favourite pub in east dulwich (Lounged)

[benjaminty]

I'd have to say the Gowlett..... The lucky 7s night is a winner for sure. Luckily for the clientele all my late 80s hardcore is 12" >:D< Great beer, Pizza good, friendly people and relaxed atmosphere. Also a table version of Galaxian ... how can you beat that? Just gutted I missed out on that house in Ondine a few years ago... although perhaps a good thing now I think about it.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

In Dulwich Village, Peckham Rose - only pub, you can't miss it.

[Jah Lush]

The Crown & Greyhound PeckhamRose just in to give a little clarity here is commonly known as The Dog as PGC kindly pointed out to you is in the heart of Dulwich Village.

[bob]

If we are doing Se5 SE15 SE21 Whats wrong with the White Horse Peckham Rye good food cheap beer

Bob S

[Harry]

The Globe in Topsham is very good

[EDOldie]

Brendan Wrote:

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> I have often wondered how they get Guinness to

> taste better in some pubs. I agree that the Castle

> is definitely the best pint of Guinness in ED.

> Followed by the CTP.

It's the cellar in the Castle, it's the perfect temp. for Guinness. That and the traditional Irish and West Indian clients who demand a perfect pint. Very nice pub but I've not been in there for years.

[Brendan]

I pop in once in a while. I avoid it at certain times though as it can be pretty edgy.

[AllforNun]

Can we drop this "it's not in ED balls". The Gowlett, the Rye hotel and the Dog are absolutely part of the everyday fabric of ED

[SeanMacGabhann]

It's an old argument but whilst technicall incorrect, AllforNun is spot on. And I'm a fan of all three

[Harry]

Allfornun is right ! The alternative is a bit too precious ! Do we move on or intermarry

[Christopher]

The Dog... everytime. Best pub in SE22 is The Palmerston - but definitely The Dog is best in the area. I quite like the Phoenix too...

[standswithfist]

The Palmerston for food. The Magdala for football/cricket/tennis/rugby

[Keef]

CPT

[Rolo Tomasi]

The Gowlett then!

[suzilucy]

Gowlett - Close, Pool, Pizza Pie and shortest roll home.

[SteveT]

The Castle, because it makes me feel middleclass!

[Jah Lush]

Ahem! Been going down the Dog (Crown & Greyhound to you newbies) since I was 15 so I still feel it's my local. I also like the Guinness in the Castle as it's the best locally for that but I am an infrequent visitor there.

I like the CPT for the football and it's friendly barstaff, the EDT I also like a lot, Inside 72 occasionally (great sound system and eclectic mix of music), Black Cherry for cocktails and Green & Blue for fine wine.

I haven't been to the Clockhouse since it was done up about 18 months ago but used to enjoy sitting outside there on the odd occasion in the summer and watching the world go by with a few pints of Youngs Best. Best for food though is the Rye Hotel.

[Sue]

Harry Wrote:

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> The Globe in Topsham is very good

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Not as good as the Bridge Inn, which used to be my local when I lived in Topsham :)-D

Though the very eccentric landlord/lady are no longer there, I think :'(

[Louisa]

Favourite pub, well there isnt so many to choose from now that they've all been Claphamised but, i'd say that the best ED drinking hole is probably the CPT, although I still have a soft spot for the Castle because Mary is such a lovely lady.

Louisa.

[Growlybear]

I think most of the pubs in East Dulwich have been ruined in recent years and there are relatively few traditional pubs left. AFter the Moore Park Hotel in Wood Vale closed, I thought the Herne Tavern was a good alternative, but they ruined that when it was yuppified last year, and now the Forest Hill Tavern has been ruined too. I suppose the Castle has got to be the best pub left round here now.

[KalamityKel]

Growly wot do you look for in a pub? Soz just being curious :))

[Growlybear]

I like a nice traditional pub, not one that has been ruined like the Herne, or turned into a ghastly gastro pub full of yuppies with young children in pushchairs. I've lived in this area for over 30 years, and have been dismayed by the recent gentrification and trendification of what was once a nice ordinary area. East Dulwich was always a nice unpretentious part of London and was a world apart from Dulwich Village, but it has changed beyond recognition in the past few years - in my opinion very much for the worse.

[KalamityKel]

I think, from my experience, it's being changing more steadily over the last 10+ years. It's sad tradition is being pushed aside. I personally prefer the old tradtional looking pubs (minus the stale cigar smoke smell)too.

[Growlybear]

It doesn't feel quite right going into a pub without the stale smoke! :))

[KalamityKel]

*eugh* now I'm just re-living past visits to the hole in the wall at Waterloo!