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Canton Arms, South Lambeth, SW8
SW8
SW8 1XP
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Canton Arms
Smoked Eel, Jerusalem Artichokes, watercress and Horseradish.
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Moby Duck left this review about Canton Arms
A corner pub with one large room albeit divided into two areas, pub and dining, there is a central bar upon which are mounted three handpumps that on my visit were offering up a choice T.T Landlord, Sharps Atlantic and Harveys Sussex Best, not the most interesting of trios but at least the Harveys was in good shape.It's an ok pub that manages to balance the mix of food and drink fairly well.
On 14th October 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 2151 recommendations about 2118 pubs]
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Tris C left this review about Canton Arms
This is quite a commanding corner pub on busy South Lambeth Road, its leaded windows with green and amber stained glass infill a clear indication that this was once a Charrington’s house.
I initially effected entry via the open side entrance with disabled ramp and staff smoking outside and having walked about halfway to the bar, was barked at by a barmaid wearing a Princess Diana T-shirt, telling me that ‘The entrance is round the corner’; I left the pub, walked eight feet round to the front entrance and re-entered the pub, not that this made a jot of difference. The interior features an aged, boarded floor, burgundy wall panelling to almost full height, the infill home to a multitude of pump clips not reflected in the ale selection, cream ceiling with a pretty paint encrusted cornice. Furniture is traditional, with the rear quite a gastro affair, all visible on their website.
Aside from two unused pumps, the ale choice amounted to just Sussex Best and Timothy Taylor Golden Best at £2.85 a half, served by a friendly barmaid; it was though a very dull drink, prompting me to wonder why they didn’t select the far more reliable Landlord?
Despite the witch in the Diana T-shirt, this is really quite a nice place; a more interesting ale selection would get the score up.
On 14th August 2023
- rating: 6
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Pub SignMan left this review about Canton Arms
This is a fairly typical London boozer, just up the road from Stockwell station, which has been given a bit of a makeover to appeal to the young professionals who seem to live in this part of town. A corner entrance takes you into the front bar, which has bare boards and check tile flooring around a centrally positioned servery. The bar has an angular counter with dark panel frontage and a nice polished metal top, but no bar back to speak of due to the way the pub has been opened out over the years. One large pillar remains though, with a beer board and old pump clips attached to it, whilst further boards hang above the opening to the similar rear servery area. The room is filled with lots of tables and low stools or chairs, with the latter mainly to the front and left, under leaded windows with nice green banding. The walls have some dark wood panelling, decorated with small period mirrors and lamps. Similar seating can be found to the right, where the room runs past the bar, into a decent split level rear space with lots more seating and similar decor. The pub was insanely noisy on my Saturday evening visit, thanks to a sizable crowd and a total lack of soft furnishings, which forced some to take refuge in a decent front outdoor seating area, which is screened from the road by planters and has plenty of picnic bench seating.
There were three cask ales on the bar - Skinners Betty Stogs, Wimbledon Copper and Taylors Landlord. Service was pretty poor, thanks to a remarkably slow barman who favoured serving young ladies who just arrived at the bar, rather than those who had been waiting the longest. I eventually got hold of a pint of the Copper, but it was mediocre at best.
This is a decent enough pub, which draws a good weekend crowd and has a nice lively atmosphere as a result, and there are enough pleasant spots to sit, away from the more gastro-styled areas, to make it a decent place to stop for a pint or two. However, the slow service, subpar beer and chopped out interior detracted enough from the overall experience that I’m unlikely to rush back any time soon.
On 14th August 2022
- rating: 5
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 14 August 2023 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 14 August 2023 by Tris C
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- Car Park : No last updated 14 August 2023 by Tris C
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- Darts : No last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- Function Room : No last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- Hot Food : Yes - Gastropub. - last updated 14 August 2023 by Tris C
- Jukebox : No last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- Karaoke : No last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- Live Music : No last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- Live TV Sports : No - Only special gmes, world cup etc. - last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- Micropub : No last updated 14 August 2023 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- Pool Table : No last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- Quiz Night : No last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 19 June 2014 by Rex Rattus
- Real Cider : No last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
- WiFi : Yes - Ask behind the bar for password - last updated 01 March 2020 by Philip Carter
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