The Mechanical Elephant - J D Wetherspoon

One of the better weatherspoons I have been to and go back quite regular. The only 3 things that let it down are the infrequency of the toilet checks (they are often flooded), the fact that the staff do not always clear the table for a long time (sometimes up to 30 mins after someone leaves), and also the female staff seem to be on their phones all the time so getting their attention is very difficult. On a positive note there is one young lad who works waiting tables who is on top of his job and goes around the place like a rocket. The rest of the staff would do good to be more like him. Will try catch his name next time.

I am very impressed with the staff and management at the mechanical elephant. I recently spent a week in Margate and visited the pub daily. Even when the pub was rammed due to the UB40 concert, the staff held their own and succeeded in serving everyone in a reasonable time. I'll be visiting next week again. Best wishes

Had toast and butter, the toast was stone cold, it had no colour to it..it was like they put the bread in the toaster to scare it and took it out quick. Plus the 2 slices of toast were big so the little butter pack you get didn't even cover have the toast. Shame as I was looking for to my toast before travelling to Victoria Coach Station with National Express that ended up being a Clarks Coach !