Our Story

The Refectory Kitchen story began in 2003, when brothers Dan and Graham took on a sandwich shop in the heart of St Dunstans Canterbury.

With a family history steeped in food, Dan and Graham developed a sandwich shop that was known for it’s fresh homemade fillings, daily baked cakes and handmade quiches and pies.

After 9 years, they decided to turn The Refectory sandwich shop into The Refectory Kitchen and in doing so created a restaurant that has stuck by their homemade & locally sourced roots and become the best brunch restaurant in Canterbury and beyond.

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and today…

The Refectory Kitchen has been featured in The New York Times, The Telegraph, Timeout and The Lonely Planet Guide, which we think is pretty damn cool.

We love our little restaurant, and are forever happy to see our amazing customers return from far and wide. So come and join our ever growing gang of brunch lovers, we can’t wait to see you.