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Have called in for lunch twice this summer and both times I was impressed by the cleanliness and friendliness of this pub. It may not be up to the minute in terms of decor but it has a real pub feel with a separate restaurant area for those who prefer it. The food is traditional pub style with a range of hot meals and sandwiches etc. Very good value. Will definitely visit again.
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sorry time was wrong 6. 50 not 11.50 and so on
ffoeg - 27 Jun 2015 14:22 |
I read the other reviews before posting just to see if others had the same impression as i.
As the only pub close to the clean and tidy but expensive (food) holiday camp they must be sitting on a goldmine, but what a wasted opportunity.
Outside the place is unkempt with a broken window and frame, which had some torn old plastic covering it, not a good first impression.
On entering the pub the first thing that you notice is the smell of cigarette smoke even this long after the ban? The carpet was disgusting I’ve been in pubs with sawdust on the floor cleaner than this; Seats were not to clean either
The beer was good and they even understood when we asked for a light and bitter (old Git) most unusual nowadays.
Our first thought was not to eat in this place, but asking if there was another place to eat were told no, we should have gone with our first thought.
We were told they did not do food until 12 this was 11.50, at 12 My wife went to the bar to order food bar staff started to take order then went and chatted to someone else for another 5 minutes (training required)
Food was plentiful but not very hot, ham was so thin you could see through it, egg not fully cooked, the steak & kidney pudding seemed to be the cheapest you could get, one good pudding is better than two poor ones.
When we finished eating waitress (manageress?) cleared one plate then bu88erd off for 5 minutes, I could go on, don’t seem to get anything right.
This place should be avoided until its cleaned up and improved
ffoeg - 27 Jun 2015 14:15 |
This is a pub that I spend so much time in you could call it a second home. Lets get the rotten bits out of the way first. It is absolutely screaming out for money to be spent on it. Your feet stick to the surface that has now formed on top of the carpet by the bar. The mens' toilet has only got one cold tap that works and it's always dark in the pub no matter what time of day it is. People smoke in the lobby and the old off licence which lets the smoke drift into the pub anyway. This could be an amazing pub that would take all of the trade out of the local holiday camp if the time, money and effort was spent on it. Now lets talk about the positive. I absolutely love this pub. I compare this pub to a really old pair of slippers. You know they need getting rid of but you just can't do it because of how comfy they are even though they're knackered and dirty. I love the friendly and fun staff, the locals (even the pain in the arse Neil!) and the regular holiday park people that use it. The bottled beer is always cold and available in vast quantities, which is handy when you can clear a shelf of 24 bottles with your mate in one sitting. The couple that own the pub are also lovely. The food is really nice and very good value for money. On some Sundays it's a book only job or you lose out. If you want posh 'this aint your kinda pub'. If you want a nice relaxing drink and laugh then it's exactly what you're looking for.
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A really good local for the good people of Allhallows. Nice cask ales and good food. Visit if you are out that way
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Bottled Bishops finger was fine. Staff welcoming. Yes its a tad old fashioned but who wants modern ???
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This pub was built in the between 1929 and 1932 as the hotel for the fledgling resort of 'Allhallows on Sea'. The developers of the new resort went bust but the Southern Railway Co. continued to pump money into the project. Charringtons pumped money into the pub itself and it's now a surprising survivor from another age.
Where the resort town failed, the caravan park has triumphed. This is mobile home land par-excellence. The permanent population is probably very small. The pub is making a go of it though - my word do they try hard. Everything from live bands to Sunday roasts. O.K. the beer is fizzy. I wouldn't usually say anything good about a pub with fizz but this deserves serious praise. Given where it is it could be genuinely awful - it isn't. The Landlady and her friends were truly welcoming when I arrived after a trudge over the marshes. Good people trying hard. Well done British Pilot.
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As a former resident of Allhallows I disagree that we should have pitty for living in a remote village. I have a lot of very good memorys of Allhallows & in its past has been a safe and fun location to grow up with the freedom you wouldn't get in a town.
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Not a pub for beer lovers, keg only. However, an architectural gem. Appears to have many fittings from when the pub was built, including three separate rooms. One of which is the old off licence. Toilet floor mosaic also looks 70 years old.
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Strange place, strange pub.
I came here for a birdwatching walk/run along the sea wall to Yantlet Creek. It's a famous place for waders, etc. The whole area is treeless and bleak.
Allhallows is at the end of the road, and I wonder why people live here. There are also two large chalet parks and again, I wonder why people lease/rent a place here, because they don't seem to go for walks or birdwatch.
And the pub is the only one in the area. A 1920s/30s pub that says 'Charringtons' outside (I assumed Charringtons disappeared years ago).
They had two handpumps for bitter, but they were both off. The only remaining choices were John Smiths, something else and Toby's - so I tried that. It was like soda water with a little pepper in it.
The interior was gloomy but cavernous - high ceilings, an area at the back with a stage and a large TV for sports, and a separate restaurant room.
It doesn't look like it's been decorated or refurbished since the late '60s (despite what Lea's posting said above), which is a plus for me.
The roast beef Sunday lunch at about �6 was okay but nothing special. The staff were very pleasant.
So overall, a bit odd. Given it was the only pub for miles, and I was freezing after a couple of hours birdwatching, it was okay despite poor beer and average food.
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I agree with Lea, used to go there occasionally when my Mum had a caravan on the holiday park, always made to feel welcome even though its was obvious I wasn't a local (rubber ring and sombrero must have given it away!)
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Re the comment from Alex 29 mar 2004.
The British Pilot has been redecorated since you visit and is light and airy. This is a great family pub, with superb home cooked meals. During the winter months, it is very quiet, but the staff and villagers are friendly and welcoming. Why not come and visit when there are more people about, you may be pleasantly surprised. They have a disco most Friday Nights and Live entertainment on a Saturday.
Lea - 22 May 2004 19:12 |
This pub looks dodgy on the outside and even dodgier on the inside. Very dark, dirty and basic inside. Very brown walls. The beer didn't taste of anything either.................... In a remote village on the Thames estuary and really not worth going to, even if you happen to be close by.
Alex - 29 Mar 2004 13:21 |
