The Dining Rooms at Albion House — Restaurant in Thanet

I had the best fish and chips here I’ve ever had in my entire life. The fish itself was fresh, flaky, and perfectly juicy, and the batter was light, airy, and despite me covering it in lemon and vinegar, managed to remain completely crispy throughout the course of eating it. The triple cooked chips were perfectly cooked and seasoned, and the fresh tartar sauce was also extremely high quality. The entire meal fantastic. 9.5 for the fish and chips, I’m not sure what you can actually do to better such a perfectly simple plate of food.

One little touch I loved seeing was the chef came out onto the floor and spent a solid ten minutes talking to a couple about the food - taking extra time to entertain their six year old, too. Really nice!

Service was great, and the overall ambience of the dining area was lovely - we also had drinks in the area where you wait before you are seated, and that in and of itself could be considered as a separate experience - very nice chairs, views out of the window, and just a nice overall calmness.

If I had to make one criticism, it’s that the food comes out perhaps a little too fast, and the service seemed to drop off rapidly after the main was brought out, but it’s barely enough to even bother mentioning.

Oh actually, one other criticism is that they need to update the menus - some things weren’t available and were no longer made - easily fixed!

Overall, a solid 9/10 eating experience. Beautiful food and exceptionally...

I've been here for coffee while it has always been excellent. On this visit, I wanted to try the food in the restaurant, so I booked for lunch on the bank holiday weekend. The service from the office was very good. Trying to book online was a little awkward for technical reasons so-called. Although my call was not answered, I received a call back shortly and was booked a table. I tried some food from the bar menu, although the main menu looked equally tasty. I had the homemade bread with anchovy butter and haddock croquettes. Both were excellent, although personally I would have liked a stronger anchovy taste, but that's my personal preference. The croquettes came with an equally delicious dipping sauce, and all tasted very fresh. My partner had the special, which was a coronation chicken sandwich , which was simply amazing. I'm keen to return to try their dinner menu. If you're in the area this place is well worth the visit. Loved the decor and general atmosphere and feel of...

The food was good. We had the Sunday roast. Apart from the food, we found it to be a confused experience. We arrived and were left standing at the entrance for 5 minutes, with the staff catching our eye as they walked past. After we just walked in and up to one of them, we were then showed to our booked table. It wasn't busy, still a few tables empty. Drinks order went straight in, then a good 10 minute wait for them, food order went in and that was about 20 mins so not too bad.

The reason for the 3 stars is the welcome was not great and the noise level was almost too much at points. The music was turned up so everyone was starting to shout at their own tables making the whole experience more like a bar than a place to eat. We did ask for it to be turned down a bit, but it didn't seem to change.

So if you're going for drinks and a light meal with friends, it's probably the right vibe. If youre going for a family lunch or dinner, I would...