Prince Frederick, Bromley

Good-looking backstreet suburban pub, but right on the Green Chain Walk and close to Sundridge Park station. Gives the impression of having an unspoilt heritage interior, although it appears that there must have originally been two separate bars at the front, and there's another at the back also served from the central counter. However, it still looks great, with dark wood-panelling, two 1930s feature fireplaces and unusual frosted glass ceiling panels. Three Greene King beers on offer from the four handpumps: IPA, Old Speckled Hen (£5.40) and Abbot.

The Prince Frederick is a really nice looking pub that is set in a back street. Once inside there is a single L shaped room with the bar facing,the left side is bare boarded and has normal tables and chairs,there are two back to back bench seats in the middle area,the right side is carpeted and has normal tables and chairs. I did note the unusual ceiling but dont know how to describe it. The pub is a Greene King tied house,there were four real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Belhaven Grand Slam which went down very well in a nice pub,the other beers were Skinners Splendid Tackle and GK IPA and Abbot. Food is available there were menus on the window sills,quite background music was playing. The pub was fairly busy with older drinkers. This is a very pleasant pub that was worth the walk from Bromley town centre. Pub visited 14/2/2015

The eponymous prince in this case was George II’s oldest son, who obviously did not live long enough to ascend the throne. This pub is on the CAMRA inventory of London Heritage Pubs – and rightly so. It doesn’t have the opulence or grandeur of some other pubs on the Inventory, as this is effectively an unspoilt backstreet boozer. The layout is traditional, with the public bar on the left and the saloon on the right with separate doors to the street, although there is a small connecting door between the two rooms. Up a couple of steps behind the saloon bar is another room, which I guess would be regarded as the lounge. This is originally a Victorian pub, but the interior fitting is from the 1930s. The walls have attractive fielded wooden panelling, and the white vitriolite ceiling is quite unusual. The lounge and the public bar both contain dartboards, and there was no sign of any sofas, tall stools or tall tables. There were three ales on – GKIPA, Abbot Ale and Hook Norton Old Hooky. The food seemed to comprise a heated container with pies etc. This pub is delightfully unspoilt, being a locals’ backstreet boozer. This one is definitely worth a visit if you’re anywhere nearby. I’ll definitely be back if I get the chance.

Randomness Guide to London - Prince Frederick entry

Randomness Guide to London - Prince Frederick entry