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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese - review by Niamheen

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:06:46 +0000

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese - review by Niamheen

Rating: 4.0

Location: 145 Fleet Street, EC4A 2BU, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7353 6170

Website: http://www.yeoldecheshirecheese.com

I am not a regular in this part of town, but having discovered this lovely pub, I could easily become one. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, bizarre name as it is, is a gorgeous old pub over several levels, all higgledy-piggledy, with a smoking open fire on the ground floor. Rooms seem to lead off in every direction, and the ceilings are very low.

It's definitely different to your normal pub experience. I am by no means tall and at times, I had to lower my head, although not by much, granted! They serve food, and while I didn't sample any, it seems to be rustic, comforting fare at reasonable prices.

There's more! No, really. It's a Sam Smith's pub so it's cheap. As you would expect, given all of the above, it gets pretty busy, so you need to be able to cope with that. I loved it and am looking forward to going back there for cosy winters evenings with friends.

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese - review by Niamheen

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:11:13 +0000

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese - review by Niamheen

Rating: 4.0

Location: 145 Fleet Street, EC4A 2BU, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7353 6170

Website: http://www.yeoldecheshirecheese.com

Tags: lively, crowded

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese - review by Niamheen

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:11:16 +0000

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese - review by Niamheen

Rating: 4.0

Location: 145 Fleet Street, EC4A 2BU, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7353 6170

Website: http://www.yeoldecheshirecheese.com

Tags: lively, crowded

Canterbury Tales - review by TBAG87

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:43:38 +0000

Canterbury Tales - review by TBAG87

Rating: 4.0

Location: 12 The Friars, CT1 2AS, Canterbury, United Kingdom

I love this pub, its one of my favourites,,,although anywhere selling yummy beer is alright to me... no its really good after you've been to marlowes....(theatre just near the canterbury tales)

Honestly though they have agreat selection of beers .... staropomen (yummy) becks spitfire etc and loads of others.

The staff are nice and very welcoming and the place is quite cosy...a little pub...but still loverly.

I have never tried the food there, but friends have said it was quite good.... may try it out this week as going to marlowes.... its a nice place from what i have experienced in all the times i have been ther.

Granville Inn - review by TBAG87

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:17:28 +0000

Granville Inn - review by TBAG87

Rating: 4.0

Location: Faussett Hill Street End, Lower Hardres, CT4 7AL, Canterbury, United Kingdom

I agree with the previous reveiws about the yummiest roast dinner around, they do a fantastic roast dinner, but due to the price of meals in the granville we only go for really special family occasions.

Its a absolute fantastic place though, there menu is beutifully created and some of the dishes are breathtaking... if you don't believe me try their duck....oh my god, fantastic!!

Its a gorgeously maintained establishment also, really light and airy, not sure how you can describe it...farmhouse chic!!! is that a style..haha!!!

the staff are excellent.... the food is excellent... location excellent...prices not so excellent but to be honest you get what you pay for!!! and it is fantastic

The Goods Shed - review by TBAG87

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:44:44 +0000

The Goods Shed - review by TBAG87

Rating: 4.6

Location: Station Road West, CT2 8AN, Canterbury, United Kingdom

Phone: 01227 459153

Website: http://www.thegoodsshed.net/

The reviews above say it all really, its just a brilliant place....i have never heard anyone go there and not like it....its absolute quality!!!

I would reccomend Simon the Fish ..... obviously being quite close to the coast you are going to get quite good quality anyway but the monkfish is to die for..... and the service is amazing, everything is explained to you, if you need a recommendation you'll get one.... its just fantastic.

I would then say you should try out the cake bit, i can not remember the ladies name but omg they are amazing.

I like going on a sunday and just find it relaxing and you get a really nice buzz from it...my other half is an ex chef so he loves the goods shed too....

they do absolutly everything - Its a fantastic place.

The Goods Shed - review by beanstar

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:30:25 +0000

The Goods Shed - review by beanstar

Rating: 4.6

Location: Station Road West, CT2 8AN, Canterbury, United Kingdom

Phone: 01227 459153

Website: http://www.thegoodsshed.net/

This was somewhere I had planned to try for a long time, but not knowing the area well, it took a while to find! The Goods Shed is next to Canterbury West station - someone telling me this would have made my search easier.

The restaurant is on two levels - the lower level is a farmers' market and sells a fabulous selection of goodies, some of which are used in the cooking.

The upper level is the restaurant - made a mental note that it is not suitable for anyone in a wheelchair to ge into for dining but the lower level is accessible.

Food is fabulous and well presented. A bit on the pricey side, but what you get is well worth the money.

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese - review by chrisp

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:01:52 +0000

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese - review by chrisp

Rating: 4.0

Location: 145 Fleet Street, EC4A 2BU, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7353 6170

Website: http://www.yeoldecheshirecheese.com

A fascinating place, with caverns that go right underground and supposedly one of the oldest pubs in London. Consequently it hosts a mix of curious tourists (Zagats in hand) and city workers, although the vibe is generally friendly if loud.

The Goods Shed - review by Emma_Bevan

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:17:00 +0000

The Goods Shed - review by Emma_Bevan

Rating: 4.6

Location: Station Road West, CT2 8AN, Canterbury, United Kingdom

Phone: 01227 459153

Website: http://www.thegoodsshed.net/

Tags: lively, gastro pub, expensive

Guarenteed fresh delicious food. Took my fussy dad here for his birthday in April. He loved the hussle bussle of the farmers market around us. Great for watching the world go by. Staff very accomadating to our needs. Quite expensive but great food in a unique environment.

Cafe Belge - review by bruceadams

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:54:57 +0000

Cafe Belge - review by bruceadams

Rating: 3.0

Location: 89-90 St Dunstans St, CT2 8AD, Canterbury, United Kingdom

On 8th March my girlfriend and I decided to visit Cafe Belge in Canterbury with another couple who had highly recommended the restaurant to us. I must say that none of the four of us have ever received a service as rude and discourteous as we received at Cafe Belge.

We started the evening with the grave misfortune of being served by the restaurant owner who clearly lacks the necessary people skills required to echo the establishments "service and the ambience" that we were very much expecting.

To begin with my girlfriend who has a quiet and polite nature was finding it difficult to locate a suitable vegetarian option for her main course and in fact made no comment of this and was more than happy to settle for a salad. The restaurant owner made several attempts to make her feel extremely uncomfortable and was obviously annoyed that she had requested what he sarcastically referred to as â¬Sholy water.â¬ Indeed if he was worried that my girlfriend did not offer a lucrative return on her highly valued seat he needed not have worried as there were three others on our table who were looking forward to tucking into mussels and experiencing the various beers on offer.

We ignored the rudeness and personal attack and decided to enjoy our Saturday night however this was made increasingly more difficult when our order was taken as there were further attempts to single out my girlfriend by firstly offering to produce any meal that she requested to then amazingly denying her the salad that she had requested. A very uncomfortable and rude ordering process took place where I was ready to leave however not wanting to ruin the joint night we again decided to stay.

Astonishingly yet another rude comment followed by the owner who again sarcastically asked if my partner wanted her salad before we had our main courses further singling out my partner and causing further distaste. Indeed at this point she was close to tears.

As bad as the evening had been initiated it was about to get immensely worse. As our main dishes came out, accompanied by a pathetic green salad for my partner, it transpired that the other lady on our table had received the wrong dish. Again no complaint was made just a request to amend the order for only for the same dish to be returned with the addition of some herb scrapings. Another request was made to add the correct ingredients when at last I was forced to complain to the restaurant owner via the waiter.

After I was able to itemise our grievances directly to the owner, after being told by the waiter that the sequence of events was merely a misunderstanding, the owner finally issued a reluctant apology to my partner. At this point however, as she unsurprisingly was not used to such confrontations, burst into tears. After refusing to leave us be the ownerâ¬"s bad attitude amazingly worsened further leaving us with no option but to leave the restaurant though apparently we had also asked us to leave.

I must say that our company comprised of four well dress respectable adults who all have professional and responsible occupations. We approached the evening in our usual polite manner and were profusely shocked by the utter rudeness, arrogance and intended offensiveness of the owner.

After leaving the restaurant we decided to go to a nearby Italian restaurant and received Italian hospitality at its best that certainly rescued us from our plight in the Cafe Belge.

I have never and genuinely do not expect to ever receive the bad service that we had in the CafÃ© Belge at any establishment. It is astonishing to read the bold claims on the website though the one about his wife leaving him is quite understandable. My conclusion is by all means go to the CafÃ© Belge and enjoy the various beers and mussels on offer but be prepared for the owner. I sincerely hope that the rest of the staff does not follow his bad example as the restaurants fate is in their hands.

The Goods Shed - review by neilgrayshon

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:47:26 +0000

The Goods Shed - review by neilgrayshon

Rating: 4.6

Location: Station Road West, CT2 8AN, Canterbury, United Kingdom

Phone: 01227 459153

Website: http://www.thegoodsshed.net/

Tags: lively, british, good value, mediterranean, spanish, vegetarian, french

Pure food porn heaven. Seductive merchants, people who know their stuff (esp the fantastic wine seller), delicious, super grub at the very highest standard. GRAND!
Eat a meal's worth of samples at the market (flirt if you have to) and then try the stunning restaurant on site.

The Goods Shed - review by bcc

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:05:47 +0000

The Goods Shed - review by bcc

Rating: 4.6

Location: Station Road West, CT2 8AN, Canterbury, United Kingdom

Phone: 01227 459153

Website: http://www.thegoodsshed.net/

Tags: good value, british

Can't add a great deal that the reviews haven't already said, except that the Goods Shed breakfasts are wonderful. There's a pretty good choice available - bacon, sausage, fried egg, bubble and squeak, scrambled eggs, inch-thick doorstops of toast, fried bread, mushrooms - all from the farmers market.

It's not cheap (normally 7-8 pounds for a decent feed and a mug of tea), but worth every penny.

12 Bar Club - review by melinda

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:04:58 +0000

12 Bar Club - review by melinda

Rating: 3.3

Location: 26 Denmark Street, WC2H 8NL, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7916 6989

Website: http://www.12barclub.com

A mate of mine was playing at this venue a few days ago so me and some friends went down to show our support. When we got there I was shocked by the standard of the venue, its in very poor condition, the stage is very small and if the band is standing up and playing the audience canâ¬"t see half of their body, which is a bit of a akward experience.
The toilettes are by far the worst Iâ¬"ve ever seen in my life â¬ but still the worst thing probably was when we had to see the corps bride look-a-like of the venue owner who completely screwed over my mates band on their agreed fee for the performance.
I will most certainly not be visiting 12 bar againâ¬¦ i am only giving them one start because you must rate the place in order to publish...if i had to choose they would get NO starts whatsoever....

Cafe Mauresque - review by gemma1

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:57:19 +0000

Cafe Mauresque - review by gemma1

Rating: 4.0

Location: 8 Butchery Lane, CT1 2JR, Canterbury, United Kingdom

Great sized portions for the money. Lovely setting, very cosy downstairs. Not cheap, but good value for money.

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese - review by gilka

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:22:06 +0000

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese - review by gilka

Rating: 4.0

Location: 145 Fleet Street, EC4A 2BU, London, United Kingdom

Phone: 020 7353 6170

Website: http://www.yeoldecheshirecheese.com

The main attraction about this place is that it is supposed to be one of the oldest pubs in London. The funny thing is that they are quite techy in there... When you order food you get a beeper device which will buzz you when you food is ready!!! ha ha, very cool indeed. The space itself is interesting but it seems that it has changed a lot since it was build and it doesn't feels that old, to be honest.