Revival Food & Mood — Restaurant in Canterbury

A gem of a place with fantastic, funky decor and a lovely courtyard garden. Very pleasant and friendly service, but the visit we had was sadly let down by the food. We ordered a falafel bowl and the Buddha bowl and clearly stated vegan, the waitress made a note of it. It was disappointing, therefore to receive a bowl with egg on top. No matter, mistakes happen, and it was taken away and replaced. This is not my reason for dropping a star. The tiny (in mine and my husband’s opinion ) portions are the reason I can’t rate it 5 stars. The Buddha bowl was £13 and I’d expected a substantial bowl, but received a bit of salad, maybe a tablespoon of grain, and some kimchi, in a small bowl. Really it was just a side salad. My husband had 3 falafel, one sliced cherry tomato, a couple of slices of cucumber and some salad. His meal was £12. We had to ask for the flatbread that should have come with it. We did raise the portion size with a very nice lady, who did seem to take the comments on board. She said nobody had ever complained about the size before which surprises me. Another local place has a Buddha bowl for less than £10 which is twice the size of this, take a while to eat and is filling. I ate this bowl in a couple of minutes and just a few mouthfuls. We both left hungry and had to get more food elsewhere. I must state that when we paid the lady we’d spoken to gave us a discount off our bill and said she hoped we’d return. We will, and would want a great place like this to do well, but I’m not sure we’d eat there again unless we knew the portion sizes had been increased. Photo attached of my...

Really nice place and very dog friendly.

Not just the normal tables and chairs but sofas and arm chairs.

There is a disabled toilet 🚻 and a normal size toilet.

One of the staff members is a wheel chair user and has her own herbal type tea business which reveal support.

Very nice lady as well as the rest of the staff

That side is open Tuesday and Wednesdays from 10am plus a Saturday once a month.

They also have a pay it forward system which allows people on hard times to have a meal and drink up to the value of £10 once a day.

Revival is part of the mind charity and because of this they have different events some days like chatty Tuesday.

Wednesday is womens wellness which starts at 10am Men talk is 6pm to 7pm

Thursday is revival late nights for young people 11am to 6.30pm is for 11 to 16 year old & 6:30pm to 9:30pm is for 16 to 25 year olds.

Friday is make mend & motive 10am to 12pm fir crafting , art , embroidery etc

Sunday well being walk 10am to 11:30am meeting location on Facebook event.

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Loved our visit today to Revival. I booked one of the window tables for a special treat for my mum and dad. We were welcomed in and shown to our seat. Our waitress Izzy was lovely as was the manager Zoey who checked in on us during lunch. Food was delicious can definitely recommend the ‘smashed avocado on sourdough’ 10/10 to the chef Rita who we were also fortunate enough to meet. All followed by really great coffee and cake. This cafe supports mental health and well being initiatives in the community and manages to provide a safe welcoming space while wrapping it up in a really cool vibe. Table seating at the front with lovely cosy booths, through the back is more chilled with comfy sofas and coffee tables. The decor is retro all pulled together to give a feeling of comfort and care, like homely but funky too. The patio looked really lovely with half of it shaded by a fabulous awning. Can’t wait to come back so proud to have this amazing place on our high street. Music was awesome too. Thank...