Whitstable Oyster, Whitstableback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
ALMOST AS GOOD AS THE WALL TAVERN. ALMOST.
I'M SURE I CAN SMELL CHEESE?
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This place has had a makeover.
The dart board is a great introduction and so too are the strippers. All they need now a stand-up of the old school blue variety and I will be heaven.
My pint of Double Diamond came with a slice of cucumber in it.
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Visited at the height of Oysterfest fever last Saturday. Yes, it's expensive, and yes, it's busy. Arguably it is indeed a restaurant first and bar - not pub - second. Nevertheless, I can only report positively about the quality of its wares, and the service. The IPA is the only cask ale and was in splendid condition. The rest are what's currently termed as 'craft keg', which usually seems to mean filtered but unpasteurised beer served on tap. Not 'real' as such, but these beers contained minimal gas and in no way could they be described as bland; the Raspberry Wheat and Oyster Stout were full of flavour. The main purpose of pitching up here was to eat, and both local and Irish oysters were excellent, if probably the most dear of their kind in town. I'm not always certain of my liking for oysters, but this really persuaded me. There were various youngsters on the bar working tirelessly to keep pace with demand - which they did with aplomb. The staff were efficient, and charmingly engaging with customers - even smiles can't be taken for granted in most bars so well done. A very jolly occasion.
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I can honestly say that the Whitstable East India IPA that is served straight from the barrel here is one of the loveliest beers I've tasted, and at �2.80 a pint is very reasonable for the area. Other drinks are quite expensive mind you. We had dinner here as well one night and the food was beautiful, if a little expensive but thats to be expected from a fish restaurant by the sea. Not sure how to rate this place, as I'm used to rating pubs as opposed to restaurants with a bar, but I'll definitely visit again, if only for that delicious IPA. Mmmmmm.
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Another Whitstable pub full of blasted stinking howling dogs, please please please keep the revolting things away from anything that needs to go into your mouth!
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A real spit and sawdust affair, a genuine local's pub full of old men with sheepdogs, sitting around the fire smoking pipes and chewing the cud. I drank an excellent pint of Old Lionel's Creasote mild and ate a bag of pork scratchings. I left when the stripper fell off the table.
I will certainly return, possibly with a tube of muscle relaxant.
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Not so much a pub as a restaurant where they will charge you through the nose for half a dozen oysters and a glass of chilled white fizz. On my last visit the oysters were all dead!
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