Was on the list of restaurants recommended by the owner of our holiday let - he said excellent Sunday lunch so initially had not looked at the restaurant for dinner - what a big mistake - atmosphere brilliant - staff so friendly and chatty and as for the food - AMAZING ? we both had mussels to start with followed by smoked haddock with their special Magic Egg ( you have to try it ?) we really didn’t need pudding but of course we did - chocolate brownie and a blondie brownie all washed down with a very nice bottle of white wine . Highly recommend and the staff and chef on duty on Wednesday 4th October are a credit to the restaurant
B2496LCgarym
My 2nd time here and was even better than the first. We had dinner, excellent food, well presented and delicious. Harry served us and was pleasant and attentive. Looking forward to another visit.
SurreyRachel
A gem of a place. Great food and lovely friendly staff. We had fish dish dishes which were perfectly cooked and around £20 which included vegetables which we thought for the quality was excellent value. Plaice with capers and green beans and new potatoes with herb crust was delicious. Two members of staff Harry and Katie (the latter recommended a great place for us to eat in Sandwich) were both charming. I had a waffle desert which was indulgent! The only thing I don’t like about the place is the copious amounts of fake greenery! Other than that I would definitely recommend if you’re in Deal.
ellew346
Gorgeous place tucked up a side street - lovely atmosphere. Fully booked but happily found us a seat in the bar and served up a delicious light lunch - genuinely friendly service
N7822HTtm
Walked in to find a dog and nearly left. To keep us there the waiter said they're going soon and he sat us some tables away. Barely started eating our meal and another dog arrived - he seated them one table away. Two seconds later two women arrived with three more dogs - again he sat them adjacent to us. We got up and left. Paying our bill we told the waiter we had mentioned our aversion to dogs in restaurants. With over three quarters of it empty we could only deduce he had no concern for us as customers. The owner was in the place but nowhere to be seen at that point so we told him to report back that we would not return. He was unmoved and we assumed our feedback would fall on deaf ears as the owner had already made a fuss of the first dog despite its owner commenting "he really needs a bath", and, after eating his own lunch the owner promptly walked back into the kitchen without sanitising his hands!
Trail64690348915
What a find!! This is a truly lovely restaurant! Trendy and very atmospheric but not pretentious or overly done, so it offers lovely relaxed, light, surroundings too. The food and drinks are absolutely stunning… we just popped in for cocktails and had three each - all different- but all spot on and beautifully presented. The bread and dipping oils were divine and best we’ve had in a long time. And we saw little mini soups going out as appetisers which guests were raving about. The service was very attentive but non intrusive too. Extremely clean too! Loved every part of it, will definitely be back - thank you!!
SamL7
We went to The Court Yard (T.C.Y.) on 17/09/23 for Sunday lunch. The atmosphere was good and the restaurant was busy. Our starters were fine (the scallops were beautiful) but the main courses weren’t good at all. The roast beef looked great (medium rare and thinly sliced) but was so tough that you couldn’t cut it or chew it; the chicken in Parma ham was dry and stringy; only the shoulder of lamb was worth the money being charged (£17.50 for one course and £24.50 for two). We mentioned the issue with the beef to our waitress but got no reaction other than ‘oh’. An expensive lunch with significantly below average roasts - maybe we were unlucky, but I’d suggest you try elsewhere.
annier652
We came here today for the first time for a Sunday roast and it was delicious. My friend and I had the shoulder of lamb and it came with roast potatoes, roasted root veg, cauliflower cheese, seasonal veg, a huge yorkshire and a boat of gravy. The food was fresh, it arrived to the table piping hot and the portions were generous. We agreed it was great value (£17.95) for a first class roast dinner - can’t wait to come back for my next Sunday roast.
diane s
Been here several times before and has been nice, although not been for a couple of years. Thought would bring friends as they hadnt been to the area before. There are now no specials and we ordered a variety of food which was nice but not amazing. There were no desserts that interested me but 2 of our group had the eton mess which was just a small bowl plonked on the table with fruit and cream and barely any meringue. The whole experience was extremely rushed which was a shame, as soon as mains were finished we were given dessert menus, then almost straight away asked twice within 2 minutes by 2 different people if we were ready to order. Very disappointing.
Lotte S
We had a fantastic night at TCY in Deal. Phoned ahead for a last minute table which was found. Arrived and ordered a cocktail off menu which was produced without any fuss. I had the ravioli starter which was utterly superb and perfectly cooked....the main course of plaice was a little disappointing as it completely lacked any kind of seasoning....my partner had the lamb and said it was fantastic. Waffles for pudding.....delicious down to the last bite. The staff were amazing...attentive, friendly, efficient....again faultless. If I had to critical of anything it would be paper napkins and the lack of a good pepper grinder on the table but that's just very minor. Absolutely beautiful restaurant.
We visited this restaurant twice in our week in Deal. The food was great - the staff were friendly and helpful. A very good and talented singer/musician was performing on the Sunday night we visited (3rd Sept) - Couldn’t fault it. We really enjoyed our visits to the restaurant and will book again on our next visit to Deal.
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We had a delicious meal here with very attentive service. I couldn’t decide between 2 desserts so they made me a special combo dessert! Would definitely recommend.
Lesley Gravett
We had a delicious meal here with very attentive service. I couldn’t decide between 2 desserts so they made me a special combo dessert! Would definitely recommend.
Stevetarn2014
We could only get a late table in this popular place and we still had a little wait when we arrived which was a little chaotic as the bar was busy and there was nowhere properly to stand. Once seated we had a great evening, enjoying delicious food in a nice setting. Service was friendly but sometimes slow we had to ask where our drinks were on a couple of occasions. Overall though would recommend.
FolkestonChrisDel
Food below average. Overpriced and poor quality. Scallops over cooked with small dices of black pudding awful. Chicken under cooked...pink sent back. Worst burgers ever tasted. Tasteless food! Wouldn't recommend! Venue is lovely so great for drinks but don't bother with the food.
Was on the list of restaurants recommended by the owner of our holiday let - he said excellent Sunday lunch so initially had not looked at the restaurant for dinner - what a big mistake - atmosphere brilliant - staff so friendly and chatty and as for the food - AMAZING ? we both had mussels to start with followed by smoked haddock with their special Magic Egg ( you have to try it ?) we really didn’t need pudding but of course we did - chocolate brownie and a blondie brownie all washed down with a very nice bottle of white wine . Highly recommend and the staff and chef on duty on Wednesday 4th October are a credit to the restaurant
My 2nd time here and was even better than the first. We had dinner, excellent food, well presented and delicious. Harry served us and was pleasant and attentive. Looking forward to another visit.
A gem of a place. Great food and lovely friendly staff. We had fish dish dishes which were perfectly cooked and around £20 which included vegetables which we thought for the quality was excellent value. Plaice with capers and green beans and new potatoes with herb crust was delicious. Two members of staff Harry and Katie (the latter recommended a great place for us to eat in Sandwich) were both charming. I had a waffle desert which was indulgent! The only thing I don’t like about the place is the copious amounts of fake greenery! Other than that I would definitely recommend if you’re in Deal.
Gorgeous place tucked up a side street - lovely atmosphere. Fully booked but happily found us a seat in the bar and served up a delicious light lunch - genuinely friendly service
Walked in to find a dog and nearly left. To keep us there the waiter said they're going soon and he sat us some tables away. Barely started eating our meal and another dog arrived - he seated them one table away. Two seconds later two women arrived with three more dogs - again he sat them adjacent to us. We got up and left. Paying our bill we told the waiter we had mentioned our aversion to dogs in restaurants. With over three quarters of it empty we could only deduce he had no concern for us as customers. The owner was in the place but nowhere to be seen at that point so we told him to report back that we would not return. He was unmoved and we assumed our feedback would fall on deaf ears as the owner had already made a fuss of the first dog despite its owner commenting "he really needs a bath", and, after eating his own lunch the owner promptly walked back into the kitchen without sanitising his hands!
What a find!! This is a truly lovely restaurant! Trendy and very atmospheric but not pretentious or overly done, so it offers lovely relaxed, light, surroundings too. The food and drinks are absolutely stunning… we just popped in for cocktails and had three each - all different- but all spot on and beautifully presented. The bread and dipping oils were divine and best we’ve had in a long time. And we saw little mini soups going out as appetisers which guests were raving about. The service was very attentive but non intrusive too. Extremely clean too! Loved every part of it, will definitely be back - thank you!!
We went to The Court Yard (T.C.Y.) on 17/09/23 for Sunday lunch. The atmosphere was good and the restaurant was busy. Our starters were fine (the scallops were beautiful) but the main courses weren’t good at all. The roast beef looked great (medium rare and thinly sliced) but was so tough that you couldn’t cut it or chew it; the chicken in Parma ham was dry and stringy; only the shoulder of lamb was worth the money being charged (£17.50 for one course and £24.50 for two). We mentioned the issue with the beef to our waitress but got no reaction other than ‘oh’. An expensive lunch with significantly below average roasts - maybe we were unlucky, but I’d suggest you try elsewhere.
We came here today for the first time for a Sunday roast and it was delicious. My friend and I had the shoulder of lamb and it came with roast potatoes, roasted root veg, cauliflower cheese, seasonal veg, a huge yorkshire and a boat of gravy. The food was fresh, it arrived to the table piping hot and the portions were generous. We agreed it was great value (£17.95) for a first class roast dinner - can’t wait to come back for my next Sunday roast.
Been here several times before and has been nice, although not been for a couple of years. Thought would bring friends as they hadnt been to the area before. There are now no specials and we ordered a variety of food which was nice but not amazing. There were no desserts that interested me but 2 of our group had the eton mess which was just a small bowl plonked on the table with fruit and cream and barely any meringue. The whole experience was extremely rushed which was a shame, as soon as mains were finished we were given dessert menus, then almost straight away asked twice within 2 minutes by 2 different people if we were ready to order. Very disappointing.
We had a fantastic night at TCY in Deal. Phoned ahead for a last minute table which was found. Arrived and ordered a cocktail off menu which was produced without any fuss. I had the ravioli starter which was utterly superb and perfectly cooked....the main course of plaice was a little disappointing as it completely lacked any kind of seasoning....my partner had the lamb and said it was fantastic. Waffles for pudding.....delicious down to the last bite. The staff were amazing...attentive, friendly, efficient....again faultless. If I had to critical of anything it would be paper napkins and the lack of a good pepper grinder on the table but that's just very minor. Absolutely beautiful restaurant.
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We visited this restaurant twice in our week in Deal. The food was great - the staff were friendly and helpful. A very good and talented singer/musician was performing on the Sunday night we visited (3rd Sept) - Couldn’t fault it. We really enjoyed our visits to the restaurant and will book again on our next visit to Deal.
We had a delicious meal here with very attentive service. I couldn’t decide between 2 desserts so they made me a special combo dessert! Would definitely recommend.
We had a delicious meal here with very attentive service. I couldn’t decide between 2 desserts so they made me a special combo dessert! Would definitely recommend.
We could only get a late table in this popular place and we still had a little wait when we arrived which was a little chaotic as the bar was busy and there was nowhere properly to stand. Once seated we had a great evening, enjoying delicious food in a nice setting. Service was friendly but sometimes slow we had to ask where our drinks were on a couple of occasions. Overall though would recommend.
Food below average. Overpriced and poor quality. Scallops over cooked with small dices of black pudding awful. Chicken under cooked...pink sent back. Worst burgers ever tasted. Tasteless food! Wouldn't recommend! Venue is lovely so great for drinks but don't bother with the food.