The Priory Arms, Stockwell

What a shame about the rotten current selection of bitters on offer in the Priory. They are a motley selection of very variable quality and don't appear to be selected with any thought whatsoever.

There is no regular session beer (other than Summer Lightening) which is a joke. Surely this pub is no longer taken seriously by the once ever-present CAMRA crowd?

Overall, the pub looks like it's been cheaply tarted up to appeal to a student/gastro crowd, but in a very half-hearted way. And in the process the most important thing - the beer - has been forgotten.

9 Apr 2009 17:42

The Victoria, Bayswater

I came across this pub for the first time this evening and was very pleasantly surprised. The interior is beautiful - good mix of clientelle, friendly service and a very nice pint of Pride. A proper pub like this in central London? Surely some mistake!

26 Nov 2008 21:48

The Priory Arms, Stockwell

Sad to say, but the Priory is not half the pub it used to be. The recent refurbishment is half-baked and slightly bizarre (including little leatherette poufs that are so low you sit virtually at eye-level with your table).

The recent beer selection is also baffling. The Harvey's has gone and here is no regular session beer (the only constant beer is Summer Lightening) - and on a recent visit there was nothing below 4.5%, which makes no sense to me.

23 Nov 2008 13:34