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In the cathedral city's Riverside development, a modern glossy pan-Asian restaurant delivering a range of mostly Chinese dishes alongside cocktails and late-night vibes in a snazzy interior.

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Have you eaten at Sekkoya?

The Riverside,Kingsmead Road, Canterbury, CT1 1BN

What the Newspaper Critics are saying

The Guardian

Poor Grace Dent suffered the indignity of a meal in a glossy, Insta-friendly modern Chinese restaurant where the cuisine “makes a trip to Wagamama seem like a street-food jaunt with Anthony Bourdain”.

Steamed gyoza “came swimming in soy and a black, sticky snot that was apparently truffle”; an aubergine bao came in a poor-quality bun and the tempura batter fell off the aubergine; while masala cod came with a green marinade that “tasted of precisely nothing: no garlic, no ginger, no chilli, no coriander – nothing”.

“Sekkoya is a prime example of why the term ‘pan-Asian’ fills me with such foreboding these days. It’s the sort of Asian food that was invented for British people and that you’d get at a Cantonese restaurant in Braintree in 1994.”

Grace Dent - 2024-04-29

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£8.80 £20.50 £5.00 £8.50
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £23.00
Filter Coffee £0.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 12.50%
The Riverside,Kingsmead Road, Canterbury, CT1 1BN
Opening hours
Monday5 pm‑11 pm
Tuesday5 pm‑11 pm
Wednesday5 pm‑11 pm
Thursday5 pm‑11 pm
Friday5 pm‑1:30 am
Saturday12 pm‑1:30 am
Sunday12 pm‑11 pm

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