The Railway, Blackheath

Fair enough comments made already and I think this is the same people who have the Crown and Sceptre in W1 (same menu, similarly ridiculous amount of draft beers etc)

Far too prententious for its own good - I can stomach arrogance and posturing by a pub but only if it actually IS as good as it thinks it is. Too few staff on at busy periods means it can be untidy, slow and tiresome.

See also the PoW SE3...

1 Feb 2009 22:02

The Dacre Arms, Lee

A gem... this place feels like stepping back in time and out of London to a small Derbyshire inn circa 1965. A real pub: no juke, pool table nor fruitie. A place to kick back and enjoy bonhomie with friends who like to chat and drink real ale, Guinness or spirits (though I can't vouch for their wines, the lager leaves a little to be desired) though with good quality ales on, why would you drink anything else?

When pubs talk of refurb, this is where I'd want to bring landlords to show them the potential of a possible defurb - a classic.

1 Feb 2009 21:45

The Crown, Blackheath

As mmicham says: "a good mix of punters" and a great place for a meeting point. Staff are friendly and welcoming and a decent crowd of white and blue-collars can be found here midweek though Saturday generally sees a very different selection of randoms (much like the rest of Blackheath and Greenwich). Always a pleasure and the beer selection isn't bad at all. It's a real local without being too cliquey and will only get better with a few (impending) minor alterations.

14 Oct 2008 17:57