Looking for casual dining in Folkestone or a family-friendly pub in Sandgate? L&B, run by Ben and Lucy Cuthbert, has six family-friendly places to eat and drink, plus London & Paris Hotel, which is adults-only. For sea views and seafood, head to The Ship Inn in Sandgate. For mussels by the harbour, try Harbour Inn. The Pullman is our town-centre pub, Luben does pizza, Panataria is a deli and café, and Cat & Fiddle is a live music pub. Compare opening times, breakfast, roasts, dogs and booking below.
Best for a family-friendly pub meal in central Folkestone, from walk-in breakfast (daily 10am–12) to dinner and Sunday roasts from 12 midday, with high chairs.
Best for sea views and seafood in Sandgate, Kent, with sea views from the restaurant and upstairs deck, breakfast daily from 10am and Sunday roasts from 12 midday.
Best for mussels and seafood on Harbour Street in Folkestone, in a family-friendly pub with a harbour view and Sunday roasts from 12 midday.
Best for live music with pizzas, loaded fries and The Pizza Dog, Wednesday to Saturday. Family-friendly and walk-in only.
Best for pizza with the family, with high chairs. Open daily from 12 noon.
Best for a relaxed deli and café stop, open every day 9:30am–4pm. One menu all day, takeaway over the counter, dogs welcome and walk-in only.
Best for an adults-only stay on Harbour Street, Folkestone, connected to Harbour Inn for dinner and breakfast. Book on the hotel page.
| Venue | Cuisine | Breakfast | Sunday roast | Kids’ menu | Family-friendly | Dogs | Booking | Open days | Hours |
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| The Pullman | Pub & restaurant | Daily 10AM–12, walk-in. Brunch dishes until 3PM | Sunday roast from 12 midday | Kids Meal £6.95 (main plus drink): burger, nuggets, fish fingers, sausage and chips or mash, or vegan burger. High chairs | Yes | Bar areas only. Assistance dogs welcome | Book on OpenTable | Every day |
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| The Ship Inn | Pub & restaurant. Seafood, sea views from the restaurant and upstairs deck (Sandgate, Kent) | Daily 10AM–12, walk-in. Brunch dishes until 3PM | Sunday roast from 12 midday | Kids Meal £6.95 (main plus drink): burger, nuggets, fish fingers, sausage and chips or mash, or vegan burger | Yes | Bar areas only. Assistance dogs welcome | Book on OpenTable | Every day |
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| Harbour Inn | Pub & restaurant. Mussels and seafood, harbour view | Daily 10AM–12, walk-in. Brunch dishes until 3PM | Sunday roast from 12 midday | Kids Meal £6.95 (main plus drink): burger, nuggets, fish fingers, sausage and chips or mash, or vegan burger | Yes | Bar areas only. Assistance dogs welcome | Book on OpenTable | Every day |
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| Cat & Fiddle | Live music pub. Pizzas, loaded fries, The Pizza Dog | No | No | No kids’ menu | Yes | Bar areas only. Assistance dogs welcome | Walk-in (no bookings) | Wed–Sat (closed Sun, Mon, Tue) |
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| Luben | Pizza | No | No | Kids’ pizza and pasta meal £8.95. High chairs | Yes | No dogs inside. Assistance dogs welcome | Book on OpenTable | Every day |
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| Panataria | Deli & café | One standard menu all day from 9:30AM (no separate breakfast menu) | No | Kids’ ham or cheese sandwich £3.5 | Yes | Welcome | Walk-in (no bookings) | Every day |
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| London & Paris Hotel | Hotel, adults only. Restaurant: Harbour Inn (connected) | Harbour Inn breakfast (daily 10AM–12) | At Harbour Inn | Adults only | No (adults only) | Function-room bar only, not bedrooms. Assistance dogs welcome | Book on the hotel page | Check-in 3PM–10PM, check-out 8AM–10AM |
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Every L&B venue except London & Paris Hotel is family-friendly, and assistance dogs are welcome everywhere. To book The Pullman, The Ship Inn, Harbour Inn or Luben, use Book a Table. Breakfast at the pubs is walk-in. Cat & Fiddle and Panataria are walk-in only.
The Ship Inn in Sandgate, Kent, has sea views from its restaurant and upstairs deck, and serves seafood.
The Ship Inn on Sandgate High Street serves seafood with sea views. In Folkestone, Harbour Inn on Harbour Street is known for its mussels and seafood.
The Pullman, The Ship Inn and Harbour Inn have a Kids Meal at £6.95: a main plus a drink, with a choice of burger, nuggets, fish fingers, sausage and chips or mash, or a vegan burger. Luben has a kids’ pizza and pasta meal at £8.95, and Panataria has a kids’ ham or cheese sandwich at £3.5. Cat & Fiddle has no kids’ menu but is family-friendly, and London & Paris Hotel is adults-only.
All of them except London & Paris Hotel, which is adults-only. The Pullman and Luben have high chairs.
Dogs are welcome at Panataria. The Pullman, The Ship Inn, Harbour Inn and Cat & Fiddle welcome dogs in the bar areas only. Luben has no dogs inside. Assistance dogs are welcome at every L&B venue.
The Pullman, The Ship Inn and Harbour Inn serve breakfast daily 10am–12, walk-in, with brunch dishes until 3pm. Panataria opens at 9:30am every day with one menu all day. London & Paris Hotel guests have breakfast at Harbour Inn.
The Pullman, The Ship Inn, Harbour Inn and Luben take bookings through Book a Table on OpenTable. Cat & Fiddle and Panataria are walk-in only. London & Paris Hotel books through its hotel page.
The Pullman, The Ship Inn and Harbour Inn serve Sunday roasts from 12 midday.
Cat & Fiddle is open Wednesday to Saturday: Wed–Thu 5–11pm, Fri–Sat 12 noon–midnight. It’s closed Sunday to Tuesday.
Where would you like to eat?
Cat & Fiddle and Panataria are walk-in. For London & Paris Hotel, see the hotel page.
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