Just moved nearby and spotted this pub enroute to the station. Then found out it was Sam Smiths. Lovely ladies and great beer. Will definitely be back to try the food too. Definitely recommend!
My husband and I are staying in Anerley Park and decided to check out the pub. If you want someplace that offers: lovely beer, well maintained interior, friendly staff and NO television broadcasting sports - this is an ideal spot. Ambiance is a 10 out of 10 - we're going to take friends out for dinner there next time as it has a reasonable menu for both price and choice. Try it ....
A fantastic local pub. Great staff. Fantastic food, the cold beers are new to me, but yes been here 4/5 times now, and dam we will be back, and we love the sunday launches. Great darts great pool table.
A warm and friendly atmosphere in a beautiful old pub great beer great food lovely people highly recommend
Fabulous evening yesterday, lovely meal to start then several pints. Entertained by Marcus, Natalie, Connor and the lively Khloe. Great atmosphere, no music tv or kids. Well recommended!
First visit today. Realy lovely old/restored interior. Good beer and quick good pub grub.
Great pub, great staff. Food excellent and the beer is superb. Slightly biased as I am the new landlord. But come in and try to prove me wrong!!!!
I went there for my birthday with the family the place looked nice and warming atmassfear and the food was lovely and the staff FRIENDLY xxxx
Wonderful London boozer and proper Yorkshire beer - great combination and nice management too
Can’t believe I’ve lived nearby for so long without coming to this gem. Such a cosy, olde vibe, great beer, sensational prices. We got two pints for £7.40! Sam Smith’s pubs are always a treat.
Only thing I’d ask - would be great if they’d offer veggie Sunday roast!
Great local pub, friendly staff and regulars. Good range of reasonably priced beers. Big garden out the back a few tables out the front. Plenty of seating inside. Didn't have the food.
Quiet, classic Samuel Smith Pub. Nice staff and interesting local clientele. If your soul is in sorrow, have a pint. Great traditional pub if you fancy a digital detox (no phones or laptop).
Vintage vibe — mobile phones not allowed! I really liked this traditional pub and will definitely be back. I do have a few suggestions for the management (others may disagree). I personally like the "no mobiles" rule that they have, but I think they could do it in a more tasteful manner. For example, instead of having lots of signs taped up on nearly every part of the walls, perhaps just one at the bar and maybe one or two elsewhere? There's a way to get the message across without it being tacky or overbearing. Secondly, I appreciated that there wasn't loud or obnoxious music... But the complete and total silence is a bit... uncomfortable, especially when the pub is quiet. It would be nice if there was just a tiny little hint of music in the background. Maybe even just traditional folk music or classical even, just to add a bit of atmosphere.
Lovely, friendly, local boozer. Pool and darts available. Quieter Saturday evening. V nice pint and wine. Thank you!
Stopped by for a few pints and a meal after a lengthy walk from the Horniman museum via Crystal Palace Park. Lovely neighbourhood feel and top notch staff. Will visit again if I happen to be in the area.
Such a lovely pub! No screens - come for darts and pool and real people actually talking to each other
Nice Sam Smith's pub, great pint prices, friendly staff
Good Sunday lunch.
Reasonably priced beers.
Service, excellent.
Nice old traditional pub, no music, friendly customers and staff.
Lovely place to go for a nice quiet drink.
Fantastic Sunday roast beef lunch,and a glass of chocolate stout to finish the meal.
Good old-fashioned pub with perfectly acceptable food and Sam Smith's beer all at good prices. Typical working class South London clientele are .... what they are.
Welcomed so warmly today with my kids, what a lovely pub. Excellent beer, superb building but the friendly welcome the best of all. Will be back.
We went last night and played a few games of Pool. It’s a beautiful pub, pool table (very unusual these days), dart board, board games and reasonably priced drinks. They do food now too so we are going back for Sunday lunch next weekend.
We used to live right near it so we would go regularly because I could feed the kids for a fiver. The landlord at the time was exceptionally friendly and nice especially once they warmed to you. The landlord has moved on now though. I don't know what it's like now but it used to be an excellent local. The beers were good, you could play pool and they also had some board games. I would say it's extremely family friendly. Only downside would be the lack of accessible loos. You have to go downstairs. I do know they open the garden in summer. You have to sort of go round the back. I can't really fault it for a local to play darts and pool at.
It's our favourite local, great local, great staff, fantastic deal on a Sunday lunch starting at £10.
And great prices on for a pint at £3.40, it's hard to get us to leave
Lovely friendly pub with fantastic food, Ian makes everyone feel very welcome. Recommended!
Great local Sam Smith's pub. Often nice and quiet but at times it fills up with a friendly crowd of interesting characters. Lovely staff.
There was no food however, that was due to the fact that they re- opened 9 weeks ago. Also Sir Arthur conan Doyle used to go there and write the cases of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. There is pool and darts, drinks are good, they have peanuts and pork scratching. Brilliant. Go in July though when the food is in as it will have more of a an atmosphere. But overall, 10 out of 10.
I reccomend to friends and family.
The pub is amazing and it has so much history concerning Arthur Conan Doyle and his great detective Sherlock Holmes. Great decor and immaculately clean due to the present times. Don the manager was a great host and the Bar lady was attentive and polite. Luke the barman was polite and friendly, would definitely go back here without a doubt. It is nice to see a pub with character. Clae Brighton
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