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Submitted on Sunday, 9th March 2025
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The Old Justice, Bermondsey, SE16
SE16
SE16 4TY
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Reviews of The Old Justice (Average Rating: 5 of 10) see review guidelines
Will Larter left this review about The Old Justice
Quite busy on a Sunday evening with people sitting in the front yard and having pizzas delivered by motorcycle. Inside it's pretty close to full with a young man singing Neil Young’s Harvest Moon in a key that doesn't suit his voice. I swerved the three cask beers and tried a half of Budvar Dark Lager 4.7% (£7.10/pint), but it was too sweet, too cold and too fizzy for me. I struggled to finish it and walked off somewhat bloated from all that CO2.
On 19th July 2026
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 4842 recommendations about 4430 pubs]
Komakino . left this review about The Old Justice
The landlord at The Gregorian pointed me in the direction of this (almost) riverside pub, passing a diurnal fox perched on a wall on the way there. Tris again provides an excellent architectural and historical overview of the place, and having just come from the Gregorian, my wood panelling appreciation was on overdrive setting foot inside here. As this was only a quick stay, I didn't explore the room beyond the bar and had a quick pint of Kirkstall Golden Hour (well done to them for getting their beers in in two pubs in South London, but not so good on the beer miles) whilst three lads watched a rerun of the 2022 World Cup Final on a wall-mounted big screen. A decent destination for a local crawl, but not necessarily one to hang around in for an extended period of time.
On 13th June 2026
- rating: 6
[User has posted 1104 recommendations about 1104 pubs]
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Moby Duck left this review about The Old Justice
It's a large backstreet pub with two good sized square rooms with a central bar serving each, paneled walls throughout, the seating is of sensible height and basic in nature.
I was pleasantly surprised to find four fully occupied handpumps, two per bar with different beers per room, so worth looking first, Old House Bitter, which is Hardy & Hansons rebadged, Redemption Kazbek, Lacons Ember and my choice of a rather good The Kernel Mild. There are several decent craft keg also on offer all displayed on a chalk board along with the cask and cider offerings.
A very nice pub which like Tris in the previous review of a year ago I rate 7.5, but for the purposes of this site I'm veering toward an 8.
On 9th March 2025
- rating: 8
[User has posted 2351 recommendations about 2315 pubs]
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- Facebook page of The Old Justice - www.facebook.com
- Randomness Guide to London - Old Justice entry
- Historic Pub Interiors - pubheritage.camra.org.uk
- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Old Justice - whatpub.com
- Historic Pub Interiors - pubheritage.camra.org.uk
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- Function Room : No last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- Hot Food : No last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- Jukebox : No last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- Live Music : Yes last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- Pool Table : No last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 16 January 2024 by paulof horsham
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 26 April 2023 by Tris C
- Real Cider : No last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 28 April 2023 by Tris C
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