Victuals & Co in Dover

We had expected an a la carte menu for a special occasion. We’d checked the website which promised venison, duck and 28 day steak. We even told them it was a birthday celebration. Instead we got tapas. Perfectly good tapas at a fair price. But not what we wanted. And no happy birthday. Victuals used to be the fine dining restaurant in Deal. Now it is little different from Frog & Scot, which has also repositioned. Shame.

Divine and cosy, delicious plates, charming service

We love this place. Fabulous food and exceptional friendly service, especially Rob, who always treats you like royalty. A treat every time we visit .

We have passed by a few times but did not realise it is dog friendly. Glad I stopped by and asked. The starters were roasted goats cheese with beetroot and pes shoots and pulled brisket tacos, we shared and both were very good indeed. Main courses were herb crusted roast cod for me. It was served on new potato mash and was a really nice dish. My husband had the buttermilk chicken and that looked perfect too, he said it was great. No room for dessert, maybe next time. The place is lovely, lots of art everywhere and it is for sale. The staff were lovely, friendly and did a good job of making sure we had a great evening.

Myself and two friends had dinner here. Very impressed with the cooking. All of us enjoyed all our dishes.

Why is this Deals highest rated restaurant? When did standards get so low? It wasn’t so bad to be inedible but more is expected for such high prices. Little to no choice for vegetarians , wine is just OK, steak fried into oblivion, frozen chips from a bag. I will say the restaurant itself and decor is quite nice but that’s it. I urge people to have more respect for themselves and their wallets in these current times. It’s a joke, you’d hope things had changed but it’s the same old Deal fare dressed up, expensive, yet lacking any inspiration or substance. It’s a modern European tragedy. Stop ripping people off.

Great evening, lovely food and good service!

Menu choice is rather limited, so I do suggest you take a look before booking. However, the quality of the dishes was outstanding and super tasty indeed. Great busy atmosphere with the staff being friendly and knowledgeable. Great choice of wine too. I look forward to returning on the next menu change!

A superb meal and atmosphere. Best meal of our holiday. Highly recommend Very professional staff and super restaurant

Update … five years later! The food is as good as ever and the staff are amazing. Impressive for the restaurant to have retained such high standards over the years. Fantastic food and ambience. The staff are amazing - very attentive and informative but never too much so.

Fourth visit, always absolutely wonderful food and service. One of Mt top three places to eat anywhere.

Very good restaurant in Deal. Menu is interesting with non banal meat and fish preparations. Food is well prepared and tasty. Exciting selection of wines also by the glass, including many from England. Friendly service. Recommended!

Absolutely delicious food and lovely Atmosphere everytime I come here. Came specially for the roast for a nice treat 👌🏼

Would have given it 5 stars but is a bit expensive, although it was lovely food.

Very friendly service and amazing food. We will be back very soon!

Really great food, great drinks, great service and lovely atmosphere. We even tried to go again for desert on a Sunday and unfortunately found it closed. Would definitely recommend.

A very special place, great food from a limited menu, just the way I like it, no time wasted pouring over a menu and ensuring everything is cooked to perfection and fresh. Not rushed and an intimate dining experience.

A lovely, relaxed dinner with friends. Service was friendly, efficient and unobtrusive. Nice wine choices and cocktails. The food was superb, best meal we have had out in a long while. Each of us chose different combinations and were delighted by the presentation, taste and portion size. The menu is relatively compact but is deliciously well executed. Will definitely return and it won’t be long.

The best in Deal or possibly the best in Kent.

Absolutely amazing staff!! Food was beautiful, definitely recommend :)

The new mid week menu of two courses for £18 was amazing value. The same delicious food as always at Victuals. Just love it there...

An Excellent Experience. A warm welcome, great food & a lovely ambience resulted in an excellent evening. We particularly liked the narrow field of focus that the mid-week menu offered - all fabulous & delightfully presented. Well done, Team Victuals!

Took my Mum, stepdad and cheekee daxy Benj (big bark out for the doggy treats and bowl of water with which to wash them down!) here for Mother's Day and had a wonderful time ... for those who haven't been, in a nutshell, Victuals is a cosy little gem of a place where you are made to feel instantly at home and are welcomed almost like old friends ... Rob and his team are fabulous ... friendly, knowledgeable and attentive ... the restaurant boasts superb chefs that really know their stuff ... everything cooked fresh to order with flair and panache and beautifully presented ... if you like fast food and aren't prepared to wait, then you will be missing out on a real treat! ... we all polished off our starters, mains and desserts with gusto ... absolutely delicious and empty plates all round ... crayfish cocktails and crispy chicken satay starters were a big hit ... the porchetta and roast beef mains were scrumptious, accompanied by yorkshire puds the size of a small hat ... I was almost tempted to try mine on for size :-) ... and the rhubarb crumble cheesecake and cookie dough ice cream ended the meal on a sweet high note ... the only downside was, unfortunately, we were all driving later that day, so it was not possible to give the wine list a good bashing, but as I'm lucky enough to have this little gem almost on my doorstep, I will be returning to do it justice for a repeat performance as soon as I am able!! ... hands down, Victuals is the best restaurant in Deal in my opinion ... a solid 5* all round ... thank you SO much for looking after us all so well (even Benj!) and for making Mother's Day so memorable for my dear Mum, we all had a marvellous time ... x x x

We came here for a special occasion and were really pleased by the service. There were lovely touches recognising the special occasion when we arrived and this was much appreciated. The food was excellent and there is a good selection of wines, including lots of great English wines. Very happy to recommend this restaurant.

My husband and I had dinner last night at Victuals. The staff were very friendly and efficient and the food - we had venison - was superb. The bottle of Chilean Carmenere was excellent. Altogether a superb experience. We will return!

The 2nd time we’ve eaten at Victuals. This time Saturday lunch. The ambience is great and service is spot on. An extensive wine and drinks menu with a small food menu. However it covers all bases and the food is excellent quality. Starter, main and dessert were all fabulous. We look forward to visiting again.

Really nice atmosphere, food and service.

Very very good. Delicious food (really delicious), great wine selection, lovely atmosphere and really nice staff. Best food in Deal.

The food was delicious, the staff were friendly and attentive, and the service was excellent.

Birthday celebration dinner and the restaurant lived up to the evening. Nestling in a small alleyway off the main high street the Victuals is a warm and cosy brasserie. Staff greeted us with a warm reception and the service remained attentive and friendly throughout our evening. Food lovely and well prepared. I had fish (halibut) which was beautifully prepared. The dessert of almond and orange cake was delicious.

Great meal, nice place to be, good service- not rushed. The steak was as I asked for," lovely" and a selection of veg with couliflower-chees on the side. Good choice in wine and drinks all served with a smile. The menue had several choices, which chainges weekly and weekends. Booking is required which you would expect from a highish-enb resterant. In all, an easy 5***** service all round, happy to recommend.

Excellent food and lovely local wine. Service knowledgeable but relaxed

I’ve worked in the wine industry for many years, and I’ve been lucky enough to go to some of the top restaurants. This little gem is definitely on my list of places to visit. Everything about the place is perfect. Excellent staff, atmosphere, fantastic food and great wine. All at a very reasonable price. We shall be making another trip from London to visit again. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Outstanding dining experience from the moment we stepped inside. Such a warm welcome from one of the owners and fabulous waiter service. Food absolutely first class - we had the 2 course menu for £25/head which was perfectly portioned. Excellent wine list starting at around £28/bottle, plus a complimentary glass of fizz for each of us (and a hand written Happy Birthday placemat!) to celebrate my friend’s birthday. Cannot fault our experience. The food was served at a perfectly leisurely pace so we never felt rushed. All in all a perfect evening.

Had a wonderful Sunday roast with our friends cannot recommend it high enough. The only fault I found was the fact there is only 1 toilet and ladies sharing toilets with men who leave seats up wee on the floor etc etc is not good I would suggest having a man’s toilet I can see why you have done it. There are some people who may have certain health issues where they need the loo more often than others and also may take a longer time in the toilet thank you for our lovely Sunday roasts though we thoroughly enjoyed them.

A delicious Sunday lunch. Friendly attentive staff. We couldn't have asked for more. Our first time here we look forward to returning!

You must try this restaurant in Deal Kent.

A very good meal. Food was great, good selection, desserts were great. Nice atmosphere with v good service. Characterful location. Our group was very pleased and plan to return.

Had Sunday lunch with the family for my wife’s birthday. Roast rump of beef with all the trimmings was fantastic. Can’t recommend highly enough, staff, food, wine and atmosphere were lovely. Booking process on line was really easy too. We’ll be back for an evening meal soon. Thanks for making it special.

Absolutely amazing place to eat. Great atmosphere, staff are extremely welcoming and friendly. Fantastic food, couldn't fault a thing, everything we chose was cooked to perfection (starters - mackerel, haddock tart & prosciutto. Mains- curry coated cod, lamb bon bon and ribeye steak) and presented beautifully Even the wine was superb (Argentina malbec) Highly recommended going here 5*+

Outstanding on every level. Service was spot on. It’s a quaint yet stylish little place. The food was utterly incredible. Fresh, vibrant, delicious, perfect sized portions. I can’t rave about it enough, our only regret is that we didn’t find you sooner. We’ll definitely be back and so will our friends x Debbie and Mike

The busier the restaurant became the more the service declided. We left without ever being asked if we wanted coffee.

Nice restaurant, with very helpful staff and lovely food. We’d definitely recommend it and go again next time we’re in Deal.

We had the 'raid the larder' menu on Sunday evening. The food was superb, starters were perfect, and an even better ribeye steaks, cod and lamb followed. All absolutely delicious. Just enough room for dessert and my strawberry panna cotta was just so yummy. Good wine selection and the service was efficient, friendly but not overwhelming. Good atmosphere in the restaurant which was busy. It's a little pricy but you do get what you pay for. Definitely the very best restaurant in Deal.

Cute little spot, but way too hot. We have been before and we had the same issue. Food was okay, but a bit too overrated. For the price we paid we expected more. Staff were extremely helpful and attentive.

Great little restaurant! We had a lovely meal here - service was great and food to die for. We had the roast leg of lamb and cod. Both were super nice and cooked to perfection. the lamb was probably the nicest one we’ve ever had … portion wasn’t massive, so you can go for starter as well without a problem, portion sizes weren’t too big. the crocettas looked amazing!

Lovely! Worth a try! Visited for a birthday treat! Made to feel very welcome. Food was great as was the friendly service. Will be coming back - thank you!

A great restaurant to go to both as a visitor to Deal as well as local. Great menu for choice of food, beautifully cooked with a great selection of wine. Great staff, very helpful and attentive when needed - would highly recommend.

Sunday lunch at Victuals was fantastic. The burger was one of the best I’ve ever had and my husband very much enjoyed his roast chicken. Thanks Rob for the attentive service.

Excellent food and service. We sat outside which was lovely.

This is without doubt my favourite restaurant in Deal. The food, ambience and service is always great. Rob and his team are to be commended for continuing to make Victuals a destination restaurant.

Lovely evening with great service, the whole experience was fun and extremely enjoyable, would totally recommend and go back again soon

Schönes, kleines Restaurant in einer Seitengasse. Wir waren zwei Mal während unseres Kent-Aufenthalts hier und haben beide Male sehr genossen. Sehr nette Bedienung und super Essen. Besonders lecker fanden wir den Confit pork belly with udon noodles und den Triple chocolate chip and peanut butter cookie dough.

Nice atmosphere, good food. Good service. Very limited vegetarian option. (1 dish) Not particularly good value for money for some dishes. £20 for a few florets of spiced cauliflower or £9 for 5 slices of tomato and a piece of mozzarella could be improved upon. Burger was tasty.

Had very tasty meal here, food was very good! Did not realise that they had second floor in the restaurant as well! Friendly staff, only downside was that being seated upstairs, all people left early and we were only people left upstairs and seems like staff sort of forgot about us. But overall good experience and tasty food, would like seat next time downstairs. Would go back again.

I have visited this beautiful little restaurant many, many times to date. It may be the only restaurant I’ve ever been to where each visit provides the same high standard each time. The staff are extremely friendly, and diligent, and the meals are delicious, the way that only genuine, honest, hearty, home-cooked food can be. Which is a real treasure to have nearby. The Sunday lunches are a major highlight of our weekend. We make sure to take all visitors here to show off Deal! The Roast beef is always cooked to perfection, and if I could take home a pint of the gravy to drink at leisure I surely would. Victuals provide the most delicious menu in Deal if you love hearty roast dinners, and as I said earlier, I have never ever been disappointed. Victuals also offers a superb wine menu, which includes a huge range of delights from Kent vineries. Keep doing what you’re doing, the best in Deal without a doubt!!

Lovely food and friendly service. The English Bacchus wine was delicious. I think it was called The Wandering Wayfarer.

Such a lovely place the service was amazing, the food was to die for and the atmosphere was spot on. We will be back 👍

Wonderful food and very good service. We will be making a return visit 😊

My girlfriend booked the restaurant for my birthday. Had an amazing experience overall. We got to sit in a private booth which made the setting more intimate. Rob our waiter was super friendly and really took care of us. Verena and the team really went...

What a superb restaurant! My wife and I had guinea fowl followed by a pannacotta with rhubarb. These were very well cooked and presented and tasted delicious. There was a lovely atmosphere in the busy dining room (Sunday evening) with excellent service. We would highly...

Just amazing! My husband and I went to Victuals & Co on a Saturday evening a couple of weeks ago. We were greeted by two lovely staff members who were so welcoming and friendly. The waitress even took our coats for us and hung them...

Delicious food, well cooked and beautifully presented with real style and flavour. Really friendly staff, good ambiance, great wine, we enjoyed two courses and shared a cheeseboard and we couldn't fault anything. Our evening at Victuals & Co was special and if we return to Deal for another weekend sometime we will definitely return. Thanks to the everyone in the team!

Excellent food, excellent friendly service, comfortable atmosphere and staff that went out of their way to make sure I got my birthday cake and bubbles. Thank you for a very enjoyable evening, best birthday meal! Will definitely be coming back.

Picked this restaurant based on Tripadvisor reviews and were not disappointed. We were first in after opening and was met with a very friendly welcome. Menus and drinks provided we decided on the ribeye steak and chalk stream trout. Both dishes were cooked superbly well...

A warm welcome and a wonderful evening from the beginning to the end.

We visited this restaurant tonight and my husband was amazed by food and service. He said it was the best birthday meal ever

Really welcoming went for a joint 40th 3 of us. Staff very friendly great service lovely food. Definitely recommend a visit the restaurant has lots of very quirky art very interesting.

We had a very enjoyable mid week evening meal at this restaurant. The staff were excellent and so welcoming and informative. Food was delicious and extremely well presented. The restaurant was clearly very busy but that did not mean the service wasn’t excellent. Tia, Verina...

Superb place with absolutely charming staff. I loved it.

Lovely welcoming cosy restaurant, great atmosphere. Lots of happy customers. Food was delicious we will definitely return.

My wife and I booked in last minute, we haven’t been to Victuals for a while and we were really pleased to see a very different menu. The service was superb and we were very well looked after. The waiting staff had an excellent knowledge...

This is a quaint restaurant with quite a small selection on the menu. The tables are well spaced although there is a lot of background noise. The Tuna tatami for starters was superb and very much a highlight of the meal. Victuals Signature Burger was...

Food was fabulous and the staff were lovely. The only thing I would change is the booth seating in the corner. The material is so hot, that I could barely enjoy the food. Which was Delish! Will visit again, but won't want to sit on...

Just great. Came with our three year-old daughter. No kids menu but it's a restaurant and I think that is fair enough. They were welcoming and kind and the food was delicious. Service was really excellent. I felt that that the price reflected the quality. Come if you are in town.

Just had an amazing meal. The staff were lovely and Rob was very attentive, and entertaining. He knew his product and recommended some very good toffee liquor from Maidstone

What a pleasant surprise. Lovely welcome from Robert, a host par excellence. Great food, great wine 5* all the way. The rhubarb dessert was really yummy, the best restaurant dessert I’ve had for ages… Thoroughly recommend.

Having identified this as a restaurant we’d like to eat at on our bike ride around Thanet I booked online that morning. Tucked away off the high street it has a pleasant atmosphere. Friendly welcome and surprisingly quiet for a Saturday lunchtime as only one...

Serveerder was top. Iemand met passie voor z’n werk en veel kennis over wat er allemaal op de kaart staat! Eten ook echt een dikke 10 op 10! Gewoon fantastisch en prachtig gepresenteerd! Een plekje om zeker terug te komen als we weer naar Deal gaan.

We had a lovely meal here, the food was incredible and the staff were so friendly. A must visit for Deal!

When we go to new areas we rely quite heavily on trip advisor reviews. Therefore when reading the previous review to this place it did make us question coming here. However when reading the owners reply it made us laugh! We gave it ago and...

Great meal,.smashing service very friendly

We had the worst meal here in years, lunch was served cold on cold plates in winter, veg over cooked. All sent back to the kitchen. After half an hour it was returned warm, but why half an hour? Definitely not worth £72 with wine.

We arrived for a 2:30 Sunday lunch, to be greeted by a sullen waitress. We were seated in a very cold dining area and offered a wine list and menu. About ten minutes later the waitress returned asking us for our wine order, we chose...

Very small food menu, but done very well. I would have liked a bit more to choose from, but enjoyed what I had. Fantastic service, warm atmosphere. Well worth a visit.

Had dined at this restaurant when it first opened and was very disappointed , so after a few years and with new owners we decided to re visit. What a pleasant surprise. The meal was excellent!! Its a small menu which leads one to believe...

An anniversary dinner and our first visit. Loved the additional anniversary touches on our table, service was attentive and perfect and the food was beautifully tasty. My husband commented that his chips were the best he has ever had! A great experience.

Fantastic meal on 'Raid the fridge' night - delicious food in unusual combinations, lovely friendly service, and some top notch cocktails and wine. Would highly recommend if you find yourself in Deal.

We came here for my mums birthday and the food and the service was brilliant! We were really impressed. My mum won’t stop talking about much she enjoyed her evening Best stake I’ve had in a long time!

Delicious food, lovely wine and a warm reception. The compensation for a slimmed down menu is a stellar quality in the dishes on offer. Some very clever combos and a knowledgeable sommelier, cheers! Highly recommended, thank you for a wonderful evening.

I can not recommend this gorgeous place enough! First visit on Friday, my birthday, and we had the best night ever. Robert looked after us so well as did everyone else. My dinner was unbelievable good, cauliflower tastic! Sorry we missed dessert due to birthday cake BUT I'm coming back... Thank you so much x

We came here for our anniversary as we were staying in Deal. The menu is small, but the food is exceptional. We both had the sea bass as our main as it was the catch of the day. The flavours were so intense. It’s a...

Great staff, food and atmosphere. We live in Deal and when we want a treat, this is where we go. Always superb.

Great food, great service and a great experience. I would highly recommend a visit to Verena and her team when in town ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Tasty food, friendly staff, and a great atmosphere for a night out.

We had such a delicious lunch when we visited victuals & co. We enjoyed the charcuterie board which is served at lunchtime on Friday. Lots of tasty treats and some very nice wine and gin. And a lovely chat with Rob who made us feel...

This place is a real diamond in the rough. We were greeted by Rob whose attitude immediately set a great tone and we were waited on diligently by Karen. Atmosphere was great, all the other dinners were having a great time too. But the best thing, They have a very well earned Michelin star and it shows in the food quality, care and presentation. This was our anniversary meal and it was worth every penny. Thanks for making our evening so special.

Had a lovely evening meal. Visited follow reading positve reviews and were not disappointed. The food was delicious very well presented. Cosy atmosphere and added bonus we loved the playlist of music played.

Just wanted light bites so had starters. The pigs cheek bonbon and Chorizo jam was delicious but the cod goujons lacked seasoning and were rather over priced for what they were. There are a couple of seats outside and only one dog friendly table inside...

Went to Victuals yesterday evening and both my wife and I were disappointed with the meal unfortunately - Trout quiche/confit and Mackerel/Moroccan. All very ordinary for the price - the confit duck was particularly poor - the cooking was just average. Sorry Victuals but thats how we found it.