The Porter and Sorter, Croydon - pub details
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Address: Station Rd, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 6BT [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 2600)
East Croydon (0.1 miles), West Croydon (0.6 miles), South Croydon (1 mile)
Pub facilities/features:
- Sky TV
- Food served, Real ale
- Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
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> Current user rating: 5.3/10 (rated by 49 users)
> Local guides: Croydon pub guide, Surrey pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Orchard, Croydon (0.2 miles), Oval Tavern, Croydon (0.2 miles), Glamorgan, Croydon (0.3 miles), Old Brief, Croydon (0.3 miles), Bedford Tavern, Croydon (0.3 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Porter and Sorter, Croydon
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| Still one of my favourite pubs. People actually mix and talk to each other, there's rarely much of a wait at the bar, and the beer is good. Plus there's loads of seating. I'm not sure about the benefits of attracting the pre-club youth crowd. This pub pulls in a fortune as it is, and has enough sporadic trouble on busy nights without having a bunch of pissed-up kids knocking around as well. It's an interesting boozer, much maligned as "just another station pub". Well worth a visit. steve5312 - 27 Nov 2009 17:12 |
| Cant wait to read the BITE reviews from the other pubs that Hudge visits in Croydon,hopefully the beer will ease the writer's block. Bucking_Fastard - 12 Oct 2009 09:32 |
| The chicken club sandwich on brown is recommended in the porter with a pint of fortyniner. I noticed a drive to recruit new staff in there now. Saturday evening was empty. I noticed that all Wetherspoon pubs, in comparison, tend to attract a high volume of young males and females on Friday and Saturday evenings, having a pre-club drink. The Porter could easily accommodate that sort of Clientele, It has the capacity it has music. All they need to do is resurrect the sale of cocktails by the jug to entice the young lubbers. I’m flattered that some people are concerned with broadening my drinking horizons. They shouldn’t worry. I’ve compiled a small selection of pubs in Croydon I visited over the years. During the week I may have a beer in either the Moon on the Hill, The Treasury ,All Bar One or sample a speckled hen in pub next to Sutton station, then The Ship of fools for a glass of Pilgrims progress and a London pride in The Porter and maybe a beer in the George. I also occasionally visit the Builders Arms , The Alma Tavern, The Oval Tavern, The Cricketers,The Beehive, The Cherry Orchard, The Glamorgan, The Windmill, The Bedford,C.R.O. (when it was open), Pals (when it existed)Swan and Sugarloaf, The Tree house, The Skylark, The ship(owned by same company as the Porter),The Goose on the Market, Spreadeagle, and Lloyds bar, The Old Brief, Gun Tavern, Arkwrights Wheel (where i occasionally play pool),The Fox and .Hounds and The Ship of fools where i enjoy a couple of glasses of Benchmark.....every few months i meet up with old friends and we have a few either around London bridge, Soho, South Ken, fleet street,Brick lane..etc..etc... Hudge - 11 Oct 2009 11:43 |
| The plus point of this pub is its proximity to the station - very handy. Minus points. You can really smell the toilets, its infested with fruit flies in warmer months and the food is basic pull it out of the freezer, bang in the fryer type fare. Its over light and not really a comfy place to enjoy a drink. Its pretty tatty and could do with a lick of paint. Having said that, the beer is ok, nothing too much to complain about, its never going to win awards, but its not poor. I've never really noticed the short measures, but have seen the grumpy bar staff. Its a handy pub and a little bit of investment in key areas (including an air freshner for the toilets) could make this place a cracker, but its falling short currently. Bungie - 9 Oct 2009 10:22 |
| Glad to report that some improvement has occurred at the Porker and Slaughter since my last visit.No short measures and polite bar service now much in evidence ,congrats all round.The food quality is still good and reasonably priced.However it is a bore reading diatribes from single pub posters such as sphinx11 and Hudge who must be either associated with the management or need to get out to visit other pubs a bit more often.Beer range is from the Marstons portfolio of breweries but the quality of ale here is still only average at best. Bucking_Fastard - 14 Sep 2009 11:46 |
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