The Royal Boathouse

We had a lovely meal in the restaurant. The lamb was cooked perfectly and the crème brûlée was nice, although it was cold as though it had just come out of the fridge I’d have preferred it room temperature or warm. I like a rose wine but the 3 wines sold by the glass were all dry and tart which let the experience down a bit.

We went there on a Monday evening for an early dinner. Our waitress was a lovely young lady, very attentive and friendly. The food was very good as was my husbands. I enquired whether there was a new chef as we’d eaten there before and food wasn’t as good. She informed us that yes the chef was fairly new. Will definitely be going back at some point

We drove down on my 70th birthday from rainham kent My wife orderd the meals we sat at the top part of restaurant it was cold no heating when the food came the chick pea curry and steak pie looked pre packed was not tasty then we had creame brulee tiny and my apple crumble and custard was a joke what has gone wrong we have used this pub now and again for years Ver carta

Great food and lovely staff Myself and my sister had fish and chips and it was huge!! And delicious!! We were served by a lovely young man named Callum. He was an absolutely lovely young man, very friendly and attentive. So polite! A credit to the hotel, he made us feel welcome and came to say goodbye as we left and wished us a good evening. Will definitely be back.

Arrived to be told no tables free but could see at least 5 tables empty. They found us a table after an hour wait. Then the food was brought out at all different times. Had the fish finger sandwich which came with chips. Well the sandwich had I fish finger in which was dry and tasteless and 8 chips with it. There was more bread and rocket than fish finger. The children’s meals were bigger but also the baked beans were dry on their meals. No customer service as the waitress were all talking at the bar and not paying attention. Will not be returning

We came for a quick breakfast on our last day in Deal, admittedly mainly choosing it for their lovely views right by the sea. We each had a full English (one veggie, one not) and the waiter was very accomodating w/ our requests for leaving the baked beans out, and swapping an item for another, and so on. Drinks were good, the food was surpisingly light for being a fry up. Staff on the whole were friendly and attentive, and the whole thing came to 15£ with a full English, orange juice and coffee each. A lovely way to round off our first ever visit to Deal and the Kentish coast. Ver carta

Around 1.15pm on 21.8.23 my daughter was made to feel very awkward by the unwelcoming lady serving drinks.She said she felt like she was interrupting the staff, no smile, no hello. Being in hospitality herself she would never treat customers with such disrespect. We did enjoy our time however as The Boathouse is in a lovely spot and have been before without any problems. But we didn't stay for food considering the experience. On another note the toilets were very shabby and felt more like public toilets than hotel toilets. Admittedly, it's a very busy hotel and bar and there was soap and handcream but the toilet cubicles looked like they needed a really really deep clean. Ingrained dirty flo...

The Royal used to be our local go to for breakfast, lunch and special occasions, for 20 odd years. It has sadly gone down hill and I mentioned this in my last review over a year ago. Today 's visit suggests not much has changed. Two of us, £34 for breakfast, including a barely warm full English at £11 each, a flat white and clearly stewed filter pot coffee and two lovely bottles of orange juice. It was so obvious the by the speed the breakfast was served at, it had come off the hot plate , which is not a problem but would 've preferred it to hotter and fresher. The coffee and juice lagged behind. As a seaside venue, the exterior will always need attention but paint is evidently peeling and d...

I am reluctant to write negative food reviews, but my recent experience of The Royal Hotel was very disappointing and I make this review in the hope the management will see what was not great and perhaps change it. I have been a regular customer of the hotel for many years, as guest, drinker and diner….and for various reasons have not visited for about a year. The last occasion being a breakfast, which was great…. Not cheap, but good quality, well cooked and very tasty. Fancying a treat my wife and I dropped by for breakfast at 1045….. breakfast being served until 11…. The fact it was near to 11 seemed to be a problem when we were told that unless we got the order in very quickly, we would m... Ver carta