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Romney Tavern, New Romney
Greatstone
Postal town: New Romney
TN28 8RN
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 3½ of 10) see review guidelines
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Romney Tavern
Parkdean holiday park bar facing the main road and open to all. Quite a large space overall, with a bar and side dining area (featuring a very limited and utilitarian menu). Semi-modern furniture but little in the way of decoration throughout. Wooden benches out front. The solitary handpump (with a reversed Doom Bar clip) wasn't a great start, and the Sharp's Offshore Pilsner was off too, leaving the likes of the ridiculously overpriced Worthington's (£5.29) among the limited keg options.
On 31st July 2023
- rating: 5
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Rex Rattus left this review about Romney Tavern
This place is essentially unchanged since previous reviewers' visit. It provides somewhere for those staying in the adjacent Romney Sands "holiday camp" to slake their thirst after a day enjoying the delights of Greatstone. But, to be fair to Greatstone, the beach across the road from the pub is quite a nice one, and was quite popular on the desperately hot August evening on which I visited. There are some picnic style benches at the front of the pub, from where you have a sea view of course.
The inside of the pub is nothing to write home about. It's all very modern with cheap looking pine cladding all over the place, cheap looking tables and chairs with a few sofas in an area to the left that looked as if it was being utilised as a sort of impromptu creche. All the holidaymakers in there seemed to be watching the footy.
There's no real ale of course, and the handpump's now been removed, but the clientele in there didn't look like real ale drinkers. I had a pint of Staropramen (£4.70), and saw a basic pub grub menu available - the ham, egg & chips is £8.75. It looks a bit overpriced to me, but I suppose that that's seaside resorts for you. I'm glad I made the effort to visit as I've been past this place many times, but I expect it to be a one-off visit.
On 4th September 2019
- rating: 4
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Will Larter left this review about Romney Tavern
A board on the pub's front wall advertises cask ales, but once inside there is just one hand pump, and it was devoid of pump clip at the time of our Friday afternoon, end-of-the-season visit. There was no one in the place - no customers, no staff. I don't expect I'll be back.
On 5th September 2016
- no rating submitted
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E TA left this review about Romney Tavern
At first pass I thought this was a private bar for the holiday Stalag to which it's attached, but it does allow non-inmates to come in so can be considered a pub of sorts, although it doesn't open all the time - weekends mostly, especially off-season. Once you are in, you quickly realise it wasn't worth the effort. The atmosphere was awful, mainly due to the horrible clientele. That said, I can't vouch for the karaoke and music events they have on Saturday nights - maybe these are more interesting? No real ale on, and the building, a single-storey 1970s shack, has no architectural gems to admire, so unless you want a cool shandy and don't want to walk to another pub, I wouldn't bother.
On 13th March 2012
- rating: 2
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