The Rose in Bloom in Canterbury

We came here for Sunday lunch like we have done in the past to meet family. When booking we were told we had to split our party between two tables and 30 minutes apart (the table where they were going to sit was empty for 30 minutes) . We hadn’t even taken off our coats and were asked if we were ready to order. The staff were polite but felt like they were in a rush and not relaxed. We were still eating our starters when we was asked if we was finished. The food was nice but just felt the service was rushed. We were half way through our Sunday dinner when our other part of family sat down. We would have preferred to sit together and waited longer for our food.

Just popped in for a pint today (Friday evening) and the place is buzzing with a really nice atmosphere. Didn’t have any food, but it smelled great and looked amazing. Personally, I am a fan of a wider range of beers going towards craft beer style, but in comparison to many sheps pubs in town, this has a class selection. Lovely gaff and everyone seems to be having a good time in there, including me and my family.

Popped in for a couple of drinks and had a lovely evening, made very welcome 👌🍺🍺

A pub with amazing views from the terrace looking over the coast and over the sea. Nice food and friendly staff. Sky sports also shown as well

I had the £18 sausage casserole. I always thought a casserole was vegetables and something (in this case sausages). Not so on this occasion. It was meant to be three types of sausage, but they all tasted the same as had absorbed the spices from the heavily spiced baked beans and pinto beans (or similar) that was the casserole element of this dish. I ate the sausages but couldn’t eat the heavily spiced beans, nor the unappealing lump of rather heavy mashed potato. I complained to the waitress that I wasn’t able to eat it, and she said it was new on the menu, and she didn’t really think it could be classed as a casserole. I was still charged full price. Not a happy bunny! Wouldn’t go again. The good thing was that dogs were allowed in the bar, but unlike other local pubs where the staff fussed them and offered them treats, in this pub they were ignored. I found the toilets were very tatty with more rust on the radiator than paint, and paint chipped off the doors and walls. It all seemed rather shabby and run down.

Only had a drink but lovely place.

Ok, very good outdoor seating view to sea, indoor seating very average. Food was ok, bit overpriced for the quality but ok. Dog friendly in the main, but dogs gotta walk long way round to garden, not thru the small "restaurant" which is really just more pub tables.

Very nice traditional pub in a stunning location

Lovely Pub let down by below average food. Our main courses arrived & were pretty much thrown down on the table in front of us by the waitress accompanied by a “grunt”. We finished our meals & ordered desserts which we hoped would be an improvement but unfortunately we were left disappointed as my so called lemon meringue roulade was dry & tasteless & why did they drizzle a mango sauce all over my mums gypsy tart?!? Very strange!! Would I return there? No, would I recommend? No.

Food was not good, overcooked. Food was very quick to arrive and overdone. Feels the food was double dipped. Manageress offered us a free dessert. I didn’t eat any off my dinner so would off been nice to reimburse for what I had. I actually wanted a salad but bar girl said they didn’t do any!! The actual pub is lovely and was great to see dogs allowed. Beautiful view but not sure I would eat there again

Very nice pub! Amazing food and very affordable! Amazing views! Highly recommend.

Went for a few drinks and wanted to stay for food but service put us off. At the bar locals were served before us. Then when we asked the waitress if we could have a menu, she said she was too busy and get it ourselves. Won’t be back.

So friendly great food lovely atmosphere

Fine, no problems or complaints.

This is such a lovely pub in an amazing spot. Beautiful views and excellent food. The calamari was a 10 out of 10. And great beers as well.

Why only two stars? Simple. It is not wheelchair friendly despite ringing in advance to check. There is too big a "bump" to get in, they really need a ramp. Fortunately it was nice enough to sit outside and eat but meant no access to toilets. Food was great, just don't go if anyone in the party is in a wheelchair.

Beautiful views over the estuary. Arrived at 14.20 to be told last food orders at 14.30. Tried to order food despite being within there times but wouldn't take an order despite 10 minutes of serving time left because " our chiefs funny " Wouldn't go back or recommend.

Great place to have a quite drink outside with a sea view .

Great place great music nice friendly atmosphere 😁👍

Great little hidden gem in the outskirts of Whitstable town. Last time I was here was 45 years ago and it was a small pub that was very tired. NOT any more! They opened up the bar area, indoor dining, out Dorr pub garden with fantastic views. Food was first class and there is something for everyone. Their dining hours are limited so check first before turning up hungry! Can't say anything bad about the Rose in Bloom except it has transformed totally for the better!!!

My favourite pub, staff have always been friendly and serve a good collection of drinks. Haven’t tried the food but will definitely when I’m there next. The view is the best in the area by far and is always a lovely atmosphere inside and outside the pub.

The food was good. Not a great selection of desserts. Great location

Terrific local pub ! We love an evening pint in here. Always the friendliest welcome and super dog friendly. Tonight we ate Tapas - 6 plates between 3 of us and it was perfect. Really good portions, well cooked and so tasty. We’ll be back for more. Thankyou !!

Friendly convivial pub. Excellent meal. Obliging landlady, we were with a lady with ME and a broken foot, fairly immobile on motorbility vehicle, nothing was too much trouble, really appreciated the kindness shown.

Saw a review recently that shocked me to bone - a couple (chinese) came into pub and sadly couldn't get a table - they played the race card on here after (hopefully Google will remove). The team at the Rose are fantastic, they have recently conducted a locals wide clothing drive to collect for injured soldiers in Ukraine, they always go above and beyond including making sandwich and cakes for nurses working during pandemic and hosting a lovely Ukrainian lady. If you want to guarantee a table, please book as one chef covering the restaurant and beautiful gardens. Establishment get busy and I can tell you the Landlord wouldn't turn ££s away if he didn't have to. I am a Whitstable local and use the pub a lot (so see busy and quieter times). Playing a race card is simply not fair and total rubbish!

I just wanted to update my review in light of one i just read on here which reports that this pub is racist. Reviews can make or break a place. I have no doubt that sadly they were unable to seat these particular customers as they were likely overwhelmed. It happens its a good place. However this place is not racist. It is one of the places I would visit with my family from India without hesitation. It is always unfortunate to read a poor review but it needs to be truthful the race card in this current day is a sensitive card to play and needs to be used when there is racism, this pub is simply not a racist establishment and to ensure you get a place you will need to book. food good drink great environment and I won't mention the view see for urself....a place to visit and enjoy xx

If you are not white, don’t bother to come here. People here are very racist. I came here with my husband to enjoy the beach view. When we arrived and asking if we could sit and dine there they said no, they said the kitchen was busy. Though I could see there were only three tables with people and the rests were empty. Soon after that we went back to the car, we saw 4 people came in and then sat without being told to leave like us. The only difference is they are white and we are Chinese.

Staff are lovely food is good however landlord needs to decide if this is for him rude and ignoring customers and staff only interested in football budies.

Great tapas. Ideal spot for a sundowner

Lovely views. Few vegan options would go down a treat.

Nice food. Quite noisy - some people like this though

Fabulous pub/ restaurant. We had tapas with a wonderful sea view. Carolyn and Julie, best staff ever 😍 Definitely recommend

A lovely hot and sunny day when we visited here for lunch. The table was booked but they were short staffed so we had to order our food and drinks at the bar rather than at the table which was fine However our food order seemed to have been put to the back as others who ordered after us were served first but this was swiftly rectified once my husband went to enquire why our food had not been served. Despite this mishap we would eat here again when we next visit the area to see family.

It was nice to eat in a proper pub with proper local ales.

Odd for barmaid to come to your table and tell you 25 mins to drink up

The service was excellent and the staff couldn't have been more helpful especially as we were with two young children. Although the menu may have been slightly limited, the food was very good and we made several visits there during our stay in the area.

We visited this lovely pub while on a day trip to Whitstable. The pub has a decently sized car park and a lovely large beer garden. The fact that the pub is dog friendly is also great. We sat in the garden with our pooch and ordered some food. The staff were really friendly and the food was really nice. We both had scampi and chips and the scampi was really fresh and tasty. The prices were fair and the pub had a lovely atmosphere, we would definitely recommend if you are in the area.

Best stop on the bikes, great spot and food.

Good food, great garden with a nice view

Have lovely meal all had different all loved the food, staff were friendly. Nice friendly pub. Xxxx eat outside View is fantastic x

First timers! Saw Rose in bloom on the way home from a previous trip to the coast. Had a lovely meal, staff were friendly and service was quick. Despite them apologising that they were short staff( couldn’t have noticed) would recommend, beautiful pub!

Food was ok but expensive for what it was, my friend and I had exactly the same but was charged different prices, when questioned the waitress didn’t know and told us to take it up with the bar! Management had terrible attitude and berated one of the NEW staff in front of customers, such a shame as is a nice pub and the beach views are amazing but we sadly won’t be returning

Lovely pub restaurant with great views. This is our local and we popped in today on our wedding anniversary. Food was delicious and the staff friendly. Love the views across the water to the Isle of Sheppey.

Excellent place to visit, food well presented & large portions, good selection of drinks, staff very friendly and helpful.

We ordered Tapas… Chorizo, Spanish omelette and Patatas bravas…. They were delicious! The staff is very friendly but the aroma of the place needs an uplift (smells like an old people’s home 😬) Apart from this, everything is great 😊 Thank you ☺️

Great pub. Beautiful surroundings and the best roast I have eaten out in a long while. The lamb was delicious, roast potatoes nice and crunchy, home made Yorkshire puddings and loads of thick gravy. If I was going to pick anything for improvement it would be the veg as a little boring. Maybe add cauliflower cheese as a side dish as many places do now. Still fabulous and will definitely be booking for the next time I am in the area.

Visited here for an afternoon soul dj event on the bank holiday weekend. It was brilliant . The pub is a fantastic friendly pub that does a fantastic roast and a fabulous beer garden. Perfect place to eat, drink & watch the beautiful sun set 🌅🌞

We managed to get a late booking and so glad we did. Great menu so difficult to choose what to have. We can highly recommend the fish and chips and halloumi kebabs, oh yes and the chocolate fudge cake. The staff were really friendly and efficient. Would definitely visit if we were down that way again. Thank you

We love the Rose In Bloom, great food, great drinks, great staff and always a lovely buzz in the bar area, everyone is so friendly.

We wish we'd found this great pub earlier in our stay in Whitstable. Lovely friendly staff, nice surprise to find they offer a tapas menu, great service and really delicious food perfectly cooked. Reasonable prices and dog friendly too. Highly recommended.

I generally visit the pub to watch the football, have a few beers with some friends and some food with the family. This is not a Toby so don't be expecting carvery prices. The drinks are not spoons prices but they do have a quality taste and friendly staff. Overall a good experience can be assured.

Busy local pub with friendly staff 😀

Lovely food , great pub and really friendly staff

Have been paying £5.40 a pint of Guinness, rose and bloom £6.50. Shere greed.

Great location. Great staff, very friendly and helpful, Nice evening meal, will be going back for the summer menu and outside play area.

Thank you Steve for a lovely meal today....Food was excellent and the Service too. It was great meeting you.... once again thank you very much. John and Christine.

Great time and food was fab. Really welcoming with our young husky.

This pub is in a great location with a wonderful garden. The food is above average pub food at a reasonable price. The nearly always female bar staff are five stars. However, the landlord does not care at all for beer/real ale drinkers. Apparently the cellar is in a poor state of hygiene. The beer on offer is always limited to London Pride and Whitstable Bay. Not for the first time I had to return my pint last night. Soapy. The only alternative, Whitstable Bay was just awful. I couldn't get past halfway. Either sort the cellar out and maintain good beers or give up and sell it in bottles. Chris a concerned beer drinker.

Staff are most friendly, place is very clean the menu is fantastic, lots of adorable choices, beautiful Whitstable location

Great home made food, I had the braised steak and mushroom pie. it was a good choice. Great place for lunch or dinner. five stars.

One of my favourite pubs in Whitstable. Staff all very friendly and an amazing view over the sea if you sit out in the conservatory or outside. Sitting inside the main pub area they had the fire going which made the place feel very cosy.

My brother in law booked a table for the family to have a meal together to celebrate his birthday. The booking was made 2 weeks in advance . Two days ago he rang the pub to confirm and check all was OK. We were all travelling from different areas but when our niece arrived at the pub there was a sign saying no food! Frantic calls telling us to wait where we were until it was sorted. So at the time we should have been sitting down together he was struggling to find somewhere else to for the family to eat. If I could give no stars I would - how can you confirm a booking and less than 48 hours later turn people away saying no food today!

Pleasant afternoon with friends.

Popped in for first time Thursday night, lovely welcome and atmosphere. We sat in conservatory and ordered what I can only describe as a culinary feast. Brie wrapped in Palma ham, breadcrumbs and lightly fried with cranberry compote …Delicious 😊 … followed by Salmon with fresh vegetables, Chicken kebab with salad and crispy chips Finishing off with Lemon Meringue Pie and coffee 👌 The food was full of flavour and service was efficient, genuine and friendly. 😃

Brilliant food and atmosphere. Came down from London to see family lovely pub and served by Elly from the kitchen. Only complaint would be the shortage of staff apart from that will be definitely be coming back soon.

Very friendly team. Good pub menu. Great view over the sea if you sit in the orangery or the deck. Really enjoyed the steak and ale pie. The fish portion was excellent too. I saw dishes going to other tables that looked very tasty. Good bar choices too.

This pub/restaurant sells good beer and excellent food. It is perched up high with a good view across the Thames estuary so there is always something to look at. You ought to give this pub a try as you will not be disappointed.

I loved this very pleasant place. I recommend this magical place

Excellent food. Well worth the 30 Mile round trip to visit you x

Very nice pub with a direct view of the sea. Very friendly staff, very tasty regional dishes. Gladly again! 😊

A bit of a trek from central Whitstable (about 25-35mins) but worth it. Not easy to find w/o emaps. Good ale, friendly staff and a lovely terrace, and garden with sea views. Family friendly.

This was our first visit to the Rose in Bloom and the food was delicious. We sat outside looking over the sea, it was a Saturday afternoon and the dining area was full. We had the Marinated Chicken Kebab and the Burger, both were delicious and we would order them again on our next visit.

Staff really kind , really pretty view outside and dog friendly!

Great for a drink outside to watch the sunset

Lovely views over the sea from the patio eating area and a small play area for the kids. Normal pricing for the area and quality good. Parking area good weekdays busy weekends

Pretty good but please update the online menu to match what's actually available? Vegan seriously limited...

Didn't eat, but had a smashing chill overlooking the sea with a nice vodka or 2 .

Pukka little pub, from the garden on a nice day you feel like you could be in the Mediterranean somewhere with the high Vries over the ocean. It's truly magic. The staff are great and the service is Pukka too and on top of all that the Cook actually knows what he or she is doing because the food is good too.

Nice place to sit with friends whilst admiring the view

Before returning to France, we wanted to eat at least one fish and chips. Luckily, there was this pub close to our Airbnb. The fish was really good, it was plentiful, seemed fresh and had a good breading. Perfect cooking too. However, home fries would have been greatly appreciated rather than frozen (or fresh but not great). As well as a homemade mayo would have been nice. The view outside is magnificent and the Guinness was very good. We would also have appreciated if someone brought us water, or if someone offered it to us during the meal. Maybe in England you have to ask. Decent restaurant, with great potential, it can really become a must in Whitstable with a few improvements.

Delicious meal and very friendly staff!

Views to savour and friendly service - Love the Dog Friendly approach

Lovely pub,dog friendly which suits my family. Good food. Spend the afternoon there with friends, food was ok. But we had a lovely afternoon soaking up the sun with wine and gin😊

Small pub and very busy at the time of visiting. But none the less great for drinks and a meal. 👍

Going back tomorrow to try their full lunchtime menu (which isn't available Mon & Tues), which says a lot for their bar menu. Good.

Lovely pub with great views of the sea. We visited on a Tuesday and sampled their light bites menu, which was nice. Outside seating area and dog friendly too (excluding the restaurant area). Good range of beers and reasonable prices. Well worth the walk out of town.

Really nice staff and a lovely view, we popped in for a pint after an afternoon out.

Lovely pub. Great service and food. Nice atmosphere and very dog friendly. Thank you for looking after us. Ps fab dog ice cream too!

Had a wonderful evening with friends to celebrate my birthday. The food was excellent, the staff couldn't have been more helpful and accommodating and to top it all, the view from the outdoor seating area is stunning. Will most definitely be back.

Had a fabulous meal served by the amazing Carolyn. If you haven’t been you must try it. Inside or outside the atmosphere is great. Fantastic sea views and the place to watch the sunset. The chef always accommodates us, but being popular it is best to book in advance

Amazing good quality food, with exceptionally friend staff, a great variety of food on the menu, will definitely be returning! Also a great view if your sitting outside

One of the best pubs around, amazing food, lovely staff, and lovely location. Great menu with a variety of choices that has had new meals everytime I’ve been, cannot recommend enough

Staff appeared overwhelmed by the number of customers and unable to cope. Was greeted with an disapproving look and eye rolling when I enquired about ordering food. Then was told at 7.15pm the chef was not cooking any more.

Went there for the good-sounding menu, but it wasn't available mid-week. Bar menu is... rudimentary. Nice terrace though.

Limited menu. Nice calamari. Chicken in the basket ok. Decking needs refurb. Good sea view on a warm day. Friendly staff. Car park

Lovely food, great panoramic view and super dog friendly. Water barrel and treats given for my spoilt pooches. Even have doggie icecream. Definitely recommend.

Disappointing. Tried to order food at 1.45 but was told chef was backed up with orders so they weren't taking any more. Website etc advertises food service until 2.30. The place was almost empty so what happens when they're busy?

Lovely friendly family run pub, tasty home cooked food and breath taking views. Staff were so helpful and caring particularly to my pooches. Doggie icecream available, dog treats and water. Great experience

Visited here on Tuesday with my baby grandson. Sat in the garden to see 2 very distressed dogs on the roof terrace. One had climbed over the sloping roof and the other one couldn’t get to him/her. The whining and crying that was coming from this dog was horrendous. Apparently they had been left since Midday and the noise had been going on most of the day. With the bar staff not being able to get into the owners accommodation to help them. Everyone in the garden was v distressed seeing if they could climb on something to get the one that seemed stuck. The owners eventually came home (about 6pm) you would have thought they might have come out in the garden to apologise! Not enjoyable and very close to calling the RSPCA

Really enjoyed this place, a little confusion with tables numbers when food came out but we were satisfied with everything and they saved a hungry group from the beach!