The Warren Inn, New Romney

Official site of The Warren Inn - www.warrennewromney.co.uk

Official site of The Warren Inn - www.warrennewromney.co.uk

This pub is essentially unchanged since the previous reviewer's visit, except that it's now not so newly decorated, and the staff and customers seemed fairly friendly - and there was a guest ale on. The pool table's still there, although it had been moved and covered over for the ladies' darts match that was taking place when we arrived for a bite to eat on a weekday evening. There were prints of various aircraft on the walls, plenty of bric a brac around the place, and a large brick built fireplace stood in splendid isolation in the middle of the room. As stated by others, there's a large garden and a reasonably sized car park. The Shepherd Neame ales on were Spitfire (£3.80 a pint) and Gold Master Brew, with Hyde's Rising Sun as the guest ale. The food was standard pub grub (I'm glad to say), which was homemade and came in large portions. Main meals were £8 or so. I liked it in here. The beer and food were good; the people in there seemed friendly enough; and the furnishings being standard tables and chairs made it a comfortable place for an evening meal and a couple of pints.

A nice old Shepherd and Neame roadside pub with car park, garden and outside smoking pavilion. Inside appeared to be recently decorated, with new furniture and a carpeted floor. Food was limited, and I found the locals very cliquey, while the staff seemed a bit lacking in warmth. Inside was quite dark, while the jukebox grated a bit. I didn't feel welcome here, and I'm not sure why - maybe it was because of the emphasis placed on darts matches rather than solo visitors. There is normally a guest ale on, but no this time. I had a pint of Masterbrew which was in good condition and most enjoyable as a pint. Worth dropping in if passing, and I would include in a town crawl, but I'm not sure I'd go out of my way to visit here as there are better pubs nearby.