Brilliant local pub for dinner. Great ancient building feel, just a bit noisy, but who can complain…read morewhen clearly amongst locals enjoying their evening. Busier tonight in the restaurant than in the pub. Diablo pizza tasty, spicy and satisfying, with easily a slice to share. Side salad big and very fresh. Waitresses recommendation of seafood pie brought rave reviews. Overall great service. Highly recommend. Convenient car park nearby.

Came here on a Sunday hoping for roast, but they were sold out. Settled on some pies which were…read morepretty good, excellent chips but mushy peas were meh. They were also out of mash when we went, maybe because it was on a Sunday evening. Sticky toffee pudding was delicious. Atmosphere is kind of chill, and not as pub-like as I would have thought. Not sure if that's the case when the weather is good and their patio is open though!

Absolutely the fish and chips you will ever eat. Make a reservation or come early. It's the…read moreabsolute best!

We just arrived from a cruise trip, while visiting Dover Castle we were looking for a great stop…read morefor lunch. This place is fantastic, easy walk from Dover Castle and just so happens to be Dovers oldest pub. The menu for lunch is small, feels like it's because they want to do things right. The fish and chips- highly recommend. However unless you are starving I recommend you split it with a friend. When we arrived we were immediately greeted, service was excellent. For families like us, they do have high chairs. They will take your order if you sit inside. There's also an outdoor garden however you need to come to the counter to order. Same with drinks. Each room has a lot of history. Take one look around and there's a lot going on. Apparently this location used to be a part of monastery and has evolved over the years now to a great pub. Each dish we enjoyed, the vegetarian linguine was fresh, chips were delicious and the fish was wonderful. If you're cruising in and need a place for a good meal not too far from the port or to Dover Castle- I recommend you swing on in. Highly casual so you can come as is or for special occasion.

Absolutely unreal place! It's hard to belive it's from the 1300s! I really felt transported back in…read moretime, it's so cool.

Came here with a group of friends and cannot say enough good things about this place. The inside…read morevibe is wonderful, it's old fashioned and feels like an old pub that's been there for hundreds of years - love it. The outside patio area is also very nice with lots of seating. We had a decently large group and they were very accommodating and helpful and we very much appreciated it. I got the rare roast beef sandwich and it was solid, not mind blowing but good. Everyone else I was with really enjoyed their food and the experience. Highly recommend

It's a dog bar say no more. You cannot complete your trip to this town without first coming here…read more Absolutely adorable with your local dogs hang out. They do have adorable signs greeting the dogs and even offering their own dog menu. I do love the fact that they take photos of them and there is hundreds of photos on ceiling of all the dogs that have been inside the bar. A group of us came in for a beer and to just adore the adorable dogs. The staff is so sweet and friendly and I honestly wish I lived locally to come here more often.

Great pub out of the main tourist area. Good food and ambience and great service!…read moreReally enjoyed our experience there.

So, yeah, it is pretty much a standard pub, and I probably only came here for a drink because of…read morethe name, not that it happens to be the only pub with the name (there are actually quite a few). Anyway, it is a fairly standard average pub located in the heart of the city, which still gives it some charm, but it isn't one that blew me away.

Goat cheese sandwich was great, veggie burger and fish and chips were good too. Cozy place central…read moreto high street. Go to the counter to order.

Friendly, super inexpensive and big…read more Let's just say if I was a resident of Dover I would be here during the day often. Set in the heart of town the place was full of local older men and ladies enjoying really cheap beer and food. The value cannot be beat. I enjoyed watching and listening to the men at their tables chatting up. You have the option of using the QR code and ordering off your phone or going to the bar. All condiments are located near the bar.. No shocker but I ordered the fish and chips. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars was that I felt that the fish was SUPER greasy. I pretty much removed most of mine breading and ate the fish. The fish was beyond delicious. The fish and chips were super hot too which was great. The menu is massive. The meals come with a choice of beverages as well. Since we were there on a Monday the pints were less than £2 and the bar has a wide selection of ales

There's allot to like about this eatery. But know we did not find it to be traditional English pub…read morefare. With that said, it's good food and cheap eats!! This was our first stop in England, having flown in today. We arrived in Dover and set off on foot. After conferring with a local, we landed here. Other recommendations were too far to walk. I ordered a Skinny Chicken sandwich. Great portion of grilled chicken, lettuce and tomato. Bun was fresh and soft. They had a condiment bar for Mayo and sauces. Very filling, cooked well. For a skinny burger - GREAT! Hubs ordered a BBQ bacon burger. Bacon wasn't crisp, but he gobbled it down. Meals came with drinks. Hubs upgraded mine to a bottle of Prosecco. Um.....ooookay! I shared it with a friend and really enjoyed it. Our food came to $34 something with a WHOLE bottle of Prosecco and tall Amber ale. Great value. The bar was lively & packed with locals. You order at the bar (QR code ordering didn't work for us). They have casino canes also. One surprise, a few people smoking. It wasn't too smoke filled but......

Looked appealing but at the get go, they handed us menus and told us to seat ourselves. We went out…read moreon the patio. Ordered drinks and then no one ever came back for our order. We went in and ordered. Still no food for quite awhile. A waitress finally came over and asked us to pay. Odd since we didn't have food. She said you pay first - well no tip for her. I told her the service was very slow and she said she'd check on our meal. Food finally came. We had split a Big Mother Clucker Burger, fries and onion rings. Food was good. We left with no tip as there were at least 5 wait staff and none of them seemed to want to come out to the patio and none seemed very happy to be there. We saw others waiting a long time and it was not a friendly atmosphere.

This is one of the nicest pubs I've tried in a long time - and not just in Canterbury - in general!…read more As soon as you walk in to The Dolphin Inn you can feel the great atmosphere. It's busy, but not too busy - there's a good buzz about the place, without it being too noisy to hear one another - and there's a lovely relaxed vibe that instantly relaxes. Not only does this place serve absolutely delicious pub grub (see my pictures for proof), they also have an assortment of board games available to play, making your visit extra fun! I went here twice during my time here in Canterbury and enjoyed several long games of Settlers of Catan (yes, I know - I'm a geek) with great food and booze. The staff are not pushy and, so long as you have a drink on the table, are happy to let you play on until your heart's desire. We never felt pressured to hurry up and leave, which is always a bonus in these sorts of pubs. On top of this, lost in my game of Settlers and too engrossed in my enjoyment of the game, my phone was sadly stolen off our table. Now this may sound like a negative, however upon telling the staff about what had happened they were so kind and helpful and - thank goodness - a few hours later, called us to let us know they had found my phone (which had been mysteriously returned to the table) and they had it waiting for me behind the bar. Throughout the whole ordeal, they could not have been more helpful, which just made me love this place even more. Please also note that, despite the above story, this pub does not have a dodgy feel to it at all and I was very shocked when I noticed my missing phone! It's not the sort of place you'd generally feel concerned about your belongings going missing - hence my phone sitting freely beside me on the table - so don't be put off by this aspect of my review!!

Wow. The Thomas Tallis Ale House was a recommendation from a friend on Instagram. I was in…read moreCanterbury for the afternoon and wanted someone that did decent craft beers and ciders. It was so good that my wife and I stayed the whole afternoon! It's a little confusing when you get there as there isn't a bar. There are a couple of boards listing the beers and others that they have available and you place your order directly to the staff. They fetch it for you and bring it to your table. You even pay at your table (cards/contactless/etc payments welcome). The offer their drinks is in thirds, halves and pints; the prices reflecting the fractions of a pint. The selection changes regularly and they even have another menu which you can get takeaway cans and bottles from. The landlord is super friendly and incredibly knowledgeable. In the quieter moments he's happy to stand and chat with you about the beers he has on, what he's had in the past and what he might get in the future. The Thomas Tallis Ale House will be a stop for me every time I'm in the area which frankly isn't often enough!