Royal Albert, New Cross - pub details
Used to be: the Paradise Bar
Address: 460 New Cross Rd, London, SE14 6TJ [map] [gmap]
New Cross (0.3 miles), New Cross Gate (0.6 miles)
Deptford Bridge (0.3 miles), Elverson Road (0.6 miles), Greenwich (0.6 miles)
New Cross (0.3 miles), Deptford (0.3 miles), St Johns (0.4 miles)
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> Current user rating: 7.5/10 (rated by 11 users)
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Little Crown, New Cross (0.0 miles), Live Bar, Deptford (0.1 miles), Amersham Arms, New Cross (0.1 miles), Deptford Arms, Deptford (0.2 miles), Birds Nest, Deptford (0.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of Royal Albert, New Cross
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| It looks great, thought the refurb after the paradise closed down is a little bit like a stage set. Almost like someone's idea of what a traditional pub ought to look like, rather than what one actually is. Lots of attractive thirty-something women the first time I went there. But that might just be because it was early on in the evening. Also the terrace at the front is a nice place to sit. And of course you can smoke there which is a great boost to a pub these days - at least it is in south-east London - pubs with no outside smoking space, or small or unpleasant ones have been taking a hammering commercially. And when a pub starts losing money it can go downhill fast. What you rally need is somewhere large and airy and pleasant enough that its not just a smoker's ghetto. so others will sit there as well and chat. Which is what a pub is about. The Albert has got that, or at least it has in the day. When I walked past later that same evening they were packing away the terrace and locking the doors even though it was still light. No idea why. Beet was great and food looked good but both pretty expensive. More somewhere to take your significant other for a meal and a chat than a place for a session. bob_brown - 8 Jun 2008 19:07 |
| Returned to again last night with my partner. Aside from the fact that the side of the pub with the glass roof is bloody feezing, this pub just gets better and better. The food there is superb and the range of beers, if a little too limited, encompasses Landlord, Youngs Bitter and the sublime Grolsch Weizen (which sadly ran out last night). The food is simply scintillating, cooked beautifully in the open kitchen. A good blend of people, very personable staff, lovely decor and a buzzing, yet not hectic, atmosphere. Now firmly established as my favourite London pub. JonW999 - 12 Dec 2007 20:32 |
| This place is INCREDIBLE! The absolute best pub I have ever been in, made all the better because it is in a place where we have grown to expect bad service, bad beers and distinctly off-key people. Me and my friends come down here for a few beers that swiftly becomes many, with good music on the soundsystem, and a crazy safe gadgee behind the bar, nice chap, we always have a laugh. Plus, they pour the best Guinness and Landlord (Madonna endorsed)in town. Highly recomended South East Traditional London Boozer! PS. It gets hectic on Friday, a very good laugh, bring money! minmin - 7 Jul 2007 20:19 |
| This place is quite overrated and a bit up itself, but in an area where most of your alternatives would involve wearing body armour, it remains something of an oasis in a desert of dodginess. Staff pleasant, clientelle are a rum bunch (strangely dressed Goldsmiths students, the occasional Nathan Barley media type plus a sprinkling of real people). All in all it hovers somewhere between 'quirky' and 'pretentious', but you could do much MUCH worse in this neck of the woods And they've just started doing Sunday roasts, which are good but expensive (£9-£10) AleRider - 1 Jun 2007 14:36 |
| Went past it the other day and a sign outside said they're now doing pub food. ickleprincess - 7 May 2007 15:46 |
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