The best restaurants serving British food in Reculver Canterbury South East

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.