The Flying Horse in Canterbury

Excellent food. Friendly and helpful staff. We had a very pleasant evening. Thank you!

Excellent service, fantastic quality food. Definitely one to look out for. We spent more than normal, not because it was expensive, but we wanted to try more dishes than normal. I personally had probably the best mojito I've had.

This being my first time in Canterbury (and the UK in general), my friends and I wanted to get some authentic British food. This place was only a 5-minute walk from our hotel (Hilton) and so we gave it a try.The ambiance is amazing: they have lit candles all the way down, and a big, antique mirror in the back of the room that opens up the space while cleverly making the door to the bathroom entries more subtle. We did not see the rooms at all, but we can safely assume more of the same decor!Anyway, on to the food. They gave us some rich, brown bread with butter to share (only problem is that there wasn't enough!), and the Elderflower Spritzer was very delicious.The main courses were more expensive than we were expecting with a $$ rating on Maps, but we just ordered one plate for each pair of us, and our waitress took it all in very gracious stride. I forgot to take pictures because it smelled so good and I hadn't had a full meal in several hours but my friends got two Venison dishes and I shared a Pork Belly dish with my other friend.The pork belly came with mashed potatoes, warm cabbage salad, gravy, a kind of jam, and a meat fritter. The belly itself was extremely tender, and the extras were delicious.My friends testify that the Venison Suet Pudding was really good as well (as long as you don't hate mushrooms), and it also came with mash and cabbage, and probably additional components.Overall, I highly recommend. The waitress (I think her name was Clare) was very friendly, and dealt very kindly with the issue of a bill being split 3 ways with 2 of them being paid with cash! A varied menu, perfect for foodies, quality ingredients, and moody ambiance all added to an overall amazing experience.P.S. the attached photo shows a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, a Good Food Guide recommendation, a 9.2/10 for Guest Review Awards by Booking.com, a Michelin Recommendation, and a 5-star AA award for a restaurant with rooms.

First visit and definitely won't be the last!! Excellent food and first rate service from the wonderful Clare!! Both my wife and I had the flat iron steak which was cooked exactly to our requirements and was so flavoursome .... and the sticky date & ale pudding was worth the visit alone .... deeeeelishous!! Highly recommended!!

Was recommended this place & food did not disappoint, was very quite so not a lot of atmosphere but it was midweek lunchtime, the staff was friendly & was very clean & well presented inside

Very nice place. Good service and good food. The goat cheese mousse and flat iron steak with the peppercorn sauce were delicious!!!

Had our daughters 18th birthday meal last night 8.2.22 and it was absolutely fantastic. Great work everyone involved in making Olivias day very memorable indeed.

Fantastic customer service beautifully paired with wonderfully cooked meals. We had a lovely evening and will certainly be visiting again soon!

Could not recommend this place enough. The staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming. The chef and owner came out to present us with our starters which was a lovely touch. The food was fantastic- I had the pork belly which was probably the best pork I've ever eaten. Prices were very reasonable for the quality of food - can't wait to come back on our next visit

We really enjoyed our dinner here. Delicious food and great service. Just be cautious if ordering the sharing dessert platter between two as it almost beat us due to the generous portion size!