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Catford Bridge Tavern, Catford, SE6
SE6
SE6 4RE
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David Walton left this review about Catford Bridge Tavern
Visited 26/01/26. Visited previously 17/07/23
No cask. The two functioning hand pumps were both out of action today for line cleaning. Decent keg choice, the London Pilsner from Portobello, Luke’s Gospel cider, the Heart & Soul session IPA and the Life & Death IPA both from Vocation, Pravha, the Mondo Road Soda (a New England Pale that I am often drawn to when I see it on tap), the hazy pale Existence as a Radical Act from Queer Brewing, the Down Shift AF pale ale from Drop Project, the Orange County Kveik IPA from Belleville, Hepcat, Efes, Blue Moon, Witch from Supercute, Shifty the pale ale and Choppy the Irish stout both from Drop Project, Madri, Guinness, Aspall.
Pleasantly large and imposing venue by the exit from Catford Bridge station. Some outside seating but inside plenty of comfy seating options on a cold late January early evening. The venue is bare boarded with the bar counter on a chessboard pattern tiled skirt to the left of the entrance. There are some booth tables along the wall opposite the bar counter with a few tall tables and tall backed stools to the far end of the bar counter. Walls are panelled with dark wood in this area. There is a non-working fire grate on the far wall opposite the entrance with a couple of facing leather studded sofas. The right-hand side of the venue, behind the bar counter, has a leather banquette along one wall serving regular tables and some booth tables on the wall backing the bar counter and opposite the open kitchen. Plenty of regular tables and chairs and a wingback armchair array around another non-working fire grate, but this side of the venue and the area to the right-hand of the entrance is mainly set up for diners. Some TV’s switched off on my visit and an easy listening soundtrack being played on an efficient sound system. Lighting was low in the dim outside light, but the venue benefits from decent natural light on sunnier and lighter days from the windows on all four walls. Nice venue that would be much better with a reliable cask offering.
On 30th January 2026
- rating: 5
[User has posted 957 recommendations about 950 pubs]
Tris C left this review about Catford Bridge Tavern
This is a substantial Brewers’ Tudor pub formerly run by Courage, disposed of recently by Antic and acquired by the Portobello Pub Co in 2023.
The interior is substantial, with much bare brick – probably remaindered from Antic – but otherwise bare boarded. Seemingly no longer a sports’ bar, the large interior features many rooms, bare boarded, plenty of dark wood (though probably modern), deep white coffered ceiling and plenty of potted palms and hanging ferns. Further décor amounted to empty glasses and crisp packets to sticky, uncleaned Wetherspoons-esque tables, despite there being just four other customers at the time of my 8.25pm visit a few nights ago, the barman gawping witlessly at his phone screen.
Despite the stewardship, there were only two cask beers: 360° Back to Black and Portobello Star, just £2.40 a half, served by a friendly but ultimately feckless barman.
This is better than your average railway station pub and could easily be so much better, but is let down by the couldn’t-give-a-toss attitude to cleaning and why just the one Portobello beer; the Blythe Hill Tavern is just a 10-minute walk from here.
On 20th May 2025
- rating: 4
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Moby Duck left this review about Catford Bridge Tavern
A huge cavernous station pub that seems to be modeling itself as a sports bar resulting in a somewhat characterless space. There are several TV screens dotted about plus a single pool table. All handpumps were blank, so no real ale was available, not sure if this is a temporary measure but I suspect not. There were a few commonplace craft beers avaiable from the likes of Beavertown and Camden Town plus all the normal keg stuff. This pub did very little for me and I only called in here because I had an half hour train wait, I'll get my timing better next time.
On 5th September 2021
- rating: 4
[User has posted 2257 recommendations about 2222 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 20 May 2025 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 20 May 2025 by Tris C
- Beer Festivals : Yes - May. - last updated 20 May 2025 by Tris C
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 20 May 2025 by Tris C
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 20 May 2025 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 20 May 2025 by Tris C
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 20 May 2025 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 08 August 2013 by David McNally
- Jukebox : No last updated 20 May 2025 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 20 May 2025 by Tris C
- Live Music : Yes - Sundays, open mic, 19.00. - last updated 20 May 2025 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : Yes - Selective. - last updated 20 May 2025 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 22 December 2023 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 20 May 2025 by Tris C
- Quiz Night : Yes - Tuesdays, 20.00. - last updated 20 May 2025 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 06 December 2023 by Rex Rattus
- Real Cider : No last updated 20 May 2025 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 20 May 2025 by Tris C
