The Pilot Inn

Summary

“Located on the edge of the shingle beach with Dungeness Power Station dominating the horizon” (part of “Britain‘s only designated desert”, with “RSPB-managed bird reserves” at hand), this gastroboozer certainly has an “unusual setting” – and is itself also “unique”, having been built in 1633 from the wreckage of a Spanish vessel lured aground by local smugglers. Fans “can think of nowhere better for a fish ’n’ chip pub lunch” (“a delight for the taste buds”, with the catch “cooked superbly, hot and steaming, with chips that are golden and crispy”); these days they’re not alone, the owners having “enlarged the dining area and car park substantially to cater to the strong demand”.