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Pearson's Arms, Whitstable
Whitstable
CT5 1BT
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E TA left this review about Pearson's Arms
As described by Wittenden, below. This was one of the better pubs we visited this time around, receiving as we did a friendly welcome and some decent beer. The barmaid looked a bit fierce but was really friendly once we got to know her, while one of the barboys was just creepy. The atmosphere was convivial, the locals were welcoming and it was pleasantly devoid of grockles. The one real ale on was Pearson’s Arms Ale (brewed by Sharp’s) which was very good indeed. Inch’s Cider was also on draft. Craft beers were Lagunitas Daytime Session IPA and Brixton IPA. The megakeg selection included Red Stripe, which did seem a bit out of place. I’d be very happy to come back here and include it in a crawl.
On 29th October 2022
- rating: 7
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. Wittenden left this review about Pearson's Arms
Attractive white weatherboarded timber framed pub by the beach in the Horsebridge area of Whitstable.Inside, a bit soulless and barlike, with a central fireplace and a peculiar vault area. Upstairs, above the kitchen, a pleasant zone laid up for dining, with iconic views over the oyster beds and the distant mirage-like vista of the Isle of Sheppey and Essex.
On our visit on a Thursday lunchtime in the dead zone between Christmas and New Year, the pub was humming with diners and drinkers.The beer range was rather limited-Gadds' Little Cracker, which while not my type of beer was on cracking seasonal form, together with Oliver's Island from Fullers, and something red from Jennings.As we were in Whitstable, I allowed myself some craft keg in the for of AHDE ME from Angels and Demons,which was surprisingly good and gass free.
A Whitstable take on the gastropub.OK.
On 28th December 2017
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john mcgraw left this review about Pearson's Arms
£2 for half a pint of Gadds Summer's Day.This is much extraction of the urine.
On 28th June 2016
- rating: 2
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Malden man left this review about Pearson's Arms
On the sea wall, right by the beach, this could be an atmospheric destination pub but unfortunately it feels a bit sterile inside. Food is clearly a major player with seafood dishes leading, plenty were eating, mostly in the lower semi-cellar area. The place is on three levels but it is not that large, the upper area seemed to be just a service zone plus toilets. Old boarded floor, distressed wood panelled walls, framed beach and sea related pictures, a wild boar's head on a wall. There is a central fireplace which may get use in winter as there were stacked logs adjacent. Mixed seating and with a clutch of sofas and armchairs to the front of the bar, one "table" is formed of a wooden case.
You can sit outside with partial beach/sea views however this involves plastic glasses, just not worth it for me. Four handpumps, Landlord, Hop Back Summer Lightning, Harvey's Sussex Bitter plus one unclipped. It's not an unpleasant spot by any means but to me not really taking advantage of it's premium location.
On 24th May 2016
- rating: 6
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Roger Button left this review about Pearson's Arms
This weather boarded building dates from the 18th century and is situated just off the shingle beach. It was once a quite charming Olde Pubbe by the Sea sort of place with bits of driftwood and old boat names but underwent a bit of a modern makeover a few years ago and now is a quite plain and minimalist, trendy kind of place, not without its own character but far removed from what it once was.
The main bar is split by a load baring pillar containing a fireplace and the front section has succumbed to the great Chesterfield suite invasion that seems to be part and parcel of modern pubs. There are a few sporadic bits and pieces around the walls but not really much that catches the eye. A sunken area to the rear has a stone floor, some retro posters and on my latest visit was designated for diners although there is a separate seafood restaurant with some fine sea views that one day I will hopefully try out.
Until recently they were an outlet for Gadds ales but there is now a more varied range, Otter Ale, Harveys Best, Hop Back Summer Lightning and Whitstable IPA being the choices at the time of writing. A number of premium top of the range lagers were also evident. This is normally a regaular stop on our annual Oyster Festival pub crawl and even when busy, service has been pretty good although you may sometimes be given plastic glasses.
The place is always worth a visit if only to avoid the more standard beers that other pubs offer but I can’t help thinking that I preferred it before the refurbishment and that a hefty chunk of its charm has been lost.
On 28th July 2011
- rating: 6
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