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The Mechanical Elephant (Wetherspoon)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Gulp IPA |  | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | | 1 |
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Original Port Stout | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy | | 1 |
| Hook Norton - Cambridge Flower Child IPA | | 1 |
| Wantsum - Ravening Wolf | | 1 |
| Exmoor (now brewed by Hogs Back) - Beast | | 1 |
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Bruin's (was Bruins Ruin) | | 1 |
| Wantsum - UXB? | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | | 1 |
| Grainstore - Rutland Beast | | 1 |
| Exeter - Darkness The Prince of Ales | | 1 |
| Hop Monster (Georges) - Banshee Porter |  | 1 |
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner | | 1 |
| Greene King - Abbot |  | 1 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burton Bridge - Top Dog Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
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. |
19 Sep 2024 (Dosser)
Here very early for a camra meeting and a curry. Lots of special beers on tonight to celebrate them getting in the gbg.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Superb and just on. All beers 1.99 but 3.18 for jaipur. Best I've had in the past week. And I've had a lot. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy | 4.90 | | Cool, hoppy, lovely, 1.49 with voucher!! |
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner | 4.90 | |
22 Feb 2024 (Dosser)
Pouring outside so a quick visit was in order. 3 guests on. Had to top up all beers. Only £2.24 a pint with a voucher. Miles cheaper than the RVP.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exmoor (now brewed by Hogs Back) - Beast | 6.60 | | Great condition |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - She Sells Sea Shells | 4.70 | | In great nick |
06 Apr 2023 (Dosser)
Burger chips and a beer on a miserable afternoon in Margit. 3 ales on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hook Norton - Cambridge Flower Child IPA | 6.00 | | Lovely IPA |
23 Sep 2022 (Dosser)
3 guests on tonight
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Original Port Stout | 4.80 | | Fresh on and it showed |
15 Sep 2022 (Dosser)
After checking the app and finding a bunch of uninspiring beers we decided to go in anyway. And found two lovely surprises.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grainstore - Rutland Beast | 5.30 | | Another beer in great condition. Both beers were fresh on and it showed. |
| Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Gulp IPA | 4.80 | | Excellent citrusy IPA. Only £1'79 with a voucher. |
07 Jul 2022 (Jack William)
Mid morning - I am on the first day of 22 cycling Margate to Jon O’Groats (via Land’s End). 20 miles from home to get here and I thought I’d mark the start with a pint. A scattering of punters throughout these extensive premises.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Bruin's (was Bruins Ruin) | 5.00 | | Very acceptable, good hoppy, dry finish. |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner | 4.90 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Burton Bridge - Top Dog Stout | 5.00 | Not Tried |
About The Mechanical Elephant
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | 1 |
| 40 |
| 47 |
| 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 95 times, seen 152 different beers and tried 87 of them.
Postcode: CT9 1XJ