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The Mechanical Elephant (Wetherspoon)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - UXB? |  | 1 |
| Exeter - Darkness The Prince of Ales | | 1 |
| Theakston - Old Peculier | | 1 |
| Phoenix - Wobbly Bob | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | | 6 |
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | | 2 |
| Exmoor (now brewed by Hogs Back) - Beast |  | 1 |
| Triple fff - Comfortably Numb (spent a while at 5.4%) | | 1 |
| Hop Monster (Georges) - Banshee Porter | | 1 |
| Greene King - Abbot |  | 1 |
| Mad Cat - Pow Wow Session Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Hop Monster (Georges) - Child of the Jago | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wantsum - Anchovy | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
09 Sep 2026 (Dosser)
Sunny afternoon and very early for our camra meeting. Superb selection of 6 guests 3 of which I asked to be put on tonight so I'm here early to drink them. Maximum price of guests £2.19. Bargain £1.69 with my vouchers.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theakston - Old Peculier | 5.60 | | Superb creamy stout |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Superb hoppy beer. |
| Phoenix - Wobbly Bob | 6.00 | | Quality strong ale in great nick |
| Mad Cat - Pow Wow Session Pale Ale | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
| Hop Monster (Georges) - Child of the Jago | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Wantsum - Anchovy | 4.20 | Not Tried |
12 Aug 2026 (Dosser)
4 guests, mostly wantsum and loads of left over food. Beach and pub are packed. Gloombar at £1 a pint must have attracted them. Lol.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Lovely pint at £2.35 with a token, though I had to wait 5 mins for a top up. |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Lovely pint but £1.69 for this one. Isn't Margit great? |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | Even i wasnt tempted by a £1 for a pint. |
29 Apr 2026 (Dosser)
6 guests on, great selection but not enough staff.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | 5.90 | | Super, but I've had 5* |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Not quite as good as usual, but £1.49!! |
26 Apr 2026 (Dosser)
3 guests on. Enjoy an al day brunch.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple fff - Comfortably Numb (spent a while at 5.4%) | 5.00 | | Uninspiring |
04 Apr 2026 (Dosser)
6 guests on. Enjoyed a meat pie with not much meat in.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Lovely pint and at only £1.99 with a voucher! |
28 Feb 2026 (Dosser)
5 guests on and we're going for food. Prices up, but still better than rvp.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Superb. Better than the other thanet spoons! And 1.99 with voucher. |
| Exmoor (now brewed by Hogs Back) - Beast | 6.60 | | Lovely pint, but tasted different..more sweet from a different brewery. Hoggs. |
14 Aug 2025 (Dosser)
After great concert by Squeeze, the elephant hadn't replaced any beers despite it being empty with plenty of staff. Plastic still being used as glasses.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | | Disappointing taste of plastic. At least it wasn't £7 a pint like gassy spitfire in dreamland. |
14 Aug 2025 (Dosser)
Security everywhere. I was given 4 vip tickets for Squeeze so me and lynne accepted them. Pub only sold beer in plastic cups with giant heads. Too busy.Beers kept going off and not replaced.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hop Monster (Georges) - Banshee Porter | 4.40 | | Could have been a higher score but not in a plastic cup. Or at only £1.29 a pint!! |
06 Apr 2025 (Dosser)
Just 3 guests on while lines were cleaned.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter - Darkness The Prince of Ales | 5.10 | | Great dark un |
01 Mar 2025 (Dosser)
Packed pub on a Saturday afternoon and hard to get a seat. All beers at £1.99 and all 4 guests local.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | 5.90 | | Nice with acceptable head after a top up. |
| Wantsum - UXB? | 4.60 | | Raspberry notes at the front of this porter. |
About The Mechanical Elephant
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 48 |
| 50 |
| 22 |
 | 8 |
The pub is found in Margate, Kent, CT9 1XJ.
Typical Wetherspoon's, on the sea front, although at one time was a Lloyds No.1 Bar at the weekend thus got pretty busy and had music playing loudly at the weekend. Since early 2013 the formerly dance floor partitioned off area for weekend music has been converted to carpeted bar seating to make this Wetherspoon traditional through and through. 10 handpumps in 2 banks of 5.
We have visited this pub 101 times, seen 158 different beers and tried 90 of them.
Postcode: CT9 1XJ