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The Bridge House, Penge, SE20
SE20
SE20 8RZ
Reviews of The Bridge House (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
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David Walton left this review about The Bridge House
Nothing to add on physical description of this large, split level pub a min or so out of Penge West station. Place was quiet on arrival a bit after 5.15pm apart from a few people working away on their laptops that looked like they had been working from here all day and the smattering of people assembling for an early week quaff after work. It is a really nice space with an interesting beer garden with palm trees in a good location for commuters dropping off the London Overground. However, no hand pumps to be seen and the Brixton range plus the usual other mainstream lagers, Guinness and Neck Oil so can’t command more than a 5 from me but easy to see others rating this more highly when cask beer was available here yesteryear. New postcode area for me - this really is south London for me!
On 8th April 2024
- rating: 5
[User has posted 631 recommendations about 631 pubs]
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john gray left this review about The Bridge House
Big old corner of the street pub with modern interior.Impressive beer garden.No cask but 4 Brixton beers on keg.Strange that the bar is on the first floor but it works.
On 14th January 2023
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1023 recommendations about 1009 pubs]
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Malden man left this review about The Bridge House
Austere looking from the outside with the stonework now painted black as well as the railway arch dominant above, once inside I found a mixture of a gastro pub and nursery school. The entry area at street level contains some mixed seating at scrubbed tables, some low with sofas, others at more regulation height, modern art and deer heads and antlers on the walls. The area is on a slope so up a curved stair to the main bar and dining room which is L-shaped, most tables up here were set for formal eating. Four handpumps on the bar, two were reversed (one was Tribute, I couldn't see the other), this left Stonehenge Spire Ale (£2.00 a half) and Gales Seafarers. The Spire Ale was fine once I had persuaded the barmaid to actually put a proper half in the glass, this was after waiting to be served while the previous customer requested a colouring sheet and crayons for his kid and despite me being the only person waiting this was more important than serving me, leaving me there for around three minutes that I'll never get back while she disappeared to find them.
Plenty going on here, the pub has an upstairs theatre, comedy and cabaret nights are advertised and they even do a yoga night, bet that's tricky while holding a pint.
There's a nice looking garden to the rear beyond the diners which in milder times may be a better choice than the downstairs area which was full of buggies and young kids, albeit well behaved but to me distracting from the pub experience. They could do with keeping on top of the table clearing too.
On 23rd February 2014
- rating: 5
[User has posted 1710 recommendations about 1683 pubs]
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Penge East, 0.39 miles, 7 min walk (show)
Anerley, 0.53 miles, 10 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 06 February 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 06 February 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 06 February 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Car Park : No last updated 06 February 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 06 February 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 06 February 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 06 February 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Jukebox : No last updated 06 February 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Live Music : Yes last updated 06 February 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Micropub : No last updated 08 May 2022 by paulof horsham
- Pinball : No last updated 06 February 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Pool Table : No last updated 06 February 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Quiz Night : Yes - Thursdays 20.00. - last updated 11 February 2023 by Tris C
- Real Ale : No last updated 29 May 2022 by Rex Rattus
- Real Cider : No last updated 06 February 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Wheelchair Access : Yes - Lower level only - last updated 06 February 2014 by Pub SignMan
