Dropped by for a late lunch around 3pm on a Saturday afternoon, the restaurant had a couple other tables but was otherwise fairly empty. The cafe is small, seating maybe 20 people, with a warm, cozy feel, especially with their fall decorations lining the main front window. The staff were friendly and polite, bringing out menus and giving us time to peruse. It took a little bit of time to order as it appeared only one person was manning the front of house, and it was between shifts, however when the food came out we weren't disappointed.
We ordered a traditional fish and chips £16.75 and an open fish butty £10.25 (part of their 12-4pm lunch specials), and to drink a single Canterbury Gin £5.50 with a Fever Tree tonic as mixer £2.35. Both lunch plates were stellar, I'm not sure I've had a better rendition of fish and chips before! The crispness of the battered exterior was perfection! The tender interior of cod was the epitome of what you want in a delicious f&c. The garlic butter peas and chips were good too. The fish butty was essentially a couple slight smaller pieces of the the same fried fish on a toasted piece of bread with tartare sauce, lettuce, tomato and capers. YUM. The g&t was also delicious, "with notes of juniper, citrus peel, coriander and apple", and crafted locally only 300 meters away in Canterbury. If we weren't traveling I would've loved to try some of the other gins too, all the descriptions sounded intriguing!
Note 10% gratuity added to all parties, the menu indicates this is distributed to the service team and chefs. read more