The Eight Bells, Dover - pub details
Address: 19 Cannon Street, Dover, Kent, CT16 1BZ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 6523)
Dover Priory (0.3 miles), Kearsney (2.6 miles), Martin Mill (3.7 miles)
Chain: Wetherspoons
Pub facilities/features:
- Big screen
- Fruit machines, Quiz machines (itbox)
- Food served, Real ale
- Outside seating, Children allowed, Smoking area, Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
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> Current user rating: 4.5/10 (rated by 11 users)
> Local guide: Kent pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Roman Quay, Dover (0.1 miles), Ellie Cafe Bar, Dover (0.1 miles), Blakes, Dover (0.1 miles), Golden Lion, Dover (0.1 miles), Lord Nelson, Dover (0.1 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Eight Bells, Dover
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| I've visited this place many times before but yesterday the service was absolute crap. The barstaff was chatting away while people were waiting to get served. Once served she forgot my glass of wine and then told someone else to get it. One of the barmaids was talking so loud it was as if she was selling goods on a market. The beer was fine(Incabus) but from the 5 guestales,only 2 were on. markos - 22 Aug 2008 14:47 |
| Typical 'spoons, except that my pint of Palm was unusually poor. Disappointinting. rpadam - 1 Jun 2008 17:46 |
| first impressions as you walk in are "how desperate am i for a drink, and should i remain in a den of iniquity such as this" you are greeted by the local down and outs of Dover, belowing smoke and the smell of stale urine in the air. a big fat bloke leaning on the corner of the bar whom the locals were calling big BOB (or should that be K-N-o-B)a gropu of out of tune deliquants hanging around by the kitchen door attempting to sing some drunken charade. behind the bar i was greeted by a manager who asked "what would you like good sir....and all that. He looked like something out of an old seventies porn movie. service was slow and he had'nt even remembered to tuck his shirt in. at the corner of the bar there was another pot bellied barmaid talking casually to big BOB about how she hasnt got a boy friend. as for the food....i would not let my dog eat in that place. this was my first and LAST visit to this totally naff establishment. anonymous - 3 May 2007 15:42 |
| One of the better 'spoons in Kent. The beer is good - wide selection of ales. Does tend to move awawy from being a pub into being a youth club at times... MankyBadger - 12 Apr 2007 07:55 |
| My visit to Blakes must have put me in a good, devil-may-care mood. I breexed in through the flotsam and the jetsam, that is the unemployed, the un-employable, the halt, the lame and the blind(drunk) of Dover, that made up the vast majority of that particular afternoon's clientele. The size of the frontage belies the size of the interior. The pub goes back a fair way, then dog-legs to the right. Tables with dirty glasses and ashtrays - as seems to be the norm for 'Spoons! Undaunted I approached the bar, and was served straight away - with a smile as well. I plumped for a pint of the Spinning Dog Brewery's "Top Dog", a 4.2% bitter. She put the berre down, took my money, gave me my change, picked up my pint and topped it up without being prompted. Out of the corner of my eye, i caught a scurry of movement. No, it was not a bout of fisticuffs, but TWO members of staff clearing/cleaning the tables and ashtrays. I'm unsure what to make of this place - the service was good and cheery, I got a full pint from a hitherto unknown ( to me ) brewery in Hereford, which was in good condition. I can't speak for the nosebag or the toilets however. I can imagine that this place is bloody awful at weekends, with the less salubrious of Dover's residents frquenting it, so based purely on the above observations, 4/10 5thearlofwimbourne - 18 Aug 2006 14:09 |
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