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The Roebuck, Borough, SE1
SE1
SE1 4YG
Served areas
RoebuckBorough
To think, one week from now we'll be welcoming you back at The Roebuck once more
5:03 PM Apr 5th 2021 from LaterMedia
Reviews of The Roebuck (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Moby Duck left this review about The Roebuck
A slightly wedge shaped pub with roads flanking each side meeting at a junction to the front.The room is light and airy in the daytime with plenty of natural light coming in from the large windows on both sides.A fairly modernish feel without destroying any natural ambiance. The four handpumps provided Southwark LPA, Five Points Best, Big Smoke Ceremony and Seacider. There is an upstairs room where they hold quizes and Karaoke nights. Karaoke nights aside a pretty nice pub.
On 12th May 2023
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1872 recommendations about 1845 pubs]
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Tris C left this review about The Roebuck
There’s some good visible Truman’s references here, inside and out to a pub which dates from 1746, but clearly rebuilt, probably in the late 19th century.
On approach, I had thought that this was going be some trendy gastropub, but I was wrong. Trendy yes, with quite low lighting from white globe lanterns, pale floor, island bar with pot plants, scrubbed furniture and lots of grey paint above wainscotting. There are some banquettes and settles to the periphery and a carpeted snug of sorts to the rear, where there are good lavs, with black and white prints of Doris Day and Oliver Reed denoting gender. The bar has four commanding Corinthian-capitalled columns rising from it and framed prints graced the walls. There’s certainly food here, but there’s a greater emphasis on real ale than probably any pub in the immediate vicinity. Not huge, but one pump dispensed Seacider, then Five Points XPA, Portobello Star and Southwark’s Pale Ale at a very reasonable £2.30 a half and lovely, served by a friendly barmaid. The pumps were getting a great deal of use, as much from women as men and a glance around at drinkers seemed to indicate that many were here for ale, not lager.
This is a good solid pub, one of the best in SE1; chuck in Simon the Tanner, the Libertine and the Gladstone for good measure.
On 14th November 2021
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1985 recommendations about 1951 pubs]
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Roebuck
Imposing wedge-shaped pub with interesting features on each façade (although the dark green paintwork perhaps doesn't quite do them justice. The interior benefits from the large window area, with an uncrammed arrangement of furniture around the bar and in the back room, but on a hot day the wooden benches outside were the place to be. Four handpumps on the counter, dispensing Truman's Swift, Purity Pure UBU, Southwark Full Sail (£3.90) and Seacider cider.
On 25th June 2017
- rating: 7
[User has posted 8117 recommendations about 8117 pubs]
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London Bridge, 0.73 miles, 14 min walk (show)
London Bridge, 0.73 miles, 14 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No - street seating - last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 14 November 2021 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : Yes - Thursdays. - last updated 01 April 2022 by Tris C
- Live Music : No last updated 14 November 2021 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 14 November 2021 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 14 November 2021 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes - Tuesdays. - last updated 14 November 2021 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 June 2014 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 01 April 2022 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 14 November 2021 by Tris C
