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A totally lovely pub and incredibly professional and friendly staff. Never came here before the overhaul, but all I can say is I really wish The Station in Hither Green would have the same treatment!
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Hi, yes we have gone through something a little more than a lick of paint!
We are really pleased with the Lord Northbrook and aim is a simple one. To create a pub (yes pub not wine bar!!) which the local community can be proud of and feel welcomed. Whether you are having a beer or glass of wine with friends after work or a meal with the family.
We will be introducing a quiz night to bring the community together and we have plans to return the garden back to a great space for our customers.
We really appreciate those who have taken time to comment, we are new and we may not get it right every time but if that is the case please don't hesitate to say so when you are in and we can rectify it. And if we do get it right then well, please feel free to tell everybody!!
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I can confirm this pub has had a total overhaul and has been rechristened the Lord Northbrook. Total contrast to descriptions above of the old place which I'd been past but not into. Five good real ales on when I was last in, including two from Adnams, Everard's Tiger, Doom Bar and London Pride. Wine list also better than average for a pub. Staff were extremely welcoming, knowledgeable when chatting about beer and offered a free sample of the Tiger without prompting or even a hint from me. They do tasty, poshed up pub food at prices that are reasonable if you're thinking it's a cheap-ish restaurant and expensive if you're thinking it's pub grub. Kids welcome when dining says the sign which gives you a good idea about the atmosphere. First time I came we brought our two year old and 'dining' on that occasion was limited to a pack of crisps. Decor and furnishing of a generally high standard and although there are a lot of old photos that relate to nothing in particular, they have resisted the temptation to dress the place up with a liberal sprinkling of ye olde tat. Would definitely recommend it.
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Someone said it had been totally reborn. We had to check it out. What a difference. No chavs, no scum, no dirt. Just a nice gastro pub. Perhaps just a bit too twee and Laura Ashleyesque, but a very comfortable and welcoming change. Compared to the mouldy cockroach infested toilet it used to be, its got to be a contender for most improved pub in London 2011. Beers in excellent condition. Good range of bottles as well. I'm not a wine fan so can't really comment on the large selection of fermented grape juice. My only question is why the f**k didn't someone do this when I still lived in walking distance.
For those who liked drinking in the old Northbrook, may I suggest the Edmund Halley, or The Tiger's head, or perhaps the bus shelter in front of Sakib.
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Liked it the way it was....if I want to go to somewhere like it is now I'd go up Blackheath....NORTHBROOK RIP.
MSE12 - 18 Dec 2011 10:51 |
Now renamed The Lord Northbrook, this pub has had superb refurbishment and re opened on Friday 25th at 7pm. Five cask ales on tap, firmly up Market with no TVs or fruit machines. The kitchen is not up and running yet but they are promising great things. The Wasabi nuts a a must try!
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Great pub....just give it a go and don't be put off by the obvious lack of TLC, always a friendly wellcome in here from fantastic bar staff.
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Has to have the worst toilets I've ever encountered. Good Quiz night though, with the quizmaster being twice as drunk as everyone else put together.
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I really like this pub. The regulars are friendly when you get to know them and not unfriendly if you dont'. The landlord and lady keep the beer well. It's great to watch the football. Admittedly it could do with a revamp, but I don't go in for the decor.
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EVERYONE CRITICISE NORTHBROOK BUT WE LIKE IT !!
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I agree. This place is now disgusting. The pool room (read: shack) at the back is literally rotting, with mould and fungus are running up the damp walls. It should be condemned by health inspectors.
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2 years ago when I moved into the area it was a half decent pub. Not the best but tolerable. Since then, I don't think any part of it has seen a hoover or a duster. The word 'filthy' comes to mind. I'd want rabies and tetanus jabs before setting foot in there again.
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Aside from The Swan in Lee this has to be the worst pub in South East London. Not sure if there were more cracks on the barmaids face or on the ceiling. The pool area is stained yellow by smoke and the wallpaper is being held on by spit. The complimentary bar snacks of mini cheddars and raw onion went down like cheap whore. The pub quiz was a scam and not surprisingly one of the regulars won! Often frequented by football shirt wearing yobs, even saw one brave fool with an Argetina kit on!
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This pub is pretty bad on one side and ok-ish on the other. On one side you definitely do have “plastic gangsters” but on the other side it seems ok. The men’s toilets are pretty dirty on both sides and my girlfriend said the same about the ladies too.
But I had no trouble getting a drink and none of the local gangsters gave me any trouble, in fact after the initial intimidation of the place I quite enjoyed myself there.
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Plainly one of the worst boozers in the locality, full of plastic gangsters, who think (and will no doubt tell you that they are "faces". Quite possibly but only ugly faces!)
To be fair, when i was last in here, it did offer a late drink - so credit where credit is due. It was also mainly empty, so draw you own conclusions there.
Not a pub i'd ever miss if it got pulled down.
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Nice, local pub split into two bars. As Zaphod said - no real ales and extremely smokey (Long bar, low ceiling, no ventilation). Also has the slowest quizmaster known to man (about a question every 5 minutes, with a half-hour break between rounds). It's like a quiz testmatch - congrats to anyone with the attention span to sit through it!
All in all, a pleasant local when the weather's too bad or you're feeling too lazy to walk up Burnt Ash Hill to the Crown or Summerfield.
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Heard bad things about this place but was very pleasantly surprised when I went there. Reasonable selection of drinks and the one lady behind the bar seemed pretty laid back, although admittedly we were the only ones there at the time. One word of warning, however, regards the toilets. One or two ankles turned perhaps in there after one too many!
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A decent neighbourhood boozer. Friendly staff, clean and well looked after, and now my closest watering hole. I only wish it had real ales and wasn't so smokey.
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Landlords a top bloke. tried to change the reputation it has had in the past and attempted to make it a more enjoyable atmosphere. Good lager. good pub to watch footy
tom - 9 Nov 2004 13:38 |
