The Saxon Shore - J D Wetherspoon in Canterbury

Can’t speak highly for this establishment. The Ale was average The food was even worse, a very hot plate with cold chips,and some sort of green mush( not a pea in sight) , and the fish was very oily with burnt batter. Sent it back, the second attempt was not much better, the fish was still very oily, but it was dressed with a segment of lemon. I will be avoiding this one, in the future.

Cheap and cheerful! Wonderful helpful staff & for the price of the food it's unbeatable!

Unfortunately, no naan bread but otherwise a tasty mangalorian roasted cauliflower curry.

I found this to be one of the better Wetherspoons. The staff were efficient, the food good and generally a more upbeat atmosphere than many others I've visited.

Average spoons, love there pizzas. Can get quite busy

Really good but a very limited amount of seating for people with wheelchairs/buggies

Nice coffee, atmospheric pub, good location and prices.

Not a bad spoons, about what you'd expect. Had a couple of nice meals here, very good fish and chips which was quite a surprise. Not the best spoons Ultimate Burger I've had in my life, but still pretty good.

I'm rating this as a Wethersoons pub, so would be a 5 star for prices. Great service, I didn't have food here. So put it half way as I have tried the food at other places. Atmosphere was good.

Always great value for money pretty outdoor are at back of venue still extremely.good value

Food was nice and staff helpful

Called in for a drink while on a day out visiting other spoons in the area

Great spoons! Can feel a bit like a creche in the afternoons which is annoying but other than that can't fault the place!

Dark and dinghy with little atmosphere. Shame as most WP are light and airy. Food wasn’t great, under cooked or over cooked.. can’t say I will be returning quickly..

It's a typical 'spoons' cheap n cheerful can't grumble

It's wetherspoons, but pleasant enough, food is good for what it is, service is very good. You get what you pay for. Can't really complain.

An overcast August Tuesday . Plenty of parking opposite. 0920hrs .Entered a very dark gloomy empty place. Sat at the window so as to read the standard menu. Breakfasts arrived quick and very unusual for Wetherspoons HOT !!!!!!. Then two sets of men ,not together , allowed either the beer/drugs to take filthy ,foul language to start . I wanted to smash them up but my wife said sit down your no longer 65 . So I let it go as did the 2 young female staff who definitely new them as they were using names. Food was typical spoons , but on a positive note, hot and we didn't have to play the generic game of hunt the free table. No wonder it was empty at height of summer the locals know its customers . Will not be returning .

Lovely, clean, busy pub. Had Jacket potatoes with tuna and cheese, cooked lovely,

Great Place to stop and feed a family with young children. Great food and great prices.

Looking abit tired. Meal was fine. Staff pleasant and helpful.

I didn't eat there. The drinks were good as was the service.

Welcoming staff, good food reasonable price. All you need really 👍

Lovely location, fantastic staff, very clean and organised. Locals though spoilt the vibe with bad language and behaviour..

Popped in for a late lunch during a family day out. Very happy

Got into all sorts of difficulty trying to order via the app, so I ordered at the bar instead. Food of usual standard. Service good. Staff friendly.

An empty plate means good food.

What a rude welcoming I received very rude staff I walked through the door another person sat down I sat down scanned menu went to order on app before I could TOLD TO LEAVE by a very rude young female I’ve been to around 50 spoons but never been treated like this I obviously went elsewhere for breakfast as I left others came in

Nice spoons quite big has an outdoor space

Lovely location, right opposite the playground and beach. Lots of seating, with a nice outdoor covered seating area for smokers or just to enjoy the view. The food arrived quickly, and was as expected for a wetherspoons.

10 out of 10, everyone had a great time

Very busy and noisy but had a good meal

What can you say! It's a typical Wetherspoon. Decor was good and view of sea front was good. Food was served quickly and well presented. It are in Herne Bay and want a pub lunch then this is the place!

This pub has some great deals on food and drinks. Food portions are not that large but you can get a reasonable meal from around £5.50 including a soft drink. It's quite a large pub with plenty of seating including an outside area. It has air conditioning which is nice on a hot day It's cheap so it's busy most of the time,if you want a peaceful drink this is not the place for you. They have plenty of staff so you won't wait too long to be served and despite them being busy my food order arrived within 15 minutes.

Lovely pub on seafront and has a TV on for olympics

Good service nice food not expensive

Nice pub and very reasonable. Staff very friendly

Very dark and dingy in the Saxon Shore. Pub is ground floor but has a couple of steps to a lowered level. Staff were helpful and quickly cleared a table for us. Had a Stella & Merlot for around £8 which is about right. Some outside seating available at the front of the building. Didn't stay long as the atmosphere & clientele were questionable.

Food was really good and plenty of it.

It's a spoons so not much atmosphere but staff were very nice and pleasant much cheaper than central London but I know why

Food was shocking tonight. Nothing like as good as in Canterbury. The pizza dough wasn't cooked but we were told it couldn't go back in the oven. The chips were in the curry sauce so limp and soggy. In Canterbury they're lovely and have the curry sauce in a little jug so you can dip them in. We wasted £18 on this! We were coming back on carnival night with friends but we'll go elsewhere now.

Would leave zero stars if I could Food disgusting dirty tables, doesn't look like it's been cleaned for months. How they haven't been shut down I don't know.

I ordered the Beyond plant based burger, which actually tasted nothing like a Beyond burger. They are the only burgers I eat, this one had bits in it. When I questioned it, they said we have what we're given

Only popped in for eggs on toast and tea yesterday not bad

Delicious food and drinks at fair prices. We didn't have to wait long for food

Good so nearcto kings hall Reasonably priced food n drink Friendly staff

Breakfasts were cold, staff was unpleasant, certainly not welcoming or friendly. Will never be back. Definitely keeping up it's rating of worst weather spoons in Kent.

Classic 'spoons experience. Food (4x breakfasts - er, not all for me, there were 4 of us) was absolutely fine.

Would like to have gone in but not dog friendly even outside

Kenzie provided excellent service very polite and went above the call of duty

You can always rely on a Wetherspoon. You know just what you are going to get, however this one was a bit better that. The bar staff were excellent and the serving and clearing staff were outstanding. Probably the best JD I have been to.

A pleasant experience and very nice food

Really busy,noisy,cheap,suppose you get what you pay for.

Took my son for lunch, he loved it. Service quick and friendly staff. Tracy stood out for me, helped a lady that seemed new to serve me. She checked that my son was enjoying his meal. I love it there, but Mr wetherspoon, please invest some money into this pub. Its starting to look very tired. Your staff are keeping it going due to their great service. Love the cheap breakfast as well.

Very helpful in explaining the real ales above and beyond! Many thanks Geoff

Decent enough 'Spoons-by-the-sea, much like all 'Spoon pubs, but atmosphere brought down by unpleasant scowling barman who spent the entire evening looking like he wanted to start a fight, (just not suited in a 'customer facing' role, might do well in MMA caged stuff)

Use this place a lot. Breakfast is great value for money. Glad they have added a few extra food choices to menu now thou. Staff are normally happy n friendly. It's always busy so that speaks for itself

Staff standing at end of bar talking Had to ask for service Food OK but place grubby

Didn't go in just walked past it but looked pretty busy

Attention needs to be taken when cleaning tables. They felt sticky even though they had been cleaned

The table service was very bad. 3 girls behind the bar 20 minutes & no drinks, I when to bar to find out. It took them some time for them to ask me what I wanted. Said order some drinks about 22 minutes ago one said saw that on the screen, ask about the manager one said was the manager, I said is this the way to serve customers all I got was a look

Fish and chips at half the price of the chippie next door (if you catch the afternoon deal). Normal wetherspoons experience. Free WiFi, for using the app to order.

We have been in many wetherspoons in the UK and Ireland. Today here we found a particular supercilious member of staff...bored and pointing to the menu I was ordering from regarding the choice of sauce "read them yourself" the sauce usually came without choice in our experience so we did not know! He was not helpful..not happy at all...even heard him tell a customer about an ale that 'it could take 2 or 3 hours to clean the pipes before the beer could be served again saying "how do I know when it will be on again" ..but the badge was never turned to show the beer was not being served. Very disappointed have to give this one a miss now!

First visit and had a disabled young lady and a new baby with us. The layout was perfect for our needs and courteous staff. We didn't wait long for our food which was hot and exactly what we ordered

Foos was great, and very polite and helpful staff.

Great value but the food was not hot

Wrong food Served and stone cold

Service was good aswell as the food.

Not a bad place to eat food was hot the pub could do with a lick of paint.

Very good time with excellent service.

Worst Wetherspoons I have visited. Inattentive bar staff, extra slow service, sticky tables and smelly toilets. Will never go back!

Typical whetherspoons food. Lively staff. Bit dark at the back due to low ceilings. Could do with a bit more light. But otherwise its eat you expect fir a spoons

Just had breakfast with my family and really enjoyed everything about the experience. The staff were all so friendly, attentive and helpful; especially Tracy, who is a real credit to Wetherspoon’s and went above and beyond with the personal touch that makes customers feel welcome and looked after. The food was lovely and very reasonably priced. A highly recommended pub.

6 adults 2 children we ordered from the same table paid in 3 couples, food came out wrong cold and at different time's, mixed grill looked like it's sat under the hot plate for couple hours, Curry cold sent back, then came out microwaved to death, no children's menu or fruit shoots, staff didn't really give a stuff, my advice is to avoid, and to the venue itself you know you're going to have a busy day employ staff that can do the job in the kitchen and on the floor.

Food was small portions. Only nice thing was the currys. The staff were disgusting told my younger sister she couldnt drink. Shes 21 with dwarfism.

Fantastic pub great food Fantastic service.

The people was so friendly and the food was amazing would definitely go back

Very busy, not enough seats to accommodate visitors

£55 for 4 people and a child including drinks. All tasty. Tables clean. Quick service.

Cheap and cheerful. What you would expect.

Very nice staff it was your typical pub grub, nicely cooked

Just went for a treat of breakfast 🍳.

My favourite bar in Herne Bay because they have strawberry and lime Kopperberge on draft. The food here is good for the price. Staff are always friendly and welcoming. It has a front and back garden.

Good food but unfortunately lunch was spoiled by the local Mum's using it as a creche allowing children to run and crawl unchecked around the restaurant

I visited on Saturday the 27th Lovely staff and atmosphere. Although very busy excellent service. Unlike two years ago which was. Not good. We had a lovely afternoon with our granddaughter and family. Thank you all at weatherspoons saxon shore xxxxx

It's a Wetherspoons, cheap booze and food.

Really lovely coffee . Service was great .

Really good value for money. Prompt service.

Awful food that made me very ill, rude staff and so dirty. Something needs to be done. Complaints made but very slow on the response. Food hygiene also needs to be improved!

Food always good nice friendly helpful staff service always goog food arrives very quickly tables cleared and cleaned quickly

I love a wetherspoons. You know what your getting - a decent meal and good value. I had one of the nicest cooked bits of chicken I have ever eaten out. Nephews steak was cooked to perfection, fish and chips was spot on. Polite and attentive waitress - 10/10.

6 of us ....We went for a walk along the seafront today and came across this 'Spoons' never felt treated better! The staff were so obliging - really couldn't do enough for us. The food was good, the prices amazing and the atmosphere congenial to the time of year. All in all a great experience! We've spent more and definitely got less at other bars!

Can't go wrong in a weather spoons,nothing more to say. 👍

Been in hundreds of whether spoons all over the country. This is the first one that I have ever had a really enjoyable mixture grill

We had fish n chips lunch. Pleasant staff who offered help with coffee machine . Fresh food served hot and good value. Definitely worth another visit

The darkest of the Spoons...I think it needs different lighting to make a better experience. Food was good, usual good supply of beers etc. A regular stop when I'm in the bay...

A good example of a Wetherspoon's pub.

I use this particular Spoons a lot, be it for breakfast lunch or other. The Staff are excellent and I’ve got to know several personally over the years. Jodie and Emma are particularly lovely, and deserve a name check. The decor needs sorting out as it’s very tired and now looks dirty, but overall it’s a cheap and friendly place to go.

Quite a locals Spoons, considering it's on the sea front. Whilst the service was good it doesn't feel as welcoming as many Spoons. Ales well kept but served with a Northern head despite being on the English Channel! Food was usual good quality served quickly. I was comfortable here but my partner won't be rushing back.

Popped in for a quick lunch. Very good food and quick service. We would probably visit again rather than using some of the local cafes.

Went for an evening meal. The noise levels from the young men at the bar was horrendous. A couple near to us moved tables to put distance between them and the lads in the bar. We were glad to leave after our meal.