Smack Inn — Restaurant in Canterbury

Tried this for a very late lunch/early dinner on a Tuesday afternoon. Was really nice to sit in the beer garden under a cover but of the deck with our dog, we needed the shade! We ordered lemon pepper squid, scampi and chips a side of sweet potato fries, the dressed crab salad (special) and a plain burger for our dog which came with chips. The squid was my favourite!! Scampi was also amazing as were the sweet potato fries! The dressed crab was very nicely down, just wasn't my thing (personal taste), my partner loved it. Burger was a flip, burnt and dry, even our not very picky dock didn't care for it. Chips were okay but didn't have more than 2 personally as we had enough food and I've had better before. Also had I mixed myself mocktails with sprite zero and Schweppes pineapple juice with some mint leaves (I was keeping it alcohol free and didn't want coke zero), my partner had a perfect Guinness. The also had dog treats (duck, venison boar and rabbit) and dog ice cream and pupsicles. We'll be going back here for sure. There is also a non smoking/vaping area in the beer garden....

A great little pub hidden away in a quiet street between the beach and Whitstable High Street.

We have visited this pub several times in the past and it has always been an enjoyable experience.

The inside of the pub is quite small but very traditional and with its wooden floors and cosy decor it feels very welcoming. The main draw, however is its amazing beach themed beer garden. It has a roped off decking complete with a colourful beach hut style seating area plus a gravel 'beach' and a cool upturned boat in the corner to sit around. There are a few plants dotted around and little metallic buckets filled with sand for your cigarettes which further enhance the beach theme.

There was a good selection of Shepherd Neame beers on offer, we opted for a couple of pints of San Miguel and Orchard View. They also serve food although on this occasion we didn't eat there, maybe next time we will try the food as we will...

As noted by past reviews, Strictly no cycle policy and told to remove my bike which was tucked away in the garden area. It was a quiet Sunday afternoon, Imho a bit of a rude response from the owner when said about being local but hey he was too interested getting back to watching the sport indoors rather than enjoying the live music. Rules are rules I guess. Have been coming to this bar throughout the many years I've lived here so local custom not valued... that all said I've seen this place turn from the dark pub and then closed up pub that it was back in 2015(??) to this nice bright pub with a lovely outdoor area.. again if you like sports then you can enjoy the many screens dotted around the...