We celebrated our wedding at the Smuggler's Inn in May. As a wedding venue and family-run restaurant, we highly recommend this beautiful historic place! Bob, Lisa and the team were incredibly helpful, transparent and communicative and made sure everything ran smoothly on the day. The venue cost and three course meals were very reasonably priced so that we were able to have the small wedding we wanted without restricting ourselves!
Our friends and family had nothing but praise for the food, everyone was very impressed. The function room can be decorated nicely, and the Smugglers has a lovely outdoor area where a ceremony can be held.
We've also dined at the Smugglers before and admired the home-cooked quality of the food, the fact they serve a bread roll and butter with dinner, and the obvious passion of the owners for their restaurant.
Uploading some pictures of the venue and food shot by the amazing Jade Brya Photography (also active in Thanet and highly recommended!)
Rahji Shrinarine (Capt Black)
+5
Wow. What a dining experience! Highly recommended and will dine again.
1Atmosphere
Very Classy setting but with a relaxed pub feel. Facilities were nice and clean. We could see that this place is used as a venue as well.
2 Service
Everything was served in a timely manner. Slightly longer than we are used to but that was made clear when the food came that the extra time was due to the freshness of the food. Even the fries were hand-cut and prepared. Staff were extremely friendly accommodation warm and attentive.
3 Food
The food was presented in what we expect from a fine dining restaurant. So we were thoroughly impressed. Everything was homemade and fresh and delicious. We were also amazed at the price for what we received in that we dined gourmet but paid pub prices.
What a lovely way to spend Valentine’s Day, had the set menu, was super tasty and I thought the price was very good considering taste & service. I had the sweet chilli halloumi, fillet Rossini and Baileys cheesecake. Thoroughly enjoyed all three courses.
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