The Local in Canterbury

We have eaten here many times and it is always absolutely amazing. The roast dinners are honestly the best I have had. Today, we ordered a large roast take away for 12 people. Wow wow wow, large portion size, tastes amazing, still very hot when we got it home, brilliant service when collecting it and easy to order. They even catered for a gluten free dinner which can be really hard to find. Thank you so much.

Legend venue, great beers, fantastic home cooked food. Roast dinners are EPIC - Great staff, simply a really well run pub

A local restaurant/pub with authentic experience. The atmosphere is friendly and has a village vibe. Foods are good and delicious.

Very friendly staff and patrons

Simply the best pub in the world, family and child friendly , sport, garden , amazing food , accommodating, Dogs in garden, community based , got to visit. Press intercom to get in , all about security for the children . Family pub

Held a family baby shower here it was amazing! A massive massive thank you to Tish and all the team they really smashed it out the park with everything, the food was amazing everyone had such a lovely time and said how well done it all was, very accommodating and went above and beyond, the team really made our morning! Thank you again! We will definitely be back!

Tasty snacks with fresh sauces. Nice cosy Pub, with life sports.

Found by pure chance ,whilst exploring Kent and what a great place . Had the BBQ chicken burgers and they were great . And the staff were very friendly and service was top notch

Fantastic food & lovely people. Served our table of 10 with ease, and the food was delicious!

Booked but when we got there chef had gone home very unprofessional

Booked this restaurant two weeks in advance for a table for four . A 12 mile drive from our home town table was booked for 7 30pm was caught at the railway crossing for ten minutes so arrived 7 40pm a bit late . All four of us was at work all day and looking forward to our night out .on arrival was told the kitchen was closed and the chef had gone home .? Very strange no one else was eating in the restaurant at 7 40 pm on a bank holiday Saturday evening .? The four of us go out once a month using only independent restaurants no chains to support local businesses.not sure why the restaurants was closed but could of called us out of courtesy.don’t like giving bad reviews especially for independent restaurants but was very disappointed but luckily we got a restaurant in Canterbury and spent our £275 in cash there will never return here .

Loved this place, and wouldn't hesitate to go there again if in the area. Food was lovely and very reasonably priced 😋 Friendly staff, easy to park🙂

Have been to the local for a roast twice now. Its literally my favourite, not only is the food great but also such a lovely, lively atmosphere. Kid friendly aswell. Would recommend to anyone :)

My family and I ate here for the first time this evening and wow were we impressed! The service was very friendly and helpful and the food absolutely delicious! Very good value for money, we will definitely be coming back.

Everybody needs to know how phenomenal the food is at this place. We have had countless meals from The Local and it just seems that every one gets better and better. Words can’t explain how unbelievable this food is… ESPECIALLY the Biscoff cheesecake!!!! Hats off to the incredible kitchen staff and wonderful FOH staff for always being so friendly and attentive. You won’t get better food than this in Canterbury 👏🏼

Booked a table for 4 for Sunday lunch. The pub was full to busting as the rugby was on and our reserved table was right by the TV. It was so noisy, it was impossible to chat. Thankfully it was a reasonable day and we sat outside for our meal but this would have been awful if it had been raining. The roast was lovely, between us we had lamb, beef and turkey. Proper roasties and an individual ramekin of cauliflower cheese each, plus seasonal veg. The selection of puddings wasn’t great and not as advertised online but we were all stuffed anyway! It does say on their website to check these when booking. You need to order at the time of booking too. Roasts between £17-20 per head. Will also cater for vegans with 24 hours notice.

Great pub, caring landlord and family. Really lucky to have this as our local!

Really warm atmosphere, friendly staff and great for live sport. Had a really good curry here, definitely recommend for pub grub and drinks!

Attentive staff Great food that’s not the usual Very impressed

The drinks were great. The food was unbelievably fantastic, and more importantly, it was clean, lovely friendly pub, give it a try

On holiday in the area. Had a lovely meal with good service and nice surroundings. Particularly recommend the onion bhajis. Reasonably priced as well.

Dropped into the country pub while enjoying a sunny Sunday in the glorious Kent countryside. Being a vegetarian I was, at first, very disappointed to see that on Sundays all they serve at lunchtime is 'Sunday Roast'. However, on being told the very accommodating guy said 'let me check' and talked to the kitchen. 'We can do you a vegetable pie with all the roast trimmings' he said. I was not that happy and said 'they always come full of things I don't like, like carrots'... 'but I've no choice'. The guy came back to say they would do one without carrot! A very pleasant pint of bitter shandy later dinner arrived. The 'pie' was a ramekin with sliced potatoes as a lid, and the filling consisted of a sauce with peas, sweetcorn and leak and was delicious. The trimmings were a perfect Yorkshire, roasties, stuffing, broccoli and another ramekin with excellent cauliflower au gratin. We ate in the beer garden in the sun. I went from disappointment to delight as this unpretentious meal was just delicious... and I enjoyed every bite as did my carnivorous wife and sister :-) I'll definitely be back to try their weekday menu!

We came across this place by chance.Sunday was roast day and one of our party was vegetarian. The staff excelled them selves by making a veggie pie and were so obliging. Could not fault the food or the service. Such a surprise was such good value for the price.Would recommend it highly.

Best curry near by & easy parking

Great atmosphere, superb food, reasonably priced the perfect local

Just lovely, the owner is really nice and the garden has play equipment and looks fab for summer bbqs

Mother's Day treat. Amazing food and friendly atmosphere Great value

Great local pub, really friendly and great atmosphere. Highly recommended

Family group of five went for lunch. Great atmosphere! Warm and cosy pub with lovely Christmas lights and tree - plus a log fire blazing away. Lovely kind host, very friendly, and the food was fantastic. We had the dish of the day, which was a very tasty meat pie made with rump steak and no fat. Also a chicken curry. Large portions, beautifully cooked and really well presented. One of the best pub meals we've had in ages. Tucked away in the countryside but a real treasure.

My friends and I regularly go out for a meal every month. We’ve been to many restaurants. But this one beats the lot. Friendly helpful staff. The food is fabulous. Don’t want to go anywhere else now.

Lovely place, really lovely food, you should really try the Indian pizza!

The Local’s roast dinner is absolutely delicious! Everything is cooked to perfection. The owners and staff are lovely too. Highly recommend.

Lovely Sunday roast brilliant value for amazing food

Really friendly pub. Great food and very welcoming.

Really good food and very well priced. Great selection of drinks and good buzz around the place.

Beautiful place food great pub garden warm and welcoming

Really nice venue, friendly staff.

Second time I visited for lunch. Good food. They know how to pour a guiness here.👍

Lovely warm welcome by two great ladies. Our dog was made very welcome in the nice beer garden. We had a mozzarella sandwich and a bit with avocado. Both delicious and we enjoyed the bread too. Our dog was brought some water and a snack too! Toilets were very clean and the atmosphere was very friendly. Only thing wrong with this pub.... it isn't near our home. Thanks ladies x

Excellent local pub with friendly staff

Beautiful pub, friendly staff, food is amazing! Looking forward to going back very soon.

Great Pub with a great atmosphere, excellent food, highly recommended for a Sunday roast dinner, 5 star

Warm friendly cosy family run. Lovely food always good entertainment 5☆

Fantastic local pub with a good selection of beers, not tried the food yet, but it is highly rated so it's just a question of when...

Excellent service, lovely food 👌

Lovely Sunday roast and delicious pudding. Staff extremely helpful and friendly.

Excellent roasts and good value

Fantastic service as usual. Warm, welcoming, friendly.

Brilliant food, very friendly staff, always happy and helpful. Great atmosphere and child friendly garden.

Very attentive staff and prompt service. We sat in the marquee in the garden, which already had bent poles and was threatening to take off in the wind. Inside the pub was really rather busy and although we were instructed to wear masks on entry, of course everyone sitting down inside wasn't. I didn't feel comfortable inside the pub.

What a fantastic place, I can't say more, keep a Local going, brilliant

Well looked after and good food!

Wanted to find a place serving Sunday roast as I was in the area. Good service. Lovely Sunday roast. Large outside seating area if you're worried about COVID-19

Just recently moved to the area so decided to try the local and we were not let down great atmosphere and the staff are superbly friendly great family / community feel .... the pint was very well pulled and the food divine we willBe back more often!!!

I have been running pubs for 30 years. I would say I have a fair idea of what a good pub is. I have also lived in Chartham for 20 years. I can safely say The Local is a very good pub. The pub has an excellent range of beers and ales. It also has great wines and spirits too. However, tonight that was by the by as I had a takeaway. Our pizzas were superb. The residents of Chartham are very lucky to have such a good "local"

Ordered a roast on Father's Day, was the best decision ever! Delicious food, looked amazing and superb customer service. Will be ordering again!

Just had the most delicious roast dinner from the local, ordered and taken away. Will definitely be ordering again.

Perfect place for a proper pull and some excellent food

During lockdown during to this covid 19, the Local is suppling a take away service which is excellant and also value for money

Great pub, amazing Indian pizza and 90's tunes

Food is excellent very welcoming would recommend

the food here is good to eat in or take away. As we are local to the Local, we tend to have take out from here. The curry and indian starters are particularly good

Our first time visit at The Local and we had a super meal the atmosphere was great and the landlord and staff were excellent. We will definitely be back again soon

Bit clicky....alrightish but wouldn't go out of my way.....

Great food !! Will be back for sure!

Shaleish (hope I remembered the spelling!) You did not disappoint!! Thank you so much for all your hospitality on Saturday night, it really was a pleasure meeting you and some of your lovely locals. We couldn't recommend your place enough, AND we hope to be back early enough to try your curries next time. Best wishes, Ben and Kirsty (currently in Baden-Baden, headed for Luzern tomorrow!)

Gemütliches Ambiente und sehr netter Wirt! Viele gute Biere!! Guten Imbiss!

As usual very accommodating great food , friendly staff nice range of beers. Had the garden for a 30th birthday with the bbq. Kids area keeps them occupied and happy. Not the first drink we have had in there or function and certainly wont be the last

We were staying here temporarily and asked the locals where to eat and we were told The Local. When we arrived we were greeted and served quickly although it was busy. We ordered 2 curries which came in good time and had all the trimmings too. The service was excellent and the the food was great and well priced. Very good atmosphere, surroundings and music. Recommended and will return soon.

really nice pub, great indian food in the chartham downs! what a gem! thanks for always looking after us!

Amazing food, had the home made pizza's (Meat Feast and Indian) and taste was stunning. Full of flavour and plenty of toppings. Only visiting the area for a couple of days unfortunately otherwise we'd have visited again.

He estado viniendo al pub durante varios años, ya pesar de que varias caras cambian, siempre ha sido un gran lugar para tomar una copa, pero también una buena conversación con todas las personas allí.

If your looking for a family meal, where by your kids will be around people who love nothing more than to sniff anything in site then this is the establishment for you !! The owners don’t seem to mind it so why should you.

Dropped in for a bite to eat & a pint in the sun - all of which was lovely :)

He estado yendo a este pub durante 11 años desde que el propietario se hizo cargo. Este pub hace todo lo que dice en la lata, es un gran pub local. Buena comida, piazzas al curry todo muy bueno. Siempre tiene una gran variedad de cervezas, vinos y licores. Tiene un gran jardín de cerveza también. Estuve allí esta noche para ver el partido en una excelente televisión de alta definición. Vergüenza por el resultado. Nunca he visto a un idiota en un pueblo aparte de Moorsy en 1976.

I've visited this food beverage drinks establishment for 4years now...I not only love the family who run it...individual attention...lovely to my children...my vodka fresh lime is in a perfect glass 😃 the food is seasoned fresh super tasty home cooked produce.

Usamos este pub con frecuencia como residimos en Chartham. La familia que dirige el pub es siempre educada y muy acogedora. Su comida es excelente, todavía tenemos que tener una mala comida allí. Recomiendo encarecidamente este pub para una buena comida y un ambiente agradable.

Great food, always friendly and helpful staff

Been here a few times, always very welcoming. Great staff, friendly service and the food is great. Highly recommended!

Visited it a couple of times recently while staying with my sister. Landlord is Saylish, an Indian, but you might think he was British born and bred the way he runs the place. Best pint of Guinness I have ever tasted in England.

Decent pub, great garden for kids with a climbing frame. Can hire the garden for kids parties.

Nice friendly staff. We had takeaway pizza and they were rather good.

Come here a couple of times now and really enjoyed it. Lots of sports memorabilia around and it is clean and a good atmosphere. Food is really good. The curry is particularly good but I can't fault the burger. Delicious. Good value as well. Friendly owner who is happy chatting to the patrons. Worth a visit if you are in the area

Nice 'pubbey' pub. Good service, helpful staff. Children a bit noisy!

Heerlijk gegeten. Er is keuze uit hamburger menu's, pizza's en verschillende Indiase gerechten (curry's).

Great pub excellent real ales & very welcoming bar staff & locals

Visited for lunch mid week. The pub was clean and well presented with a wide variety of drinks available. The pub seems quite sports orientated as they have a lot of interesting sports memorabilia on the walls along with screens showing sky sports new and genral sporting information. The food arrived well presented and well portioned. Food quality was good and very reasonably priced.

This is a great pub, quality beers, spirits and wines. The food is tasty, especially the home made curries. The pub also has a large beer garden. There are also large HD screens to watch the sport.

Had a curry and Indian sharing platter there tonight and it was so good. Fresh and really tasty. Plenty of food to share. General good atmosphere

We go here quite a lot, the pub is run by a lovely welcoming family. Good choice of drinks. The homemade food is always very good! The curries and Sunday roasts are my favourites and the desserts are delicious...especially the Oreo cheesecake!

Excellent food and drink with a great atmosphere. Really welcoming lovely place to sit in front of the fire and watch a bit of sport. So all in all a great place...all except the annoying big eared barman lol.

Always come in here when I’m in Canterbury visiting relatives. Never disappointed, friendly staff, good food and beers.

Very friendly place, food is great and staff go that extra mile.

We came for the Sunday lunch, and whilst I’m not a fan of placed food as it were, with the cauliflower cheese in a separate bowl for example, it tasted nice. Dessert a proper portion too, not the usual case of needing to get my glasses out to make it look bigger!

Lovely family run pub serving some pub grub classics as well as authentic home cooked Indian dishes - much better than the local takeaways! Friendly staff and reasonable prices. The restaurant is open to the football fans at the weekends. Family friendly

Great local with a brilliant atmosphere

Great to visit for a old man like me the godfather

We are soon to move in to our new Home which is right next door ....so we thought we would try out the pub to see what will soon be our NEW LOCAL!.... friendly service and the food was great with good sized portions....can’t wait to move in now ...we can see ourselves being here quite a bit!

The place was pretty crowded & the food did not let us down. On the whole thought it was good value for money.

Nice pub, decent function food.