The Millers Cottage, Gravesend

A great little pub that is a secret not to be advertised. Friendly staff and a real nice hideout. Don't go there and don't tell anybody because we like it how it is????

Hugely disappointing. Characterless and bland interior coupled with surly bar staff playing loud 'music' which seemed only to be for their benefit.

Tucked away in a quiet residential area not far from the town centre, Millers Cottage initially appears like a quite charming country village pub. The building dates from 1695 and was used as a wheat mill until 1842 when it was converted to a pub. The L-shaped interior isn’t quite as attractive as you expect being more functional than anything rustic or characteristic. There is a programme of live music that can range from excellent blues musicians to tacky cabaret as well as the usual diet of Sky Sports on Big Screen and a dart board but little that really sets the place apart from dozens of other pubs in the area. The 2 Ales (Sheps Spitfire and Youngs Ordinary) are not exactly anything to shout about although quality was decent enough and reasonably priced. The staff were very welcoming and customer base friendly enough but a bit intrusive on the night we were there and you could take that as being part of a good natured fun night out or a boringly boisterous depending on your own way of looking at things. Overall there isn’t anything intrinsicly wrong with the pub but it probably doesn’t have enough to warrant the walk away from the town centre and it certainly doesn’t really live up to its initial expectations.