The Florence, Herne Hill - pub details
Address: 133 Dulwich Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 0NG [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 18708) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Herne Hill (0.1 miles), North Dulwich (0.7 miles), Brixton (0.9 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
- Outside seating
Pub suggested by katie on 5 Jan 2005
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> Current user rating: 6.3/10 (rated by 84 users)
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user reviews of The Florence, Herne Hill
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| Very smart, middle class, non-pubby pub, distinguished from other over-modernised pubs only by its status as a brewpub and by its enthusiastic and professional staff. 4 beers on when we were there - they only ever have 2 of their own on at once, which seems a massively wasted opportunity, given they brew more than that. Both own-beers (the darker Bonobo and a paler beer of similar 4%+ strength whose name escapes me - either Beaver or Weasel) were very pleasant and well conditioned. But nothing much about the place gave a clue to the fact that they were brewed on the premises. Overall, nice enough but needs to try harder to show it's different to all the other bland gastro-ised pubs out there. Teddy_Boy - 31 Dec 2011 08:43 |
| I have been in The Florence a few times now. There is a good selection of lagers and ales, but all seem to be at least 5% - why are they all so strong? Prices match the high alcohol content, cheapest lager £3.70. There was a very nice London Pale Ale at a bargain £4.10 a pint! Food is good here. I think many bars miss a trick here. Why fill your bar with 'premium' lagers/ales and charge an average £4 a pint. Believe it or not, many people are happy with a 3% ale or a 4% lager and surely these could be charged a little closer to @ £3 a pint? I, and many people I know, do not want to drink in Wetherspoons, but we would like the choice of a 'non-premium' beer at a 'non-premium' price. ReddieRed - 16 Nov 2011 09:16 |
| There's a good range of stuff on at the bar but the fact that the pub is so overrun by kids who aren't kept under manners by their smug bourgeois parents makes it a no-go area for law enforcement agencies at the weekend. I know you think your kid is being creative and exuberant but I've just paid 4 quid for a beer and it don't move me particularly. terenced - 20 Oct 2011 09:35 |
| In here late afternoon Weds, quiet. The two Florence beers Weasel and Beaver (£3.40 for a half of each) plus Adnams Explorer and GK Sun Dance. Meantime Pale Ale and Lager on tap together with light and dark Budvar and Erdinger. Some English and foreign bottles. Stripped down look, a bit shabby around the edges. GuideDogSaint - 31 Aug 2011 16:48 |
| It's certainly punchy on the wallet but I've always found the Florence to be a great place for a session, lively enough without bringing blood out of your ears and also big enough that you don't feel too cramped. The beers are all good, if fairly strong - this place has got me hammered too many times - and the food is really worth a try. Not sure about the creche out of the back though - talk about broken britain. The only downside is that sometimes they can seem understaffed so waiting at the bar can be an ordeal. One of the best pubs in the area though. oldjg1 - 19 Jun 2011 13:20 |
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