Walmer Castle, Kemptownback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
new owners - banjo in window... code for something?
the FONZ has gone
the smell of dogs has arrived...
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We went here the other day early evening and had a pint and a bite to eat. The pub is a bit young and trendy for my liking but maybe that because I am old! The ales are from Badger which is not a favourite of mine burt were OK nevertheless. The food was good and reasonably priced. The staff were very friendly and the service good. If you are like trendy little pubs then this one is quite good.
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had a very enjoyable evening here and would recommend this pub.
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I really like this pub. Good beers, nice staff and apparently the food is good too. Stowford Press on tap is always a bonus.
Love the fish tanks and the 3 main sections, allowing you to hide away if you're feeling antisocial!
Although trendy looking from the outside, the clientele is usually fairly mixed and the music tends to vary from inoffensive ambient stuff to traditional bar grooves (although I once caught them playing a Red Hot Chilli Peppers album and had to leave after a pint. Thankfully this has not been repeated since!)
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Hav eaten there a few times in the last few months. The food has tended to be tasty, well presented, and fairly good value. Their Pizza and Calzones are very good indeed, the roasts have tended to be generous and well executed, and the salads (hey, I can eat healthy in a pub if I want!) are really excellent. Huge Fishcakes too.
They don't sell Ginger Beer (boo!), but they do have a decent selection of beers. Overall very very good indeed, friendly crowd, kids welcome in the back rooms, great staff, decent nosh. Maybe everyone was abit second best the day after pride- I know I was.
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Went to the Walmer on Sunday with friends after PRIDE this weekend for a roast dinner, which sadly was entirely inedible.
The broccoli was yellow and brown, the carrots tasted like washing up liquid, the nut roast did not appear to contain any nuts, the potatoes were just plain greasy and the gravy appeared to have been made of mud and corn starch. Back to the nut roast for a second though as it was truly startling... I had a good root around and dissect in my quest to find nuts and think I can hazard a guess as to its construction: Take one tin of cheap as chips ratatouille, some pearl barley, some elderly spinach and a can of tomatoes, mix, do not season, possibly bake in oven (difficult to tell) place on plate with badly cooked vegetables and charge £6.75. Ta da, there's one born every minute.
Now none of the above would have bothered me in the slightest had the staff of the pub been at all apologetic, or willing to try offending substances. Instead the stance was "I've sent out 50 roasts today and none of them have come back"
That's neither here nor there I'm afraid. There are several possible explanations:
-We were eating late in the day maybe this is why ours was not nice, however they shouldn't be selling it if it's gone manky through age.
-Other people are more self effacing than we and chose to grin and bear it
-Maybe their other clientele actually like dishwater carrots.
Whatever the explanation an apology and refund were in order rather than some attitude. Wouldn't go back.
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This has been a decent pub for some years now. The food is interesting, the beers are usually OK and the decor is well-lit and spacious. Sometimes the barstaff are laid back and slow to do anything, but some people seem to find that quite charming. (I don't, but there you go.)
When I walked past last week it looked like they've changed the name to "The Walmer".
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Only down side to this pub is ordering fish from the menu.. you feel the beady little eyes of the marine life in the 3 huge fish tanks, wondering if it's their mate Charlie you're eating. Good beer. Loud decor. Friendly service. and if you aviod the fish, great food. The outside seating is on Queens Park Rd.
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