Today in its fourteenth year (and 2,929 days since
John Morphy took over as Landlord), this
Real Ale selling micro-pub is located in the main shopping area of Westgate,
close to both Town Centre Bus Stops and the Railway Station
(The Bake & Alehouse is somewhat hidden, being down a discrete alley, between The Carlton Cinema & Coral's Bookmakers) Although the Bake has been here for a number of years, many Westgate residents still haven't heard of it and don't know where it is!
The Bake and Alehouse offers a selection of alcoholic beverages. What's on offer varies, but usually includes:
A selection of between 5 and 8, different Real Ales -
To date, the Bake & Alehouse has had over 886 different
Ales available (or on the stillage, waiting to be served), from over 190 different breweries On the 874 where we have recorded the strength, this has varied from 2.90% to 7.00%
A selection of Ciders - both Apple & other fruit (such as Rhubarb & Mango)
On top of
this range of tipples and a glorious selection of food (Locally Sourced Pork Pies, Pork Scratchings, Pipers Crisps, & other pub snacks), there is also a range of Books (many CAMRA, but not all), a local area notice board, a newspaper, a few pub-games and, perhaps most importantly, some Dog Treats.
Westgate-on-Sea is a village on the Isle-of-Thanet in Kent, situated on the seaside, it is between Margate & Birchington (just a few miles from Ramsgate and under 15 miles from Canterbury).
Real Ales are offered from a range of breweries and, to date, The Bake & Alehouse has supplied beers from over 190 breweries/micro-breweries, including breweries on the Isle-of-Thanet, such as
Wantsum Brewery (brewers of 52 different ales, available up to now, at the Bake & Alehouse), Gadds' (The Ramsgate Brewery) (45 ales) and 4 Candles (7 ales).
According to records, since August 2012, Westgate's Bake & Alehouse has sold over 4,748 barrels of beer. Over 3,323 of these have been sold since John Morphy took over as Landlord in May 2016.