Just popped in a for a quick one early afternoon after a long walk. Four draught beers on offer, I had Rother Valley Hopper and Northiam IPA, both at a good price. Not many customers (it was 4pm!) but to me has all the ingredients for a good night out.

What a fabulous pub to discover. We wish we had made the walk across town sooner. The staff here are very friendly and know how properly to pull a pint. We started drinking here in early September. On my Girlfriend and my 3rd ever visit to the Eli (over a 7 day period) the very friendly attentive barmaid Abbie had our preferred dimpled pint jugs off the shelf and onto the bar within seconds of us walking in without us reminding her. What great service. Jim and his team are all excellent communicators, professional in their skills and their efficiency and also very welcoming. I hope that we will be drinking here for many years to come.

As ever, an amazing experience at a proper pub, and I'd wager, the finest freehouse in Faversham. Covid guidelines were, as expected, meticulously adhered to at this stalwart of Alehouses. There was something for every palate on this occasion with the usual ever changing selection of local and regional ales. Adhering to my own drinking guidelines which are loosely based on similar CAMRA directives for the seasoned drinker. I remained in situ for my second pint and did not leave thereafter until closing time. Conclusion: Highly Recommended, Sine Timore Aut Favore.

Lovely looking pub, nice interior. Don't you dare ask for a 0% alcoholic drink though. I asked if they had alcohol free gin and was told that that was called tonic water, which is just a ridiculous comment. Wouldn't hurt to just have one 0% gin for people who don't want to drink/are driving, would it. For a first time there I was not made feel welcome at all, which I'm sure they don't care about anyway as I'm not a local.

In my view this is the benchmark for what a traditional English pub should be. A beautiful building warm and welcoming with a great selection of Ales. Popular with locals and a venue I always aim for if I'm visiting Faversham.

Great beer and building. Loved the garden in the Summer. Lots of Naval memorabilia for decoration which I assume is connected to the owner? The bar staff are great but I've been told the owner is a bit of a grouch. There is something a little unpleasant about the place which comes from the clientele. It all seems a bit Brexit for me with lots of smug Faversham people telling everyone how great they are. Should be delightful but it just isn't.

Enjoyed a couple of exceptional pints of real ale in The Elephant today. As usual it proves a great place to chill and relax. Real fire, real ale, real landlord, real staff, real customers, real good. Well done Jim, been vising for 12 years now, and it is blissfullly consistent.

Visiting Faversham for the weekend to celebrate our anniversary and came across this lovely little pub. Very Friendly staff and spent Friday evening sitting in the garden in the sunshine listening to a live band.....perfect. Would highly recommend and will be going back, very soon

Trekked to the other end of town to find this pub with its great reputation, only to be offered pumped Aspalls or bottled cider. It's clearly a nice pub with a good atmosphere early on a Saturday evening. Service was nice and friendly. But that was a real let-down.

Was here Saturday night where there was music on. Such a lovely old traditional pub, the landlord is a lovely chap! I will definitely be going back as we had such a fantastic evening. The bar staff are also really lovely and smiley.