The Ottowa Citizen heaped praise on the Prince of Wales in Canterbury, as a “wonderfully unpretentious pub.” Journalist Ron Eade continued “No loud juke box here. Nor is the place cluttered with cutesy antiques and foreign currency thumbtacked to the walls. Here Mr Buckwell dispenses more ale than atmosphere, because the publican likes it that way”. Landlord Ernie Buckwell shrugged his shoulders and said he wasn’t sure what the fuss was about.