Harbour Arms, Margateback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
I went to this pub a couple of times back in the Summer and found the place very friendly. On both occasions the sun was out and I enjoyed sitting in the sun sipping Gadd's Seashells, reading a book and looking at the seaside view.
Very laidback easy going sort of place on the harbour arm and very handy for the Turner Gallery.
Food is available although I can't comment on the quality.
As the weather was so warm I only popped inside the pub to get drinks but from what I could see there was a nautical theme going on with nets hanging up.
All in all a great little pub in an intersting spot and all part of the rebirth of Margate as a place to visit.
My only question is how popular the pub will be in the colder months.
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Still best pub (in my opinion) in Margate. Busy and welcoming, managed to get a table outside overlooking the harbour....................................fantastic.
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Just gets better and better (now in larger premises a door down)
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Our 3rd pub of the day and another micro pub.
A short cab ride from Westgate and we arrived at this lovely little micro bar right on the harbour wall and a few steps from Turner Contemporary.
3 real ales on but an amazing 10 real ciders also on. I opted for a pint of Northumberland Brewery On the Pull @ 4.0%
Tiny and busy, full of bits & bobs, there are nets above your head that hold all of things including a couple of surfboards!
Friendly owner / bar staff, outside toilets on the harbour, a little food kiosk next door…all in all this is a very good little place and worthy of anyone’s time when visiting Margate.
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A marvellous, micro-pub, out on the harbour arm, not far from the lighthouse at the end. A small, single-room pub, not more than about 4x4m, with three ales all on gravity, a Bank Top Sweeney's, an Avocet from Exeter and another I can't remember. My Sweeney was in excellent condition and I would have liked to stay and try the others if I hadn't had a booking in town. A very relaxed and informal atmosphere. Table-sharing is the natural thing to do in such a small space and the landlord and customers were friendly and welcoming. Simple bar snacks, mostly pickled eggs and pickled onions, of which there were several varieties of each. There's also a piano! Fisherman's netting hangs from the ceiling with many and various adornments. This is now firmly on my list of things to do every time I visit Margate.
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9.30pm on a wet and windy Saturday night, six people in, good atmosphere and Whitstable Dana to kill for. Really enjoyable.
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Worthwhile, friendly, and unusually characterful micropub on the Harbour Arm. Ales are from around the country and very well kept (some superb porter from Bank Top - Port of Call). There generally seem to be three on. Decent selection of ciders too although my purist companion avoided the ones with fruit other than apples.
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These micropubs deserve to do well. When I found the Turner Contemporary closed - it was Monday - and raing, I wandered along the pier and found the Harbour Arms. Three beers and a friendly couple in there. The beer was fine and the Pork & Chorizo roll turned out to be a cold sausage roll whatsit. OK but a crusty cheese & onion roll would have been far better. What better place to go on a wet and windy Monday in Margate, and thanks for the tip about the 'Hair of the Dog' in Minster which I visited later in the day.
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Lovely location, small welcoming micro pub, usually three ales on plus various cider/perry. Well worth a visit along with the Northern Belle a few minutes walk away.
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Superb location, superb beer. Very welcoming and a must for the serious beer (not lager) drinker. Took in our own fish and chips to complement the pint(s), a definite 'go there again' pub.
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