientes y muy corteses, lo cual es más de lo que puedo decir acerca de quien solo puedo suponer que era su supervisor. Me sorprendió como somos otros clientes, por la forma en que habló, casi gritando. en frente de mí y de otros clientes, qué tirano tan desagradable, tan poco profesional y totalmente innecesario, el acoso en el lugar de trabajo, como mínimo, dejó un mal sabor, debo decir, por lo tanto, solo 4 estrellas en lugar de 5, lo hago Espero que alguien con autoridad tenga una palabra en su oído.

Habíamos paseado por las tiendas de Canterbury y teníamos hambre y sed. Una pizarra afuera de la Biblioteca y Museo Real mostró el menú del café y entramos. Pedimos dos bollos de crema de chutney y té. Los aperitivos estaban deliciosos y bien de precio. Un gran lugar para tomar un descanso.

This is just what you need. Inexpensive, proper English breakfast. What more could you ask for? The staff were friendly too.

Volví a visitar el café hoy con mi pareja y me atendieron dos buenas damas, creo que sus nombres son Kay y Sandra, fueron muy amables y educados como de costumbre, pedimos un chocolate caliente y un capuchino, así como un poco de pastel, las bebidas y el servicio fue excelente, desafortunadamente los pasteles no eran tan buenos como solían ser, de lo contrario le hubiera dado un 5 estrellas, también me decepcionó un poco ver que las pizarras habían desaparecido, ya que sentí que eran una excelente adición. La cafetería es un buen toque sofisticado, pero aparte de eso, como siempre, fue un lugar agradable con un personal y un servicio amable y encantador.

De hecho, mi café con leche se veía y sabía tan bien, ¡tuve que compartir un sorbo o dos con mi esposo! Este es un espacio encantador en el centro del edificio de la biblioteca para reunirse y charlar, muy cómodo, un personal amable y servicial. Siempre es mi primera opción en Canterbury.

No sabía que estaba aquí, pero fue una agradable sorpresa, una gran selección de comidas y bebidas, así como un personal amable y servicial. Me sirvió una encantadora dama llamada Sandra, que hace un excelente Cappuccino para complementar mi pastel, a pesar de estar muy ocupada y obviamente con poco personal y algunos gemidos impacientes en la cola, (Necesitan una tercera persona) Me dieron un servicio cortés y eficiente, cortés. será mi parada de refresco de ahora en adelante cuando visite Canterbury, bien hecho, mantengan los altos estándares.

We called for coffee and cakes mid afternoon and enjoyed both a cheese scone. Not sure if there was anything obviously gluten free. Welcoming staff.

Mi esposo y yo decidimos almorzar aquí porque era un lugar tranquilo y alejado de las multitudes. AMAMOS las patatas de chaqueta. También teníamos wifi gratis, y porque haces tu pedido y luego lo recoges del mostrador, no nos sentimos presionados para irnos. Había muchas mesas Es un pequeño lugar ordenado con muchas opciones.

Love the bikes on the walls - great place to revitalise after a day's sightseeing. Explore the rest of the building, too.

Es central como lugar de reunión, puedes ir a exposiciones antes o después y como un lugar para reunirte con amigos y tomar un café y conversar, es ideal. El personal es muy servicial y siempre conservan leche de soja para aquellas personas que no beben lácteos.

El personal es muy amable y servicial. Aunque no soy vegetariano o vegano elegí una caja ensalada vegetariana porque no quería sándwich o torta aunque estaban muy tentadora, mucha variedad en el pan y en el departamento de tarta. El cuadro estaba muy lleno, un montón de cosas sabrosas. e inusual Como este sería un plato que no habríamos elegido sin duda tienen de nuevo, estaba lleno de sabor y muy abundante, de hecho no pude terminar y tuve que llevarlo conmigo. El café es de buena calidad, agradable y caliente. He comido aquí antes y tenía un sándwich que también era muy abundante y fresca. Utilizamos regularmente. Yo uso la biblioteca y mi marido se mueve alrededor de la diversos museos.

Visitamos durante un corto paseo por la ciudad y dejó en la oportunidad, participar de té y bollos de crema. Deliciosa, servida en un ambiente tranquilo y acogedor. Buena relación calidad-precio a £4. 35 Un pop y había un montón de otras cosas para elegir. ¡volveremos!

Nice and relaxed with the opportunity to browse the library, see the museum and use the facilities. Happy helpful staff.

Nos paramos para una rápida taza de té y terminamos teniendo un aperitivo demasiado - no pude resistir!

Qué encontrar. Es un personal amable, aperitivos encantador. Café muy bueno. Allí almorzamos, Sopa de patata y queso gloucester doble y una cama supletoria. Excelente, justo lo que necesitábamos, en un día frío. Recomendaría este café. También el centro de información es un paseo por un camino de puerta.

Tomamos el té aquí una tarde y el almuerzo del día siguiente.

Con frecuencia la parada aquí para té, café y bebé chino. A veces incluso una tarta u otros aperitivos. Vale la pena hacer una parada y el personal siempre es atento y amable. El café es bueno y bocados son preciosas. El brownie con la remolacha es, merece la pena ir. Los inodoros a mano y mucho que ver en el resto del edificio.

Always try and pop in here when in the City (best decaf coffee in Canterbury), also the cake by the "Beardy Baker" (?) is fabulous...good selection of different cakes including gluten free! Staff are always helpful too!

Snelle en goede bediening, beperkt aanbod doch in overeenstemming met de zaak. Netjes. Een aangenaam rustpunt na het bezoek van het museum.

Could charitably be described as mediocre. It is fairly clean and relatively inexpensive, but service is lackluster and both times I went they only filled the teapot halfway. They also have a small notice posted claiming to have a four star rating on TripAdvisor, which is clearly not the case - hmm!

Popped in while visiting the Beaney and the Chicken Chowder soup was great - even on a warm day. Good refreshments in a lovely building.

This snack bar is a lost opportunity. because of its pull on tourists in Canterbury the Beaney attracts both locals and many thousands of tourists. Unfortunately the cafe area is located in the middle of the building when it would have worked so much better if it was adjacent to the street - where the children's library has been put. The food is pretty standard and the atmosphere is that of a bus station cafe. Compared with the Horsebridge centre in Whitstable and its excellent little cafe the Beaney's attempt is dispiriting...

Discovered by accident. Not the most atmospheric of cafes but good range of drinks and snacks. Perfect before or after a stroll round the exhibits. Good toilet access too. Staff very helpful and are keeping the place wonderfully clean and tidy

If all you need is a quiet coffee and perhaps a simple snack whilst perambulating around one of our finest towns then try the Kitchen at the Beaney..Sitting in the 'Kitchen' is like sitting in a miniature school hall with tall windows and 'school' furniture. At one end there is a continual cross-traffic of children and adults moving to other parts of the building and the view of those waiting for the toilets is first class! But I do it an injustice. It's quietly civilised and the staff are polite and attentive. Tasty looking cakes sit temptingly on the counter and a [fairly ordinary] range of pre-cut sandwiches are available ... some simple hot dishes too. Coffee? fairly average at a fairly average price. BUT ... one simply MUST look around the rest of the building with its terrific art gallery and displays of antiquities. Overall a very pleasant experience. I've been before and I will visit again.

I popped in with my two children to have a drink and a piece of cake. They cost the same amount as a normal coffee shop, however the coffee tasted of dishwasher and little else and the hot chocolate was the same.The cakes were dry and unappetising, what a waste of money. We will definitely not be returning.

Limited in selection and outragouslyt pretentious. Not good sandwiches, they seem to be capitalising on the setting rather than their kithchen. Nothing for kids either.

Got a couple of vanilla lattes and a lemon muffin. Lattes were perfect, didn't need to add milk or sugar to make it drinkable. Muffin was delicious.

I feel the cafe lets the whole place down. We go to the Beaney almost weekly for something or other and LOVE the museum, exhibitions, library, talks and all the children friendly stuff. But the cafe is soul less, expensive, service not great and menu not geared for little people (how much for a bambinocino!?). No comfy chairs to encourage you to loiter a while... Missing a trick here Beaney people - it's a fabulous venue and central location!

Cafe in library offering hot soups and beverages. Friendly and unhurried but can be full of tourists. Good value.

Absolutely love the Beany it has grown from strength to strength..only little nighle I have is the cafe,could be SO much better in such an historic setting.The seats should be more comfortable and more choice of food and better display,at the moment looks like a works,canteen .Staff very helpful and friendly as always ,just needs to be completely redesigned as far as the layout goes.....what about a couple of settees and making it look like someones front room ....nice and cosy!

I did visit this when it was a coffee shop, I see the name has changed and I hope the customer service and training has improved.I had agreed to meet my partner for a light lunch here, I was very early and very surprised to see that, at 12.45, it only had two sets of customers. There were three members of staff behind the counter and I was served by a pleasant young woman. I ordered a cappuccino and paid and then waited, I was told to sit down and the coffee would be brought over. I went to sit down and then noticed there were two dirty tables: not a great first impression.The coffee was made by the young woman and arrived smothered in chocolate, my fault for not mentioning I only like a dusting. The drink itself was horrid: no froth, not enough coffee to milk and looked and tasted like dish water.When my partner arrived we decided we would go elsewhere for lunch, I didn't drink my coffee and the dirty tables were still there when I left!

Right next door to the tourist information office, and with art exhibitions in the same building, this is an ideal stopping point for the tourist. The furnishings are melamine and nothing fancy, but the coffee is good and the cakes taste home-made. Dont be put off by the plastic looking furnishings ! Service v good too.

I had planned to visit this attraction and decided to visit the cafe there for a hot chocolate first. Although there were only a handful of people in the cafe, service was not good (I have no idea how they manage in busy periods) and I was on the point of giving up and leaving, but then my "hot" chocolate eventually arrived. The chocolate had a lovely taste but was not very warm. I intended to take this up with the staff, but one of them disappeared and the only other person left was a man fiddling around with stuff on the wall behind the counter and he ignored me. I gave up.This is in the centre of Canterbury High Street and although it is mainly a so-called Centre of art and knowledge and not a cafe as such, if they are going to provide refreshments, they might at least make sure they are worth the money. It was an expensive cup of luke warm chocolate and an experience I shall not repeat or recommend. I can now see why there were so few people in the cafe!

The sandwiches on offer looked fantastic for adults but we're way too sophisticated for children. Eg crayfish, roast veg etc. if they combined it with one or two simple things for kids would be perfect.

Very clean and bright, not noisy. great place to take a break while in the museum, but now we know it is there it would be a nice place for lunch while in town. The soups also looked good.I think you could sit and read there while waiting for friends very pleasantly.

Popped in for a coffee and cake randomly and thought the place was fab. Will definately visit again when we have more time.