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The Penny Theatre

Bar Pub Sports bar

Meal deals feature beers and stacked burgers with live DJs/bands, pool and ping pong competitions. People often mention drinks, great, staff, brunch, service, good, bottomless, friendly, amazing,


Address

30-31 Northgate, Canterbury CT1 1BL, United Kingdom

Website

www.crafted-social.co.uk

Contact

+44 1227 812850

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (1K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 10 am to 12 am
  • Thursday: 10 am to 1 am
  • Friday: 10 am to 1 am
  • Saturday: 10 am to 1 am
  • Sunday: 10 am to 12 am
  • Monday: 10 am to 11 pm
  • Tuesday: 10 am to 11 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: drinks (16) great (13) staff (11) brunch (10) service (9) good (9) bottomless (8) friendly (8) amazing (6)
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  • 1/5 Max P. 2 years ago on Google
    The amazingly not polite “bouncer” didn’t let me in because he said my trousers were a tracksuit bottom. When he just needed a trip to Specsavers. He automatically had a problem with me but what can I do? I shall be sending over the kid's education book so he can learn to differentiate trousers from tracksuit bottoms. I would have been fine with it all if the people inside were wearing suits and tuxedos. But no, most of them looked like they’ve been partying for the last century with the same clothes they Glastonbury festival. I was the best dressed without even getting in. So thank you and thank you to the very intelligent little bouncer. I hope and pray he one day can get over his bullying from high school, maybe probably someone stole his tracksuit bottoms and that night took it out on me. To The penny theatre from Max Penney. And yes here out my TROUSERS.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sam W. 1 year ago on Google
    Louis absolutely made our night! Stellar service with great chat to go along with it. Steered our group right on the choices of drink and had us crying with laughter! Can't wait to visit again thanks to you Louis <3
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Emma R. 1 year ago on Google
    A group of 12 of us booked to go here yesterday for bottomless brunch. The customer service prior to booking was excellent! The place was recommended to me as I wanted to celebrate my 40th I chose this place. The reviews also looked good. When we arrived we waited 20 minutes for our first drink, then noticed that the service for drinks was extremely slow throughout our two hour time slot. A few of us sat with empty glasses for a while and some of us even went to the bar to ask for another drink. Our waitress was busy and told us she would come over, again we waited so long. She recognised this and brought two bottles over to apologise stating she knew we hadn’t had the experience we should have had. I feel like, if you know you have bookings for bottomless brunch you need to be staffed appropriately and ensure the customers are getting what they booked and paid for. It put a bit of a dampener on things as this was a special occasion.we even cleared the table after drinks and food as it the dirty plates were just left in front of us even though we asked for them to be cleared . Food was lovely although didn’t have any cutlery straight away and when asked for this, we was informed that cutlery will come when all the meals are out. This made some of the food cold for a few of my friends and I feel this should have been provided before hand.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Natalia F. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolutely loved the place, delicious food and drinks, quick service and feeling like you’re in LA! We didn’t get live music somehow but it was still worth the trip
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Angie B. 2 years ago on Google
    We visited on 13.11.21 for a hen do with 16 of us. the Food was lovely and the staff looked after us very well, especially Louie who was a star. I'd highly recommend the Penny Theatre and say hi to Louie from us. 😁
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Tony H. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a great night out, at a reasonable price. The Tribute Band playing was very good and prices were reasonable. Remember to ask for cutlery if you are eating, food was typical pub grub, but cheap in today's market. You get what you pay for. 😁😁😁😁

  • 4/5 Kallie D. 2 years ago on Google
    Great atmosphere, staff are funny but don't hide their dismay at working there. Drinks and food are okay, good variety but nothing special. Service is always slow even when it's quiet.

  • 5/5 Phoebe 11 months ago on Google
    Live music was fun. They play all sorts of live sports there - F1/formula 1, football, racing, swimming, rugby, cricket, diving, water polo - anything, they’ll put it on. Some booths have individual smaller tvs too, so good. Good selection of drinks and friendly staff.

  • 4/5 Shamus C. 11 months ago on Google
    Had the bottomless brunch. With the two hours of free drink. The food was very limited unless you paid an extra £5. The food was not a large portion nor brilliant quality. If you want to drink as much as you can in 2 hours its the place. Non alcoholic choice of drinks limited as some people have to drive!

  • 5/5 josh b. 11 months ago on Google
    Greeted kindly at the door by Louis, Danni and Nate, served super quick, 4 lovely breakfasts - thank you kitchen team. No complaints at all. Perfect cold and refreshing Mango cider on tap on a beautiful hot day! Atmosphere, food, service, drinks, experience Tick, tick, tick, tick and tick Thank you

  • 5/5 Luke E. 10 months ago on Google
    Had a great lunch with a friend. We had the bottomless brunch wings. The wings were excellent with a lovely variety of sauces. We weren’t drinking alcohol but had a great choice of hot drinks and fruit juices etc. The service was outstanding and we were really well looked after. The two ladies working were so attentive and friendly. The only downside to the whole thing is that we were unable to leave a tip via a card payment which was shame because they really deserved it. No doubt we’ll be back another day. Thanks.

  • 5/5 Holly T. 10 months ago on Google
    Booked Bottomless Brunch for a Hen Party of 17 people. Vickie was very helpful with the booking beforehand as we had a few non-drinkers and these guests were able to order from the main menu no problems. I emailed our pre-order beforehand which was not a requirement but definitely recommend doing for a bigger booking. Honestly, the BEST bottomless brunch I have ever been to. We all upgraded to the extra drinks option which was so worth it. Ellie was superb , came to the table taking a drinks order every 15-20 minutes!! 2 bottles of prosecco and flutes also served with our mains which was an included bonus! Such good value for money and everyone thoroughly enjoyed. The only negative - unfortunately one main meal was missed and only came out when other people's plates were being cleared away, the cost of this was taken off the bill after requesting this though. REMEMBER cash for a tip!!

  • 5/5 Linda C. 1 year ago on Google
    We came here Friday night to watch a David Bowie tribute band . The pub was very busy with people there for the music or football. Took ages to be served our drinks in dirty glasses. But overall a nice venue.

  • 5/5 Colin D. 1 year ago on Google
    Hidden away in the back streets of Canterbury is this little gem. It's mainly a sports bar but spread over a large area of interconnected areas, which is great if you want to be in a large noisy area or just a small area for friends.... Good food and great friendly staff.... well worth a visit...

  • 5/5 Kirsty S. 1 year ago on Google
    Went for a brunch for a joint birthday Amazing food, great cocktails , great staff, friendly and welcoming staff, Jem was personally great, she was our server during our time and was amazing and helped at every stage during our stay

  • 5/5 SEAN B. 2 years ago on Google
    Great venue. Good drinks menu, very reasonable. Nice beer garden. Fab, gig space. Lovely staff. Nice laid back and friendly vibe. Saw band called The Jones es,, Smiths tribute band. Brilliant. Would love to have a penny theatre in our city of Swansea!

  • 5/5 Nathalie P. 1 year ago on Google
    Bottomless brunch in Penny Theatre has been great! Good selection of breakfast options + cocktails. Service has been amazing; very kind and attentive staff (especially Sarah) This is the second time I’ve come and I’ll gladly go back. Highly recommend :)

  • 5/5 Kimberly T. 1 year ago on Google
    I went to the penny theatre on a Sunday for bottomless brunch and Kacey was our waiteress. She was so kind and lovely and the drinks were top tier and was money worth. She came over making sure we was okay and topping up our drinks. I will definitely be back, I enjoyed it.

  • 5/5 WAR HORS3 S. 2 years ago on Google
    Came to this pub with family not from the area but what a wonderful pub. Sid and Hannah were amazing. Hannah's first day and she did really well. Sid went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. If management read this i hope they will get positive feedback. Very friendly pub food was amazing at reasonable prices. Make sure you pay this pub a visit if you are in Canterbury

  • 5/5 Eleanor R. 1 year ago on Google
    I love this pub! Me and my friends come here at least once a week. The atmosphere is great and so are the prices. We go to bottomless brunch all the time. Sarah and Eve are amazing, so friendly and attentive. Definitely recommend

  • 5/5 David 2 years ago on Google
    Have been before and will be going again, great food and drinks although some were not available that day but didn't stop us having a great time, service was good and the staff were friendly.

  • 1/5 Simona H. 1 year ago on Google
    Have come many times and absolutely loved the place. However, today (8 June) service was appalling. Our table was sticky and the surrounding tables had leftover food and drinks that had probably been sitting there for a while (pictured- no one had picked them up). The two girls had an attitude and we had to ask twice for our table to be cleaned as it was disgustingly sticky. Also, when ordering their demeanor was as if they were doing us a favor by serving us. Not coming again

  • 3/5 Shaun B. 1 year ago on Google
    Tuesday 4th October 18:25. This bar looks like it caters to a sports crowd. Great space, plenty TVs and a solid range of beers; the one I ordered was very tasty. Ideal for watching the football! The only negative, was one female staff member. There was a solid game of football on the TV with Marseille and Sporting Lisbon. Now, there are no other games on. Almost as soon as I sat down, the barmaid changed over to the commentary for the Liverpool Rangers game. Her explanation is “Oh I have to”.. I mean the game isn’t kicking off till 20:00 and its 18:25.. AN HOUR AND A HALF OF COMMENTARY!! AND!! there is no one in the bloody place. Maybe consider catering to those that are in the pub. Sort out the staff!!

  • 4/5 Rhea S. 2 years ago on Google
    Don't go here often but when meeting colleagues it tends to be a good call and often a good night out. There is a nice variety of drinks (including alcohol free choices), ladies toilets are upstairs which is a bit cumbersome after a few too many. Sectioned seating areas too for a more secluded evening.

  • 5/5 Thomas D. 2 years ago on Google
    Had the bottomless brunch here today, was really good and worth the money. Great service, thankyou Leah, you really made this a amazing experience.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✗ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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