El Sol Tapas Bar & Restaurant

7-8 Sun St, Canterbury CT1 2HX
$$ Spanish

Reservations

Business Info

  • Address: 7-8 Sun St, Canterbury CT1 2HX
  • Cuisine: Latin | Spanish | Steak | Vegetarian |
  • Cost: | Inexpensive
  • Category: Casual Dining
  • Star Rating:
  • Reservations: Recommended
  • Dress Code: Unknown
  • Meals Served: Lunch | Dinner |
  • Parking: Street |
  • Payment Options: VISA | MasterCard | Cash | Apple Pay | Google Pay | Debit |
  • Corkage Fee: N/A
  • Phone: 01227467716
  • Features: Outdoor Seating, Takeout Available, Wheelchair Access, Free Wi-Fi,
  • Occasion: Child Friendly, Romantic Dining, Dining Alone, Special Occasion, Vegetarian, Quick Bite, Trendy / Hip, Date Night,

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Business Hours

Reservations Available
Monday
Monday Hours 12:00 - 21:00
Tuesday
Tuesday Hours 12:00 - 21:00
Wednesday
Wednesday Hours 12:00 - 21:00
Thursday
Thursday Hours 12:00 - 21:00
Friday
Friday Hours 12:00 - 21:30
Saturday
Saturday Hours 12:00 - 21:30
Sunday
Sunday Hours 12:00 - 20:30
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Customer Reviews & Ratings

4.71 out of 5 stars based on 281 votes

Overall: 10/10
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Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Mar 08, 2025
Diana T.
Brilliant, slightly quirky place for delicious tapas and sangria

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
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Feb 22, 2025
Kelly J.
What a lovely meal, staff so friendly and can’t wait to go back again

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
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Value: 9/10
Feb 11, 2025
Louise P.
High quality, interesting tapas at reasonable prices. Attentive and friendly staff. Well worth a visit.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 9/10
Feb 09, 2025
Claire B.
Real little gem in the heart of Canterbury. Everything you’d expect from a tapas menu with all the usual stars. Service was great and the wait staff do a cute little secret (not so secret I saw them) check off against your order to ensure everything has arrived as in typical tapas style it can come in dribs and drabs though we got all our order in one go. Everything tasted great and arrived quickly. I was surprised at the bill as I’d expected to have spent more. Unlike many places these days service is not added so be sure to tip as the staff certainly earn it.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
Feb 03, 2025
Allison G.
Excellent! Lovely food, lovely staff, we would recommend & will be back!

Overall: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
Jan 21, 2025
Charlotte S.
Amazing food! Friendly staff who worked hard on a very busy night! Will defo be back!

Overall: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
Dec 31, 2024
Amy M.
Such a lovely restaurant, staff were very attentive and great food. Will definitely be back!

Overall: 10/10
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Dec 04, 2024
Karen S.
Excellent quality food, great service. We loved it

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 30, 2024
Romana R.
I took my partner here for lunch for his birthday. The staff went over and above to make us feel welcome and to accomdate. The food was amazing! We had the tapas and every dish we ordered was cooked to perfection and full of flavour! I would definitley recommend visiting here and plan to return.

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 28, 2024
Sally E.
This was my second visit, and it certainly was as good the second time as the first. Excellent food, and the serving staff are efficient, friendly and helpful. Highly recommend.

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 09, 2024
Debbie B.
Excellent food and service

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 03, 2024
Deb W.
A lovely lunch. Food was excellent, staff friendly and professional.

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 10, 2024
William P.
Our latest visit was excellent, just the like all the previous ones!

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 07, 2024
Hua D.
Delicious food. Excellent service especially the female staff who served us. She was super friendly and gave great recommendations.

Overall: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
Oct 07, 2024
Craig E.
Rosie was absolutely fantastic, remembering us from a previous visit a few months previous, service and food were both exceptional. Looking forward to my next visit.

Overall: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
Oct 06, 2024
Maurine P.
This is a delightful restaurant with delicious food. The staff were very attentive but not overly so. We went on a Friday in early October and the restaurant was full; so pleased that we booked in advance!

Overall: 10/10
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Ambience: 9/10
Value: 9/10
Oct 03, 2024
Adrian H.
Had a great meal - food was delicious and service was great. Very friendly waitresses who advised on the food and were interested to hear what we thought of what we’d chosen. Big portions! Also enjoyed a lovely cocktail that I’d never tried before. Pleasant but subtle background music. Considering it was a Monday evening and the restaurant was tucked away from the High Street, there seemed to be a fair number of customers too. Would definitely eat here again if we are ever back in Canterbury.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 02, 2024
John R.
Everything very good

Overall: 10/10
Food: 8/10
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Aug 23, 2024
Craig E.
Absolutely amazing night, great food, great wine, and the service from Rosie was exemplary. Will definitely be going back.

Overall: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
Aug 14, 2024
Ed K.
3th or 4th time we’ve been up it hasn’t disappointed. Delicious food, excellent service. Makes you want to book a holiday to Spain straight away!

Overall: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
Aug 04, 2024
Mark S.
A little gem in Canterbury. I recommend to all my friends.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 7/10
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Value: 10/10
Jul 25, 2024
Pat O.
Love this place, only wish we could have stayef longer but it was a pre matinee theatre meal and we had to go. Food and staff could not be faulted. Will definitely be going back

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 22, 2024
Claire A.
Wonderful lunch, superb service and tasty food - can’t wait to return!

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 24, 2024
Lorcan C.
The food was amazing! The bar manager was extremely helpful and the staff were polite and prompt on the orders. Would highly recommend.

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 21, 2024
Mark P.
Great food great service love eating here

Overall: 10/10
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May 09, 2024
Sally B.
Excellent

Overall: 10/10
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Ambience: 8/10
Value: 9/10
Apr 24, 2024
Jo S.
Delicious fresh food, friendly and attentive staff and nicely decorated. We went late Sunday afternoon and were the only one’s in there so not a lot of ambience but it started to get busy as we left. We will be back

Overall: 9/10
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Feb 04, 2025
Jacqueline K.
Although the food was delicious there was too much yellow coloured sauce on most of the dishes we ordered. Perhaps on the side would be something to consider.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 9/10
Nov 20, 2024
Chrissy A.
Perfect for a pre show meal, particularly when half the party were late, but with tapas that doesn't matter!

Overall: 9/10
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Service: 9/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 9/10
Oct 07, 2024
Bill S.
We thoroughly enjoyed our pre-Theatre tapas at El Sol last week. The service was friendly and prompt. Every dish was full of flavour and the house wines by the glass were excellent. A great place for a light supper in Canterbury.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 8/10
Aug 16, 2024
Phil C.
Very nice little Tapas bistro situated in tge heart of Canterbury

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 8/10
Aug 07, 2024
Mark W.
Bread is lovely but overpriced and trying to order some is a challenge. Had to keep reminding. Lots of lush sauces needed mopping up. Most of the dishes are amazing but a bit underwhelmed by the fish balls - too greasy and the chicken skewers were mainly mushroom. When we mentioned the lack of chicken staff didn’t seem to understand our point. Apart from that the staff were great considering they were busy and had to contend with a power cut as well. The food and the ambiance were ok value but the service needs work to justify the price.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 6/10
Jul 29, 2024
Chris A.
Nice atmosphere and food and service were very good although quite warm inside air conditioning would be nice, a better choice of desserts would have been better

Overall: 8/10
Food: 7/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 10/10
Value: 6/10
Dec 28, 2024
Debbie N.
The overall experience was good apart from some mistakes with the food that had been ordered. I believe this happened as the waitress did not confirm what had been ordered. We ended up eating food that had not been ordered as we felt bad for the waitress taking the food back.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 7/10
Oct 24, 2024
Mary H.
We were charged 12% service charge and then presented tip options as well - felt a bit sneaky in way handled

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Aug 18, 2024
Claire C.
Lovely evening. Food was very good - the stuffed squid was really excellent! Will definitely return.

Overall: 7/10
Food: 7/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Sep 07, 2024
ROBERT S.
Nice food and good service but it was a little rushed. Would recommend going but if you want to take time let them know.

Overall: 7/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 8/10
Jul 30, 2024
Adam R.
Unfortunately the Paella was not available and we was not advised until we had ordered drinks

Overall: 7/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 7/10
Apr 10, 2024
Anne-Marie H.
A little chaotic when we arrived as we waited a long time for our drinks then there was a mix up with our order. I believe that there was new staff working that evening. Overall the food was delicious although a little expensive for all that we had.