The Jolly Drayman, Gravesend - pub details
Address: 1 Love Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1JA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 19728)
Gravesend (0.4 miles), Tilbury Town (1.9 miles), East Tilbury (2 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
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> Current user rating: 7.0/10 (rated by 4 users)
> Local guide: Kent pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Peacock, Gravesend (0.1 miles), Call Boy, Gravesend (0.1 miles), Crown and Thistle, Gravesend (0.2 miles), George Inn, Gravesend (0.2 miles), Waterloo, Gravesend (0.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Jolly Drayman, Gravesend
please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
| This place has the feel of a country pub in the town, very low beams, timbered, with an unfortunate contrast of a modern bleak and austere entrance with not surprisingly the only two vacant tables. Darts are evidently popular here and the dartboard has a sign adjacent stating "Scores under eleven, 5p in the box". The food servery hatch is right next to the dartboard, could be some close calls there! Youngs Ordinary. Spitfire, Everards Tiger and Summer Lightning on offer. The hotel section could be useful for those who over indulge? Maldenman - 20 Apr 2008 14:25 |
| A strange mock old world style pub with plenty of low beams, reclaimed timbers and exposed brickwork that make you forget that you are in a building that is no more than 100 years old. The pub is now part of a hotel / restaurant / bar complex that stands on the site of the old Walkers brewery. Entry is through a glass lobby which has a few seats and a fruit machine but little character. A panelled alcove on the left as you enter the main bar houses an unobtrusive darts area and from here onwards you need to mind your head. The bar itself is quite small but the beer selection puts it in the top 3 or 4 pubs in town. Deuchars has been the only ever present on my visits and on my latest trip Bombardier, Rosey Nosey and Hopback Elf & Hoppiness made up the numbers. There is a TV in the main bar and a curiously positioned seat beneath it in an alcove. A further bar area is beyond the divide with a brick fireplace and and windows looking out into the narrow alley. There is also a small outdoors patio at the front. Service has always been good and the atmosphere friendly and relaxed. A curious place but well worth seeking out and only a short stroll from the town centre. RogerB - 28 Dec 2007 21:51 |
| Curious pub that doesn't quite know what it's about. Modern hotel entrance leads into a vague part anonymous hotel bar, part atmospheric ancient country pub setting with low beams. Indeed, part of the pub area is a modern extension, while part is an old building that once belonged to Walker's brewery. The old office building of the brewery still survives on the opposite side of the road. It's a relaxed and friendly pub which serves good value meals and generally has two or three casks from a variety of regionals or bigger micros. Condition is usually quite decent. There's nothing special about the place, but I like coming here because it is relaxed and friendly, and I can usually sample a new beer or two. SilkTork - 18 Aug 2005 11:06 |
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