The best restaurants serving British food in Heron Canterbury South East

Very good coffee and great sundaes just like the originals, fir those of us old enough to remember that!!

Great theme and decor along with a great selection of food and drinks, served nicely with a smile!

We go there once a week as a treat always look forward to it great home made food and reasonably price very friendly staff.

Really unique restaurant with a welcoming feel and clearly has lots of exciting events going on throughout the year. We enjoyed our food and drink and the portions were really generous. I only wish we had had room for dessert!

One of my favourite places to eat, always has new things to try as well as the classics, the staff are lovely!!!!

We visited here having seen mixed reviews but wanted to give it a try ourselves. We ordered a non alcoholic margarita cocktail and a regular whiskey sour. I was so impressed to see actual alcohol free cocktails as this is rare, and they were presented beautifully. Top marks- if I was local I’d come back here repeatedly as they were very reasonably priced. We ordered chicken wings to start-lovely and crisp but with just a drizzle of sauce across the top. A little pot to dip would have been even better as it was delicious (chicken fil-a sauce.) For mains we ordered a whole lobster Thermidor. I’ve eaten this many times elsewhere over the years. The sauce was NOT a Thermidor sauce. It was an odd tasting,watery type sauce which took away from the taste of the lobster. Also,the lobster was tiny and there was very little meat at all. Chips lovely and crisp and hot. We also had the baby back ribs. They lacked flavour. If they were seasoned,I couldn’t taste it,and I’d expect some sort of bbq flavour or an accompanying sauce. There was none. Quite bland but very tender meat. Lastly we had the pulled pork mac and cheese. Plenty of cheese and pork on top but the watery sauce used on the lobster appears to be used on the pasta as well. It was not a creamy,gooey,cheesy sauce,as it should, be so disappointing and we didn’t finish it. Nothing was properly seasoned and I can only describe it as insipid. Luckily, we visited at 5pm when it is 20% off so we didn’t feel ripped off. Staff were friendly and helpful. I wouldn’t visit again (apart from for the bar.) There’s a far superior bbq restaurant a few minutes down the road in Whitstable.

A excellent place and meals not expensive

Under the previous owners from Essex this pub was amazing after the revamp, the food and atmosphere was fantastic and they got better clientele in. I've been back since under new ownership and the place is disgusting and full of drinks and louts that have ruined what was a lovely pub. I wouldn't set foot inside here again as it's full of drug taking lager louts who will ruin the expensive revamped decor. When I visited for a drink there was lads waiting to get in the toilet to have a sniff! Avoid!!

Just terrible. But lovely if you like to eat while surrounded by the smell of nearly dead dog. (It seems there’s some dogs adjacent to the dining areas) And if you like rocks claiming to be roast potatoes. And no beef because there’s none left, so it’s microwave chicken breast cut into dry miserable chunks. At least the cauliflower cheese helped to moisten it all up. Some cool floppy cabbage finished the depressing presentation, smoothly gliding around the plate on a sea of vinegary gravy. Skipped desert (not that we were asked), paid and beat a hasty retreat away from the “cheesy dog” aroma. Now I’m no chef, but this place Is selling food for a living, which makes it somewhat important that you actually know a thing about cooking. I suppose it’s just relying on the fact that most of the customers don’t know any better, or couldn’t find anywhere else half decent in the town.

We went for dinner - and what a dinner it was! The food was great! Delicious and generous portions too. The staff were friendly and there was a lovely laid back atmosphere. We had a lovely evening.

We came here yesterday and the food was lovely and hot. The cafe has a nice atmosphere and the food is very well priced. We didn't have to wait long for the food to arrive. Would definitely come again.

A great little cafe with a great choice of food. Service is friendly and attentive. Good value for money and very welcoming. The cafe has a lot of character and is clean. The food was very tasty and well presented. I would thoroughly recommend this brilliant cafe!

We stopped by for a quick lunch, I ordered a Jacker potato which was very nicket presented. The Burger and Chips were also very nickey done and very friendly staff. Very good prices.

The Ship in Herne Bay has the kind of vibe that promises a solid pub experience, but it ends up feeling a bit uneven. I kicked things off with a pint of Whitstable Bay, which is about as refreshing as a seaside breeze, crisp and clean, hitting the spot just right. But then came the Brie and Bacon baguette—a dish that should’ve been a slam dunk but landed somewhere between good and forgettable. The flavors were there, but the baguette was a bit soggy, like it couldn’t quite decide if it wanted to be crispy or just limp. The bacon had potential, but it felt overshadowed by the cheese, and it lacked the boldness to make the combination sing. The atmosphere is casual and friendly, but overall, The Ship leaves you feeling like you’ve enjoyed a pleasant, if not entirely memorable, meal. It’s a decent stop, but you might find yourself searching for something a bit more satisfying next time.

Lovely cafe / restaurant, polite friendly staff, good menu and very reasonable prices. I had a sausage and onion baguette with salad garnish £5:99 which came with a good amount of onions not your usual smattering. Also had a large white coffee £3:50. Highly recommended.