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4.7

Based on 88 opinions finded in 1 websites

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Nº 120 in 721 in Canterbury

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Great little bar tucked away from the busy Whitstable high street. Really friendly landlady who can suggest some wonderful tipples if you're not sure what you're after.

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Gavin Meerwald . 2024-11-18

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Fabulous micro pub serving beer flights

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Ian Giles . 2024-10-28

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Found the place especially the toilets very unhygienic.

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patrick jenkins . 2024-10-16

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This place is a real Whitstable gem. Excellent service, friendly and helpful staff, and great selection of drinks. Well worth the visit.

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Colin Spackman . 2024-09-10

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Wonderful Micropub, great beer and super friendly 😊

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Jez Graham . 2024-08-26

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I love the Handsome Sam. It's a no nonsense ale house with great charm, friendly service and great cask ales. I tried the beer flight of three halves, then settled on a pint of 4.2% Bexley Own Beer. Please take your time to wander over as its a lovely detour from the town centre 🙂

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Chubchick (Chubchick) . 2024-08-04

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stumbled upon The Handsome Sam by searching Google, when in Whitstable, the weekend day very warm, places by the beach over crowded, which not suiting me. I got a warm welcome by the landlady, had a couple of pints called Hoppy Ale. I'm glad places like this exist, I'm always glad to give them my custom, they don't do food, just drinks. If you ever in Whitstable, drop in, it's

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Sven Verdun . 2024-06-29

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Cool little tap room/bar, worth the short walk out of the main town. Friendly atmosphere and no frills decor.

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Anita Laker . 2024-06-10

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Lovely little pub just as you come into Whitstable. No food, just good beer and conversation.

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Wendy malkinson . 2024-05-24

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Great beer, strange high benches for seating, intense chat with regulars.

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Daniel Griliopoulos . 2024-05-03

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Great beer, everyone very friendly.

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Jerry Montgomery . 2024-04-23

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Yummy beers. Staff was very friendly.

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Carson Upton . 2024-04-21

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Great micro pub, lovely local beers and ciders... My new local, looking forward to many time there

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Ian Bookless . 2024-04-04

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Always a good visit. Friendly with a good variety of beers and ciders as well as other options.

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Simon Vaz . 2024-03-13

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Great little pub with a very warm and friendly welcome! Also my dog got plenty of attention too 😊

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Chris Murray . 2024-03-05

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Atmospheric little bar with good service. Very down to earth!!

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Lilian Burke . 2024-02-21

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What a great little place this is. Just a few barrels of local brew’s at excellent prices. We really enjoyed our pint and the guy serving us was very helpful and friendly, even offering table service to everyone. Quirky interior and certainly would recommend it for a pint or two. Cheers

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Melissa Roberts . 2024-01-24

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Nice little micropub. Always friendly locals and good beer. Would be rude not to pop in for one (or two) if in whitstable!

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Matt C . 2024-01-19

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Quiet micro pub on the outskirts of Whitstable. Succinct menu of quality ales & cider. Perfect.

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ja pair . 2024-01-18

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Welcoming, friendly, nice choice and good prices.

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Jonathan Gwyer . 2023-12-28

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A very friendly place, and good beers

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Jackie Loveland . 2023-10-29

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A great little bar,full of locals,3 great beers on offer

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Adrian Pardey . 2023-10-21

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Stunning little place with a fabulous selection of real ales and ciders. They also have excellent wines.

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Sarah Marie Graye . 2023-09-20

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Great micropub with a choice of 4 beers. Friendly staff and more than friendly to dogs. Unfortunately my dog isn't friendly otherwise she could have benefitted from the treats on offer

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Neil Collingwood . 2023-08-20

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Visited for the first time thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Will definitely stop by again next time.

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tom weston . 2023-08-14

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Great staff member called sue.very friendly and good selection of beer and gin

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Angela Keily . 2023-08-10

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Great place with great stuff running it. Very friendly and you can taste delicious local craft. Sam is indeed very handsome.

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Tomek Andrysiak . 2023-08-09

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Excellent micropub and a must visit if in Whitstable. Landlord is welcoming and caring. Good selection of beers which rotate very frequently.

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Spineless . 2023-08-05

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Dog friendly! People friendly too - great beers, will be back!

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Tony Merrigan . 2023-06-16

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Our third visit to the Handsome Sam and once again, a warm welcome and a great beer. And treats for the Eric the dog 😄

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Jason Ashworth . 2023-06-02

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Lovely, friendly little pub with a good choice of beers and a really nice atmosphere. Well worth a visit.

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Stuart Fisk . 2023-05-25

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Nice little micro-pub with local beers. Friendly landlady

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Tom Wolframm . 2023-05-02

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Friendly, cozy, great beer loved it.

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Keith Fowler . 2023-03-21

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ok place very small and seats uncomfortable. beer ok cider not so

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Akirasan Akirasan . 2023-03-10

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Qwerty little bar, with a good selection of drinks and a great atmosphere.

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Peter Ridley . 2022-12-20

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SATURDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2022 I visited this great CAMRA real pub 5 minutes walk from Whitstable foot ball club This pub served 4 fantastic beers straight from the Barrels. Great land lord and locals within this small micro pub This pub is a essential visit for all real ale drinkers when in Whitstable

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Darren Slingsby . 2022-12-10

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Lovely location and excellent beers!

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Geoffrey Ellway . 2022-11-20

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Brilliant place, friendly guy serving, just what you hope for from a micro pub!

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Barry Stevens . 2022-11-12

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Great place. Great choice. Will visit every time we visit Whitstable. Cannot fault anything.

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Peter Cushway . 2022-10-01

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Stumbled upon this place and like it so much we missed two trains back to Faversham where we were camping. Friendly place, I brought the bar man a lucky dip! Lost Lager in bottles for £4.50 and a good selection of keg ales and ciders. Highly recommended.

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Jim Goodsell . 2022-09-05

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Great micro pub, very friendly and welcoming. Good prices.

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Mike Rockett . 2022-08-16

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Micropub like we remember them. Proper beers, interesting selection, no fancy snacks or cocktails etc, and a very friendly welcome. People who talk to each other and are open to letting random wandering strangers join in the chat. A very warm welcome, some offbeat conversation and zero pretentiousness. Didnt get the vibe here that we felt in some other bars of a massive townie- incomer divide, or a Londoner- local split. Here it seemed like everyone was welcome, everyone mucked in and mingled. We heard the sad story of Handsome Sam and raised a glass in his memory. When we come back to Whitstable, this place is first on the list for a drink.

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caroline osella . 2022-08-01

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So there i was on the brink of disaster when a shining light descended to me as if from the heavens, it was the handsome sam. After using the lavatory i sat down for a half of lemonade and had a great chat with the friendly staff member about sport! What a fantastic establishment.

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Ryan Roberts.x . 2022-07-25

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Different local beers. Small and friendly.

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Simon Vessey . 2022-07-12

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A super friendly micro pub with a good range of Kentish ciders and beers. Prices reasonable ( compared to Londons!) and even provides bike rack to lock it safely,something larger places could learn from! The name 'Handsome Sam' ( my first born son's name so I sent him a pic with cider in hand to him in Aussie) is attributed to the owners black cat Sam who sadly died. A nice touch.

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Derek Small . 2022-05-23

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Nice and friendly Micropub. Beer was good and staff chatty and helpful. Shame we didn't go when "Handsome Sam" was alive, lokked like a lovely cat!

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Cheryl Bates . 2022-04-14

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Very friendly and great range of ales and drinks.

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Charlotte Weston . 2022-01-22

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We popped into The Handsome Sam with friends before going for a meal in Whitstable. We were made to feel very welcome by everyone already in there. It is a lovely micropub serving a good range of real ale with the option of wine or spirits if you are not an ale drinker. We will definitely go back.

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Susan Newton . 2022-01-22

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Good beer good company what else do you need.

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Trefor Jones . 2022-01-15

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New management at this Whitstable micro. Went for new years eve. Very friendly, good ale and free fizz at midnight! Recommended

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simon howson . 2022-01-07

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Cracking micro pub. Feels like a local. Nice ales.

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D E . 2021-12-22

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A fantastic micro pub, with an ever changing selection of real ales. The regulars made us feel very welcome, and even vacated seats, so that we could sit down. The staff are very efficient and helpful. I hope to visit again soon.

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Andrew Dewey . 2021-11-14

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So very glad this place survived COVID lovely to see Charles again, this is why I come to whistable and get out of London xxoo

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Karen Dunn . 2021-11-05

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Charming little spot for ales. Definitely earns the title micropub. Small selection, but it’s a small spot so that’s fine. Looks to have a good rate of changing of new beers on and with options for the non-beer drinkers too. Incredibly friendly pub landlord will make sure you’re always watered. Does have a loo even though it is so small.

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Josh Davenport-Smith . 2021-11-01

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