A narrow pub with a bare boarded ground floor bar with a high counter with 5 hand pumps. Further to the rear are some seated booths in the corridor leading to the garden. There is an upstairs bar (which also has a patio) with 2 hand pumps and this also doubles as a free hire function room. Phone to check whether pub is open at the weekend. Reopened as Samuels, Bar & Restaurant. Reverted to Hoop & Grapes. in June 2000? Acquired by Hall & Woodhouse.and renamed Mash Tun. Acquired by Shepherd Neame from Hall & Woodhouse in March 2004. Closed for over 5 years for building redevelopment at the end of 2020/. Reopened in February 2026 after a £1.8 million refurbishment. Modern style pub on four floors. Upstairs bar with hand pumps and function room..