Dogstar, Brixton, SW9

Large venue that feels like a shadow of probable former glory. Large seating area just inside the front door with bar facing you as you walk in. Very high ceiling with three pillars in the middle of the area with a circular ledge around each and some tall metal stools to utilise the ledge (alternatively you could stand there also like me)! There is a slightly raised area with some banquettes in the left most window as you look out. The DJ pulpit occupies the area in front of the middle window. A large projector screen was pulled down to show the England SF and most of the seating was via trestle type tables and benches. The pub extends beyond the right hand side of the bar and that area has a large plasma screen at the far end. both parts have disco falls suspended from the ceiling with the size, by eye, seemingly proportional to the size of each area. The side extension had a large glass skylight but it seems to let little light in! The four hand pumps still showing “coming soon” so I suspect Tris was something like 100% correct with his guess in his review. Quite a few keg options, Madri, Pravha, Guinness, Blue Moon, Brixton Reliance Pale Ale, Dennis Hopp’r Hepcat, Aspall cider, Staropramen, Brixton Coldharbour lager. I certainly wouldn’t fancy a trip to the subterranean toilets after having a few. The stone steps are not well lit and vertiginous. All told an interesting venue you could say that would warrant a quick stop in passing but not one to head to unless you fancy a crawl in this central part of Brixton. It is indeed pretty gloomy in here, my iPhone screen probably doubling the illumination in my part of the pub and that was actually quite close to the door on an increasingly bright evening!

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Large one roomed pub with the bar to the front. No hand pumps - just keg. Nothing special.