{"id":13922,"date":"2014-01-23T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=13922"},"modified":"2014-01-23T01:08:31","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T01:08:31","slug":"a-return-to-the-magnificent-lifeboat-inn-market-street-margate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-return-to-the-magnificent-lifeboat-inn-market-street-margate\/","title":{"rendered":"A return to the magnificent Lifeboat Inn, Market Street, Margate"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We first visited this delightfully shambolic real ale and cider bar in the centre of Margate Old Town back in February 2012<\/a>, and two years later we were back in town looking for\u00a0a good pre\/most match boozer.<\/p>\n

Once again the Lifeboat Inn came up trumps, serving up some fabulous ales, made all the better for having The Smiths playing in the background.<\/p>\n

Happily, my football team, Dulwich\u00a0Hamlet<\/a>, didn’t disappoint either, romping home 4-2 winners against Margate<\/a> later that evening.<\/p>\n

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Still run but the same opinion-dividing proprietor Julian, the pub offers a vast range of local Kentish ales, a “wall of cider,” plentiful wines, and\u00a018 independently distilled spirits, plus food and snacks.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, the veggie options were all but non-existent on the day we visited, but if you’re into meaty pies, the selection looked good.<\/p>\n

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Even more catastrophically, the formidable cheese list turned out to be nothing more than a tease, so we settled for a slice of quiche and a half-ton of lettuce-type stuff.<\/p>\n

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The seats to grab if you’re in the bar on a chilly day are the ones by the wood fire.<\/p>\n

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We got lucky with the seats when we returned in the evening, and you really can’t beat a good conversation by a roaring fire in a pub. Lovely!<\/p>\n

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Interior view looking out to the Old Town.<\/p>\n

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Three pint jug.<\/p>\n

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The pub hasn’t really got a bar as such, just a small ‘reception’ area, with the ciders and real ales stacked around the place.<\/p>\n

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Detail from the aforementioned ‘wall of cider.’<\/p>\n

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A sumptuous selection of real ales.<\/p>\n

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The pub hosts open mic nights, jazz nights, quizzes and evenings of poetry and song – see listings here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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More info:<\/strong>
\nLifeboat Inn
\n1 Market Street
\nMargate, Kent CT9 1EU
\n01843 447118
\n07837 024259<\/p>\n

Email<\/strong>\u00a0aleandcider@thelifeboat-margate.com<\/a>
\nWebsite:\u00a0thelifeboat-margate.com
\n<\/a>Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n

Opening hours<\/strong>
\nMonday to Sunday
\n12 noon to “late”
\n(\u201cWe shut earlier according to trade, but never before 10 PM\u201d)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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