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Paddy's Yard, Brixton, SW9

443 Coldharbour Lane
SW9
SW9 8LN
Phone: 02070959443
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David Walton left this review about Paddy's Yard

Visited 01/09/25. Visited previously as the Market House on 25/07/22.

No cask. Keg offering of Red Stripe, Cruz, Fosters, Moretti, Sharps Atlantic Pale Ale, Inch's cider, Guinness, and a lager called Reef House from East London Brewery Block Brew, which was v pleasant.

Single room, bare boarded venue with a tiled skirt along the bar counter, which is towards the rear on the left-hand wall, with tall stool seating along the length of the bar counter. Wooden banquette seating along the right-hand side serving regular tables with regular chairs the other side thereof. Tall table / barrel tables down the middle of the venue with tall backed, v comfortable, stools. There is a raised wooden banquette in the rear left-hand corner, with the kitchen serving hatch in the rear right-hand corner. Screens dotted around the venue, but all switched off on my visit, with a cheery Irish soundtrack being piped into the venue. At the front in the window, to the left of the entrance, there is a small slightly raised seating area with a couple of regular tables and chairs. Not so much wall space but what there is has a fair amount of Irish memorabilia. A pleasant bar of its type and the staff were super pleasant and engaging so absolutely would return for a beer if in the area (which I frequently am).

On 18th April 2026 - rating: 5
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Market House

Set in an attractive building on Coldharbour Lane, this is a basic, open plan bar and restaurant that seems to pull in quite a diverse crowd. The spacious single room set up has scuffed floorboards, windows down two sides and the bar over to the rear left. High tables and stools have been arranged under the front windows, long hard backed benches down the right-hand and rear walls, two short armless sofas in the middle of the room and lots of basic tables and chairs elsewhere. The bar has a very plain counter with curved ends and a bare brick bar back and the room benefits from lots of modern styling, including plenty of glazed tile walls, mixed light fittings, but perhaps not so much from the clichéd exposed utilities across the ceiling. There's an open kitchen to the rear right pumping out what looked like Caribbean cuisine and R&B tunes played quietly in the background throughout my stay, although maybe they weren't that quiet after all, because the pub was extremely noisy as there are no soft furnishings to be seen.
Like many other such venues, cask ale is nothing but a distant memory, so I was left to the mercy of the keg range, opting for Brixton Defender IPA, (£6.40 a pint), one of three Brixton beers amidst a load of mainstream pap. The barman was very friendly and despite the general cacophony, the pub felt quited chilled on an early Thurs evening, although I can easily imagine it becoming pretty mental late on a Friday night.
I liked a few bits about this pub, mainly the service and the general good vibes, but with no ale, a strong food focus and a stripped out interior, any good will quickly drains away. I was happy that I finally checked this place out, having walked by countless times in the past, but I think I'll be content to just admire the fine exterior in passing from now on.

Date of visit - 18th April 2024

On 17th August 2024 - rating: 5
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Tris C left this review about The Market House

Dating from at least the late 19th century and I suspect an awful lot earlier as the Coach & Horses, this would seem to be an early Edwardian rebuild which closed in 2007 to reopen in 2011, the current name dating from 2012, the basic, modernised and utilitarian interior visible on Google; also visible is an old Truman’s lantern and sign bracket.
It’s summed up well by Rex and seems to attract a substantial Afro-Caribbean customer base, unsurprising given the central Brixton location and probably attracted by the ‘Original Flava [sic]’ Jamaican food.
This is a fizz-only place and as I didn’t really take to it, I didn’t stay for a drink; not a place for this middle-aged honky.

On 14th May 2024 - no rating submitted
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Pub location see interactive map of local area
Map location corrected by Rex Rattus
Brixton, 0.16 miles, 3 min walk (show)
Loughborough Junction, 0.65 miles, 12 min walk (show)
Herne Hill, 0.86 miles, 16 min walk (show)
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18th Apr 2026, 09:37
Review submitted by David Walton
 
1st Sep 2025, 22:31
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  • Accommodation : No last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Bar Billiards : No last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Beer Festivals : No last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Beer Garden : No last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • CAMRA Discount : No last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Car Park : No last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Child Friendly : Yes - Until 19.00. - last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Darts : No last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Function Room : No last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Hot Food : Yes - Carribean. - last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Jukebox : No last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Karaoke : No last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Live TV Sports : No last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Micropub : No last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Pinball : No last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Pool Table : No last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Quiz Night : Yes - Fridays 18.30, themed e.g. The Office, F·R·I·E·N·D·S. - last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
  • Real Ale : No last updated 19 October 2018 by Rex Rattus
  • Real Cider : No last updated 14 May 2024 by Tris C
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