The Beach Bar And Restaurant - Swale

Would definitely not recommend this place for a roast No flavour, very bland , the cauliflower cheese was tasteless and Yorkshire pudding full of oil

Have been couple of times for the carvery. Staff have always been welcoming. As you would expect for a carvery it is help yourself to the veg. Each time veg selection has differed. They serve you plenty of meat. My only critism is I felt potatoes were under cooked and not hot enough. If you asked my husband they were as he likes them. Will continue to visit for Sunday lunch

After having enjoyed a Christmas meal at a nearby restaurant, we headed here to continue the festivities. Someone had informed us that an Elvis tribute act was taking place, and as all of us were fans, we headed down. All of us were in good spirits and were still relishing in the recent secret Santa exchange. Unfortunately, however, this was short-lived and ruined by just one individual. The Beach Bar was relatively dead, with a dozen or so people scattered around the pub. We were over by the pool table; having a drink, laughing, and all about to take part in a group game of killer. The pool table hadn’t provided us with all the balls, due to some getting lodged in the mechanism... as can sometimes happen. (Although, this was the second time it had happened). One of our group members gingerly lifted one edge of the table, to help ease the removal of said missing balls. After no luck, he gently lowered the table back down. Shortly after a random guy came storming in from outside. “What the **** hell do you boys think you’re doing?!”. An extreme overreaction. After having just flown off the handle, he then aggressively ranted on, stating that the floor was uneven and that a lot of time and money had been spent to ensure that the table was “perfectly level” and that lifting it would ruin everything, due to our lack of intelligence. After bellyaching at us to go and ask the landlady to sort it out, rather than taking matters into our own hands, he marched back outside and resumed smoking. Dire attitude. Bewildered and to be honest, extremely irritated by the interaction, I asked the barmaid if the landlady could come and remove the dislodged balls. Whilst waiting for her, my friend highlighted that one of the pool legs was stacked up on a wedge of beer coasters. Evidently, A LOT of hard work had gone into the levelling aspect. We ended up leaving shortly after, as everyone was aggravated by the way we’d been addressed. Nor did we want to spend any more of our hard-earned money, in an establishment that addresses customers in such a way. I can only assume the guy in question was the landlord. Possibly the landlady’s squeeze. Either way, his customer service was diabolical and extremely unprofessional.

Had a lovely 2 course meal. The food was hot, very tasty and very well presented. Soups were great with lightly toasted good quality bread. The halumi was amazing. The fish and chips was very good and the fish we think was steamed and was lovely. The batter was also very different and seemed very healthy so possibly not deep fried. The vegan curry was lovely and surprisingly filling.The bar man Robbie was very friendly and helpful. We always feel at home when we go here. Nothing is too much trouble but at the same time is very laid back. This pub is very homely and definitely a must to visit. They often have live music on a weekend.

Had a lovely meal at the Beach today. Staff were very helpful and the atmosphere was welcoming and calm. The range of meat for the carvery was as expected with a good vegetable choice overall standard of the food good. We will definitely go there again.