Harty Ferry Inn, Sheernessback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
SilkTork you are quite right, we are The Ferry House Inn - the Harty Ferry was a Ferry back in the day.
We are, as stated, a destination pub - not a drinkers/beer appreciation pub, however we've taken the comments on board and hope to improve this for 2012.
We have traditional country pub opening hours, which you will find at any isolated, traditional country pub - shut sunday nights and monday all day, open for lunch & dinner all other days as we are more an 'eaters' pub due to our location we dont get many people who just wish to drink. We are not shut 'most lunchtimes' however, we are open 6 of 7 lunchtimes a week. We open 7 days a week during the summer holidays, and hope to be open 7 days a week one day in the future - if the economy picks up!!
We are pleased to say the terrible road is currently being resurfaced, so we will no longer have that has a cause for customer dissastifaction which is really great.
The old comment from Sandpiper below unfortunately must be about some previous staff we have had, as I can assure you the current staff are very cheerful & often mentioned on Trip Advisor for their welcoming natures. The comments made about the "owner" are probably a mistake, I think unfortauntely you have mistook a past bad staff member as the owner (we do not have any miserable staff now thats for sure) so im very sorry you did not have a pleasant experience.
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Sorry, meant afternoons not lunchtimes. Wish BITE had an edit function!
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Has erratic opening hours according to its website. Closed Mondays and most lunchtimes and closes early evening on a Sunday. Worth checking before driving out there.
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Though referred to as Harty Ferry Inn, the pub is called Ferry House Inn, and is located in the remote hamlet of Harty. The ferry used to go across the Swale to Oare. The rights to the ferry are held by each Landlord of the Inn, and a few years ago the pub did have an amphibious vehicle which did trips across the water. The pub is wonderfully isolated with a very special wilderness feel. It is quite romantic and very memorable. You reach it via a very long, winding, and poorly maintained road.
Only one cask available - Spitfire, and the condition will depend on the amount of visitors. Busy days it will be fine - if the weather has been bad, then chances are it will be stale. But this pub isn't about the beer, it's about the location, the look, and the atmosphere. It is a place you will remember and recommend to others. It is a rather special place.
Food is OK, with typical pub prices.
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The Ferry inn could be an absolute goldmine to the right owners , however the present owners are not at all welcoming and the range of beers is limited. The day I went there they had a gorgeous local cider on which was miles better than the overrated "scrumpy" The food is overpriced and portions on the meagre side. All said and done this best does offer some of the best views anywhere and birdwatching can be done easily from the inside or out on the terrace which is kept clean. Shame the owners are bit miserable but that seems to b epar for the course these days.
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Bizarrely styled pub at the end of a five mile twisty & rutted lane. Very remote but popular in the summer for it's food (which is good but they only offer a comparitive limited menu & is quite pricey).
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