Harbour Arms, Margate

This is an unusual micropub in that it is set in little more than an old hut towards the end of the Harbour Arm. I should imagine it's fun accessing it on a stormy day with a high spring tide. Inside it's just a rectangular room with a concrete floor and furniture that mostly looks like it came from a skip. There is bric-a-brac everywhere much of it nautical which all adds to the chaos. There seems to be a tie in with the cafe almost next door as a couple came in asking for teas and they were bought in by the cafe owner. There were three beers available, several ciders including a mulled one laced with rum, a few gins and some bottles of San Miguel for the knotted handkerchief brigade when the weather's a bit warmer than it was on a January afternoon. The beers were G2 Orion Session Pale, something called Firkin Southern Cross and Wantsum Ravening Wolf. I went for the Ravening Wolf which was £3.50 but is a 5.9% beer. Sadly I missed out on the CAMRA discount. Some people might regard this place as a bit of a dive and in some ways it is but given the exposed location luxurious fittings would be daft. I really liked it but I'm not sure that I would come here in the summer. It seems to be open from 12:00 daily.

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Official site of Harbour Arms - www.facebook.com

Official site of Harbour Arms - harbourarmsmargate.co.uk