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I like this pub. The pool table costs just 60p a play and the Internet Jukebox is good value too.
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I have been going to this pub for many years and it has remained strong to all the pubs shutting down in penge and inside it has a nice irish feel which makes you think you are in ireland and the people stay regular and they will welcome you when you go in and they give bottled coke instead of draft and at cheap prices to and what it lacks in decoration it makes up for in charm and i hope it remains opened for many years
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I have been past this place literally hundreds of times without going in but, encouraged by the recent favourable reviews, I broke my journey to have a look. With a great act of faith it is possible to see that it might make a good local. Certainly the service was prompt and friendly. And it was mid-afternoon with only a few idlers watching nags over the sticks on the TV which is not the best time to judge. But, boy, you do have to like dirt and mess to feel at home here! The chairs had a layer of grease and dirt on them that called for oilskins. One sofa actually had more stuffing on show than plastic covering. Unless one review reports a new approach to furniture I think I will continue to see it only from the bus window.
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I have just moved into the area from another part of Beckenham and now use this pub as a regular haunt ....why ???
ok , it might look a bit dinghy from the outside , but when I walk into it sometimes the Fire is lit and I get the warmest of welcomes from Landlady all the way down to the customers.
The Guinness is FIRST class and one sup and its gone quality. , The toilets could do with a bit of a facelift , no food , just bar snacks , good pool table and always a race or a match on the TV.
give it a go and you will be pleasantly surprised........
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The frosted glass windows of this corner pub prevent passers-by from looking in and thereby put a lot of people off daring to step in. Who knows what murderers and drug-dealers may be lurking within? But in fact inside is a real treasure: a very civilized traditional pub that has probably changed very little in twenty years. Cosy wood panelling on the walls, wonderful old high-chairs with arm rests at the bar and small tables meant for drinking not eating (as it should be).
To my surprise, a real ale was available – Courage Best – and it was in very good condition.
One of the windows still boasts that ‘Courage Stout’ is available, and the pub sign (a coat of arms) has probably been hanging there for over half a century. I was especially delighted to see that although hanging flower baskets - that copy-cat curse of the modern pub – were present, all the flowers had been left to die long ago.
Whitbread Best Bitter was offered on keg: is there really such a ghastly 1970s beer still being made?
Somebody should slap a preservation order on this place: it's a real breath of fresh air after all the chain pubs, Wetherspoons, etc. It must not change!
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This is one of those pubs where time stands still. It appears to be unchanged from a ime when smoking was good for you, all pubs had the same manky carpet, pub food meant a bag of nuts pulled off a bit of cardboard with a naked woman on (until you bought all the nuts and discovered she was wearing a bikini), and a beer garden consisted of a concreted over area round the back with a couple of picnic tables. The wheelie-bins in the 'beer garden' are the only modern feature. Having said all that, not a bad place really.
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Hey, why all the complaints? This is a straightforward south london pub with excellent beer and friendly and attentive bar staff (although anyone looking for a quiet evening at the weekend might look elsewhere...).
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Very smokey Irish pub with awful ale but good Guinness. Feisty but excellent landlady somehow keeps the salt of the earth clientel in order. Not one to take a lady on a first date...
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Yeah, can get smokey but a great mix of people young and old, with excellent sports coverage make this pub well worth a visit. It's not going to appeal to everyone, but which pub does? Excellent beer at reasonable prices for the area. Also predominatley Irish, so you know the people will be welcoming and friendly, who enjoy thier music and stout. All in all, the Pawleyne is a great pub which I personally recommend to any passing stranger.
anonymous - 18 Oct 2004 15:45 |
To smokey and no food,not even a sandwich to get with your pint,and they say it's friendly,,,What a joke!!!!!
Joe kelly - 4 Jul 2004 00:05 |
Very smokey with no ventilation,service is bad at times as it has two sides to the bar and a lot of the time it only has one bar staff working who also has to go out and collect glasses and clean ashtrays
anonymous - 3 Jul 2004 00:23 |
The best pub I have visited in a while, full of genuine people and not 'Pikeys'. The bar staff are execellent and I have not had such a good time in another pub in South London, let alone Penge.
S.Brown - 29 Oct 2003 16:43 |
I do not understand why people slag this pub off it has the best bunch of people drinking in it!!!! i have drank there 4 the last six years and i have never seen a fight yet BECAUSE the manageress is good at here job and so are the bar people.
no name - 13 Sep 2003 22:30 |
Great pub with excellent sports coverage, including all the GAA games. Genuine Irish bar, unlike some chain bars which claim to be. Also, the guinness is the best I've had in South London.
Conner - 20 May 2003 10:13 |
Tradiontal Irish Pub serving the best pint of guinness this side of Dublin. Well worth the visit.
seamus - 1 May 2003 12:18 |
