The Firkin Alehouse in Shepway

Niel and Scott were fab and the pub itself and the Citris Haze I had was bloody delicious. Spent the weekend with my Auntie who had lost her partner so the vibe and community at the Firkin was really wonderful!

This place becomes very noisy when it's busy. The acoustics are poor with nothing to absorb sound. After an hour there my ears were ringing. Much better to visit in off peak times or move to the small lounge area behind the bar.

Not just fantastic ale but great cider too. Don't miss out on the cheese board, it was a really pleasant surprise and the perfect accompaniment to a couple of pints. Nice locals and friendly owner, fully recommended.

Great friendly place, even better now it's moved next door

Great service and a great place to have a beer. Great ales and the owner is very friendly

We had been ordering the third drink on the menu all night and saying “number 3”. My friend went up there and ordered, only to get a different pint (because bar man had changed the signs around). Rather than tell us, he gave us the wrong drink, and then wasn’t kind enough to offer an alternative - but said we need to pay. For a “local” and “friendly” pub - I’d have expected friendlier staff / better service. Won’t be coming back !!!

Very relaxed and friendly with good beers

A great place for beer anoraks!

Lovely atmosphere - I can highly recommend the elderflower cider!!

Nice choice of drinks. Reasonable prices. It's quiet. No phones going off. No frills service.

I am never disappointed with the ale here - great ale, ciders and a selection of wines and alcohol free beverages with a good regular crew. Today tried the cheese board with biscuits and chutney - very very nice. Just got to remember to turn the phone off.

Love this place. Think that's the 3rd location it's been at since I started going a few years back. There's not a lot not to like. Didn't try the food, but no doubt they got snacks.

I really enjoyed this micropub. I like micropubs and this is one of the best I have been to. There was a good selection of ales from microbreweries and craft beers on offer and mine was in good condition. There were a few customers and a pleasant buzz of conversation even though I visited in the middle of the afternoon. Very reasonable prices

Friendly landlord and locals. Recently moved across the road to a larger premises and it looks excellent. The cask was really well kept. Lovely Kent brewery beers. Lovely cosy lounge area at the back and bright open and relaxed front of house. The whole place felt very welcoming. Only stopped for a short while and time seemed to pass by very quickly here.

Lovely pint of Neptune hazy pale 4.2%, comfortable surroundings and an ,'art' print hanging in the gents!! Good start to our Folkestone crawl

Good selection of well kept ales. Owner needs to be more welcoming.

Nice micropub. Beer tasted great. Usual 'no nonsense' decor as expected.

No fuss, no bother, great drinks, super staff. If you want ritzy not here, friendly don't hesitate !

Great real ale place with decent ale and ciders there and friendly staff

Crackin' place to have a drink & "chew the fat"

All you need in a pub, well kept Real Ales!!

Nice ambience, beer well kept, enjoyable.

Fantastic range of beers at reasonable prices.

Great selection , good atmopshere and great staff.

Lovely micropub, for a relaxing drink and chat with locals 😊

You get a better firkin drink down the Radnor

Reasonable selection of ales at a good price.

Same as always, good beer/cider, great company. Always someone to chat to & landlord very nice.

Nice and friendly ,small real ale bar

Great beer friendly and welcoming

Great selection of beers, ales and ciders. Super Helpful staff and great vibes

Great selection of real ales and beers. Relaxing atmosphere

Very nice real ale House, good choice of homemade beers.

Good service, takeaway or drink in.

Always a good pint and doing a great service with the home delivery in the current climate.

A no nonsense micro brewery bar. Great selection of beers and ciders.

Lovely little micropub. Tried all three cask ales, all very, very good. Nice atmosphere and very welcoming to us visiting HaringeyBorough fans

Good choice of beers, friendly staff and a pleasant atmosphere.

Great ale house beer temp on spot quite when we went in but had just opened excellent quality seek it out

Great staff and good atmosphere always a good selection of real ale,s

Brilliant place, excellent ales. And most importantly lovely people.

Best kept ale in Folkestone. Slightly grumpy manager. Love it!

Small friendly ale House with frequently changing ale and cider selection and very reasonable prices

This place is great, atmosphere and company brilliant. Just what you want from an ale House

It is a pub but it does not have its decoration, in which you can have a pint of ale, or cider

Nice micro pub, a little kleky though

All light beers from all over UK.

Been here a couple of times and both times found it very welcoming. The Ale is good and The Firkin always seems to have a good variety on. Will be going here again

Great place. Good ale. Helpful and knowledgeable staff will visit again soon

Great place and even better people. Neil is absolutely awesome and so is everyone in the place;

Fantastic establishment, served by people who care, quality products, nothing I could dislike.

Very friendly staff good range of drinks nice atmosphere.

Great beer, good host nice set up.

The firkin ie brilliant. Neal is a very good custodian/landlord. The beers always top quality. Overall a nice place to socialise or just drink. Mick & Kim oh and Mac the dog.

Good selection of beer and cider, friendly service. Will visit again if back in the area.

I love this pub, a proper Boozer! The beers are the best in town and the Company always Interesting!!!

Friendly micropub with excellent beers and very reasonable prices. Great place for a conversation.

Good beers, reasonable price, friendly staff/customers and dog friendly (treats and water provided), need say no more.

Great Micro near the town centre. Good selection, nice ambiance...good prices. Also some well chosen Belgian beers As with all Micro's, completely INBEV/Multinational free!

Apart from the place moving next door..... This location remains my goto place for the best ales in folkestone! Always been looked after by Neil and made some amazing friends over the years he's been trading!

Beer well priced and tasty. First time in but thought it lacked something. Cant put my finger on it and thats why ive scored it 4 stars.

Great beers, enough said, I thank you ... .

Pleasant setting with a reasonable range of bottle craft beers.

Nice micropub. Good choice of beer and cider. No music or machines. A proper micropub.

Amazing place to sample the very best in ciders ales beers and other craft drinks plus the landlord is a proper landlord

Small place with a comfortable atmosphere. A few beers on tap and some bottles/cans. A nice place to stop for a beer or two. Very friendly proprietor and customers.

Awesome beer and particularly enjoy sitting outside and watching people try and parallel park

Great beer, no need to worry about the co2 shortage either as no draught in sight.

An ever changing list of 3 or 4 excellent real ales from the barrel 🍺

Nice pint of tropical cider, Friendly chilled out micro pub.

Lovely place. Small and personal. No slot machines, no noisy music, no nothing. Just a room with tables and chairs and an outstanding offering of real ales. These change constantly so you never know what's on. Bliss. Beers are super cheap as well. What's not to like...

Excellent ale, drink in or take away in various sizes.

Next to harbour and shopping just across foot bridge

Really nice Alehouse with a good selection of real ale, cider & wine.

Great place full of choice regularly changed

Great atmosphere, friendly owner.. I will return

Love it. Great beers and a super friendly atmosphere.

Popped in for a quick pint on a Friday day time between Christmas and New year. Hoping was just an off day as lacked any atmosphere.

This is a fantastic place to chill out and relax with great people.

One of the friendliest pubs in Folkestone. Always topped off by a fantastic selection of beers. I must go to place

A bigger premises now. Small and cosy, not noisy, perfect for a quiet drink

Friendly place with great beer selection

Good selection of well kept ales. Usually very busy.

IMG had a punt of rhubarb cider and it blew my mind what a great place to visit and try the ales a must on the visiting trail.

Very nice small place. It's original with character. Great staff and drink selection.

Bijoux ale house. Excellent, perfectly conditioned and constantly changing selection of ales and ciders. No entertainment and a strict silent mobile policy (£1 fine for noisy devices). Neil (The owner) is a lovely bloke who really takes pride in the place. Really friendly regulars

Great little real ale place,intimate,friendly,welcomes well behaved dogs...Love it

First Micro pub in Folkestone. Neil runs it well and gives a friendly welcome to his Customers. Always serves a good quality pint of ale. Range is always changing and varied. Often when doing a pub crawl of Folkestone the Firkin has served the best pint of the night!

My friends and I call it Neil's pub, always the first port of call for a night out. With a constantly changing selection of great ales, you just can't go wrong. It is small, being a micro-pub, but I have hardly ever not managed to get a seat. In good weather there are a few tables outside too. Service is friendly and very quick.

A micro pub with four tables with the beer stored in the room behind and brought to your table by the barman. There are around four beers available at any one time and my pint of Tonbridge Blond Ambition was excellent. There are also a variety of ciders on sale, many laden with fruit. If you are keen on real ale this place is a must if you visit Folkestone.

Nice, friendly and good ale. What more could you want

Popped as it looked interesting, nice ambience and friendly service. The selection of beer, cider and wine was good and our choice was very tasty.

We've spotted this pub a couple of times and made a mental note to visit, and now we have! It's a great little place, lovely décor, nice atmosphere and friendly. The owner is very proud, which shines through, he's clearly taken pride in developing this cute pub. The prices are brilliant, if I remember correctly we paid little over £5 for a pint of ale and a glass of wine. My partner was pleased to find somewhere with real beer! We will be going back, some of my family have expressed an interest in coming too! Maybe next time we'll try the snacks, there's a lovely sounding cheeseboard - local cheese of course!

Great little micro pub run by Neil , a man with principles . If your phone awakens there's a fine so TURN IT OFF! Good selection of ales which are poured from the barrel in the room out the back. This is a place that generates good conversation, a place to make friends with like minded people .Real ale lovers. Ladies this is an ideal husband crèche while you shop til you drop !

I visited on a Saturday night fairly early. It is a typical micro pub with a range of ales but also serving cider and wine. It was rather quiet when I was there which in my experience is unusual for a micro pub but the barman and one or two regulars were friendly.

As a regular visitor to this establishment (once a week) I thoroughly enjoy every visit and everybody that has accompanied me feels the same.The ales are always in tip top condition and, although I sometimes feel there should be more darker ales, I always find more than 1 ale that is thoroughly enjoyable!Of course, there is then the cider.Well done Neil!

this was the third time we visited Neil at the firkin ale house, we live in Devon and visit every year for the ska festival.we contacted the firkin to see if there was any chance of one of our favourite ales could be available while we were down for the weekend, and sure enough he obliged.this place is a breath of fresh air for real ale lovers, they do take outs which was a must as decent Real ale seems to be a rare thing in Folkestone!

We rarely visit pubs in Folkestone but we visited on Saturday and stopped for 3 drinks and then some lovely local cheese. A quirky friendly place with friendly people. The place is tiny with high chair tables and an enormous beer barrel in the middle of the bar, except there isn't a bar! Just order your drinks and the very nice barman dissappears out the back and returns with your drinks. No music no video or tv and no mobile phones unless you want to be fined £1 to go to charity if yours rings! a really good place and hubby loved the real ale and I loved the rose wine and no silly prices either.

Visited with my brother who is a member of camra and a bit of a real ale buff. it's small but perfectly formed both the beer and cider we choose was amazing. So good was the choice a pint became 2 and we had a really enjoyable chat with the other patrons. Would love to go again and try the cheese etc that's also available.

Wow! I've been here twice now and every time I am spoilt for choice. Went today with my friend who is visually impaired and we were instantly made to feel welcome. We had a pint each before deciding we would have the local cheese and biscuits. Complimentary chutney was lovely! Everything was gorgeous and we both agreed if we didn't have other places to be we could have happily spent all afternoon in there. We will be back. :)