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The Bankers Draft, Eltham, SE9

80 Eltham High Street
SE9
SE9 1BW

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David Walton left this review about The Bankers Draft

Visited as a JDW on 15/07/2019 in my previous hoover of SE9 venues that saw me visit all the central Eltham venues. Added to my unvisited SE9 venues again after disposed of by JDW.

The venue is well described below in terms of its spatial size. Actually not that small as a high street pub when you place outside the context of a JDW modern pub. In the v early days of JDW I would not have thought about this venue as being so small, it’s just (and it is only a central London experience) they quickly moved to big locations such as the (then) magnificent big abandoned bank conversions such as the Hamilton Hall. JDW historians will correct me there in the wider geographic context.

There is nothing about this place on my mid evening visit that would see me running for the doors after (re)ticking it off as a visited venue. It was nicely busy, and a very enjoyable venue to spend some time. On hand pump were out of the 7 hand pumps, Hophead, Cornish from St Austells, GK abbot, Boon Doggle from Ringwood, Ruddles And Wainwright Gold. My pint of Hophead, which not the most exciting option : choice, was perfectly kept and £2 a pint. Even the large leg range was’t bad, if again not exciting, including something I have never seen on tap, namely Tetley’s smooth. ok not listing that key example as to how good the keg range is but keg is so much not in play if you love cask like me and there are ample such to choose from.

I think this place deserves a chance irrespective of its history. It has a very reasonable cask offering and was really pleasant to attend. It would have been a really easy 6 but I am going to elevate to a 7 here to make a point.

On 3^rd June 2024 - rating: 7
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Bankers Draft

This is now not the smallest Wetherspoons in the country due to the fact that it was put up for sale by JDW in Sept 2022, and came under new ownership in the summer of 2023 by someone called SJ Leisure London Ltd. Not that you can tell that when you walk in because none of the décor or set up has been changed and it still looks and feels exactly like a ‘spoons, even all the way to the undesirable customers, which unfortunately are difficult to avoid in a space this small. Frankly I couldn’t wait to get out of this one into the micropub virtually next door and I sunk my half in record time and exited via the fire door, which is also still an unofficial entrance and exit. For the record four of the seven ale handpumps were in operation and alongside the still present Ruddles were Dark Star Hop Head and Brill Gold and Wychert Bitter from the Buckinghamshire Vale Brewery.

On 29^th May 2024 - rating: 5
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Bankers Draft (JD Wetherspoon)

You can well believe this is the smallest surviving Spoons and actually need to take a second look to confirm you are in one. Very much a conversation-led pub though. The interior is rather cluttered with furniture in an attempt to pack as much in as possible, which heightens the cosy feel. An interesting side feature is the fire door, which is widely used in both directions by locals accessing the unofficial smoking area on the pavement. Why this is not made a formal door is beyond me. The beers included a couple from Windsor & Eton alongside the usual suspects and condition was fair enough.

On 5^th October 2019 - rating: 7
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