The Dog House, SE11

Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Dog House

This pub looked quite promising when I walked in. There is a small front room where one old boy was reading a newspaper and a larger rear room with 2 or 3 more customers. The bar itself separates the two rooms.

There are bare boards underfoot, whilst the walls have countless things to admire including stuffed animal heads, stuffed birds, African masks, a few pictures, pumpclips and even a scorpion and a spider in a glass case. The Natural History Museum would be proud. To the rear is a real fire (actually lit) with a rug around it, as well as some interesting lamps and some birdcages. A small table had some board games on it. There was further seating upstairs, but I didn't explore there. One group did descend the stairs. I got the impression they had had a meal up there and were coming back down for drinks. The only sign of food being served was actually a menu in the gents toilet.

Music was playing, whilst a TV was showing a live Premier League football match without any sound. The real disappointment was the beer. With 6 handpulls and an entry in the Good Beer Guide, I was hoping to find more than just London Pride. I can see why pubs double or triple clip pumps now, as having 5 empty handpulls seemed like the sign of a pub in decline. Craft beers were Beavertown Neck Oil, Camden Stout & Brick Peckham Pale. I ordered the stout and received a short measure at a price of £6.20 a pint. There are drinks menus on each table and there was a cocktail list behind the bar.

Lovely pub, but the lack of cask ale does not bode well.

On 27^th January 2025 - rating: 5
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