After a day of exploring Dover Castle and walking through Biggin Street, we decided to dine at this popular and recommended pub. A perfect place to rest and recount our adventures for the day. There were quite a few diners in, and the space seemed a lot larger once inside, with a bar and several rooms to accommodate small and large parties. We were seated near a party of 10! Service was friendly and leisurely, which we welcomed. Only one staff was taking and distributing orders and he advised of the delay in service. The food was delicious and had we more time in town, would likely have dined in again. read more

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We just arrived from a cruise trip, while visiting Dover Castle we were looking for a great stop for 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. read more

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What a neat place! Super old and has a fun history and writing all over the walls to celebrate people who have swam the English Channel. Service was excellent! We weren't super hungry so we just had a beer/cider and sticky toffee pudding. Make sure you come here if you are in town, even if it's just for a drink and to check it out. read more

We loved the food in this pub. Everything was so tasty and definitely elevated pub fare. The staff was super friendly as well. We had the soup of the day, Butternut Squash with chilis. It was definitely homemade. Then we split the beef short ribs with Guinness. Both were so flavorful and yummy. I'd definitely recommend going here when in the Dover area. read more

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In town on a cruise and saw this establishment on Yelp, so we tried it out. What a great experience! Great beers and better food. We arrived before their opening at noon and there was a line already. Once we were seated, you must fetch your own beverages from the bar and pay for them there. You order food from the table. We had the fish and chips of course! Very large portions and very good. Venue is very rustic and quaint. read more

The White Horse - White Horse bar - Pubs Near Me - Dover, KEN

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Very famous pub among English Channel swimmers. Successful swimmers, solo and relay, are able to write their swims on the walls, ceiling, etc of this pub. Friendly staff. Decent food. They are used to out-of-towners. read more

I definitely recommend you check this pub out! First off it's been a pub since like the 1500s so it has staying power. They are dog friendly & even put your dog as dog of the day picture on their instagram site! Their fish & chips don't get any fresher as the fish they use was caught the day before in the channel. Very good She had the mushroom stroganoff which she enjoyed. Their bar is fully stocked with some good craft beers. And best of all was our server, didn't get her name unfortunately but she was brilliant as they say in England! Very friendly & helpful, filled us in on the history of the place which is very storied. You have to go!!! read more

excellent service very polite very helpful the meal cost 12-pound 50 with a cup of tea

Great history at the pub and recommend stopping for a pint. We ate dinner there and it wasn't good. The service was very nice, but extremely slow-an hour to get our halloumi fries. I had the chicken curry and couldn't eat it-the taste was just off-not sure if it was from a different region of India that I was used to, the naan was so dried that it was hard and the papadum was greasy. read more

WOW!!!!! We LOVE this place! The food was amazing!!! Not your average pub food, this was ELEVATED pub food that could have come from a 5-star restaurant!!! And the service was very friendly and helpful! Our table had the fish and chips, mushroom risotto, house burger, bangers and mash, and the pan seared duck breast. I like duck a lot .. and this was THE MOST TENDER duck I have EVER EATEN, it was delicious! And the bangers and mash were excellent .. all the food was excellent!!! For dessert, I truly and honestly licked the bowl!!! I'm not big on sweets but the chocolate cremeux pistachio sauce honeycomb ice cream dessert was probably the best dessert I've EVER eaten! No joke and not exaggerating. At the time is this review, they were serving their Autumn Menu. All around the room we are in had people's times and dates of their channel crossing, we meet 2 people who had swam there channel! I hope that we will be back in Dover someday, I would love to go back and eat there again! ... and of course the beer was excellent too! read more

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The family and I just happened to stumble upon this spot while on a 12 British Isles Cruise. The food (Fish and Chips) was amazing. The service was prompt and friendly. It was interesting to read signatures and times on the ceiling of the people who completed the swim crossing the English Channel. read more

The food, staff, and ambiance was perfect. Stewart is amazing! So friendly and welcoming to all of HOS guests. They also have a cool rooftop garden that's beautiful read more

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Arrived on a cruise ship. Searched the web and checked with locals for an authentic British pub experience. We found The White Horse. Wonderful ambiance, food and hospitality. LOVED the fish & chips and a hard to find excellent pint of bitter ale. Would definitely be there often if we lived closer. Tanks for a delightful experience, John read more

The White Horse - Very authentic pub. - Pubs Near Me - Dover, KEN

Recommended by our hotel staff, menu looks good, but we showed up after 5 pm on Sunday, and they just closed. However, owner Julian very kindly recommended a family-run Italian restaurant and told us to say " The White Horse sent us". That Italian restaurant " Dino's" turned out to be excellent!! Later we heard that The White Horse is a great pub. Too bad we didn't get to try it but would recommend it based on word of mouth. read more

The best fish and chips! Very fresh which makes all the difference. Light batter, not greasy. For dessert the Banoffee pie was delicious. Very nice traditional pub with good food and lots of taps. Nice staff, highly recommend. read more

Didn't eat here but they have 40 types of gin. Need I say more? Excellent fun and tonic - I recommend the Rhubarb Gin - so awesome. Great bar service and great staff read more

The White Horse - Awesome gin and tonic - Pubs Near Me - Dover, KEN

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Fantastic. Got her on holiday before a cruise. They were busy and very accommodating. While they ran out of their famous fish and chips, the local beer was amazing and the atmosphere what wonderful. I will be back the next time I am in Dover. read more

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What a gem! The food is truly home cooked and yummy. Husband had the Chile and I had the Cajun chicken breast. The chicken was perfectly seasoned and so tender. Awesome friendly staff and owner. read more

The staff was extremely friendly and welcoming! The entire experience was covid-safe, and I never felt like I was being crowded. My food was prepared in a decently short amount of time, and it was a LOT of food for just one person to eat! I had the beer battered cod and chips, and it was absolutely delicious! I left feeling full, satisfied, and content. read more

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Fantastically delicious food! Couldn't expect anything less from the oldest pub in Dover! Super friendly staff, comfortable ambiance and a very impressive history. We will have to come back to enjoy the back patio! read more

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We checked out the White Horse while staying down the street in Dover. What an amazing place. It is a great locals restaurant and pub and it's apparently good luck to eat dinner there the night before you try to swim the English Channel. Who knew ? We walk in and see names and times of the swims by teams and we look up and see people we know from Denver. Let's get back to the pub... excellent food and the nicest people running it. The menu revolves and is simple. I will tell you I eat fish almost daily... that Cod Fish and chips was the best piece of Cod I have ever had. It was flaky , buttery and delicious. Their sides are delicious as well. If you end up in Dover ... do not miss it. You will leave impressed and the prices are beyond reasonable. read more

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Nice Patio upstairs. You must order and pay at the bar and then food will be brought to you. Burgers were a strange texture and seemed undercooked. read more

What a lovely place! Feels like at home the first second you step in. Real fireplace will make warmer cold windy nights. Good fresh beer, pleasant music and board games for a good end of the day. We tasted a steak and cod fillet, and they were perfect. Portions were huge, but we ate everything with pleasure. Highly recommend to visit this place. read more

The White Horse - Fireplace in one of the rooms - Pubs Near Me - Dover, KEN

The White Horse is an institution in Dover, where aspiring English Channel swimmers worldwide dream of one day adding their names to the list of successful crossings on the wall. It's a popular place for swimmers training in Dover Harbour to meet and celebrate, but I've always been weirdly superstitious about stepping foot inside before my swim. So I held off on going until last week, one day after my own crossing. We walked in on a sunny afternoon, and were greeted by the bartender and a couple of friendly patrons. They provided a marker and a couple of pints and I carefully selected the perfect spot to inscribe my name. Once that was done, we sipped our (delicious)pints, and wandered around looking at all the names and stories on the wall. Awesome. We chatted a bit with the bartender and patrons, and overall it was a really nice experience. Four stars for nice atmosphere, service, and clientele, with a fifth star for being a place where dreams are recorded! read more

Superb roast beef dinner with all the trimmings plus a lemon sponge pudding. Beer was Long Man Brewery and superb. Excellent welcoming service read more

The White Horse - Pubs Near Me - Dover, KEN

Absolutely the best of Dover! Great staff, great food and owners! Had a wonderful few nights at this pub!

Regular for last few drinks of a night. Great beer garden and always a friendly welcome. Plenty of diners, good for families.

This place is extremely cool. Not only is the food good, but the establishment is a cornerstone for people swimming across the English channel. People go there as a good luck meal prior to swimming, then when their journey is finished, they write their times on the walls of the restaurant. They really take the rules seriously. The location is central and close to a walk down after visiting Dover Castle. The food was great and affordable (THOUGH THEY DONT HAVE FISH AND CHIPS). Overall, it is English and delicious. read more

My friend and I were taking place in a charity hitchhike with the University of Warwick, where you had to try and get as far away from the UK as possible in 36 hours, without spending a penny on transport. Our plan was to make it down to Dover, but by the time we arrived there it was too late to catch a ferry (about 11pm) and was raining heavily, so we decided to just go to the pub to warm up and decide what to do next. The people there are honestly the nicest; most pleasant I've ever met. They were lovely! They gave us free drinks and DELICIOUS food (even though we must have been hours after they stopped serving), and we talked for ages about anything and everything. The pub has such a warm atmosphere it's hard not to pretend you haven't lived there, and known each person for your entire life. The whole pub is decorated with the names and times of the English Channel swimmers. It's something I've never seen before but it's incredible to see all the different ages and times of the people who've done it. I was really stunned at how friendly and chatty everyone was, despite being some random stranger who was dripping onto their seats. It was a wonderful experience and really reminds you how amazingly brilliant folk really are. We were so lucky to have come across this pub (we were planning on just heading straight to a bed & breakfast nearby!) and I keep telling others to visit it! The whole reason why I'd love to visit Dover again, and partly why I'm so determined to do the charity hitchhike again next year. read more

came to Dover with my friend on Jailbreak exhausted and pretty much lost. Finding this gem of an inn was the highlight of our trip; everyone was so friendly and welcomed us into their family. The lady who owned the inn was so generous she gave my friend and I as well as another team a place to stay. Wonderful people who we are still very thankful to for their generosity and kindness set into the beautiful white cliffs of Dover. Five well deserved stars :) read more

We had a delicious lunch at the White Horse. The food was first-rate and the service was friendly and efficient.

Pub owner was friendly, welcoming and nice and gave us helpful information about the area, pointed us in the right direction to get to the cliffs. I got the chicken roast (it was Sunday) which was tender, flavorful, and filling. My group also got some of the other roast and the scampi with only compliments. There's a fire in one of the rooms to warm up by (we got lucky though- only sun that day!). One drawback was because the place is old, the bathroom is in a separate area outback and it is freezing in there. Cool recordings in the front room from everyone who has swam the channel (see pictures). Prices are what you'd expect for a pub roast I think about 9.50? Drinks were priced the same as expected too. Older music plays over the speakers. read more