The White Hart in Canterbury

Beautiful pub, really friendly service and hearty delicious home cooked food. We were Made to feel very welcome!

A very nice evening. We really liked it.

We had a great 21st birthday party in the white hart for our daughter the landlord and staff were very helpful. The buffet was good and the service for drinks was quick.

Lovely garden, good drink selection but it felt a bit like the staff didn't really want us to be there...

Lovely pub with friendly staff and a good drinks selection. If you can sit outside you should as the garden is massive with loads of seating.

Went for Sunday lunch today staff where great very friendly and the food was excellent. Well done all.

Had my husband's 30th birthday party here. Considering it was a bank holiday weekend it wasn't too busy and the owner Keith was more than happy to reserve space both inside and outside for our guests. The buffet was incredible, real range of foods put out and lovely quality. Range of drinks was good, everyone was happy with the beer and drinks on offer. Overall fabulous place to have a party, garden is beautiful (even in the rain), and great atmosphere.

Very nice place, the terrace a 10. Informal food for all tastes. We loved it.

We had our work summer party at the white Hart, staff and food were exceptional! Communication was so easy and fast, would definitely recommend!

We just want to say a huge thank you to all the staff at the white hart inn, especially Wendy and Keith for providing a tasty and plentiful buffet for my late step father’s wake. Everyone loved the food and the atmosphere and we couldn’t recommend them highly enough. Thank you again for supporting us in giving my step father a lovely send off.

Friendly staff and good food. I was in a group of 8 and we were eating but didn't feel pressured or rushed.

What a beautiful pub and lovely big garden. Great drinks, but unpleasant experience to have to sit on garden benches covered in bird poo

Great but the Sunday roast was missing

Great place for socializing! Staff very efficient and friendly.

Large garden , great welcome and a lovely atmosphere

Lovely log fire to keep you warm in Winter and beautiful garden to relax in during the warmer months.

Cute cute cute, a proper pub with a proper beer garden. Lovely beer and the chap that served us was an absolute gent. Will definitely come back to try some food.

We had our wedding reception here in August 2023 of about 45 people. Amazing pub for functions, lovely big garden and some under cover which was handy as it rained. Plenty of space inside too. Keith and his wife were absolutely amazing, super helpful in getting things set up like table decorations etc. We had a buffet and Keith said we wouldn't be disappointed and we certainly weren't. Had lots of positive comments on the food, lots of choice and it was all fresh and plenty more was brought out regularly. All the staff were amazing too. Overall great pub but if you are looking to have a reception or party look no further😃 can't recommend enough! Big thanks to Keith and his wife for making our special day even more special 😊

Lovely pub with really friendly staff. Dog friendly too. Food was alright.

Always great service from staff. Great garden, love that there is music playing throughout pub and garden, makes a nice atmosphere. Dog friendly which is also great.

Dirty glasses, dirty pub, flat beer, limited menu, kitchen miss meals off the order, reheated food only, all round disappointment of a pub.

As a Shepherd Neame house, it suffers from its lack of choice when it comes to beer. I always opt for a Guinness, as it's very difficult to get that one wrong 😂. Lauded as Canterbury's largest beer garden, the outside space is in need of some care; and as a non-smoker, I would appreciate a real real delineation between tables where smoking is permitted and those that are protected space for the majority of people who do not smoke.

Time to explore Canterbury pubs and start with W mean White Hart, Nice location middle in city centre but off the crowd. Great atmosphere and very noticeable. Cool and very friendly staff. Me and my friends were having great time. The choice of drinks were not bad.

A hidden treasure. Rare to find a pub in central Canterbury where you can hear yourself speak.

Great pub. A bunch of us rode down from London early on Saturday, they were cool with us putting our bikes in their garden, plenty of seating, beers were local and the food portions and quality were first class. The staff are superb, helpful and kind. Thanks for the effort

Lovely pub that is very reasonable! Went here with a big group of 10 friends after pre-booking and food was fantastic- piping hot and large portions. Feels like a country pub but in the heart of the city. Would definitely go again and highly recommend!

Great pub and friendly staff! Definitely recommend! 👌

Very friendly landlord, lovely home cooked food, dog friendly, nice beer selection 😋

Best pub in Canterbury! The Beef Bourguignon Pie is top notch !

Warm, cosy and inviting pub. Dog friendly with treats provided! Food was excellent, would strongly recommend the pies -out of this world. Fab staff and nice layout 👌

I live in Canterbury and this pub serves the best Sunday roast dinner in Canterbury. Been twice in a row. It really is superb. About 6 years ago, under old management, I slatted the Sunday roast. Back then it wasn’t good but now it really is awesome and good value.

Always accommodating, friendly staff, lovely venue! We meet here as a group every few months, tables are reserved for us in areas so we can talk but still enjoy the atmosphere of the pub. Can’t wait for the warmer weather so we can enjoy the garden!

Had a great Sunday lunch here with friends. The food was lovely and the team were able to cater for our group's various dietary requirements with a little warning (vegan, lactose free and gluten free options). Also dog-friendly, which was fantastic!

Lovely pub to do weekly get-togethers. Sunday roast is amazing and the garden is the best in town during summer!

Super carvery and service with a smile!

Excellent pub in Canterbury with a big garden and great for dogs

Dropping my daughter off at university after the holidays and wanted to treat her to a nice lunch before we went. And what a treat it was, we all had Sunday roasts and they were delicious and very good value. The atmosphere was friendly and welcoming and the staff were friendly. Already planning when we'll be able to return.

A lovely pub, tucked away from the busiest parts of Canterbury, but close enough to be 5 minutes walk from the town centre. Everything about this pub is great. The food is good, the staff are friendly and the atmosphere is warm and cosy...especially with the open fire on. An excellent quiz night on a Tuesday and a massive beer garden make this my favourite pub in Canterbury! 😏👍

Really kind and lovely bar staff 😊

Good pub don't know about the food 🥑.

What a lovely cosy pub with great service. Good beer and a great Sunday roast we'll be back soon! Matt&Sam

Keith proved to be a superb host for my group of friends on Saturday night! He was able to field a variety of dietary requirements and made sure we had an evening that will live long in the memory

Absolutely top service. A special thank you to Keith and his team for fitting 20 of us in and dishing up some excellent food. Especially for accommodating some gluten free and vegetarian members of the stag. All at a really lovely pub right in the heart of Canterbury.

Quite a quiet pub lovely food and service. Seems to be off the beaten track in Canterbury but a good place for a quiet drink. Has become a staple place for me and my friends to have a drink and a catch up. Recommended for a low key drink and good service.

Great little pub off the beaten path. I ordered pepperoni pizza what was hot, gooey and wonderful but I couldn't eat it all. Check out other things on the menu. Lots of choices.

Great customer service, good food, good drinks, and great location. Overall, a very nice humble pub with spacious outdoor area.

Nice pint of Late Red but £1.50 for a packet of crisps?! Or I am I wildly out of date? Incidentally the offending crisp packet didn't have recycling info on it.

had the pleasure of attending a private event here at the White Hart Inn - the staff are a dream and the atmosphere is lovely

Just had my son's wedding party here, fantastic venue and atmosphere, would definitely recommend for a party, meal, or just a drink. Thanks to all the staff for a wonderful day!

My daughter had her wedding reception at the White hart, you could not ask for a nicer welcome. Food and service both excellent. The garden is really lovely and provided plenty of space for all the guests. I would highly recommend the pub either for a function or a quiet pint.

We had our wedding party at the white hart this summer and it was the perfect setting. The garden is beautiful and the staff couldn’t have been better. They also did a cheese board for us in the evening and I’ve had so many messages from people saying how good it was. Thanks to all the staff at the white hart for a lovely day. Becky

Lovely roast dinner and a decent Spitfire lager. great pub definately come back again..Keith and Wendy excellent hosts 🍺👍

Great pub, friendly staff, great food especially the roast dinners, lovely rear garden.

Lovely traditional pub off the beaten track. Very friendly, large beer garden and dog friendly. Good choice of Sheps beers. We visited on our way into Canterbury on a day trip with our pup, enjoyed it so much we made it out final stop on the way back. We didn't eat but the food we saw come out also looked top knotch.

Just a drink in the lovely garden area, great atmosphere and friendly welcoming staff. Nicely kept beer.

Love this pub. Cosy, great garden, great quiz

Good selection of drinks and the food was good. Big beer garden at the back.

We started our hen party here , great atmosphere and very friendly staff , even came and put the outside heaters on for us as it was chilly and we were in the garden under the pergola playing hen party games . We had a fantastic time. Thank you The White Hart. The staff were great .

22.07.23 a big group of Ladies went to the White Hart Inn for the start of my daughters hen evening. The staff were so friendly and attentive. I would recommend you visit, no matter how big or small your group is. We only had drinks but the food looked lovely. Thank you very much for your hospitality!!

We've chosen The White Hart Inn as a venue for my to-be sister-in-law's hen do. It was absolutely amazing! Stunning location, very central, walking distance to Canterbury center. They had the tables all set up for us outside under their covered seating area. Keith and his team are ever so friendly and accommodating. They even gave the bride a prosecco on the house We will all surely be back!! Thanks Keith & team

We've chosen The White Hart Inn as a venue for my to-be sister-in-law's hen do. It was absolutely amazing! Stunning location, very central, walking distance to Canterbury center. They had the tables all set up for us outside under their covered seating area. Keith and his team are ever so friendly and accommodating. They even gave the bride a prosecco on the house We will all surely be back!! Thanks Keith & team

Very friendly Pub..nice landlord...as It was raining and we had a few tables (Hen Do) lined up in the pretty garden full of flowers ..there was a chill outside and They actually put the outside heaters on for us! what service!! will be visiting again!

Great pint of Guinness here and a chill garden

Lovely place. It has a beautiful, massive garden. The interior is great too. Your typical off the high-street residential pub. The garden is the biggest in Canterbury, they say. It really is great. Shame that they run out of Sunday roast, but never mind…next time.

Fantastic old pub in heart of city with spacious beer garden. Staff are friendly and welcoming.

Wow what can I say, my son had his engagement party here last night🥰 the service and food was amazing ...would definitely recommend to everyone....thank you for a beautiful day/evening

Wow what can I say …the service was amazing

My fiancé and I held our engagement party here. The owners let us decorate, play our own music and catered for our every need before we ever realised we needed it. We had the buffet and they catered for all intolerances and dietary needs. All the staff were really nice and helpful. Honestly cannot sing their praises enough! Will definitely be coming here again!!

Lovely pub and a nice beer garden

Well,I understand this is a great place in the summer for the beer garden, but it is a great place in December with a warm fire. My family and I were in Canterbury right before Christmas on a cold, rainy day on a recommendation from our guide. After a walk from the Cathedral, a beer and a warm meal in front of a nice fire was just the thing we needed. It totally felt like home with the family around a wooden table. My wife and daughter had a pot pie and the rest of us had the tenderloin and vegetables special. Again, it was great, and the service and setting made you fell like you were having at someone's home. This was the perfect way to cap our visit to Canterbury. I highly recommend you eat here.

Werid atmosphere, doesn't know if it's a pub or a restaurant. Decor seems a bit lacking. Staff friendly enough. Go for the garden in the summer sun but better options for cosy inside winter evening.

Always a friendly welcoming pub experience

I’ve been coming to Canterbury for over 10 years & recently relocated to this beautiful Roman walled haven. Great beer, great location, largest beer garden, and great food - totally recommended.

Too many common people. But pub excellent.

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Very friendly and cool garden - but being tied they do rubbish alcohol free beers.

A wonderful local pub just off the main drag of Canterbury. A nice friendly atmosphere, good food, and wonderful beer.

First time visiting this past weekend, and it was very pleasant experience. Easy to park close by, lovely service from the staff and a great atmosphere inside. Me and my partner had a Pork Sunday lunch, it was delicious and cooked well. The only down side were that the meal was on the smaller side, so I left there still slightly hungry. However I would visit again just because of the atmosphere.

Lovely vibe, fire going, plenty of games, nice mellow crowd, good food and friendly staff!

The White Hart also caters for private parties. I very much enjoyed a friend's birthday party here, when the whole bar was booked for the event. The staff are pleasant and helpful.

This is a good pub for a quiet drink. The beer is well cared-for. In the summer there is a sizeable garden.

Great pub. Friendly atmosphere. Good prices too. We ate and drank here and the pies were lovely too.

Really nice staff and good selection of drinks (inc real ale). Going back again for a pie!

Great beer garden/ pub. Staff friendly and accounting. No complaints.

Lovely pub with a great atmosphere and beer garden. Especially nice during the summer! High recommended!

Ozgur Ozel….Have heard wonderful things about the food and atmosphere of this public house.. booked me and the family for a Sunday roast dinner.. I must say lived up to its reputation.. beautifully cooked roast dinner..my children rarely clean there plates but did so on this occasion.. also opted for deserts which was the double chocolate cheesecake.. again was delicious.. the atmosphere was lovely and cosy also.. this will now be my weekly Sunday roast stop.. thank you to all for looking after us!

Walked past this pub for years on the way to spoons but as meeting just 1 friend decided to give it a go. I saw it was close to station and offered these Pide to eat. Lovely little pub. Really really great atmosphere. Bar and kitchen staff were all extremely pleasant. Had a great evening. My friend left before me to catch train and I happily sat there for another drink chatting with the locals. Can't wait to take family there.

Popped in for a quick drink before the train. Turned out there was a quiz and the pub was very full. We were made to feel very unwelcome. Even though a couple had said we could squeeze on their table we were told to sit in the garden - In November. As there was no other pub nearby we had no choice. To be fair he put a heater on but that hardly made a difference. It was also the most expensive pub we'd been in that evening as well.

First visit to this pub - quiet (on a Thursday, early evening) but homely and welcoming. Good selection of beers.

Freshly made Pides, home cooked very tasty. Unfortunately no dessert, but minor detail on a very nice dinner. Would absolutely recommend

We sought this pub out for lunch as it is dog friendly. We had the pide and a salad. They were delicious but we felt the salt was somewhat overpriced. We would return

It was the first pub we tried and by far the best. Food and staff were lovely. Very dog friendly. We really enjoyed ourselves.

Eigentlich ganz nett von außen und innen aber typisch englisch primitiv mit fiesen Wirten. Wer das mag, muss da hin. Es gibt aber deutlich nettere Kneipen in Canterbury.

Nett von außen und innen typisch englisch primitiv mit fiesen Wirten. Es gibt nettere Kneipen in Canterbury mit besserem Essen!

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Great food and an even better beer garden. The wasabi peas were great.

I've visited the White Hart repeatedly while living in Canterbury. It is a great pub with a chilled atmosphere. The staff have been lovely each time I've visited, there is a huge beer garden and good selection of board games to play if you're so inclined. It is perhaps a bit quieter than some of the other pubs in Canterbury too as it is a bit off the high street which is always a benefit (Obviously, it's not dead, it's just not as busy as the ones on the high street). The White Hart is a good choice of pub if you're visiting :)

We were lucky to book this place for our wedding this August. Simon and his Team were truly wonderful from the beginning to the end. They accommodated our wishes and allowed us to transform the pub for our celebration as much as we wanted. The buffet was delicious and our families, who live in different countries enjoyed it very much. The garden space is fantastic and children were fully entertained for the whole time. Thank you for helping us to make our day so special. All the best for the future!

It was nice to rediscover this place after a long time. Lovely garden, friendly owner, good selection of drinks and nice pide. Will be back.

A decent Shepherd Neame pub with a nice garden on the outskirts of Canterbury not far from Canterbury East Station. I enjoyed a nice pint of Bear Island and a Turkish style pizza in their beer garden. Both were served promptly and was reasonably priced. The selection of the menu was quite small but the food very tasty. I chose an Iberian Pide which is basically a Turkish style pizza with serrano ham and chorizo which was very nice and I definitely recommend. The garden was nice with some parts undercover and other seating areas further back in the sun giving people a good option where they can sit. A very good pub which I will definitely return to again when I'm next in Canterbury.