The best restaurants in Little Stour Canterbury South East

Visited for the cider harvest weekend. Lots of bands for entertainment and a hog roast and sweet stand besides the usual pizza and cider,beer and wine. Busiest I've seen it and this caused some problems later with food orders. The staff were excellent although not everyone would agree as there a few rude people complaining about their late food. We visited with a large group and everyone had a great time. We'll look out for special events next year. Definitely worth a visit if you live in/ visit Canterbury.

Wedding Venue Review We got married here in August 2024 and could not have been happier with our venue choice. We are so grateful to George and all the Woolton farm team for going above and beyond in all the planning phases and of course on the big day itself. There is so much flexibility with the venue meaning you can really make the day however works best for you! We chose to have our whole day here, including our wedding ceremony. I believe we were one of the first couples to do this, but you wouldn’t have known with how smoothly everything ran. George even went so far as to tell the bridesmaids when to come out at specific timings as I wanted to walk down the aisle at a particular part of the song 😂 Our timings were perfected after our rehearsal the day before, during which George was on hand for any last minute questions. We really appreciated all the time we had for setting up as it would not have been possible on the day itself. We choose to use Tayberry for catering for our wedding breakfast who were also excellent and are located just across the car park and Maypole Marquees who are also handily located on site. George also had a great relationship with them and so was able to liaise directly with them during prep and on the day. For our evening food we got pizzas directly from Woolton and they received a lot of compliments! I got ready at the pretty prep studio, just around the corner, so you really do have everything you need close by. The barn itself and the grounds are beautiful and if you’re thinking of booking, I’d definitely recommend going to see it during one of their events, as it gives you a real sense of how fun the evening will be! We also loved the offering of the local cider and wine and purchased a few kegs as pour your own pint welcome drinks which went down well with everyone. On the day, George and the team handled everything without having to come to us which made us feel like we could relax after all the planning and just enjoy ourselves. There truly isn’t anything about the day we would change and we wish we could just relive it! Overall, the best parts about this venue in our opinion are the affordability, the opportunity for flexibility, the beautiful barn and grounds and the amazing team. Thanks for everything guys! We look forward to coming back in summer and reminiscing over a pizza and cider ❤️

Fantastic food and service great atmosphere

As soon as we walked in the door, we knew this would be a good experience. We were met with a superb welcome from Katie. When booking,I had mentioned that one of our party was celebrating a birthday. The table was reserved and decorated with birthday partyware … what a lovely touch. The menu choice for lunch is excellent and as it’s priced for two courses, it was very good value for money. Katie continued to look after us, food very good and didn’t have to wait long. Topped off at the end with a candle in the birthday girls desert. Wish we could have stayed later as they had a charity live music event on, which sounded like good fun. We will be back and would recommend to anyone.

Very friendly hotel and marvellous breakfast.

Disappointed to turn up on a Friday at 2.45pm as they advertise food all day, to be told the chef is out until 5pm. Also noted the old 2023 Good Food Guide and other stickers still on the door - these were when it was under previous ownership when it was more of a gastropub.

Have visited before but today was not good.I had fish chips.Unfortunatly the fish was inedible as it was hot but not cooked thoroughly. The batter was gooey which made the fish the same.I should have complained but do not like to make a fuss.

My husband and I unusually had an afternoon off work and decided to treat ourselves to lunch out. The Grove Ferry inn has had a really bad reputation for food locally for years but I had recently read that they had a new chef so we decided to give it a go today. Wish we hadn’t bothered, I’m sure there was no actual chef involved! Pleasant enough waitress but was taking our drinks order before we had even sat down so had to scan the wine list quickly. There was only one other table with people at lunchtime on a Friday so that should’ve given the game away really. It was a freezing cold day outside and cold in the restaurant with no fire lit. I ordered a burger from a very limited menu and my husband the trio of sausages. It all looked ok when it arrived but it was made of cheap sausages that all tasted the same, not different as specified, and a cheap salty burger with frozen chips. Bog standard gravy from a tub and frozen onion rings, need I go on? Very disappointed and definitely won’t be back or recommending it to any of our friends. Such a shame it’s such a beautiful location, they just need a proper chef and quality ingredients and some heating would be good too!!!