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Mixed bag really..no real ale so had a bottle of newcastle brown in what was probably the dirtiest glass ever. Friendly enough landlord but wouldnt ruch back here.
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This is the best pub in Brixton as all the rest are shit with shit beer! The other pubs in Brixton seem to be serving piss in a pint glass!
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one of the better pubs in the area.
good drinking pub
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Disappointed to see the TV boxes removed and the 1970s tvs replaced. It has a hall out the back for club nights and gigs. It has character, there is wood panelling around the main room and some interesting mirrors and woodwork behind the bar. Decent atmosphere. Loads of beers on offer and all of them taste like sh*t!! If they got rid of half of them and srarted keeping some ales, it would make this place a winner.
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A good place to meet before a gig at the Academy, larger than it looks at first as there is a back bar. No real ale.
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If you like a limited selection of poorly kept beers and lagers, uncomfortable seating coupled with rude and arrogant staff the Canterbury Arms is the pub for you. On the plus side it is close to the Brixton Academy and has its own Police Station.
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this is the best pub in the area a real nice traditional pub not many of these left now a real shame the beers are not very good but a good pint of guinness needs a new landlord and staff they are very rude and ignorant
anonymous - 3 Jul 2006 18:17 |
I recently spend over 12 hours in here over a weekend so It cannot be that bad! Had to have Boddies most of the time and then onto Guiness when I got bored of that. Excellent atmosphere, just needs better beers!
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Best pub around there that i've found. Great old TV cases. Nice ornate bar. No Real Ale. but good to hang out in. a Dying breed
anonymous - 29 Nov 2005 20:54 |
Typical. The day after doing my review I find myself having to meet someone in the Canterbury Arms. It is the first time I have been here for about 3 or 4 months and waddya know. There were tables and chairs on the outside patio, the back bar was open (and virtually emoty) and no sign of a pool table. Even the seats appear to have been reupholstered. The TV screens are still dreadful and the pyub still appears a bit drab but it is still one of the best of it's kind in the area. I am happy to move my previous rating up a notch!
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I usually drink in here before Academy gigs mainly because it is slightly off the beaten track and does not get rammed with people like the Beehive and Goose round the corner. It is basically an on old-fasioned pub run by an Irish landlord (as opposed to an Irish pub in the usual sense of pub vernacular). Prices are OK but the choice of beers is bland with no real ales. There is an open terrace area in front of the pub that is sadly underused (maybe the licence does not allow them to have people drinking outside). I have yet to be there when the back bar is open which means all the pre-gig punters have to use the front bar and unless you are there early, there is little chance of a seat. There are 2 large (but poor quality) TV screeens for sport and a pool table that takes up far too much room. If you are lucky enough to get a seat, you will probably find it the most uncomfortable you have ever encountered in a pub – the word lumpy springs to mind. One interesting feature to note is an increasingly rare tiled corridor leading to the toilets. Service is always fine and with the local cop shop 20 yards down the road, there is less chance of encountering any trouble here than probably any other pub in the area. Fine as a meeting place but little to deserve anything other than a passing glance.
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Erm, I meant pub, rather than club. Obviously.
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Wonderful old dive of a club, and has a top indie/soul night on in the back room every month ('how does it feel to be loved?'), which is incongruous but works.
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Good pub to meet up in pre gig. No problem getting served. Not overpriced. Has seating / standing outside.
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Cracking little pub, ideal pre gig drinking hole. Big screens for the footie but don't let this put you off. They sell rizzlas behind the bar, always a sign of a decent boozer for me.
Spot - 1 Nov 2004 10:44 |
nice friendly bar staff, live football, ideal place for berfore a gig at the Carling academy Brixton. Good "atmosphere" and good prices.
me n me m8's - 6 Jan 2004 13:54 |
