Mechanical Elephant, Margate

I had the misfortune of having a drink here after missing a train home from Margate one afternoon, and I wished I'd spent a little more money and drank in the hotel next to the station.

I can't even remember what I had to drink as I was preoccupied with the filth of the place. They hadn't banned smoking at this point so ash trays were over-flowing causing ash and cigarette ends to fall all over the tables and floors, and I didn't dare put my pint down for fear of the air conditioning (or fire doors being open causing a draft) to blow anything into my glass.

I'll give this place a 2/10 overall. The barmaid who served me was friendly enough and even though I forget what I had to drink I don't remember thinking to myself that it was bad. The whole place was quiet too, which made me glad I wasn't there when one of the infamous Margate youth groups kicked off.

28 Mar 2008 23:46

The Red Lion, Ramsgate

I used to be a fairly regular visitor to The Red Lion, but it recent times it's attracted a crowd who can get quite rowdy. As mentioned above they're mostly harmless though and don't tend to bother other people.

The jukebox is excellent and the staff are extremely friendly, plus they have a good assortment of live music at the weekend.

28 Mar 2008 23:34