The best restaurants in Blean Forest Canterbury South East

We had a great Sunday roast; truly excellent food and the chimney was lit and it felt really cosy after having been walking in the woods; staff were very friendly and service was excellent! We’ll certainly be coming back for food or drinks!

Neat and tidy bar. Had a pint here, people with good attitude.

It's one of the nicer Cafe Nero's around and Lauren in particular is always so professional and friendly and goes out of her way to help customers.. she's an asset to the company! 🌟

The place is not bad, some times it is crowded, during the day is also good and The Burger is really good.

I've been there yesterday for the very first time. The ambience is amazing - you have a plenty of sitting space. Quality of the food is decent enough. I'd rate 4/5. I've tried their Katsu Chicken with rice and gravy. Note: if you are looking for something spicy you might be disappointed. Overall a great experience I'd say.

We had the Burger and fries deal for £6 each and it was great. Good food for the price and lovely customer service. The menu also has vegan options.

We heard about the Royal Oak and decided to give it a try. We received a really warm welcome from the staff. The drinks are a very reasonable price too. The menu offered a large selection of dishes. We opted for the three course small plate home made steak and ale pie. The pate starter was very tasty. Even offered gluten free bread which was delicious. Ice cream finished the meal. A very reasonably priced meal but the important thing was that the food was delicious and we really enjoyed it. Will try the whitebait starter next time. Can’t wait.

I have eaten here a number of times now. The burger and chicken is all Ok but the pizza is really good, especially considering the value. It's made fresh on site and cooked in front of you so you know it's solid.

We only had a coffee and a quick bite to eat. Coffee and the food was good and reasonably priced. The service was good and the staff were friendly. Didn't check out the full menu, so I can only comment on what we had.

I wanted to try eating out for the first time in uni (I haven't done so the past years) but haven't done so because I have social anxiety and it was too stressful. Since I have a friend with me this time, I decided to check it out. I ordered a cheeseburger, but when it arrived, it looked different. I was deliberating whether or not to complain, but I was scared to do so. I started thinking maybe burgers look different here, because it was cheaper than others. I didn't want anyone to get in trouble so I just decided to accept it. The lady who looked like the manager approached me and said that I should have told them because now somebody else is missing their food. I know it was also a mistake on my part, but she did not have to make me feel so bad about it. I didn't have the appetite to eat anymore, even though I was starving before all this happened (I did not even have breakfast). In the first place, they were also mistaken. I also deserved an apology but there was none said. Just because we are just students doesn't mean we deserve this kind of treatment. I am even willing to pay for my mistake if only I was told in a way that is not condescending. I cried on my way home. It was supposed to be a nice meal with my friend but everything was soiled by the end. The chips were okay, I guess, but to be honest I couldn't pay attention to the taste because I was so embarrassed and upset. I'm reading reviews here and it seems like getting orders wrong happens a lot. Maybe you need to do something about this, other than making the customers feel bad. I want to repeat, it's not the fact that I was told I made a mistake which upset me, but the tone in which this statement was made. Never coming here again.

Can’t say much about the nursery side of the business as it’s late Autumn and here for the massive Christmas selection of light/decorations and ornaments (damn, got caught again!) Love the food at the cafe and the fact we can take the dogs outside AND in, the staff are always polite BUT 1/ The noise today, when half full got too much, we’ve not sat indoors since it first opened. Within 30 minutes of being there (thankfully eaten our lunch) the sound of people talking actually caused me to decide it was nof the place for me. Simple to reduce, the ceiling is like a corrugated panel (ideal to bounce noise back in many directions), there are no soft furnishings (lots of lovely windows, again bouncing the noise back into the room). Pretty cloth covered MDF panels on the roof, but due to the materials used, the sound bounces back into the room. Now home with a headache. Back to Garden X with our friends and dogs. 2/ Watched next table have a jacket potato and fried egg on toast. Simple and easy to get to table 11 together. Nope, jacket came first and that person had nearly 1/2 way through when her friend (who had initially been if ignored) had to ask where her fried egg had got to. 3/ Social media. Younwant to get known. You want to be busy to support the financial cost of construction and staffing, let alone the food costs. No Wi-Fi and because of the metal frame of the Café, signal is blocked. Cheap Wi-Fi Router for those who have a fear of not being connected…. Even some of the “silver Surfers”

Disgusting food for 5 pound. The African curry served in a crunchy roll was a handful of mediocre curry (undercooked veggies) in a plain bun. The "preparation" consisted of microwaving the bun with the curry inside basically drowning the roll, which fell apart soaking wet.

Turned up at half 1 on a Saturday and the place was closed, despite the opening hours on Google. No note on the door explaining why they were closed either. Not a great first impression.