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The City Arms, Canterbury
Canterbury
CT1 2JR
Served areas
Reviews of The City Arms (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Strongers . left this review about The City Arms
The wooden floored City Arms is a sports and music bar with high tables up the left-hand wall opposite the serving counter that supports standard and premium keg alongside Neck Oil up the right. An old brown sofa sits on the right-hand wall under a dartboard with its oche running along the front windows to the right of the entrance. After the counter some padded bench seating runs towards the rear where a large central chimney breast shields sofas, from the gaze of the bar. There’re lots of old metal signs advertising products long gone and some metal road signs that look like they’ve been purchased on bulk from a souvenir shop. Televisions throughout were airing muted horse racing while some background music played and I wasn’t surprised to be the only customer on a recent Friday afternoon.
On 20th August 2026
- rating: 4
[User has posted 6826 recommendations about 6787 pubs]
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E TA left this review about The City Arms
Summed up nicely by others, below, the potential of this pub stemming from its history and location is far from being realised, despite the erroneous sign at the door proclaiming it as a traditional English pub. It still has no real ale. When I asked, the under-intelligent barmaid said “What is that? Is that like IPA? They sold it back in the day but no-one sells it anymore because it’s a hassle to clean the pumps.” The choices were Staropramen, Meantime IPA (oh the irony), Carling, Atlantic, Blue Moon, Guinness, Grolsch, Asahi, Stella, Madri and Praha. Not worth the bother.
On 13th June 2023
- rating: 4
[User has posted 3840 recommendations about 3798 pubs]
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The City Arms
City centre pub situated up a narrow street and which looks quite promising on approach.
However, this was a major disappointment. Real ales are no longer served, leaving a keg selection of Sharp's Offshore & Atlantic, Madri, Stella Artois, Coors, Asahi, Pravha, Carling, Aspalls, Guinness, Meantime IPA, Peroni, Blue Moon, Staropramen, Grolsh & Carling Black Fruit.
The pub/bar appears to be Thai-owned and there is a small list of Thai snacks you can order.
The interior is dark and walls are decorated with loads of American signs and number plates, along with a working UK pedestrian crossing button. All very strange and not quite what we'd expected.
On 20th January 2022
- rating: 3
[User has posted 3596 recommendations about 3594 pubs]
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- Official site of The City Arms - thecityarmsinnpub.co.uk
- CAMRA WhatPub :: The City Arms - whatpub.com
Canterbury East, 0.78 miles, 15 min walk (show)
Sturry, 2.54 miles, 49 min walk (show)
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 02 April 2019 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 02 April 2019 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : No last updated 02 April 2019 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No - Discount withdrawn - last updated 02 April 2019 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 02 April 2019 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 02 April 2019 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 02 April 2019 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 02 April 2019 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 02 April 2019 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : No last updated 20 January 2022 by Blue Scrumpy
- Real Cider : No last updated 02 April 2019 by ROB Camra
