Montefiore Arms, Ramsgate

Fairly simple and unpretentious backstreet boozer over three rooms though no longer appears on the CAMRA Heritage list for whatever reason. There’s a tongue and groove wood panelled ceiling and blue velveteen settles in the main bar along with a scuffed wood floor. I failed to explore the rear room properly though apparently there’s bar billiards in there and I also utterly missed the snug. Upright piano spotted. Gents will appreciate the urinal splashback inhibitor. Seven pumps, majoring on Gadds. No problems with my No.7 (silly goblet glass excepted) and it was very drinkable, NBSS 4, fully-justifying the perennial GBG listing. Pre-stroke Edwyn Collins on the stereo, along with Hothouse Flowers – my kind of aural accompaniment. Feels like the kind of place where multiple visits really brings out the quality, as opposed to a flying half on a 20 minute layover crawl-heavy day.

Proper side-street pub, retaining its multi-room Camra National Inventory heritage pub interior. Simply furnished and plainly decorated throughout, but the customers are here for the beer and friendly conversation, so who cares? Anyway, I found three Gadds beers on tap - No 3, No 7 (£3.50) and HPA - plus Citra from Oakham, Burning Sky's 7.2% Extra Stock Ale and a cider available from the six handpumps.