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The Angel, SE16
SE16
SE16 4NB
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Reviews of The Angel (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Will Larter left this review about The Angel
I must have been following one of those lists of "must see" London pubs mentioned by the previous reviewer, as this one doesn't have the intactness to get it onto Camra's heritage inventory of outstanding historical interiors, but it does have listed status and is on Camra's OCR list instead (outstanding conversions and restorations). Notable here is the snug beside the bar which has a low door (similar to the Prince Alfred in Maida Vale but not so elegant - in fact, not at all elegant, merely functional). No cask beers, and though I asked for the keg Old Brewery I'm pretty sure the barman gave me Sovereign (£4.90/pint). No matter. It was pretty quiet when I was here, just before sunset in early January and I didn't find this as pleasant as some of the Sam Smiths pubs I've been to in Fitzrovia and Soho, for example, and the beer is nothing to write home about.
Date of visit: 9th January 2024
On 25th February 2024
- rating: 5
[User has posted 3733 recommendations about 3470 pubs]
Komakino . left this review about The Angel
Previous reviews still hold out about this pub almost 2½ years after the last one. Still no cask ale available although all the Sam Smith’s keg favourites are – I plumped for a pint of Light Mild for £3.40 which was decent enough. There’s plenty to marvel at with the not-so-old partitions at the front of the U-shaped central bar and old photos on the walls – in particular (as mentioned previously) one showing the pub surrounded by other buildings in another life in contrast to its ‘survivor’ building status of today. I walked here in the rain from Rotherhithe Overground (you pass The Mayflower en route) and my tight schedule meant I didn’t have time to appreciate more of its finer points, missing out on the upstairs and the dangle-your-toes-into-the-Thames patio out back. It frequently appears on lists like ‘London's Top 50 Pubs’ and it’s a must-do for its quirks more than anything else.
On 21st April 2023
- rating: 6
[User has posted 1074 recommendations about 1074 pubs]
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Angel
Another of Sam Smiths beautifully restored London pubs with a collection of separate seating areas around the central serving area. For a North Londoner its Rotherhithe Thames side location also provides different north west facing views of the skyscrapers of London, which can be enjoyed from an outside ground floor decking area.
Yes there’s no draught OBB here but a fairly extensive range of SS products on Keg and in bottle and on a fairly chilly afternoon I went for a bottle of the reliable Taddy porter and enjoyed it whilst taking in the views from the outside decking area.
This is a really nice pub and it shouldn’t be penalised too heavily for the lack of any products on hand pump.
On 20th November 2020
- rating: 7
[User has posted 2110 recommendations about 1992 pubs]
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- Darts : Yes last updated 09 February 2014 by ROB Camra
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