We had walked past this place every Friday for months and decided to visit for a late lunch. The food and service were absolutely fantastic and the prices were very reasonable. We were that impressed that my wife took her brother there the next day for lunch and he was also suitably impressed.

Canterbury centre is crowded with penny pinching students and tourists fed by the usual chains. However at Dover Street behind the cinema The Forge offers an excellent alternative. Set on a corner, upstairs in a characterful old building, the Forge offers fresh hot tasty, vegetable fritters, fried pea balls, crab cakes, rice balls, salads etc, followed by a great variety... More

Visited The Forge last night and sampled their Valentines menu. Scallops to start, followed by the best fillet steak I have eaten in years and a trio of desserts. The service is exceptional and the owner/ chef (a lovely Belgium lady) makes the effort to come and talk to the customers. The standard menu is tapas style but the quality... More

We went for a works Christmas meal. Service was very goid. They couldn't do enough for us. Very good portions for the money. Would certainly try this again.

Had a thoroughly enjoyable evening at the Forge Bistro & Cafe. Food was delicious and very well priced. Menu had lots of interesting dishes and were all a decent size (don't understand the comment about the mini burgers - the price is on the menu and they were delicious, the portion size was about right for us - it is... More

We were looking for somewhere to have a quiet cocktail on a Friday night.....and ended up having more than a couple - they were just that good!......will be back soon to try the menu.

Everything was going well, food was good and came swiftly and then we didn't see any staff for ages. Plates took forever to be cleared up, and we asked for pudding menu which we gave up waiting for. We overheard that our server had gone home sick when another table was told, but servers back was to us so we... More

Went here for a quick cheap lunch and whilst food was average I was amazed when the bill came to find out the 4 mini! burgers (see picture) cost me £8!! I asked the waitress to confirm if the price was correct which she did to my amazement. Portion sizes were tiny, good if you're on a diet. Not what... More

I've been coming here regularly with friends since it opened about a year ago, it's by far and away our favourite restaurant in Canterbury. The food is always delicious. Because of the tapas-style of the place, you get a very good mix of tastes and flavours. I'm quite the carnivore, but the vegetarian dishes are *so* lovely, they're always the... More