The Peter Cushing - J D Wetherspoon in Canterbury

For a small Wetherspoon's it had everything. Service was 1st class.

Absolutely terrible service, the staff do not care and do not listen, I ordered a dark fruit and got a normal strong bow when I asked if they could make it right I was forced too buy a hole new drink even though I clearly said dark fruit also everyone else was brung there drinks but I was just left only too find my drink and change on the side of the bar no one said they was ready, I also ordered food witch was nothing like advertised and dry the portion was also stingy

Good food, breakfast was good. Friendly service

Excellent food and service when we stayed in Whitstable this week. Staff were friendly and helpful when I wanted my breakfast muffin tailored with scrambled eggs and well done bacon!! Superb value. Thanks.

Great Weatherspoons, staff very friendly and great service.

This has to be one of my favourite places in the JD Witherspoon's empire it's stunningly preserved and tells the story of Peter Cushing the actor, art decor furnishings. Staff are absolutely brilliant Great range of food at great prices.

Well I went there felt fine had great food but now I think it’s not great because I have puked everywhere my insides have come out my butt and mouth whatever you guys are doing down there stop now! But your hot chocolates great⭐️

Very well run 'spoons - small breakfast was good value for money and well cooked. Visited for the beer festival and not disappointed. Top marks to the crew here. Gets busy around lunch time (expected). The ales are well kept and the beer festival is very welcome for us real ale (camra) types ! Well recommended for a visit. See you again (hopefully) next year ;-)

Pros: The food was very affordable and was good. The beer prices were insanely low, I literally couldn't believe it. I've attached a photo showing that you can get a pint of Abbot Ale for £1.99. That is much cheaper than I paid for the same pint of beer when I visited England in 2008. Wetherspoons gets a bad rap locally as being kind of the McDonald's of pubs. But this particular location had a lot of character, being converted from an old theater. I had an English breakfast here, and I had an Indian curry dinner here on another visit. All the food I had was not just acceptable for the price, but exceeded all my expectations. Con : this venue does not provide the same pub feel as any of the other pubs in town. At all the other pubs in Whitstable, I was able to easily strike up friendly conversation with the staff and with the local customers. I also understand that the other pubs in town are good places to seek work or to seek workers to get a job done. There seems to be no such sense of community at this particular venue. Everyone was drinking alone with the dead eyes of a shark, and refusing any attempt to engage in banter or conversation. It seems like a lot of people come here to be alone and to eat and drink at the cheapest price possible. I would describe the vibe as being similar to that of a school cafeteria. Overall, despite the good food and the incredible prices, I would recommend patronizing the true local pubs of this town.

This is my 151th wetherspoons pubs I've visited and is a very nice one, above average wland definitely worse a little visit 👍

Waited 25minutes for sausage sandwich and it arrived with no butter so just two dry slices of bread with 2 sausages in. The sausages were delicious but the bread was not and service took too long. Frequently visit this venue and it is the first negative experience

Great breakfast here and local and parking too but paid parking. Lovely old art deco ex cinema.

Very busy, quick service, great food.

A lovely ‘spoons with the absolutely best, most cheerful and helpful staff. There was a real pride and energy about the service here- kudos to the management and team.

Really great venue - Food was OK great price.

This was our first visit to this restaurant and we were amazed at the size of the place. It was very busy and we felt uncomfortable as we were surrounded by so many people. It was noisy and felt like a school lunch room. The food wasn't very hot but we ate it as we were hungry. The service was good and the server, on clearing our table, said we should have told them of the problem with the food. It wasn't that easy with so many people walking around. We were pleased that we weren't in the centre of the room. The toilet facilities were adequate.

Tries its best but often packed because it's not that big.

The service is always super quick here and the building is a beautiful former cinema with some of the original fixtures in and even some old cinema projection equipment in the lobby. The food is good, just as you would expect from this venue, and the prices are reasonable. The staff are very friendly and helpful and almost always with a smile, even when it’s chaotically busy. The atmosphere is mostly good, some younger customers spread out and drink a single drink over 2 hours when everyone is looking for a table but there’s usually a seat available.

Very nice staff. Cheap drinks. Decent atmosphere

Skylark double stout £1.79 thank you

As seen on Adam richman eats Britain

Had breakfast there 2 days in a row. First time eggs and bacon over cook. Manager informed me he would talk to the chef. The bext day the bacon was over cooked again.

Burger was great but the chips were very undercooked.

It's nice to find a wetherspoons, lovely pint and my wife and niece and her husband, enjoyed are stay there.🙏🤗

One of the best Wetherspoons took my husband for breakfast it was lovely it is the best place for eggs benedict 😋 tried other places but not a patch.

Arrived at 11.55. Told steak longer available as they are selling the cooking equipment used to cook it! Ordered scampi and chips.Scampi cold and not nice left them. Wife had scrambled eggs which were barely warm Very disappointed seems to have gone downhill again.

Nice time with friends staff very friendly and great service

Situated in a wonderful old cinema. On our visit in January 2025 the food and service could not have been better.

Very impressive building, inside nicely decorated, clean toilets

I ordered a freedom breakfast and an accompanying coffee. My order was taken efficiently and politely and the meal was well cooked and tasted fine. A nice clean pub and one where the tables seem to be cleared quickly ....see, we do notice! Thank-you.

No food order as no mixed gill or steaks on the menu

The venue is quite special being a converted Art Deco cinema. It has been tastefully decorated with a wit connecting it to its former function. I had preconceptions about Wetherspoons. How can food be served quickly, be cheap and maintain quality. My companion and myself had the brunch with an alcoholic drink included. This for under £10. The food arrived swiftly. It looked clean, fresh, a good amount and tasted good. What is termed as a small plate pub classic is actually a regular size. The whole experience was good that we stayed the best part of the afternoon.

Bangin spoons! Lovely building with lots of light would come again. Toilets are also fresh.

We came as a party of 10 and the pub accommodated us in their stride. Good friendly service, nice food and a good venue.

Excellent place. One of the best Weatherspoons I have visited. Well worth checking out and an amazing building.

Fantastic building. If your on a budget it's the ideal place for lunch or dinner.

I loved the look of the place. Proper art deco chandeliers extra high ceiling. Service was ok. Wasn’t very busy on a Friday lunchtime..

Travelling up and down the country, when visiting various Spoons, this has to be one of my favourites. Fantastic art deco cinema, great atmosphere and great staff..........and a great breakfast to boot!

Had to be done! If you are of a certain age you will get this place. Peter Cushing lived locally and we think it was a great idea to name this pub after him. Not much to look at from the outside but very nice when you enter. Big picture of the man himself above the bar and alog fire too! Nice atmosphere during our visit and we could have stayed all day.

Only went in for a pint so I can't comment on service as we went up to the bar and ordered our beers, nor did we eat a meal. It's the atmosphere that I can talk about. Wow! Art deco come alive in this former movie theatre. The chandeliers are gorgeous and they had carpet made to match the design. Super cool place.

What a great idea; turn a cinema which is not in use into licensed premises and, not only that, it honours a 'local' actor. Set on the High Street, it is easily found. It's very airy inside and the staff are very friendly and helpful. Can certainly recommend (especially if you are a fan of the old 'Hammer' horror films).

Probably the best one of the chain

I got bought a meal and pudding by a family I've never met before

This pub has sadly got very tired the chairs are dirty the food is not great totally lacks atmosphere beer and foid is cheap you get what you pay for

Great place, staff lovely , place one of the best weatherspoons

A good example of Wetherspoon reusing an historic building to good effect

Old picture house now a weatherspoons restaurant and still in the art deco style. Lovely venue! Food was warmish, not cold, but not hot either. Good value for money with unlimited drink refills.

Ok, cheap. Had avocado on a muffin with chopped tomatoes. Not much avocado and the muffin looked slightly shrivelled up.

Very nice decore, lures you in. But that's where it ends typical food quality. Poor. Under cooked chips with my dull cod. Probably best to avoid food just have a beer.

As usual, staff always pleasant, and as usual the place itself needs still attention. Coving in the wall panels is filthy and joints coming apart.

Always good value... £12 for a dinner and a beer. Nothing special and portions are not massive, but for the price its unbeatable

Called in for a drink on my tour of the area while on holiday

Great value for money . Lovely katsu curry gammon steak was brilliant and my grandson loved the pizza

It's a wierd place, not as nice as other spoons I have been to

Another old picture house,interesting decor,plus some really cool old horror posters of Peter Cushings films,only gave 3 stars because one of the coffee machines was not working,

A typical Wetherspoons establishment, however is set in a magnificent art deco building. Food is good value for money as are the drinks, however this is all about the venue.

Food is typical Wetherspoons, small portion but decent fast food. Service was good, meals and drinks arrived within 10 minutes. Parking wasn’t great as its central whitstable.

Typical Wetherspoons not bad but not great either. Loud when busy but good always consistent

Absolutely wonderful place, so love Peter Cushing and grateful that he is treasured and remembered here. I watched many Hammer Horror productions and when he played Sherlock Holmes watching with my dad ... thank you. Precious times and memories xx

Same as any other weatherspoons

Very dark when I visited for a meal one afternoon. I had a coffee and scampi and chips. The meal was lovely and hot and absolutely delicious and chip were out of this world one of the best witherspoon meals I've had shame about the atmosphere

Food and drink were amazing as always and were served quickly. My only criticism would be the cleanliness especially the cutlery being dirty covered in hair and left over food, I went to ask for clean cutlery only to be given the same peices back again. It's a shame cause the pub itself is amazing.

It's a 'spoons, so you know exactly what you're getting. It is a really nice building though

Wonderful building, food good, good prices.

A typical Wetherspoons located within a former cinema, creates a unique experience. Table service was fast and efficient. My only critique would be some cleaning attention required in the disabled toilet and probably in lock of paint due to water marks.

What a beautiful building, one of the nicest spoons I have visited.

I ordered a small breakfast and accompanying drink. The order was taken efficiently and the meal tasted fine and was cooked well. A lovely pub, clean, spacious and beautifully decorated. It is in the main street so easily accessible. Thank you.

Typical spoons but has a good theme and great memorabilia

It's one of the smallest spoons pubs I have been in. It was a cold, wet day, so the place was packed. We just managed to get a table. Although, there were a couple of tables with glasses on but no one seated. Wasn't sure if they were free or not. Order some food, which arrived in a reasonable time, good job we Wasn't Hungry. The portion size was children sized. Didn't recall asking for a small plate?. 🤔. We ordered from the main menu two burgers with chips. When they arrived, one plate was a small child's plate with a burger and a few chips. The other one was a large adult plate, but with the same amount of chips as the child's plate. Had someone eaten my chips? Why was the plate different sizes? I took a deep breath, and the plate was almost empty. Well, we didn't stick around for anything else. We left and went for a dessert elsewhere. In fact, just down the road was a lovely ice cream parlour.

Was visiting Whitstable and wanted a quick bite to eat. Quite busy but served quickly, food arrived swiftly nice and hot. Very reasonably priced too.

Lovely spoons, nicest I've been to, hidden gem, had actually thought this building was a theater! Beautiful interior

Nice spoons and you certainly notice the difference in prices after using other pubs in the high street. Our drinks in other pubs was around £14 in here half price. Bar staff work very hard and keep the place very clean and tidy, worth a visit.

As with the majority of ‘Spoons’, it was very busy, but we were able to find a table very quickly. Ordered our food/drink via the app and were served our food/drinks quickly and efficiently. It is an interesting venue, due to being a theatre/cinema in the past, named after the legendary horror actor. All in all a great evening.

First time visit to Whitstable. Saw Art Deco building and realised it was a Wetherspoons. Lovely inside and out. Beautifully clean and Staff very friendly. Probably the best Wetherspoons we have ever been in! Our local one (Southend) is shocking in comparison. Well done Tim Martin, your political views are dreadful but you got it right with this pub! 🙂

Great day, nice food n drink at very reasonable prices. Friendly staff.

Always good. You can't complain!

Standard spoons, was hoping for more pictures of peter cushing, but as it goes a decent place in centre of town to get a reasonably priced drink. Bit noisy in there as its one very large room with a high ceiling and nothing much to absorb the sound, can sound a bit like an auction room with all the shouting when it gets late!!

Nice pub converted tastefully from an old cinema. Nice tribute to the actor. Beer is the usually high standard and the food is good value. Recommend a visit.

Visited today 25/08/2024 at midday- not a good experience at all- our food order was incorrect, even though we repeated it several times, the bar staff were not very knowledgeable- didn't know what an Appletiser was- basic knowledge. When we challenged about incorrect food order we were met with a negative response with no way of an apology! The pub was running on minimum staff and wasnt particularly busy. Being an ex-publican, I understand staff challenges but this was unacceptable. After always visiting the Peter Cushing on most visits to Whitstable, that was my last - will never set foot in the place again- it's more a playtime than a serious business! Weatherspoons- buck your ideas up!

I am sorry to say this Venue is breaking the law when come to equality act 2010 staff are rude. My family has disability that requires the use of emotional support dog and we was refused to sit outside and a drink and a meal. I will be taking this matter with the company and whitstable l licensing board

Nice old cinema conversion. Lots of history memorabilia and art deco ..

Always loved Sir Peter Cushing such a wonderful tribute to a great man.

Bought lobster by accident after a couple

Lovely building conversion. It's stunning. Food was good and came out quick

The pub was a cinema and the decor is excellent. It's clean and all is in one room too. I ordered a traditional breakfast and coffee and my order was efficiently taken and the meal well cooked and presented and quickly delivered. A decent meal at a lovely pub.

Nice atmosphere in a historical building, delicious pizza!

Love the building and memorabilia

Didn't eat here but food looked good and lovely garden and clean toilet facilities

Clean, amazing interior, good service and good location, it also has a beer garden, definitely place worth visiting.

Good range of food at decent prices

Super looking place, Peter Cushing all over the place, not surprising since its named after him!! Very smart indeed had the breakfast, typical spoons I shpuld say bur nonetheless great value for money, Bacon and sausage perfectly done, as much tea as you want, quick service, all in all for a Spoons, this was a nice place to be in for a while, would defo go again...

They are about the only place that will not except dogs inside or out which I am told is a blanket policy for all weatherspoons. This is ridiculous for around my area which is mostly holiday seasonal and people have their dogs with them.

Staff looked like they would rather be hanging in the bathroom than behind the bar but other than that it’s Aight

Very busy, but thats because the food is so good...😋

Loved it in here as it was quiet & you could have a conversation with the person you came in with!!! Building is a converted art deco cinema that has some old camera gear on display. Pub is small and square with some fantast features. It's all on the ground floor except for the toilets that were upstairs and immaculately kept. Staff were lovely. Food was great & served on a hot plate for a nice change. Under £10 each for a meal & an alcoholic drink. Whitstable town is lovely & I can see why Peter Cushing had a home here.

Attractive art deco style ex cinema. Fast service friendly service and short wait times when we visited on a busy Saturday night.

Beautiful setting old cinema. Tasty food at normal prices. Tastefully decorated.

Very cool setup in an old cinema

Good experience as I've never used wetherspoons before.

We was overcharged brought it to the attention of staff they argued with us even saying it was the bar staff had keyed it in wrong but she still expected us to pay for there mistake so we asked her to take it away and give us the food we did order she then argued again and walked away shaking her head so on that response we asked for a refund I asked her for her name but she would not give it I then contacted weatherspoons direct to tell them how rude she was and her attitude we then found out that she is the manager 2 days went by and the response we got from weatherspoons was the manager didn't want us to go there again according to her we was abusive this was truly a lie at no time was we we didn't want to be overcharged again as this was the 3ed time it had happened to us at weatherspoons i also told customer service to look at CCTV and it would see the real truth of the matter so here's a tip don't complain