The Granville, Rochester

Facebook page of The Granville - www.facebook.com

Facebook page of The Granville - www.facebook.com

Official site of The Granville - www.thegranvillerochester.co.uk

Official site of The Granville - www.thegranvillerochester.co.uk

A nice exterior to the pub and inside it has had a makeover since Grahams visit below as has the beer garden. Two of the three handpumps were operational, one with Greene King IPA the other had Landlord on, the interior of the pub may have smartened up but it seems the beer craft hasn't , the Landlord was twangy and destined to be vinegar in a day or two, almost certainly lack of turnover and indeed I was the only customer on a Saturday afternoon. The pub should be better than it is but that doesn't appear likely to happen anytime soon.

A nicely-unmodernised pub on the Maidstone Road which sadly seems to be in something of a decline. The exterior has some nice tiling at the front and a splendid hoist at the back. Inside is a variety of slightly shabby furniture, arranged either side of the central bar. At the rear are the remains of a dead beer garden, plus an equally moribund car park which seemed filled with local residents' cars. Only GK IPA on handpump at time of visit, despite the presence of some teasing pump clips over the bar. The landlord was friendly enough but was apparently having some problems keeping the beer in the warm weather, which proved to be undrinkable, and he happily replaced it with a bottle of Doom Bar from the fridge! We might have been unlucky on our visit but it was rather disappointing on the whole, and it could certainly be a very good pub with a bit more effort.

The Granville Arms is a nice looking pub that is a shortish walk from the middle of Rochester. Once inside i had a drink in a in a comfortable room which had a the bar facing,the room is carpeted,the seating normal tables and chairs. There were three real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Doom Bar which was a decent enough drink,the other beers were London Pride and GK IPA. There was some decent background music playing,the pub was fairly busy on my late Saturday afternoon visit. I quite liked this pub,one i could stay in for a few. Pub visited 6/6/2015