The best restaurants in Northgate Canterbury South East

Really nice food. Amazing service. Great place for a date

I’ve been here a few times and the quality is consistently excellent. They serve the nicest coffees in Canterbury by a long shot and their kimchi toastie is absolutely delicious. In addition I always receive very friendly and cheerful service.

Unique and characterful place, great beer selection.

A Disappointing Japanese Experience 🇯🇵 As someone who has visited Japan numerous times, I found Tamago's offerings to be a significant disappointment in terms of authenticity, flavor, and ingredient quality. The Tonkotsu Ramen, priced at over £15, was particularly underwhelming. The broth, despite claims of being freshly made daily, lacked the depth and richness of properly prepared pork bone broth. It tasted diluted—almost as if milk had been added to lighten it—with a flavor profile closer to instant soup cubes than authentic ramen. The noodles were unfortunately overcooked and served too soft. The pork rice dish was served with proper Japanese rice, but it lacked the fluffy texture that makes Japanese rice so distinctive. While the kids' meal was reasonably priced, it came with low-quality, overly sour pink pickles that detracted from the experience. The only bright spot was the service. The gentleman who single-handedly managed the till, served customers, and maintained a friendly demeanor deserves recognition for his excellent work. For a restaurant charging premium prices, the quality simply doesn't match the cost. The 4.6-star review rating seems inflated and likely comes from diners with limited exposure to authentic Japanese cuisine.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Nice breakfast clean place and normally have breakfast about once a month in the cafe.

Would recommend Lena and Ellie was perfect with their service, if they are serving you I know they will treat you with kindness and the best service they can provide with the situation they are in. This place was excellent made me and my friend feel welcomed.

The best sushi I have ever had the pleasure of eating. Amazing price for the amount of sushi you get and quality of ingredients used. Also a great selection of non sushi dishes. My Nan had the Katsu chicken curry which was also fantastic. The Chef and waitress were great and very welcoming when you arrive and makes sure you have everything you need while you are there. Would highly recommend anyone to try this wonderful restaurant.

Abdulla and his team made our experience wonderful. Great food, service and vibes. All around a great time.

The service here was great. The gentleman who served us was polite and engaging. The place was clean and plenty of seating.

Food was good but the order taker needs to learn some basic manners and training she was extra loud and extremely rude as well she was treating us like we’re going to have food without paying them overall experience was below average not going back again a total flop experience 👎🏽

Came here for a work meal…. Absolutely delicious food! The BBQ mini board was absolutely worth it and a perfect size for one person, the sweat potato chips were also great!!! The service was speedy and the drinks were also great! The atmosphere was nice and for a Tuesday night the restaurant was not packed. The restaurant is in a good area of Canterbury and really recommend this place!

High quality packaging and amazing food. Steaming hot and lovely when arrived

Edit 29/03/2025 Placed an order nearly 2 hours ago. I just rang to (politely) ask if it's on its way and the guy said sorry but they're really busy then put the phone down on me. Not impressed. This isn't the first time they've taken ages. They used to be really good until 2 or 3 years ago but now it takes far too long to arrive. Sadly we'll have to try elsewhere in future. Edit 04/03/2024 - really annoyed. Food taken more than an hour and a half and still not here. The guy on the phone just keeps saying its on its way. He doesn't speak clearly, its not the usual guy, maybe change of ownership?. Will update when (if?) food actually arrives........well the order took nearly 2 hours - driver very apologetic and said that the other driver was off sick. Food was nice when it did arrive. Might give them another chance! Previous:- Always have a delivery from here when we have Indian food. Its always good and when they tell you how long its going to be, it does actually arrive when they say! Lovely.

Over and hour late, kept changing time.. couldn’t cancel either.. definitely avoid unless you happy to wait over an hour for cold food

Came in for Lunch without booking. Daryl (our waiter) was very attentive and provided a great service. Food was incredible, arrived very quickly. We ordered the mini board, the brisket, Mac and cheese, and loaded potatoes. The ribs fell straight off the bone, brisket was moist and was divine. Overall the food was incredible, and to top it off the service was incredible. Will definitely be coming back. Big Thankyou to Daryl who made an incredible stay so much better, really made the stay something to remember.