Dunkerley’s Restaurant & Hotel

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   Goggy

   Kent

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

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   It was a lovely experience, food was delicious and good prices. Staff were very pleasant and helped us with our requirements. We will certainly be back

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   EdwardL

   Kent

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

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   The steak was good, cooked to order and tender. My wife’s sea bass was over cooked and tough. The bread was just chunks of white and brown bread - very plain. The vegetable portions were small. When charging premium prices, then the food has to be good and the portions adequate. It did not live up to the prices. With some improvements this could be a good restaurant but right now there are better restaurants in Deal.

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   Dunno

   London

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 17 May 2022

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   A dead atmosphere with little interest from waitresses..At 8.30 pm ( we had arrived at 7 pm) we were the only ones left and the waitresses had already set up all the tables ,except ours! ,for breakfast.A bit like the works canteen. BUT the visit was partly redeemed by the beautifully cooked Dover Sole

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   RichardH

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 15 May 2022

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   Amazing stay for my fiancé birthday, everything was amazing from start to finish

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   Penelope

   New York Area

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 15 May 2022

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   Deal is not a mecca for fine dining. Dunkerley's is one of the better restaurants in our opinion. It is also one of the only restaurants open on Sunday evenings. We enjoyed yesterday's meal. The service was very good, as was the food: locally sourced and well prepared. Our guest enjoyed the sea view. A rather loud couple at the next table spoiled the ambience slightly, but normally this is a pleasant and peaceful venue which we are happy to recommend.

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   Nooo

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 14 May 2022

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   Felt had to wait a good while for food to come out. The lamb was dry and the fondant potatoe was hard. So there fore charging £25 was too much. Have paid less in victuals and food tasted amazing..sorry The lighting was dull and the tables were bare with no candles etc

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   KellyF

   Kent

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 14 May 2022

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   Great food and lovely atmosphere. Felt very lucky to get a table by the window with the beautiful sea view

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   IanB5150

   Kent

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 8 May 2022

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   all dishes were excellent as was breakfast. Great location and friendly team

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   Trish132

   London

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 6 May 2022

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   We was staying at the hotel for the night so obvious choice was to eat there. Glad we did 😊

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    JaneH

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 1 May 2022

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    The main courses were lovely but the portion sizes were small, especially given the price.

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    SuzanneW

    Kent

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 April 2022

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    It was the best meal of our vacation. Flavors were great along with presentation and service.

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    OpenTable Diner

    London

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 24 April 2022

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    Good was excellent service was the same

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    Alisoncraig

    London

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 23 April 2022

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    Dunkerleys is a favourite restaurant in Deal. It is comfortable and friendly. The cooking is perhaps not cutting edge, but it is excellent quality, and the wine is extremely well chosen and good value.

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    Eric

    Lincolnshire

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 21 April 2022

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    I've been dining here on and off for the past 5 years and the quality of the food and wine has been excellent. Unfortunately last night was slightly disappointing. My partner's Dover sole was a very small fish for the price charged. The ambience to the room was ruined when a table of golfers appeared and became noisy, raucous and dismissive of the other diners. For God's sake Dunkerleys, put people like this in a private room away from the other diners.

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    NickC

    Hampshire

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 17 April 2022

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    Excellent dover sole - beautifully cooked and fresh. Quirky things they could improve ... balance in mixed vegetables (way too heavy on new pots - which were overcooked, and not enough greens - which were fab). Four scallops out of shell is a little mean for £10+!!

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    JulesyMac

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 April 2022

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    Fabulous food, friendly and efficient service. Can’t recommend highly enough.

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    JohnP

    Kent

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 April 2022

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    Scallops were amazing and one pudding was a disaster. Lemon tart pastry was hard and undercooked - nobody should put chocolate with lemon. Really good wine list.

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    RosemarieJ

    Kent

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 13 April 2022

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    We had a lovely meal here to celebrate a 70th birthday. The staff were friendly and helpful. The fish dishes tasted great and my friend said her lamb was very tender.

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    LarryW

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 9 April 2022

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    Friendly service, good wine. Draft beer. Slightly disappointed with my meal personally. Ordered the goats cheese and walnut salad. But explained I was allegic to viniger so salad dressing a possible problem. So could I have mayonnaise. Goats cheese come on a form of bread circles, and a bed of salad leafs that appeared to have came straight from a packet. No walnuts in sight. Had to request walnuts and mayonnaise which came in sachets that which we had problems opening. Some we could not at all. Rediculas for a nice hotel. Everyone else enjoyed their meals. Ice-cream delicious. A good night.

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    AnthonyB

    London

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 9 April 2022

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    Shelf by our table was dirty Service very slow long wait for starters 1 starter very small Vegetable serving for 2 was more like for 1/2 a person Food was cold Staff seemed to think we were from out of town (we are locals) Other tables seem to get preferential treatment Staff attitude very poor no greeting

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    TonyR

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 8 April 2022

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    We had smoked salmon to start followed by cod and chips and ended up with the cheese board. The smoked salmon was outstanding, the cod was white and fresh and the cheeseboard generous. The service was friendly and efficient. The bill was reasonable. We will be back!

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    NicholasC

    New York Area

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 5 April 2022

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    Lovely fish dishes. Excellent location and all round service.

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    juneywoo

    Essex

    11 reviews

    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on 2 April 2022

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    Lovely Fresh Fish, both my husband and I had delicious fish main courses. cooked to perfection and plenty of fresh veg to accompany the meal. I asked for extra potatoes which was no problem and at no extra cost. The staff are super friendly and professional. Deserts were yummy too. I had lemon tart and my hubby had brulee both home made and really nice. Only downfall was the decor a bit dated and 70's. however the music was bang on... some great tunes Would highly recommend a visit

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    James

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 1 April 2022

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    A bit quirky, but the food particularly the fish was excellent.

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    SarahH

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 March 2022

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    Food absolutely fantastic, and such good value. Service a little slow, but we were in no rush. Little atmosphere in the booth seating area, and a little cold

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    Eddo

    London

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 26 March 2022

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    Dunkerley's is a bit of a Curate's egg. On the positive side, the quality of cooking was good, my Dover Sole was perfectly cooked, from our trawl of the restaurants in Deal they have the best cheese board both in variety and value and the mark up on their wine list is very reasonable. The problem comes from the menu. There is an extensive bar menu but the a la carte menu in the dining room is very short indeed. We asked if we could have a starter from the bar menu to be told "of course". I would not have known about a bar menu if I had not seen it on the internet. The restaurant menu needs to be completely rewritten, giving the customer the full range of options available and expanding the description of dishes available. For example for a Dover Sole in the Bar you were told its weight, no such information on the restaurant menu but it is charged £5 more!! Service was fine but when I came to pay the bill by card I was offered a choice of gratuities starting at 15% and going up to 30%. Yes, there was a custom offer but the implication is that this place thinks it is better than it is. 30% gratuity????

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    OpenTable Diner

    Kent

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 13 March 2022

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    Am genuinely disappointed. Ate here three Saturday lunches ago with a full restaurant menu, which was great. Today only the Bistro menu was available which wasn't great. Id informed Gluten Free ahead of time but they had to microwave frozen bread for me - awful. Everything was rushed and felt like they wanted us gone. This was a birthday meal for my partner who hasnt been before and I actually feel guilty

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    GaryP

    London

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 12 March 2022

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    Unfortunately the restaurant is overpriced without having the service to go with it and the salt and pepper sea bass was oily, bland and not very nice. A pet hate is when you get 1 pot if vegetables to two people so you get 3 broccoli, 3 asparagus which were over cooked, red cabbage too sweet and a few other bits. No salt on the table as you had to ask for it, so by the time I received it I had practically finished, a dirty glass with lipstick marks on it and when changed, was also dirty. The price of the fish was on par with the Savoy in London and Scott’s in Mayfair, however the service was not great. Ordered Gluten free bread 4 days before and was told there was none for my wife but he was happy to serve me half a slice. If restaurants want to charge the high price range then you need to have the service. Another problem was that a member of the table next to us got fish and chips from the bar menu which was apparently ‘not allowed in the al a carte fine dining’ and fir me it doesn’t matter if you are regular guests or not, you play by the same rules. This unfortunately is on our never to return list.

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    DavidS

    Kent

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 19 February 2022

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    After being a regular customer the service was slow and the food wasn't good The menu didn't have a good selection so we will not be going back again in the future

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    RichardD

    Kent

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 February 2022

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    Very good and friendly service. The food was first class. A very nice evening.

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    JoanneS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 18 February 2022

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    We decided to visit Dunkerely’s on Friday evening for a family meal (2 adults and 2 teens). It was absolutely super and we couldn’t believe we hadn’t tried it before now. We were given the most beautiful round table by the window in the restaurant with a view out to sea and were able to choose from both the bar and a la carte menus. The herring, smoked salmon (starters) and skate fillet in brown butter (main) were all fabulous choices and very good value. All were cooked perfectly and the range of food on offer (including fresh pasta vegetarian mains) meant all 4 of us could choose exactly what we wanted. The house champagne by the glass was delicious (and very reasonably priced). Overall a fantastic evening with lovely service. We can’t wait to return (hopefully to the same table)!

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    AndrewW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 February 2022

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    Can highly recommend. Food was great. Really fresh. Nice wine and great service

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    KevinB

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 14 February 2022

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    Not asked for coats Spoon not given with soup General lack of attentiveness Not told what courses were But overall satisfactory experience Would visit again for eg Sunday lunch

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    LizzieJ

    London

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 12 February 2022

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    One of my favourite restaurants in Deal. Right on the front so you eat looking out over the pier and the sea. Wonderfully cooked fish dishes and great home made ice cream.

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    Luvgoodfood

    Kent

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 5 February 2022

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    Greeted with a walm welcome. Service was good despite the restaurant being very busy. The food was excellent too, definitely recommend going here.

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    Stella

    London

    3 reviews

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    3 reviews

    Dined on 2 January 2022

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    Booked Dunkerley’s for what we knew would be an excellent and repairing post New Year dinner. Our table of 4 chose widely from the menu. It didn’t disappoint, everything was delicious. Great service. This restaurant is comfortingly dependable, which is why it has been a family favourite for years.

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    AnnB

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 30 December 2021

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    Had the Christmas party menu which had good choices and was excellent value. Service was excellent

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    RobertP

    Kent

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 21 December 2021

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    Been to the restaurant a few times and the food and hospitality is always good. We enjoyed a three course festive menu and it didn't disappoint. Value for money.

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    ElaineJ

    Kent

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 21 December 2021

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    Excellent service, great menu. Sea views and value for money

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    NicholasM

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 18 December 2021

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    We were surprised and pleased to have option of Christmas food! And crackers! One of us had turkey and Christmas pudding…very nice although neither of us are keen on gravy. Gravy on the side would have been preferred. I particularly enjoyed my pudding of Chocolate terrine, ginger ice cream and preserved (?) orange. Staff friendly, attentive. Perfect.

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