The best restaurants in Reculver Canterbury South East

i got a milky bar brownie, a kinder brownie, normal brownie and the new biscoff & kinder brownie and oh my god they were amazing at them all in seconds!! would definitely recommend to anyone and would definitely come back when i have the chance. we got them from whistable and eating them on the beach was just amazing!

Really tasty crepe with Nutella and banana 🍌

Always have a good meal here. Staff are always friendly and helpful. Locals always have time for the kids. Well worth a visit

1st time using.... kebab and chips nice and tasty will be back when in area again

We compared prices and availability times for various deliveries online and John Lee, although they don’t deliver that I’m aware of, came out best in terms of price and quick service with collection in 20 minutes on a Friday evening. The food was clearly freshly cooked, had lovely flavour individual to each dish and the man who took our food order was polite, double checked each item and was helpful. A highlight was the chicken satay skewers. 100% will only order Chinese from John Lee in future.

We visited Reculver today Friday 14/02/25 for an afternoon walk in the sunshine and get some fresh air. We decided going into the King Ethelbert to warm up and grab a pint. The Pub had a good homely feel about and the landlady and bar staff were very welcoming. The menu looked great and another diners meal looked good do we decided to stay for afternoon lunch. There is a good varied menu and an extensive choice on the "specials" board. I decided on the prawn cocktail starter and my wife had the the breaded brie wedges served with fresh salad accompanied with a cranberry and onion relish. My delicious cocktail was loaded with prawns and the Brie starter was really good. We both decided on Lamb rump served with a mint gravy, buttery mash potato and vegetables for our main. It was delicious. The lamb was cooked perfectly, being moist, tender and tasty. The food was great,! UNFORTUNATELY, 2 individuals insisted on vaping whilst sitting at the bar and anyone sitting in the restaurant area nearby could smell the this foul, sickly smell that we found off putting. I did ask the waitress serving my food to outline the pubs smoking /vaping policy. I was told that smoking is banned, smoking area outside, but the landlady endorses vaping inside the premises. Not wanting to spend any more time breathing in someone else's spent chemicals we decided to miss desert, pay the bill and leave. We won't be the only customers put off by this. Pubs loss..... Would have stayed stayed longer for desert and more drinks.! There are facilities for smoking/Vaping outside. They need to make sure the locals use them.

Lovely place for a pub lunch and friendly staff. Oliver was very helpful with answering our questions about the local area.

Disinterest teenage staff who were content to be answering the phone rather than serving. Brown coloured water for coffee.