The Dog

[kthompson]

Arrived for drink at The Dog in Dulwich Village to discover upper part of back wall of building caved in this morning at around 11 a.m. - mercifully nobody injured at ground level (lots of people could have been sitting there). Now no restaurant or access to back garden. No more summer barbecue this summer. In view of pending building works to create bijou hotel, Dog's number could be up. Hope not.

[Jah Lush]

Is it the start of building work or has it genuinely "caved in?"

[spider69]

Silly question maybe.

Can you still get a beer and burger inside?

[SLad]

Good early start for a drink. Jealous.

[Louisa]

The service at this place caved in years ago. Only a 15 minute wait at the bar for a beer. Who's counting anyway.

Louisa.

[StraferJack]

Two words

Mitchel

Butler

You won't get srved quickly in any of their gaffs. See also the plough

[Louisa]

The Plough service is dreadful too, alongside the food. I agree SJ, M&B do service like a vegan restaurant does pork sausages.

Louisa.

[kthompson]

Don't know. Last I heard Dog was due to close for 18 months at end of summer - so this may have just speeded things up a bit. Personally I would miss it if it wasn't there.

[MrBen]

If The Dog was Greene King or a small pub co it could be great. The location, history and interior has carried it along regardless of M&B. But I would welcome a Hotel du Vin provided it keeps a buzzy bar, prices ok-ish and doesn't trash that vintage panelled interior by painting it all black.

[MrBen]

Not sire there was ever any truth in that Hotel DV rumour anyway. It dates back to 2011. Any change would be good there to be honest.

[StraferJack]

Greene king? Lordy no

[NewWave]

Sorry but which pub is The Dog? Not the Crown and Greyhound???

[StraferJack]

That's the one new wave

[Louisa]

I'm still miffed they don't serve Irn-Bru in a glass bottle. In fact, they don't even serve Irn-Bru on tap.

Louisa.

[Peckhamrye]

Please not Greene King.

[StraferJack]

Before I ever moved here I wasn't a fan of Greene King, but as it happens...

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/mar/23/britishidentity.travel

[Jeremy]

A Fullers pub would be alright in my book.

[StraferJack]

which, ironically is what the Lewes Arms is now

Of all of the big boy breweries, Fullers easily the most sympathetic (compare with Youngs for example)

[Jah Lush]

Oh, please let it be true. Fullers ESB. That's the one for me.

[Jeremy]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Oh, please let it be true. Fullers ESB. That's the one for me.

Unlikely to be true seeing as I just came up with it out of nowhere!

Bengal Lancer is my favourite Fullers drop, btw... yum yum

[raebel281]

Hey all, unfortunately it's true. The Dog will close sometime in July as the company are remodelling and turning it into a Hotel.

[Jah Lush]

Knew that but didn't think it would this early in the summer. Rather thought it would be middle of September.

[James]

Awful place. Looks like the sort of rowdy, scruffy pub you'd expect to find in Romford rather than the heart of Dulwich Village. Hopefully the hotel will be more befitting the location.

[Jeremy]

It's not scruffy or rowdy at all.

[????]

Blood hell, some people have led very sheltered lives lol the Dog compared to a pub in Romford...