The Ragged Trousers

What a nice pub.
My friends and I came here for lunch… I was quite hungover (and in need of a roast dinner), one friend just needed cheese, and my other friend wanted a small snack because she was planning a roast dinner for that evening.
The Ragged trousers coped with all of our *needs.* My roast lamb (that was served inside a huge yorkshire pudding, like you get in the North) was perfect. The baked Camembert looked good, as did the croque monsieur.
The pub itself is quite large, with plenty of space to drink/​eat outside. The décor shabby-​chic with lots of interesting things to look at on the walls. If you’d like to order food, first grab a drink and ask the bar staff for a table number… then a second member of staff will come and take your order.

Fantastic food friendly civilised staff great cuisine top location on the Pantiles. On the drinks side excellent choice of local ales lagers ciders and wine. When it’s warm plenty of seating space outside the front entrance.

Though it’s been open a little while now, I was pleased to have visited The Ragged Trousers for the first time last night. The Pantiles has never, with the exception of The Duke of York, really had any decent pubs so I’m delighted to say… we’ve got two of ‘em now! This place is relaxingly scruffy, you might even say boho-​chic, with stripped wooden tables, dark wooden chairs, pictures all over the walls and playing interesting music. Inevitably, it sprawls onto Kent’s best beer garden, The Pantiles, and was attracting the twenty & thirty something brigade. Was it my imagination or did they seem a little, well, more upmarket than the ‘Spoons lot up the hill? Anyways, they offered draught Harveys (natch, yawn) but also Sharps Doom Bar from Cornwall & Hampshire’s Ringwood Old Thumper. Really good to see the latter in town. I could spend a happy time here with some mates or a paper & I think it’s likely to be a good Winter pub too. They offer food, but though I hear it’s good I didn’t eat. Another time. Oh yeah, and there was little sign of any Ragged Trousered Philanthropists in TW last night. Or any other for that matter…