The Millers Arms - Canterbury

We had a wonderful experience at this cozy pub while visiting the Canterbury Christmas Market. We decided to try the pie and were impressed by the variety of options on the menu. The service was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed our visit. We would definitely return in the future.

Friendly staff from the moment you walk in. Saturday lunch with visiting family. Great food and atmosphere and good value as well.

We had a superb 5* pub meal with delicious, hot tasty food (Although the whitebait starter could have benefited with adding a few more whitebait for the price! . Staff were friendly and polite and seemed delighted to serve you. We would recommend and look forward to returning back again when next in the area. A very nice experience.

The food at the Millers Arms was better than any pub food I had had in the UK. Even better than any restaurant food I had had. Our inn keeper recommended the Miller’s Arms as a pub and we were checking out historic pubs in that area of Canterbury, after taking photos of the crooked house. We looked at various menus, couldn’t find anything compelling and so decided to find the pub our inn keeper had recommended. The tortelloni option sounded good so we went inside. The bartender was very friendly and did not mind that I asked to sample a cider, which was good, so I got a pint. My wife sampled one Chardonnay, which she didn’t like, and the bartender steered her to one she did. He let us sit wherever we wanted, and there were very nice tables in the back with pleasant views. The tortelloni was to die for. The sauce was made with shallots and as I am not a foodie I was thinking it’d be OK, but not great—you see I’m just thinking of a shallot as an onion light, but this sauce wasn’t like that, more like a sweet—but not overly sweet—chutney, with minced hazelnuts, and I’ve never tried to write about food, so just try it sometime if you like tortelloni. OK, long review for a good meal. The reason I am writing this is because our server, a co-owner of the inn (we found out later) was so nice. As an American tourist in England—even with British relatives—I still feel like I make some social mistakes, but our server (somehow) just let us feel relaxed and enjoy the meal. For dessert I had the chocolate rum tart—to die for, again—and my wife had green tea panna cotta, as she wanted something lighter, and that was also exquisite.

Enjoyed dinner here whilst we stayed in Canterbury for a couple of nights, A cosy restaurant, a friendly welcome and the food was very very good! Would definitely eat here again when we visit in the future. Thank you!