Mr. White's English Chophouse - Dover

Superb service, the staff were smart and extremely attentive. Great Food, everything we had was especially tasty. Very comfortable, lovely room, nice and warm.

Very, very average to say the least. The aesthetics of the places is lovely and has a lot of potential, however, we all felt it was disappointing and very mediocre. We eat out a lot having a Kent food page, and unfortunately this just didn’t meet the standards of other restaurants we’ve been too especially being associated with MPW you’d expect a really lovely meal especially with the high prices. My partner had the rump of lamb, which was cooked well and was pink as it should have been but unfortunately, it was so chewy and was just served on a small bed of peas, pearl onions and gravy, which seems odd given the standard price of the dish. Had we paid full price £24.95) for it we’d have been extremely disappointed. My friend and I had the chicken kiev which was mediocre. My friend had the burger which was dry. The fries were however lovely. Service was ok, staff seemed friendly. Given we had the 50% off mains promotion were under a bit of a time constraint, we did not complain, but all agreed we would not return unfortunately.

Our visit was an early dinner on Christmas Eve. The restaurant looks good and is well furnished, over trades on the MPW brand but there you go. The food was nothing better than ok, and at this price range and style of restaurant it should have been way better. If I can cook better then it isn't good enough (and it wasn't). Service was the real low point, after being led to a table in the, cold, conservatory we were promptly abandoned by the waiting staff who were happier chatting to themselves in the warmer part of the restaurant. Our waitress didn't seem to know what was going on on at all, we asked how long the restaurant had been there and she didn't have a clue and got confused with how long she had been there. When I asked for directions to the gents toilets she thought it was hilarious. The knowledge of the menu and wine list was poor at best. I removed the optional service charge because of this. Sadly, this is not the best restaurant in Dover, and that's saying something.

Lovely restaurant and waiting service. The food was great but not quite as good as I'd expect. The pudding was lovely though! Would visit again though.

The restaurant is aesthetically pleasing to the eye, but thats almost all the good points. The servers were friendly enough, and took the time to ask how things were, especially when clearing your plates between courses. The food, it was a shame really and definitely not a meal I would rush back for or recommend. Starter some jarred peppers and some mozarella. No real taste, quite bland and something my kid could have thrown together absolutely no technical skill went into preparing this. Main this was reasonable, the steak melted in the mouth, but nothing I couldn’t get in other known steak houses. Pudding not as described on the menu. Disappointing when the menu says white stilton and fig chutney, for the chef to serve brie and sandwich pickle!!! Ruined the meal to be served something you hadn’t ordered. If you run out of an ingredient then you tell your customers, you dont serve them something else and hope they dont realise. I would only return if I was booked at DBB in the next door hotel, it wouldn’t be out of choice.