The Elephant pub, Faversham in Swale

Loved it. .Fabulous navel history on walls . Excellent ale selection..

Popped in for a pint, as we were passing. Great pub, great staff and great beer. The folks behind the bar found us somewhere to sit and the IPA was a proper IPA, a great pint!

It's a great place. Good pub best in town 👍😀 no food but lots of snacks..

Most definitely the best pub of the day in Faversham. Great choice of ales. Reasonably priced. Fantastic hidden garden that many will miss. Pub with so much character and its a FREEHOUSE hidden away in a Shepherd Neame town. Highly recommended and we will be back. Great friendly staff too. Loved it.

closed for the weekend because the pub didnt want to deal with "drunken idiots" from the local hop festival, or so the sign on the door said, I have never known a pub to do this they must have had real problems in the past to put a sign like this on the door.

Garden is lovely staff are great ..chill out pub x

A good choice in Faversham for ale drinkers who aren't fans of Shepherd Neame. It's on the southern side of the town centre, close to the station and well within walking distance of Salters Road (Faversham Town FC). The beer choice is varied and always in good nick, and the welcome is warm. There is a terrific walled garden with a fishpond and an abundance of fruit trees. Definitely worth a visit if you're on that side of town. (Update: this is now my local and I love it more than ever. Just to add, food is not served and it has both a great garden and a great pub cat called Admiral - he's in charge). 21/03/2024 update: it's still great. 14/08/2024 update: RIP Admiral.

Great traditional no frills pub. Superb beer always available

It's a nice pub with a decent beer garden. Recommended.

No food just great beer, company and service.

Pub itself is good but hardly the friendly or welcoming atmosphere you want from a pub. EDIT: Point proven by reply

Lovely friendly pub, good atmosphere, they are respectful, would recommend going to this pub. Haven't had food from here but will do it at some point.

An excellent choice of real ale, kept in perfect condition. There's a comfortable function / darts room at the back. The landlord has a reputation for being a bit grumpy sometimes, but generally a welcoming pub with a decent pint and he was cheerful when I visited.. I was there for a pint and a meeting in the back room so I can't comment on food. I like the constantly changing choice of real ale available.

Great free house just outside Faversham town center. You need to make the effort to come here, as it is a great pub with well kept real ale and ciders. The pub interior is a mini-museum to the Royal Navy and as an ex-matelot, I felt really at home here 😎. The beer is very well kept, and the pub is spotless. The bar staff are lovely and the ambience welcoming and friendly. In addition, the price list is really, really affordable! The only thing keeping this off a five-star rating, is the amount of instructions left for the clientele. You are basically told where to sit, how to sit, what to say, what not to say and even in the toilets which facility to use 😂. This might be amusing, however, looking at other reviews, I think this is how the landlord actually is 😬. I will come again and update my review, if I find this is simply for jest 😂😂😂 as I would love to give this a five-star rating 😎

Fantastic evening, great real ales, what's not to like

Just popped in for a drink.and very enjoyable. Would recommend.

Absolute gem of a pub. So much history, character and charm. Wonderful management who made the visit warm and welcoming. Dog friendly. Lots of quiet nooks and crannies to chill in. If anyone visiting UK want to see a fantastic example of a historic pub - this is the place to go!

Food was fine, the atmosphere was great popped in to watch some live music. HOWEVER researched the pub on fb and I’m saddened to see the owner sharing misogynistic and racist opinions on social media, and think himself funny, made us reluctant to return there, people need to be more self aware and remember they’re always representing their business ect

Excellent beer and company, a community pub of the old school type.

Unique special place for good beer lovers. Lovely pub and garden. Good value crisps

Four of us went for drinks in the garden on Saturday night, it was our first time and left a great impression on us, looking forward to visiting again soon

Great old fashioned pub, brilliant outside area, good pint, atmosphere and lovely staff

Fantastic Small traditional old pub, wooden interior, friendly , good beer , lovely quaint interesting beer garden with delicious fruit trees and grapes. Yeh a fab visit.

It's ok. Lovely interior, landlord is a massive egomaniac and rude. I really felt for the staff there.

Good CAMRA pub recommendation. Haven't tried the food yet.

Landlord Jim is a legend. Nice bloke. Nice beers. Even nicer beer garden. If you’re in the area stay away from Spoons and Limes on the hi street and give The Elephant a visit.

The refugee corner made me feel at home

Friendly service, well-kept beers and a nice garden in this small old Faversham pub.

Great little pub, good selection of hand pumps

Quality ales across the ever changing pumps. Humorous Guvnor. Knowledgeable. Clean facilities. Can't really ask for more.

Been drinking here for 20 years on and off. Fabulous place well worth a visit....

Popped in here for a couple of beers late on a Sunday afternoon. Staff and customers were welcoming and that was what gave the place a great atmosphere. We didn't try the food or the garden (it was raining hard), but the beer was well kept and as a free house there was a variety to choose from. Well worth a visit.

Lovely friendly pub. More importantly, best pint of bitter I’ve had in a long time.

It sells beer, what more do you want from a pub?

Awesome little pub, close enough to the station for a sneaky pint

Really nice pub, lovely outside garden area to relax in the warm months. Lots of character inside and out. In winter the fire is on so great place to stay warm.

This place is quaint and a proper pub. Really good, interesting and varied beer selection, small and cosy inside and nice garden outside.

Good friendly atmosphere and reasonable prices

Friendly local that retains independent character in a town of chain owned joints. Highly recommended.

Great atmosphere at our local pub that we had our first visit to tonight.

Excellent pub. Great atmosphere, very friendly and thank goodness it's not Shepard Mean, that means you can get some really good beers. 🍻

Always a great choice of ales & good atmosphere. Can get very busy!!

History galore and a great selection of ales, plenty of past awards too Check out the outdoor area, bit cold when I visited but will be great in Summer!

Great historic pub with lots of naval ephemera dotted about. The choice of ales and beer is good as is the service. A great local pub

Went in at 1550 and stumbled out just before 10pm for a train home. Brilliant selection of ales and nice cider too. Lovely boozer.

Great Ales and lovely atmosphere

Great pub great beer friendly landlady

Quality beers, friendly welcome , quirky, individual pub, recommended.

Really lovely pub - great ales and a wonderful fireplace!

Best ladies loo in Faversham,great beer, snacks, does not serve food,try the chilli chocolate vodka if available, excellent bar staff...private room available to hire.. ....I absolutely love this pub..

It's just a great pub. Top beers, great atmosphere and managed very well.

Great pub with excellent beer and a good atmosphere

Unfortunately the staff here are not appropriate. Jo behind the bar is extremely disrespectful, and a little bit too friendly and familiar. But that’s just my opinion 🤷🏽‍♀️

Quirky little pub with garden. Good atmosphere. :-)

Excellent real ale pub, bags of atmosphere

Great choice of beers ....No Sheps!😁great atmosphere 'character' Landlord what's not to like!!!

Next time I travel 600+ plus miles to visit family, this would be my go-to pub. Beautiful outdoor area, very traditional and some very enticing Ales.

Really like the atmosphere, decor and a good selection of ales and cider.

Proper nice pub this one. Go through to the beer garden at the back!

Best pub in Faversham great beer and Jo behind the bar is brilliant.

Great pub, with good selections of beers, friendly hosts, near train station and has live music on sometimes.

Amazing pub with the best walled garden in Faversham. Excellent of ever changing real ales. Sensible prices.

Great proper pub, no fruit machines, spotlessly clean, great beer and prices

Landlord is the best ever a d if you wa t the bestnignt ever come to the elephant . This is the a e to have the best night ever xxxxx

Nice beer, nice pork pie friendly staff

Lovely pub, great well kept beers and family friendly. 2022 Update - Still amazing

Great beer friendly atmosphere..good chatty staff .😎

What a excellent pub, the beer i had was top quality. Well recommended

Great place, friendly staff and nice beer garden with a pond and a cat!

Stopped early evening on a Saturday night and found an excellent atmosphere and a cozy environment.

Absolutely loved this pub. Great atmosphere. Very friendly staff and customers. Great range of Ales beautifully kept. My son lives in Faversham now so we shall return. Recommended.

Great Pub, Good Real Ales, Dog Friendly....also nice glasses to serve half pints in, big thumbs up ...

So much soul. Great indoors and outdoors, very nice beer selection and lovely bar staff

This is a real find! Great selection of constantly changing real ales & not a Shepherd Neame offering in sight. It's pretty small & compact but a very warm welcome awaits. Go out of you way to visit

Lovely independent local pub. The staff and Landlord Jim are fantastic. Great selection of drinks as well. Good sized function room for parties etc and a lovely garden at the rear for relaxing. Would definitely recommend a pint or 2 if you're visiting Faversham. 😀 👍👍

Well worth a 20 min train from Medway for a good range of five excellent quality ales on a Thursday evening. Always worth a visit.

It felt as thought the pipes hadn't been cleaned through properly. Pints tasted a bit funny

Nice pub in the mall faversham. good real ale freindley staff good atmosphere

The most authentic pub in town. Great ale pub with a constantly changing choice of ales from local breweries. I love this boozer!

Lovely pub, with lovely staff and a decent garden.

Great traditional pub serving very well kept real ales with variety of beer styles available. Dog friendly and nice garden space outside.

Nice beer, great landlady. Proper pub 👍

Old traditional pub. Plenty of character. Close to station. Recommended. +++++++

Nice pub, choice of real ale was good but quality of it was a bit disappointing when we went

Excellent beers and ambience, friendly and helpful staff. What more do you need?

Friendly staff. Love the garden

Good beer, lovely garden and just a great place to have a pint and a chat! 😁

On entry a very warm welcome from landlords and polite with covid protocol asked whether in or outside drinking on entering gardens small but idealic plenty of shade I.e parasols as very hot day over all a pleasant public house to visit again

Lovely pub with great local and guest beers. Very pleasant garden to sit in

Nice pub, they are very accomodating

Great table service with a smile. Tasty and interesting beers. Memorable garden setting.

Great to be back in this pub 😍 still love it even though I got locked in the toilets during hop festival a few years ago which was traumatising 😂 great beer, wine etc and such a beautiful pub garden 😎 friendly staff too, I will be back soon

Had a really enjoyable night here with great cider and some good live entertainment

Called and asked "do you serve food?" The guy said "no" I said "alright no problem" he interrupted "WE DON'T SERVE FOOD WE HAVE NEVER SERVED FOOD ITS CALLED THE ELEPHANT PUB NOT ELEPHANT RESTAURANT". First of all, you're preaching to the choir, I'm the last person to expect all pubs to do food, I'm a CAMRA member and I love a traditional pub and real ale. I would understand his reaction had I complained or had a bad attitude after he said no. We were just calling around to see where to get food for the evening as we were visiting faversham and hadn't been to this pub before. We really wanted to visit either way because the beer selection looked great! But the aggressive attitude put us off. I was only asking mate.

It was how a pub should be relaxing ànd pleasant 👍

Great little pub. Great real ales and a log fire.

October. Open fire after long walk. Good beer. Top marks

Fantastic little pub. Friendly staff and nicely kept. Can get really busy at times.

Garden is lovely and great live music when we were there. Good range of beers

Good selection of beers. Friendly staff.