The Montague Arms, New Cross - pub details

One of the oddest pubs I've been to with odd opening times and very odd decor, yet I totally love this place. Always a good atmosphere and run by what must be the oldest bar team in the country, they even know all of the prices and sums like the backs of their hands.
Stocks some Sam Smiths drinks (always a bonus for me) and I'm told do a good sunday roast on the cheap (yet to be discovered personally).
Not somewhere I would go back to often, but a wonderful place for an occasional visit

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Roydwin - 30 Oct 2011 17:39

Went to visit This Pub on July 8th 2011 after walking from New Cross was disappointed it to find it closed. In fact it looked like it had been shut for months. Has it closed down or does it just have strange opening times?

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coffinjoe - 12 Jul 2011 17:42

I love this pub. It's great for a meal with friends or family. It has a comfiness about it. You kinda feel that you are at your grandparents for dinner. You can see them scurrying about in the kitcken. The food is tops and very cheap. I love all the quirky bits and bobs hanging around. Go there, you'll love it.

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mario_2 - 16 Dec 2010 16:26

A surreal, yet fantastic experience.

We visited on a Sunday and the place was packed. Entertainment provided by a blind man playing the keyboards created a nice atmosphere.

This pub has a fantastic layout / decor. A strange mixture of nautical bits and pieces mixed with stuffed animals.

A large selection of Sam Smiths Ales, lagers and ciders available in bottles.

We didn't eat, but the food seemed very popular and looked very nice. £6.50 for a Sunday roast (dessert included) is a quite amazing price these days.

The bar service was a bit slow, but I didn't really mind because the staff are so friendly.

A hidden gem ... I will be back for sure.

Don't be put off by the exterior, as it looks like a total dump.

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Pat_Bateman - 30 Nov 2009 10:44

It's easy to see why this has been described as London's best boozer. The only thing more amazing than the decor is Mr and Mrs Monty (as I think of them), the couple who have run the place for the last 40+ years. Never in my life have I been made so welcome at a pub.

The decor, by the way, is a constant source of fascination - from the mounted heads to the brass nauticalia. Anybody into steampunk, get yourself down there this instant.

Now, I admit the pub can be a little foreboding from the outside and keeps slightly idiosyncratic hours, but I was utterly charmed the moment I walked in the door, and would move in if they did rooms.

There are regular nights of music, comedy, art and other entertainments, but nothing can quite compare to the Sunday roast - a full menu, hand prepared and sufficient that both breakfast and dinner are out of the question. If you're lucky, you'll also be treated to an unobtrusively marvellous live medley of familiar tunes on the house organ.

There are generally four varieties of ale available, as well as a range of lagers, ciders and non-intoxicating beverages

And to the couple who piped up last week that "I know it's Sunday, but don't you have any dancier music", you just don't get the Monty.

One final note: it's a cash only pub, so don't be caught out. The nearest cashpoint is about 5 minutes walk, the Barclays at the corner of New Cross Road.

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amckinna - 20 Jul 2009 00:45

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