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The Three Stags, Lambeth, SE1
SE1
SE1 7PZ
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The Three Stags
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Tris C left this review about The Three Stags
A fine traditional name applied to a pub which dates from at least the late 18th century, rebuilt in 1821. It was formerly a Charrington’s house, there’s a granite slab on the pavement to the left of the pub, with logo and pub name.
The previous reviews apply, but this isn’t a Greene King house thankfully, but sadly some of their beers are stocked. The interior is a traditional dark wood affair, which can be seen on Google. The pub boasts that it’s eco-friendly, having a roof garden where produce for their kitchen is grown. As further testament to this statement, there’s a selection of discarded assorted plastic items hanging from the ceiling; lovely. The attractive ‘Charlie Chaplin’ snug is there, as are some original dividers with occluded glass and an attractive glass entrance vestibule; encaustic tiling is in abundance to the right of the bar. Customers were fairly young and vocal, some wearing horrible seasonal ‘Christmas themed’ knitwear.
The ale department wasn’t up to much, with Greene King Fireside, Rocking Rudolph and SE1 Stags Ale at an utterly unjustifiable £2.90 a half; I can easily get a half for 60p less anywhere else round here. That said, this beer tasted eerily familiar, like the ‘house beer’ I’ve had at a couple of other GK pubs recently.
This is an attractive pub, but the ‘punk’ décor and plastic accoutrements don’t appeal. The Greene King ale selection (in an area refreshingly free of GK pubs) doesn’t get my juices flowing and the pricing was a joke. If this pub wanted to crow about environmental credentials, why does it source its beer from Bury St. Edmunds, a round trip of around 170 miles when a far smaller carbon footprint could achieved by sourcing beers from many of the fantastic breweries in South London. In all, I think I’ll stay in the Dog House in future.
On 17th December 2021
- rating: 4
[User has posted 1983 recommendations about 1949 pubs]
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E TA left this review about The Three Stags
As described by Steve, below, with the addition of a piano next to the stage area. The barman was inept and knew nothing about beer, blaming the pumps for the poor quality – Loddon’s Hullabaloo and Reading Best were well off form, as was the house beer, Stag Ale. The beers were over-priced, the food average price for the area and looked good, but the rubbish beer and attitude from the staff did not induce our wanting to stay. I don’t see a return visit.
On 27th March 2020
- rating: 5
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john gray left this review about The Three Stags
Warm and busy on my visit.Food served by waitresses.Nice.Plenty of brown wood. GK pub with GK -scrumdown,Camerons -strongarm and my delightfull GK -heritage.Plenty of outside seating
On 13th April 2018
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 12 December 2021 by Tris C
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 12 December 2021 by Tris C
- Beer Garden : No last updated 12 December 2021 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 12 December 2021 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 12 December 2021 by Tris C
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 12 December 2021 by Tris C
- Function Room : Yes - According to Twitter - last updated 21 July 2015 by Dave McNally
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Jukebox : No last updated 12 December 2021 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 12 December 2021 by Tris C
- Live Music : No last updated 12 December 2021 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 12 December 2021 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 12 December 2021 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 12 December 2021 by Tris C
- Pool Table : No last updated 12 December 2021 by Tris C
- Quiz Night : No last updated 12 December 2021 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 06 September 2009 by Moby Duck
- Real Cider : No last updated 12 December 2021 by Tris C
