The Phoenix Canterbury

This is an old fashioned city pub. The ales change weekly. Live music on a Friday. Quiz nights and more. The food is brilliant. Fantastic pizzas at the weekend. Honestly the pizzas are fantastic. The Sunday lunch is amazing. Friendly staff make you feel welcome. What’s not to like!

Lovely pub with friendly management. The proprietor is a great conversationalist with extensive knowledge of culture and history. He made me feel welcome as a guest.

We had an excellent pizza which I would highly recommend. The live music which occurs on certain Friday nights, is also great fun.

The Phoenix is an old school pub at its best. It feels quaint and quiet but there 's evidence in the photos and posters around and about which suggests this could be a 'secret ' venue for some good live music. There 's comfortable seating and a decent garden area alongside the small parking area. Very enjoyable in contrast to more noisy pubs inside the city walls. I 've not tried the meals here yet but those that have are more than satisfied, which speaks volumes.

The Phoenix is one of the last of Canterbury 's proper hidden gem pubs. This is a traditional, family-run pub where you can sit and relax with a lovely Sunday roast, pop down for great live music on a Friday or even take part in the fun but challenging pub quiz. It has plenty on offer (including a dart board) but the very best bit is the cosy atmosphere. The landlord and landlady are lovely people and certainly take good care of their patrons. Thoroughly recommended!