The Montague Arms, New Cross - pub details
Address: 289, Queens Rd, New Cross, London, SE15 2PA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 6937)
New Cross Gate (0.6 miles), New Cross (0.9 miles)
Queens Road Peckham (0.3 miles), Nunhead (0.5 miles), New Cross Gate (0.6 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Live music
- Food served, Sunday roast
Pub suggested by james wild on 4 Mar 2004
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> Current user rating: 8.3/10 (rated by 18 users)
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other pubs nearby:
White Hart, New Cross (0.2 miles), London and Brighton, Peckham (0.2 miles), Five Bells, New Cross (0.3 miles), Skehans, New Cross (0.4 miles), Asylum Tavern, Peckham (0.4 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Montague Arms, New Cross
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| 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. 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. amckinna - 20 Jul 2009 00:45 |
| We went there for Sunday lunch and it was really very good. £6.50 for roast beef and all the trimmings with desert (Apple Strudel) included in the cost. I hadn't been in before and had always assumed that it was the sort of pub you might get killed in. How wrong I was, coach parties should definitely stop here if they can find somewhere to park! PeteinSQ - 9 Feb 2009 09:55 |
| I really like the Montague Arms, and I hope for the sake of both the staff and clientele that it retains its distinctive character and doesn't get bought out by one of the big pub chains like Wetherspoons. The barstaff are freindly, the decor interesting - lots of stuffed animals and what looks like items that have been recovered from a sunken navy vessel circa 1854 - the prices reasonable, and a good choice of beer and food. If I have one minor criticism, it's that they could be a little more discriminating in terms of the live bands they hire. The only downer about spending last Friday evening there was having our conversation drowned out by a truly dreadful band - No One You Know, I think they wer called - whose vocalist (I hesitate to call him a singer) had a voice that sounded like the heat howl of a dying walrus. Apart from that, it's an excellent pub. musette - 4 Sep 2008 08:06 |
| Its o.k, not the best pub in the u.k by a long shot workshop6 - 3 Sep 2008 14:16 |
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