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The Brockley Barge (JD Wetherspoon), Brockley, SE4

184 Brockley Road
SE4
SE4 2RR

Phone: 02086947690

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J D Wetherspoon

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Brockley

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Danny O'Revey left this review about The Brockley Barge (JD Wetherspoon)

Decent looking Spoons outside, round the corner from the station. Nice if nothing extraordinary inside. Good Beer Guide listed

On 2^nd December 2024 - rating: 6
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Komakino . left this review about The Brockley Barge (JD Wetherspoon)

Have to agree with PSM's review from 2016. The new layout doesn't help with seating and I eventually found a tall table right by the entrance, next to three daytime brigaders using the f-word as punctuation. The JDW beer festival was on at least, although I fell foul of the policy to not reverse pump clips when plumped what sounded like a winner in Hook Norton's Merula Stout ("it's off"). I ended up a Hook Norton-brewed beer called 'Flower Power IPA' for £2.07 with a Camra 50p voucher, so beggars can't be choosers I guess. Right behind Brockley Overground, so good on the accessibility front.

On 21^st April 2023 - rating: 6
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Brockley Barge (JD Wetherspoon)

Just across the road from Brockley railway station, this is a Wetherspoons venue converted from a former pub - the Breakspear Arms. Such pub conversions tend to work well for the chain as the buildings lend themselves more to a cosier, homely environment when compared to a shop or theatre conversion. However, this one highlighted one of the problems with using a pre-existing pub. In removing the formerly centrally positioned servery and relocating it to the back wall in order to create their favoured single room layout, the room has been left with a long row of pillars and sections of wall through the centre which would've formed part of the original servery and presumably can't be removed. This has the effect of breaking the room up a bit, but it also means that large parts of the pub are gloomy and lacking natural light and that the bar area gets cramped at peak periods, not to mention that the overall effect doesn't look particularly nice either. The usual 'Spoons formula has been applied here, with carpeting throughout, half panelled walls and a simple servery which is itself broken up by more pillars. The room is an unusual wedge shape and most of the natural light can be found at the 'thin' right hand end, where high tables and chairs stand under a nice curved end wall. Standard tables and chairs fill the bulk of the room and there were a couple of banquette booths to the left. TV screens showed muted coverage from the Olympic Games rather than the traditional rolling news channels. A few bits of abstract art filled up some wall space but otherwise the place was quite sparsely decorated.
Ten handpulls offered four 'Spoons regulars and four guest ales, with two ciders occupying the remaining handles. I tried a pint of the Pretty Things Seasoned Traveller which was a good pint served by one of the friendly and industrious bar staff, one of whom putting in his own Olympian effort with some highly efficient table clearing and cleaning.
I thought this was a bit of a mixed bag, as I found it tricky to settle down here - not a complaint I normally associate with Wetherspoons pubs. The beer was in good shape and I thought the service was well above average for the chain, but I think this still rates below the Antic and Late Knights pubs down the road.

On 14^th September 2016 - rating: 6
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