Friendly pub with darts, pool, karaoke, jukebox, large TV screen for sports…read more Outside seating for smokers. Beer garden.

Excellent Pub with friendly atmosphere and great staff. Garden at rear with Heated smoking area,…read morealso seating outside front. This Pub offers darts, karaoke, pool, large TV screen for sporting events.The staff are always friendly and polite and make sure you feel very welcome.One of the best pubs in Margate. 10/10

Cute little pub , with a lot of quirky decoration and adornment ! A lot of things to look around …read more It's pretty crowded all the time , so you might have to stand around for awhile before you get a seat. They have some very good deal with beer. Host is very helpful and friendly . People like to make friends and talk to each other in the pub too . Recommended !

Friendly, eclectic, eccentric micropub. You'll find something to like in the selection and come…read moreaway with at least one anecdote. Recommended.

The lifeboat is a pub in Margate Old Town, near the "Main Sands" area. It is affiliated with…read moreBrewdog and offers a fairly comprehensive selection of their real ales, all on tap and in great condition. Prices however are steep(!), and for beers above 6% ABV you can't even get a full pint - instead you can order a 2/3 pint, but the price is higher than for a "regular" full pint elsewhere. It's true though that Brewdog ales aren't cheap anywhere. Definitely not a place to binge. ;) There is a small outside seating area, but the benches are so creaky I had to change my position twice because I was afraid that I would break them.

Margate can be bewildering for the first-time visitor arriving by train. The blurb on Margate all…read moretrades off its past as the premier sea resort of Kent (apparently it was the first 'bathing beach' in England, launched in 1736). The picture on Margate's Wikipedia entry, with its old clock tower in the foreground and sandy beach in the background is vaguely evocative of the Dunkirk beaches from the film Atonement. The sight that greets rail arrivals brutally exposes the camera's lie. A grey, imposing tower block is the first thing that catches your eye. Then, a little further back, the jaw-droppingly old, recently reopened, theme park rather disbelievably called 'Dreamland', housed in sixties red brick. When one reaches the beach, one is bluntly told "Do not bathe here" while the tackiness of the shops on the sea front itself suggest that Margate has fallen a long way from its past glories. One might conclude that the Margate experience is awash with encroaching tat and tack. Head for the Lifeboat! No, really, head for the Lifeboat. The first reason to head to the Lifeboat is that it's located in Margate's Old Town. Rather like in Hastings, Margate's Old Town is filled with interesting old buildings (including a Tudor house.. right next to a demolished building. Only in Margate) and classier restaurants, cafes, shops and pubs. In short, enough to discover the cooler and classier side to Margate. The second reason is the atmosphere of the Lifeboat itself. Unlike the seafront bars, there's no Carling or Sky Sports here, just an excellent range of local, dirt-cheap (3 pounds a pint!) ale and cider. Sure, there's Meantime too, but it's noticeably more expensive and let's be honest, inferior. The interior is wooden, with sawdust on the floor. The service is friendly and one might say earthy. And, best of all, they were playing Bohemian Rhapsody for most of my time there. Class. I'm not a fan of painful punnery, but it's no exaggeration to say that the Lifeboat saved my Margate experience.

OMG this just describes Margate . The Mechanical Elephant is probably the worst Weatherspoons its…read moreeven got a clapped out fluorescent sign . Its full of no hopers and even worse the beer was not good . I usually rely on the big W when I am in a beer desert but today I was let down :( !!!!

Typical wetherspoons pub in the heart of margate sea front. its what you'ld expect from a spoons…read morepub, typical menu of reasonable priced and ranged food, with a good selection of beers. Its worth a visit if you fancy a cheap meal that isnt mcdonalds. At night at the weekend they get rid of the tables and turn on the music, not my cup of tea but a reasonable place to start the night if you are going onto the Punch or Esc.

Nice and cosy pub, with live music occasionally. Close to…read morethe seafront.

I wish we had more pubs like these in America. This pub is very cozy as the other reviewer said…read more Not to mention its location is prime--right along the sea which is beautiful during the sunset hour. I don't know the manager's name (usually wears glasses and button up shirt with slacks) but he deserves recognition because he is so welcoming and friendly to his clientele. You can tell there are people who are regulars here. I only visited this place a couple of times but I would go here often if I lived in the area.

Small family run pub with amazing menu - definitely recommend the food! In the quiet village of…read morePegwell. The pub is right near the cliff and there are tables outside so you can have a drink outside in the summer. Fantastic sea view. Friendly atmosphere.

Can't leave a honest review due to when we went for Sunday lunch it was closed and the guy that…read moretold us it was closed found it funny. Hopefully I will be able to review the food there at some point and change my rating. But for now it's a one star.

do a wicked sunday dinner and have good food all week atmosphere wicked very good for prices if…read moreyour out for an evening of good grub and beer ect ect go most weekends for dinner nice place and childs play area xx

Our grandmother, who lived in Cliftonville, would take us to the Smuggler's, and it was always a…read moretreat. I think it's worth the trip if you want a nice English meal with no frills. The service was excellent.

Expensive but nice restaurant in the middle of Birchington. This restaurant is at the top end of…read morethe price range in thanet but well worth it, good food, great service and a really lovely atmosphere, quiet with some excellent tables, including some hidden away in little nooks and cranies. Not the biggest place, but that just makes it nicer.

One of the few places I have eaten at that has been consistently good for at least the past 10…read moreyears. My wife and wanted something filling and reasonably priced and the Captain Digby hit the spot! The liver and bacon with mash potatoes and gravy served with fresh veg, perfectly cooked, was amazing. My wife had sausage mash and gravy which also was spectacular! Good beer choice too with local Gadds No3!

What a great place to bring the family. If the weather is good, let the kids play in the outside…read moreplayground. If the weather is bad or it's dark, they can play in the indoor playground. There's plenty of outdoor seating to enjoy the view of Kingsgate Bay and the white cliffs. With a full bar and great menu, there's something for everyone.