Guidebook for Rochester
Food Scene
Elizabeth's Restaurant
154 High StFine dining restaurant for a special occasion.
Authentic and atmospheric Thai. Popular so worth booking.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Thai Four Two Restaurant
164 High StAuthentic and atmospheric Thai. Popular so worth booking.
Brettington's Steak and Lobster House
79 High StPricey but good steak house.
The Quills
30-32 High StGreat breakfasts, coffee and Italian pastries.
Excellent curry only 5 minutes walk from the cottage. Does takeaway too but doesn't deliver.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Shozna
153 Maidstone RdExcellent curry only 5 minutes walk from the cottage. Does takeaway too but doesn't deliver.
Fine dining and has a great cocktail bar and garden area in the summer. Fun for an evening out and sometime has live music, DJs.
Oliver's Bar & Restaurant
186 High StFine dining and has a great cocktail bar and garden area in the summer. Fun for an evening out and sometime has live music, DJs.
Great crepes and waffles for a breakfast/brunch or for those with a sweet tooth. Views of the castle and cathedral included on a sunny day on the terrace.
Crêpe & Co
3 College YardGreat crepes and waffles for a breakfast/brunch or for those with a sweet tooth. Views of the castle and cathedral included on a sunny day on the terrace.
Smoke & Liquor
60 High StExcellent food, wine and gin! Small plates or a full on feast. Highly recommend.
The Seaplane Works
132 High StHealthy food - great coffee, breakfasts and light lunch
Beautiful building with a fantastic cafe serving cake and coffee and light lunches or fine dining on a Friday or Saturday night. Highly recommend!
Cafe Nucleus Rochester
15 High StBeautiful building with a fantastic cafe serving cake and coffee and light lunches or fine dining on a Friday or Saturday night. Highly recommend!
Mamma Mia
4 High StFamily run authentic Italian.
Drinks & Nightlife
My friendly local pub and only 5 mins walk away. Has a great pub garden for summertime drinks and does food at the weekend.
The Coopers Arms
10 St Margaret's StMy friendly local pub and only 5 mins walk away. Has a great pub garden for summertime drinks and does food at the weekend.
Man of Kent
6 John StReal ale pub that often has live music. Be warned it's cash only.
Tiny but excellent pop up pub. Worth the 15 minute walk and also serves great food (crepes are a speciality). Cash only!
The Flippin' Frog
318 High StTiny but excellent pop up pub. Worth the 15 minute walk and also serves great food (crepes are a speciality). Cash only!
Sightseeing
You can walk in the castle gardens with its river views or pay a visit and go inside one of the oldest castles in the UK. Also holds concerts, open air cinema and seasonal markets in the gardens.
116 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Catedral de Rochester
You can walk in the castle gardens with its river views or pay a visit and go inside one of the oldest castles in the UK. Also holds concerts, open air cinema and seasonal markets in the gardens.
Catedral de Rochester
Arts & Culture
www.restorationhouse.co.uk/
Go and have a peak at where Dickens set Great Expectations, Miss Haversham's abode.
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Restoration House
17-19 Crow Lnwww.restorationhouse.co.uk/
Go and have a peak at where Dickens set Great Expectations, Miss Haversham's abode.
Essentials
Lovely local produce selling organic veg, meat, eggs and all sorts of local Kentish produce. Lovely staff too!
Austen's of Rochester
92 High StLovely local produce selling organic veg, meat, eggs and all sorts of local Kentish produce. Lovely staff too!
Johnsons The Cleaners
176 High StFor emergencies as it stays open a bit later than most shops on the high street which close 5.30pm latest.
Castle Food & Wine
33 High StFor emergencies as it stays open a bit later than most shops on the high street which close 5.30pm latest.
Entertainment & Activities
ODEON Chatham
Leviathan WayCineworld Cinema - Rochester
Chariot WayGetting Around
Rochester Station
86 Corporation St