Walmer, near Deal, Kent:
Lovely backstreet pub, much admired by the local CAMRA branch with good reason: around 6 real ales, nice traditional atmosphere, nice beer garden, great barman. The pub sign says “The Green Berry”, but the etched windows just say “The Berry”, and that’s what people call it.
Kigsdown, near Deal, Kent:
Lovely pub right on Kingsdown beachfront- access is via a private road. Good choice of beer, decent lunchtime sandwich, great views out to sea on a magnificent sunny day. Wine was pricey but very good, beer reasonable, sandwiches good value, some main meals expensive.
Deal, Kent:
Lovely traditional backstreet pub, excellent choice of beer and great atmosphere. We had to planned to visit on May 21, but it was *rammed* at 7pm.
Deal, Kent:
This one is handy for Deal station.
Friendly, pleasant pub. Choice of real ale, nice beer garden, traditional interior, and pleasant staff and locals. Oh, and scratchings made in Wolverhampton. OK, it should be Wednesbury or Tipton, but good attempt.
Deal, Kent:
At the north end of the seafront, this is a pleasant, if unexceptional pub. It’s again not a tourist’s pub, but the locals and landlord are friendly. Limited beer choice, but the lager was OK.
Walmer, near Deal, Kent:
Just a short distance from the seafront, this is a local’s rather than tourist pub, with a Scotish (Glaswegian?) landlady, and a choice of beer. We had Greene King IPA, which was a bit duff, which seems a frequent problem these days. Not a bad pub though.
Deal, Kent:
Jeebus, this was a bit grim.
The nearest pub to our holiday cottage, some of it has been converted to an Indian takeaway and a hairdressers. The pub is now one-room, and there’s only the usual keg beers and lagers. It’s very much a pub occupied by regulars, but sadly one of them seemed to enjoy ridiculing another, who was both pissed and mentally disabled. We drank our (OK) lager quickly……
Our landlady commented that it was once a lovely pub, but that it was now habituated by ne’er-do-wells.
Deal, Kent:
It’s a hotel, but the bar qualifies as a pub. A little trendy for my liking, but not bad: real ale, some different lagers (Asahi, for example), and food, including tapas. Nice seafront location and view too.
Deal, Kent:
Situated on the ‘ancient highway’ which is part of cycle route 1, and supposedly (though not actually) closed to cars, this serves the caravan park. Didn’t seem to be anything special, and we drank soft drinks, but not unpleasant in any way.
Deal, Kent:
Oh, what a fine pub. Tucked away in a square away from the seafront, this is famed by CAMRA members, and rightly so. Incredible atmosphere and staff, great beer, and food without killing the pub atmosphere.