Harden's survey result
Summary
The dining room “upstairs in a rickety old pub, with wonderful views over Whitstable Bay”, offers a “good mix of innovative food” – including “beautifully cooked fish” – “and homemade pub classics, served by staff from the kitchen on the floor below”. “Eaten there many times: the ambience is excellent and always found the food good”.
Summary
“The restaurant in this pub is a haven of calm on the first floor”, with a “good view over the estuary, so ideal for lunch on a summer’s day”. It serves “upmarket pub food – the type of food that every pub should serve rather than getting it delivered from Brakes”.
Summary
“Quaint” old pub (downstairs) and restaurant (upstairs) “with great views over the beach” to the Thames Estuary. Chef Richard Phillips’s versatile menus encompass a “good-value” set lunch, and are marked by a “good use of fish and local ingredients”. “Slow service” can be a bugbear.
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The Horsebridge, Sea Wall, Whitstable, CT5 1BT
Restaurant details
Pearson’s Arms Restaurant Diner Reviews
"We used the starters as tapas after a dozen oysters. All very good and tasty. Staff very helpful. Lots of stairs but one of the best views in Whitstable "
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £20.00 | £25.00 |  |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
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| Menu1 | 60.00 | Always available | 5 |
Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
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| £10.00 | £23.00 | £9.00 | £8.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.50 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
The Horsebridge, Sea Wall, Whitstable, CT5 1BT
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑5 pm |
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