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Relatively small, but perfectly formed. Lovely staff, nice beers, good place to watch the game.
Everyone should go here, because if it ever closes then you'd feel guilty.
How a pub should be - though they do need ashtrays on the wall outside.
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Moved to Camberwell in 2002 initially drank at the Funky Monkey and would look across to the Hermits & think rough! Oh the irony, I now do that from the opposite direction (and have been for the last 4 years).
This place is easily the best place by miles for miles (literally - I now live in Vauxhall & still consider the Hermits my local).
A bit art college studenty at times (I mean that in a nice way) but not overpoweringly so.
Yep there are the regulars/locals and their cliques including me & my best mate- the ultimate clique. Everyone gets on with everyone & that leads to much merriment.
Having no 'mood' music is not something you actually notice or miss, although I have ONCE heard music.. New Years Eve 2004. My friends from out of town were down & we ended up here (every other place in the vicinity was rammed & over-charging on the doors) But not the good old honest Hermits. To be honest I was slightly worried about what they'd think, I needn't of worried as we all had FANTASTIC night.
Actually it was one of the Best New Years ever!!
Great place. Three Cheers to the Hermits.
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legendary pub. really good atmosphere-crowd reflects the up and coming nature of the area. good selection of ales/lagers/ciders and they show footy now which is great.
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Top pub for well kept real ales, perrys, ciders and classic pub surroundings. Best pub in the green.
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Good 'normal' pub - how they all used to be
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excellent pub really proper one good atmos good football great prices no i dont know the landlord/ staff just really good
all kinds of people students professionals
like going back twenty years or more
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Fantastic, characterful, not one for drinking in wine in though
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Previous review is reason to visit this characterful pub!
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Saddest pub in Camberwell if you check it. Full of alcoholic men (and women). Well it is a pub so I guess that's OK.
anonymous - 11 Sep 2006 00:18 |
Great pub for alcoholics and abusers - not so good if you have good manners and a sense of humour. Ya have to be part of the clique and adored by the peeps. No flirting if you are more attractive than the bars staff - need I go on...?
anonymous - 11 Sep 2006 00:11 |
Best pub in London for me, very very diverse bunch, a very drop in for a quick one type corner bar, not too many nutters, great selection of beers and the Heineken is kept very well, nice and friendly staff, punters are mostly chatty. Gets going after 9pm not too trendy, marvellous ornaments above bar, nice seating, always looks full because it's so small.
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Best traditional boozer in Camberwell.
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If you want to be told to "Go **** yourself" by the landlord cos you were saving a seat for a friend then go along to this pub.
You will have a ball. Not.
Serious. We were in there on New Years Day having a couple of quiet afternoon pints and the landlord told us we could not keep a seat for a friend who was late! When we asked why the abuse started!
Landlord must have serious issues if this is how he treats his customers!
Oh and the toilets stink!
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Bigger than it looks from outside. Didn't see any hermits in here.
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Hermits Cave is, and always will be Camberwell's top boozer! This is a proper pub for proper people!
All together now - "Let's have your glasses please!"
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I visit london several times a year, this pub was just down the road from my then girlfriend (now wife) flat. I really enjoy meeting up with people I have met at the hermit every time I am in town. Not being from england, I cannot verify if this is a "true pub' but it is what I would envision as one.
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This is the best pub in Camberwell.
Amanda - sorry but you really should consider pissing off back to Clapham.
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I'm sorry, but I can't see what all the fuss is about. Have tried it once and the only way I would go in there again is if the only other place open in Camberwell was the Silver Buckle. It's smoky, smelly and, at least when I was there, full of beered up blokes with an overdose of testosterone looking for a fight. Maybe I caught it on an off night...But I'd much rather drink in the Funky Munky or the Castle across the road.
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great traditional old boozer and excellent beer selection. Also staff really nice - other pubs in area take note. Best of all, no fruit or gaming machines.
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A traditional pub that still serves normal pub food, and amazingly good value tasty food with it. It looks ropey from the outside, but it's a great place.
neil - 20 Jun 2004 00:54 |
A good old fashioned pub. Nice beer. It has a tv which usually shows football. Can't fault it.
Simon - 20 Feb 2004 15:14 |
Now this is *A* pub. Great selection of beers on tap, cheap (good) food and there might even be a bit of sawdust on the floor. Totally unpretentious (see Blakes round the corner for that) and chilled. Small screen in the corner for footy (no sound though). Real fires keep you cosy in the winter and opens out to the street in the summer (although that means you might have to make conversation with some of Camberwell's original 'odd' inhabitants - as opposed to the yuppies that are taking over - I'm as guilty as the next man). Lovely. Friendly staff. Best 'real' pub in Camberwell.
Parsnip - 19 Jan 2004 15:29 |
Great "corner" pub with bags of character, nice choice of real ales and expensive lagers and good mix of locals
camber - 3 Jan 2004 16:21 |
Easily the best pub in Camberwell.Well kept beers in a very friendly atmosphere.The bar staff are all lovely people and deliver great service.Only bad point is that they took out the Boddingtons.Oh well!Extra cold Guinness I suppose.
Eck - 23 Oct 2003 15:43 |
I think owned by Whitbread but run tremendously by an Irishman who believe in good beer and decent food. Compare this to the plastic paddy (no offense to anyone of Irish blood) and you will find a proper pub. Only quibble is that the 1/2s of Hoegaarden are a lot more than 1/2 the cost of a pint.
Tim C - 16 Oct 2003 18:18 |
Great boozer in either the summer or winter. Terrific place to sit outside and watch the various characters in Camberwell go about their daily business. In the winter 2 coal fires to keep you nice and toasty. Excellent home made food at lunchtimes, with nothing over a fiver and a good selection of ales and Belgian beers.
Southmark - 4 Sep 2003 13:24 |
It's my four mile away local. You can sit outside as well. Ah London pride and shrimpers
Ben Brown - 18 Jul 2003 13:49 |
This is about the best Pub in SE5 and definately worth a visit. Mixed crowd, Locals through to young professionals. Great service and George the Glass Collector is a Star! No music which is great and most big football games. Fantastic bar in the Heart of Camberwell!
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One of the finest selections of real ale south of the Thames. I must if you love a drop of nut brown ale.
Gareth - 20 Sep 2002 17:32 |
A classic local made special by the many different backgrounds of its locals. The bar is full of character and characters
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