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St Radigunds St, Canterbury, CT1 2AA
01227 455963

Pints, quiz nights and

St Radigunds St, Canterbury

a big garden

British pub classics

The Dolphin is a free house on St Radigunds Street, a short walk from the middle of Canterbury. One long light room: bare boards, mismatched wooden tables, daffodils in jam jars, and a white panelled bar with brass handpulls and the wine and gin chalked up behind it. You order at the bar, find a table, and the food comes to you.

4.4
/5
Very good
Based on 1,332 reviews

Picnic benches, umbrellas up,
pints in the sun

A free house on a quiet Canterbury side street. Pints and pub classics, a quiz, a shelf of board games, a pianist on Sundays and a big decked garden for when the sun is out.

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Board games out

Yes, tables can be booked

pints in hand

Order at the bar, food brought to your table

The bar is the heart of the place: brass handpulls, plenty of beers and ciders on tap, and wine and gin chalked up on the boards behind. It is easy to get served even when the room is busy, and there is a fairtrade coffee machine for the drivers.

Chicken burger
Chicken burger
Chicken burger with fries and slaw. Order it at the bar, grab a table, and it finds you.
Pigs in blankets
Pigs in blankets
A regular favourite. One reviewer said they could have eaten a big bowl of just these, and honestly, fair enough.
Crumble with custard
Crumble with custard
Crumble with custard poured over at the table. The right way to end a pub lunch.

The full
menu

Menu and prices as in the restaurant.

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Order at the bar

Fish and chips
Battered fish with thick chips, salad and tartare in a ramekin, on a plain white plate. The pub classic, done the way you would hope.
Chicken burger
Chicken burger with fries and slaw. Order it at the bar, grab a table, and it finds you.
Pigs in blankets
A regular favourite. One reviewer said they could have eaten a big bowl of just these, and honestly, fair enough.
Crumble with custardsweet
Crumble with custard poured over at the table. The right way to end a pub lunch.
British pub classics

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St Radigunds St

People book us for the days that matter too: a lunch after a wedding, a long overdue catch up with old friends. Tell us what everyone likes to eat beforehand and we will sort it. And if you are driving, the fairtrade coffee machine has you covered.

Walk-ins welcome when tables allow.Call 01227 455963
St Radigunds St, Canterbury, CT1 2AA
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Monday12:00 - 00:00
Tuesday12:00 - 00:00
Wednesday12:00 - 00:00
Thursday12:00 - 00:00
Friday12:00 - 01:00
Saturday12:00 - 01:00
Sunday12:00 - 21:00
Hours above

What our
guests say

4.4
/5
Very good
Based on 1,332 reviews
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People keep booking it for the days that count: lunches after weddings, reunions with old friends. Guests say food preferences sent ahead were all catered for, and the staff made small groups feel properly looked after.

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The big beer garden and the live music come up again and again. Lots of beers and ciders on tap, and easy to get a pint even when the place is heaving.

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Plenty of regulars say the drinks and the atmosphere are what keep them coming back, visit after visit.

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