Lunchtime visit. Funeral party in posh bar so decanted in public bar.

Early evening visit. ChrisE's visit report yesterday reminded me this house was on my bucket list. Tried both bars and they have a very much different feel. The meals being served in the saloon looked superb value, one piece of beef seemed to me to look like a small football! The 4p price difference between beers is quaint. The juiced up large Fremlins elephant on a high shelf and the 4 gleaming Tomson & Wotton brass wall plaques are items to covet.

Early afternoon, the Saloon Bar had a number of people enjoying their home cooked food, whilst I used the Public Bar because it is 4p per pint cheaper in there. The barmaid told me that this is now one of just two pubs left with differential pricing but could not tell me where the other one is except that it is up North somewhere. I was very impressed with how highly polished the Tomson and Wotton brass trays were, they put mine to shame.

Had a meal here but the portions were tiny. Tidy rebel cutch had just gone off

I dashed up here to get here before afternoon closing to find that the pub opens all day on Saturdays. I was looking at the décor wondering whether it was late sixties or early seventies, the landlady told me that it was done by Whitbread in the very early seventies soon after they had taken over Tomson & Wotton of Ramsgate.

I decided to come here after reading Dosser's report that this pub still retains differential pricing between the saloon and public bars. I had never been here before and was impressed by the Tomson & Wotton sign outside. I was told that this may have to come down as it is causing damp in the side wall, but am assured that it will go back once the necessary work has been done. The barmaid told me that there were some nice Tomson and Wotton trays in the saloon bar and moved my pint in to the other bar at no extra charge so that I could see them. I was then introduced to the landlady who kindly switched the Fremlins nodding elephant on for me. She told me that she found this wonderful artefact in the cellar and the local fruit machine company restored it for her. I was also impressed with the nice clean and polished glassware, no nasty glasswasher residue in here. Definitely a pub that I will return to even though I was told later in the day that they use a cask breather, well I didn't notice.

Excellent find. 6 real ales at £3.20 in one bar and £3.16 in the other. Excellent value food. Decor like a 70s throwback.

Pub was full of locals in to watch the England game. Good banter flying around as well as a lot of free food! Great atmosphere and a good selection of beer available.

I just can't seem to find a pint of stout or porter anywhere in Thanet at the moment! This is still a nice, friendly local, the sort of pub that really needs to be protected.

It was a friends birthday so a large group of us trundled up here already a little tipsy from the homebrew I'd made for the occasion. In hindsight it wasn't a great idea to bring a group of 8 drunk young men to a pub like this. Left after one pint, headed over to Ramsgate to a more suitable venue.