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Trinity Arms, SW9
SW9
SW9 8DR
Reviews of Trinity Arms (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Tris C left this review about Trinity Arms
A world away from the despondency of Brixton Road, the Trinity Arms is situated in peaceful and dinky Trinity Square, built in 1850, leased by Young & Co in 1885, bought outright in 1911; they may also possibly own the green outside, due to acquisition courtesy of squatters’ rights; today, there’s some fine Young & Co brewery tiling, probably dating from the 1930s.
The interior was trendified in 2016, but it’s not nearly as severe as some of Young’s mauling’s; aside from the predictable picture of the Queen Mother on the pull, you can get a glimpse of it on their website, once you’ve navigated the endless pictures of the beer garden, dogs and food that looks like something from the film The Thing. Customers were young trustafarian types, nothing like the dog-clutching models bussed in for the website’s photoshoot, some wearing hired sports’ shirts, punching the air whilst watching an imaginary TV. The acoustics were very poor, rendering the sound of conversation unpleasantly loud.
With the Proper Job option banished from Young’s south London pubs, the ale choice amounted to Special and London Original, then new to me, a Frankenbeer cask called Mixed, with a pump clip that was 50:50 Special and London Original; yet another half of Neck Oil reluctantly succumbed to gravity, £3.60 for the privilege.
This is quite a decent pub – certainly by the standards of south London – but the cask choice is a bore and it’s clearly better visited early in the week.
On 31st March 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 1985 recommendations about 1951 pubs]
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Quinno _ left this review about Trinity Arms
In the mean streets (and ropey pub scene) of Brixton lies this really rather nice little oasis in a neat and secluded little square only a few yards off the main drag. Having made myself look like a wally by trying to get in through various locked doors, I eventually entered round the side. It’s obviously been molested by the Youngs wrecking crew at some point in the last few years, as the U shaped interior lacks intrinsic charm that a building of this stature should warrant. Three casks ales at the island bar, 2x Youngs and Twickenham Grandstand. Outrageously, the cost of two pints was £9.30, though at least the quality of the two I got were very good and superb – I’d have been raging otherwise. Staff were a mixture of schooled and the scatty. With no spare tables inside we schlepped out the back via a heavy glass door that – stupidly, given the traffic of full pints one way – opened inwards into the pub making it near-impossible to get through with more than one pint in hand without summoning assistance. The garden was pretty swish, covered by tentage with an odd open square brick fire. Clientele were mainly on the younger, trustafarian / self-facilitating media node side of things. We witnessed peak Zone1 behaviour, with a loud and pushy girl literally bullying a lad off his table space so she and her pals could take it. Overall, this place doesn’t have enough to warrant big marks but as a haven away from Brixton’s main thoroughfare, it’s ideal for a pre-gig drink.
On 1st March 2018
- rating: 7
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Trinity Arms
Excellent Youngs pub, geographically a short distance from the main road through Brixton but in other respects a world away in a quiet little square. Some interesting exterior features, and inside it has been opened out into a horseshoe-shaped bar with high ceilings. Very comfortably furnished, and flowers on most of the tables brighten the interior. Also features a few wooden benches out front and a 'secret' patio beer garden to the rear. Ordinary, Special, London Gold and the seasonal Hummingbird (£3.95) available from four of six handpumps on this visit. Well worth seeking out.
On 13th September 2015
- rating: 8
[User has posted 8117 recommendations about 8117 pubs]
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Clapham High Street, 0.95 miles, 18 min walk (show)
Loughborough Junction, 1.04 miles, 20 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 31 March 2024 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes - Fridays 20.00. - last updated 31 March 2024 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 11 July 2018 by Quinno _
