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Used to be a favorite of mine, a fantastic Sunday roast, and other food is pretty decent too. It could be a bit hit and miss though, if the chef was away and what not.
Food service was never that great though, they had no way of marking where you were sitting and you could forget ordering multiple courses - there always seemed to be confusion over when they would bring your desert (did you have to ask for it? did they just bring it when you had finished?).
Unfortunately the management changed and the prices rocketed, expect to pay £3.50 for a Strongbow. There is a good selection of wine, although that's where the selection ends. No good ales or cider.
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Good generally - only problem seems to be ability to fulfill food orders. This evening we had to wait over 35 minutes to be served our burger and chips (hardly haute cuisine!)
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great pub with a great atmosphere. excellent selection of wines. staff need training though
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Great Bar
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Visited the pub on Saturday and was very disappointed. We ordered food and drinks. One of the glasses we got our drink in was disgusting, with some sort of red stuff around the rim. The food was average, but the condiment containers were also covered in filth. I also looked at the kitchen on the way to the toilets, it was also disgusting. Surprisingly the toilet was also in a state.
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'S'alright I suppose. Food quite good, although has gone off a bit in recent couple of years. Steaks not so large or juicy, smaller menu etc. But still a nice joint.
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Yo ste,
You should have gone to spec savers!
Apart from that great pub, servive, drinks and crowd.
Keep up the good work
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Seems to have improved recently with new menu and more attentive staff. Worth a visit if you're in the area
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nice new lights.....very bishop-esque
anonymous - 19 Dec 2006 10:13 |
London Pride was served well. Food is a mixed bag: my steak sandwich was excellent but one of my companions' had a burnt burger. Board games and a pleasant atmosphere made me feel like I could spend the rest of the afternoon here but unfortunately we had to return to work (well, by 'work', obviously I mean procrastinating and writing this review). (6/10)
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Generally ok if you're here for the beer. In my opinion food and wine are rip offs
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Looks like the George Canning's owner/ manager / staff member / PR company wrote the last review...
On a recent visit after a month or so I do think it has improved, the staff were much more attentive and competent and the general atmosphere was better. The menu also looked like it had been renewed and made more extensive - although I didnt eat it looked good on the surrounding tables.
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The George Canning is an excellent pub. For a South London pub, the clientel are generally a very good crowd. The Canning makes for a good night out. The bar staff are friendly, and in my experience generally efficient. The food at the Canning has always been good as far as i am concerned - I have heard recently that the chef that they had there earlier in the year (whois excellent) is back - He has plans for a modern british menu for the Canning- Can't wait to see what it is. This place just keeps getting better.There are also rumours of a refurbishment soon.
The Canning is definitely worth a visit- the best bar in Camberwell and denmark hill by far.
anonymous - 17 Nov 2006 10:43 |
withnail - cool your boots man! the canning's quality.. what you describe as a "poor range of beers" is perfectly adequate.. what are you expecting, the Munich BeerFest? food is not overexpensive for the locale.
was there all throughout the weekend, had a great time. there was a bit of aggro on Saturday night but you can get that anywhere - the geezer looked like he should quit drinking
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This is my local and I feel some loyalty towards it...But I can’t help agreeing that the bar staff operate on the wrong side of useless.
Last night, the bar girl repeatedly put soda in the gin and tonics, didn’t bother apologising and tried to charge for the replacement drinks. There were all of a dozen customers in the place and serving them seemed beyond her control. The staff really do let this place down.
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Food bad all round on a recent Sunday visit - expensive, nothing special and took over 30 minutes to arrive. They appeared to be having a 'barbecue' as well (even though they have no outside space to speak of) which punters were even more disappointed by. Bar staff, whilst pretty, seemed unable to cope with the lunchtime rush whilst bar manager/landlord seemed to want to stand around drinking
Oh dear seems to have let itself go...
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Well below parr food - if you're going to pitch yourself as a gastro pub (with attendant pricing) then get a proper kitchen (otherwise stick with the beer nuts!). Beer selection is poor and staff are worse. In a perfect world this place would have gone out of business within a week of opening.
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Good for a roasting on Sundays! Great range of meats and vegetables and not too pricey. Staff do seem a bit slow and the bar maid had to reject several wine glasses before finding one that was acceptable. In terms of staff and atmosphere it used to be better but not too bad now
anonymous - 18 May 2006 23:41 |
Lovely pub, perfect for a post pub summer's evening. A lot of rework done over the last few months with the menu, which is now much more sensibly priced and better quality.
Good friendly bar staff, they may appear slow if you're the type who wafts 50 pound notes form the third row back in all-bar-one whilst pretending to now what seling short means, but for god's sake just relax, enjoy the atmosphere and make friends with the staff. locals and the resident drunk woman, who sadly seems to have her drinking largely under control these days.
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Nice enough pub, and good to sit outside in the warmer weather - but flipping heck - the bar staff are about as rapid as a just-salted-slug.
I've been in there a few times, and each time it's taken an age to get served. Frustrating.
eelio - 16 May 2006 11:50 |
tough pub quiz made all the tougher by the fact that the answers are often incorrect.
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Now has free wireless internet
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Open late which is good
anonymous - 28 Mar 2006 14:13 |
I dont think we can criticise for choosing not to open in the holiday period (or any day for that matter) - pub staff deserve holidays too and ultimately they will suffer with the reduced takings.
anonymous - 22 Jan 2006 00:13 |
Its gone down in my estimation now. I can understand not opening on christmas day, but not being bothered to open for a couple of hours on boxing day evening is not good enough. Me and my friends will now make the extra effort and walk round to the Phoenix.
anonymous - 27 Dec 2005 11:31 |
On the bus the other day I overhead the Canning's resident drunk woman sympathising with the vicitms of hurricane Katrina...... "yea i remember when I went to Los Angeles...". Tremendous stuff!
Good little boozer this blighted for a period by London's surliest bar crew but now under new management
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Only just got round to drinking here after two years in the area. Found it to be a nice relaxing pub with a friendly manager. Food on the one occasion I tried was very good. I will definately be drinking here more often.
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Great pub for weekend drinks, but the food isn't great. Like the squishy sofas.
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I was actually very impressed with this - bank holiday weekend visiting a friend in Camberwell I had a great time - food and wine v good and the extra hours opening very civilised.
Tamsin
anonymous - 3 May 2005 13:28 |
Yeah know what you mean about the drunk woman (see previous comment)- she sometimes gets rather chatty especially if you're a bloke under 50. She certainly makes a lot of noise on occasions.
In my experience she seems to be there from early evening to 9pm only so you are safe if you come in earlier, later or at the weekend.
At these times the pub is great especially in summer when you can watch the world (or at least the buses) go by sitting outside with a pint.
anonymous - 3 May 2005 00:55 |
This place ROCKS - good beer, generally good food and an interesting collections of regulars including resident drunk woman.
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I too felt a bit let down at Christmas here but generally is good pub, with the Phoenix improved its always a a hard choice between the two.
anonymous - 7 Apr 2005 17:45 |
The barman is a rude fucker,..and we had a horrendous xmas lunch here,..but otherwise,..not a bad gaff,..decent homely layout,..reasonable beer. The toilets took me back to my school days though for some reason,....you know when you feel that the whole cubicle might topple over!
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Let itself go a bit recently; the revitalised Phoenix seems to be taking lots of its customers.
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Great when the weather's a bit nicer for a glass of wine outside after work. Food's pretty expensive though and nothing to write home about.
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Friendly staff but two major problems from my last visit. They were cooking steak or something over a hotplate with seemingly no ventilation, so it was wafting all over me. Came to work this morning and realised my top stinks of fat. Lovely.
No non smoking area, feel very sorry for the staff. Wont be my choice of pubs again.
anonymous - 17 Dec 2004 09:28 |
I think this place is the nicest in Camberwell to sit and talk with friends, whether at a table, on the sofas or sitting outside. Really cool atmosphere and nice staff.
Barney - 30 Jul 2004 13:59 |
Quiz night Tuesdays
anonymous - 20 Jul 2004 13:27 |
this hole's a joke. the food's farcically priced, the beer selection requires urgent review as do the creaky floor boards and the beer garden carries little privacy from the passing traffic. time for a rethink.
Stan - 22 Jun 2004 17:40 |
...that bank holiday monday, in the comfort of the Canning, she took me so much by surprise and for twenty minutes or so I was somewhere else but did nothing. A familiar story. Ho Hum!
Spudster - 2 Jun 2004 12:27 |
Oh,did i mention there is a great owner duo as well...?
Angie - 21 May 2004 14:32 |
Excellent pub - great atmosphere, friendly staff and plenty of room. Excellent place to come for a pint after work or with a larger group of friends. A must if you are in the area.
Jack - 20 May 2004 16:28 |
My local with a lovely management duo and a friendly staff;great food,nice wines...The Canning is the BEST if you are not barred.
Angie - 20 May 2004 11:20 |
The Canning. A well run establishment with top food and an ever expanding wine list. Try the rose while basking in the sunshine outside.
The staff are all lovely, especially 'Jenny from the block' who has the golden smile.
Daniel - 17 May 2004 14:59 |
A great place to while away the hours. The management duo and barstaff alike are extremely friendly and the overall feel is most convivial. The menu's wide-ranging and the food good although a tad over priced. Also enjoy the quiz nights (every Tuesday). Needless to say, I like this one.
Spudster - 14 May 2004 11:47 |
Great bar - good atmosphere, but staff can be a bit moody and you sadly always leave smelling of fried food. Sort out the extraction!
Belle - 22 Apr 2004 15:13 |
I love this place! Come there so much I've become friends with the staff and owners.... Which is all very great people. Great wines, great food. The best in Camberwell!
Live - 13 Apr 2004 18:30 |
This used to be such a dive, you had to walk through the mens toilets to get to the pool table area and it had a couple of freaks who ran it. Since it's been refurbished it is now a great pub and one of the best in Denmark Hill
Craig - 2 Apr 2004 16:12 |
Yeah I know the woman you mean Jeremy (see comment below mine)...she used to frequent the Pheonix before the Canning got refurbished. The Canning is cosy, good food and had a nice refurb. Not too pretentious either. Friendly staff. Bit pricey though. £4-50 for a pint of Hoeggarden (or however you spell it). You need to be pissed BEFORE you go in to pay that!
Parsnip - 19 Jan 2004 15:49 |
As the others say a good combination of local, going out and chilling pub - really fro all occasions. The best in Camberwell/ D Hill area I would suggest. Particular highlight is woman who sits at the far end of the bar on the right hand side who seems to be there every night - good old drunk woman!
Jeremy - 30 Dec 2003 22:15 |
Come on BITE team get round to Camberwell and give it the full treatment - a very very nice local pub suitable for all occasions and also it turns out a good celebrity spotting venue...
Jim - 1 Dec 2003 16:10 |
My local, I'm in there two or three nights a week; as Simon says good combination of traditional and modern. Good food, good drinks and decent real ales. Other highlights include quiz on Tuesdays, cash machine, candles on the tables to play with and a selection of newspapers - ideal for reading the sunday News of the World and similar without having to buy them!
Katie - 31 Oct 2003 13:54 |
Such a nice location. Loved the decor and ambiance. The food was Superb!! Great value for money. Sexy Barman, Chris was a hit with everyone. A very classy guy. Will definantly visit again.
Sarah - 29 Jun 2003 23:45 |
Very good combination of neigbourhood pub and trendy bar which attracts mixed crowd. Good ambiance, great food, great range of wines, great bar staff. And open till midnight Fridays and Saturdays!
Simon - 27 May 2003 14:24 |
