The Dulwich Woodhouse, Sydenham - pub details
Address: 39, Sydenham Hill, London, SE26 6RS [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 4129) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Sydenham Hill (0.3 miles), Gipsy Hill (0.8 miles), Sydenham (1 mile)
Brewery: Young's
Pub facilities/features:
- TV
- Dartboard, Fruit machines
- Food served, Sunday roast, Real ale
- Outside seating, Dogs allowed, Children allowed, Credit cards accepted, Car park (small car park at front), Function room for hire, Air conditioning, Coach parties welcome, Disabled access, Disabled toilet
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> Current user rating: 4.7/10 (rated by 42 users)
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user reviews of the Dulwich Woodhouse, Sydenham
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| This is a wasted opportunity. A cosy pub near Dulwich woods, which should surely reward you for climbing that hill...well, only in part. The food is abysmal - you have to go for the safest thing on the menu in order to tolerate what you're served (ie: something that doesn't require being heated; something that's less prone to going off - so meat and fish are out of the question!). In the summer staff find it impossible to cater for those in the garden and inside the pub - the kitchen, it would seem, is insufficient to cope with demand. There is what appears to be a BBQ area outside, yet I have not witnessed any outdoor catering as yet. Should this be used, it may improve the situation considerably, if there are enough qualified catering staff to hand. Other things - namely, the ambiance: the choice of music is terrible - not sure why the Dulwich Wood House tries to appear 'upmarket' when the music is anything but. Silence would be an improvement on the tinny hip hop radio music you have to contend with (as if you were a teenager!). And why the fruit machines? This is incongruent with the 'upmarket' image too: you don't get fruit machines in pubs which cater for semi-intelligent punters! The staff are hit and miss: sometimes you will find some very professional, friendly staff, while on other occasions service will be very slow, as if you are being ignored. Furthermore, there is too much banter between a couple of uncouth members of staff with a few uncouth locals - it is offputting when considering the prices you pay to sit and drink, hoping you can do so in civility. Leading me on to prices - it is far, far too expensive a pub, considering it is situated in a residential area. Most of the punters seem to be locals, yet, they presumably have to pay over £4 a pint, which seems wrong. This pub is a confused place - Youngs want it to match their string of upmarket venues, yet inherently it does not want to be upmarket; it wants to be a local. It would be good if Youngs could cut the landlord a bit of slack, enabling him to personalise it a little and turn it into a place with some atmosphere, charm, and integrity. It's often empty early in the week and on Sundays, yet this place could be full if only the locals had the incentive to visit. monkeyjoe - 23 Feb 2011 01:05 |
| The reason I am giving this any marks at all is because of it's location and because the service was not too bad at all. In fact because we had booked a table in advance the waitress came up and took orders for drink and food which was appreciated. However the Sunday roast meat was tough (beef) and my fish and chips came cold and was one of the greasiest dishes I have ever seen. The prices were extremely expensive. I don't mind paying a bit extra if the quality of food is there but it just wasn't. On top of that a pint of ale, a pint of larger and a large glass of house red cost £13.50. Pretty expensive. This pub is pretentious but has very little quality. Future walks in Dulwich would will be followed by a more desireable location. beeland53 - 9 Jan 2011 19:14 |
| This used to be a great pub, but Young's went and ruined it. It's now one of those gastro places where they look askance at you if you're just ordering beer. And the beer's expensive and it takes an age to get served. I'll be avoiding the place in future. paul154 - 4 Jan 2011 09:51 |
| It does Winter Warmer and on a snowy day that goes a long way. However it is obstensibly a gastro pub by appearances and this is a shame. The focus seems to have shifted to food. terenced - 1 Dec 2010 11:08 |
| This was such a good pub, serving such good beer, in such a good location. Even the best efforts of mutton dressed as lamb and her hubby did not manage to prevent it being full most nights, even as a non food pub. Almost two decades of drinking there. In the words of Swiss Tony it needed to be cherished and caressed. Not the total makeover, and succession of short term managers. SHAME ON YOU SHAME ON YOU SHAME ON YOU SHAME ON YOU. baggydave - 5 Nov 2010 19:26 |
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