St James Tavern, Bermondseyback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Under new owners from mid-2014 and completely refurbed. Very welcoming and now attracts a more mixed crowd of locals and nearby workers so has a decent buzz early evening.
Serves one or two ales on pump plus additional fancier craft ales in bottles (including local brewers like The Kernel). Food is based on a menu of Pieminster pies with mushy peas and mash/chips.
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From the outside looks quite nice as it's an older building amongst 1970's buildings.
Inside quite nice too.
The real ale I had was not that clever and although not intimidating, I thought better of complaining.
The Gregorian up the road looks better but never went in there
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Somebody's removed my review - why?
All I can remember about the pub now is that the customers were effing and blinding all the time, even in front of the female staff.
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If anything, gets better on each visit. Ale choice is still either Pedigree or bottled Whitbread Light Ale which, given that most of the punters stick to lager, is understandable - better one well-kept beer than three that go off because you can't sell them.
The pub itself is a fairly imposing street-corner local and looks nothing special from the outside, if you miss the Evening Standard pub award plaques, but is immaculate inside - dominated by a dark, wooden horseshoe bar and with all seats, toilets and pool table intact. As for the regulars, I've yet to see trouble, though good-natured banter can come thick and fast.
Vies with the Ship in Rotherhithe for best pub in SE16.
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Classic old-school Bermondsey boozer - clean, welcoming and regulars who'll banter but don't bite. More recommendations? well, the Pedigree was superb, there's often a stall outside doing cheap eels, whelks and crabs and it's not far from Manze's pie and mash shop. Highly commended.
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Not a bad place. Friendly, not too expensive.
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A small local Bermondsey/Millwall Pub with a friendly atmosphere. All the standard fair you'd expect in a well kept London backstreet boozer.
Harry - 18 Jun 2004 18:56 |
traditional family pub with darts
live football,pool table,food on the counters sat and sun.clean and well run with friendly staff.
vicky hill - 20 Aug 2003 15:03 |
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