SW9 Bar, Brixton, SW9

Looks like a wine bar but all customers drinking beer as far as I could see... Plenty of window space on two sides, smart modern furniture within and small tables out on the 'L'-shaped front / side patio. Not a great choice of keg beers and ciders, so I went for the Hoegaarden (£2.75, half, and served with an optional citrus slice).

There’s no real ale here, just lagers and Guinness – the latter at £2.50 a half. They do food, but I didn’t see a menu. I did see a sign offering breakfasts at half price, without stating either the original or discounted price. Maybe that’s good value – or maybe not bearing in mind the price of a half of Guinness. This is a fairly small single room bar. There’s black plastic upholstered fixed bench seating, dark tables and more black upholstered chairs. It all seems a bit shiny and dark in a funny sort of way. It was light in there during my afternoon visit, but I guess it must be different place in the evenings when it’s dark, and probably assumes more of a night club or wine bar atmosphere. But this bar is not likely to be with us for much longer, as the whole stretch along Dorrell Place is to be redeveloped to provide a hotel, although a new bar is included in the plans. I doubt whether I’ll pay a return visit in its current guise.

Badly lighted one room with bar to the right side. No real ale and all the ciders were off.

Official site of SW9 Bar - www.sw9bar.com

Official site of SW9 Bar - www.sw9bar.com

Nice smart modern bar.No cask but nice pint of Hoegaarden.Busy with seating outside.