The Princess Royal, Croydon - pub details
Address: 22 Longley Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 3LH [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 2616)
West Croydon (0.4 miles), Waddon (0.9 miles), East Croydon (1 mile)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
Pub suggested by Matt Le Ross on 8 May 2003
NB: Information may be incomplete or out of date as this pub is not currently registered.
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> Current user rating: 6.8/10 (rated by 16 users)
> Local guides: Croydon pub guide, Surrey pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Broad Green Tavern, Croydon (0.1 miles), Saints and Sinners, Croydon (0.3 miles), Golden Lion, Croydon (0.4 miles), Ship of Fools, Croydon (0.4 miles), Old Fox and Hounds, Croydon (0.4 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Princess Royal, Croydon
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| Oh dear. Visited again today. The place was totally empty. In the past it would have been buzzing on a Friday mid afternoon. Landlord unwelcoming and unmoved by the fact that his dog was irritating my wife and I. Why do some dog owners feel it is acceptable to inflict their animals on others? One customer came in, looked like a Camra member, while we were there and like me had the Old Hooky which was flat. Looks like the Punch Tavern multi millionaires are looking to run this down for closure like so many others. lyeemoon - 14 Mar 2008 19:30 |
| speaking as a regular about 4 yrs ago i can only comment regarding my time drinking there, the pub was known as the glue pot as once inside you would get stuck inside (if you know what i mean) the old landlord tony was a card! but now in new hands um not sure on the beer quality as it used to be superb. scaramanger - 7 Feb 2008 16:46 |
| This superb pub used to be privately owned by a proper discerning old fashioned landlord until about 3 years ago. He had a zero tolerance level on swearing and dickheads. Bearing in mind the dearth of pubs in Croydon this was a real oasis, a country type pub in the back streets of West Croydon. A gem indeed. Then it was bought by Punch Taverns I believe. Since then I understand there's been a succession of licensees who have vainly attempted to maintain standards with limited success. I returned on a weekday lunchtime and was the one and only customer, bearing in mind that it always used to be very busy. To my delight they had Old Hooky on which was acceptable and a proper ham sandwich, rarely available these days. So maybe it's on the up despite the fact that it would be impossible to restore it to it's former glory. lyeemoon - 27 Jan 2008 12:41 |
| Small friendy pub with lots of character and well kept beer - four real ales on. This is quite a run-down area with several nearby pubs closed down, so they are doing well to keep up the standards. john_the_jester - 27 Jan 2008 11:59 |
| Hmmm. Don't know when those 'gbg' comments relate to, but todays choice was courage, youngs, & pride; almost as sad a line up as is possible in these relatively enlightened days. Tried the latter & it was poor. Probably an ok local when busy, but I won't be going out of my way again. trainman - 16 Oct 2007 22:23 |
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