The Cressy Arms, Dartford - pub details
Address: 1 Hawley Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1NP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 32083) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Dartford (1 mile), Crayford (2 miles), Stone Crossing (2.5 miles)
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> Current user rating: 6.4/10 (rated by 10 users)
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user reviews of the Cressy Arms, Dartford
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| All I wish for is ... an interesting beer to drink I was left with a choice of Lon pride or courage best Frankly I was bored and the pride wasn't great Improvement required here please ! Number.6 - 3 Apr 2011 14:36 |
| It doesn't look appealing from the outside but got a decent pint. Friendly service sssmiles - 4 Aug 2010 23:54 |
| I pop into this pub when I'm waiting for my curry and there's always an interesting ale on. The staff have always been very kind and whilst the interior is a bit worn, the pub always leaves me with a smile on my face so they must be doing something right! realrealaleman - 7 Jun 2010 21:38 |
| Become a favourite after watching The Darts FC. Two good guest ales, pub grub available and friendly staff. Even a parcel collect service, a great effort being made. razorbill - 11 Oct 2009 13:12 |
| On the face of it the Cressy is a traditional style but fairly unremarkable pub and, being a fair walk from the town centre, is generally of little interest to anyone other than the locals. The interior is quite plain and dated and despite the best attempts to fill up the walls with several interesting old town pictures, redundant LP covers and numerous cheap promotion posters, it does all look a bit bare. As the previous poster has stated, the pub has changed hands and the previous car enthusiast landlord has taken his car themed collection with him and the cabinets now have Brewery and Distillery nick nacks. One side of the bar is taken up by a pool table and there is a spacious rear area at the rear with a dart board (years ago I used to play here quite regularly). It has always been a very “take us as you find us” sort of place but I have never encountered anything other than a decent enough welcome. Whilst the Cressy is not the sort of pub that you would generally expect to cater for ale drinkers, it does have the distinction of being one of the few Dartford pubs to have appeared in recent Good Beer Guides. The ever present Courage Best is usually supplemented by 2 interesting guest beers (Wadworth’s Bishops Tipple & Moorhouse Pride of Pendle on my recent visit) and there is also a mild but only in keg form. It is good to see that the new tenants have continued the guest ale policy and for this alone, the walk from the town centre is worthwhile. It has generally been quiet every time I have popped in although they do list a varied and sometimes imaginative entertainment programme that would either attract or repel customers depending on you taste (live music / karaoke / quizzes / poker nights etc). They are currently advertising a Shrove Tuesday blindfolded pancake flipping contest. You couldn’t make it up! RogerB - 24 Feb 2009 10:02 |
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