First visit on the day of the Deal classic car show.

Evening. My first visit and we were lucky to get seats as the place was fast filling up by 6.30pm. One felt crowded out when ordering at the bar and everything was a bit too frenetic for me to feel relaxed.

A group of us met here for a tour of Walmer and Deal pubs, rail replacement buses all the way between Folkestone and Ramsgate meant that I was very glad of a pint. The pub was busy and welcoming, one gentleman took advantage of the offer to purchase fish and chips from the nearby chippy and enjoy them with a pint in the pub.

Evening visit to meet up with a friend. A busy pub with a very enthusiastic girl serving behind the bar.

My second visit here, a good welcome and great atmosphere although my friend was not too happy about music being played in the background. The landlord told us that he had found the handpumps on ebay.

Two of us had been to visit a friend in a residential home and decided to see if this place had opened yet, some reports said it was opening today, and others suggested that it would be Saturday 23rd. Luckily we found the place open and full, most of the people were invited guests but other customers were welcome as well. It was interesting to note that the keg beer came from Keesmann in Bamburg along with a selection of bottled beers from various Bamberg breweries. I was particularly pleased to see the refurbished cash register style handpumps in use, pump clips are positioned above the pumps with the coming soon clips arranged to the right of the ones for beers on sale. HSB of this site informs that he knows of only two other examples of this type of engine still in use in the U.K. The Old Crown at Kelston and the George at Southwark although the latter may not be currently in use. There was a large model Fokker DVII biplane hanging from the ceiling (I think this may have previously been in the Deal Hoy, the landlord's previous pub) maritime flags on one wall, a whalebone and some mirrors which gave the place a good lived in atmosphere. The name of the pub reflects the fact that the owner is now free of tie.