The George & Dragon, Sevenoaks

Rather the opposite of the nearby Rose & Crown, this one has a refurbished exterior that would suggest 'gastro-pub' but the main and side bars and rear seating areas are more 'local' than one might expect. The partly covered rear beer garden is located up something of a ramp, but the generally attractive appearance is somewhat spoiled by the AstroTurf surface... Disappointingly, only one of a total of five handpumps was clipped, and it turned out that the recent delivery of Wadworth 6X still needed more time to settle. With no keg bitter of any sort available, made do with a bottled London Pride (£4.60), but I was just unlucky on my visit.