Earl Ferrers, Streatham, SW16

Tris C left this review about Earl Ferrers

This pub has been open since at least 1891 when the licenced victualler was Thomas Masters; what association the Earls Ferrers had/has with the area I know not.
The place has been subject to a recent renovation from February 2026, having closed in November 2024; certainly, the exterior with its gaudy turquoise paint scheme looks less upmarket than before (see photos).
With the plate glass entrance door doing the place no favours, internally, the place is modern bare boarded, white or turquoise paint then bare brick; in short, a bit predictable, less so the TV masquerading as an open fire. The ceiling features some weird lighting devices with ‘cocktail bar’ purple ambient lighting, the sort of thing young women like. The only heritage I could spy was some paint encrusted cornicing then a simple bar back with bevelled mirrors. Furniture is modern conventional and at the time of my Saturday 9.00pm visit, customers were few, young and mouthy.
Drinks amounted to a fizzocracy, with some pseudo craft, many taps covered with a pint glass to indicate their dormancy. Thereafter, there were two pumps, one unclipped (pint glass shielding the handle) then one for Pride, similarly ensnared, so it was a half of Guinness, £3.50, served by a barmaid who took nearly ten minutes to change the barrel; a few minutes after taking my seat she told me that they would stop serving at 10.00pm, which is a bit lame for a Saturday.
I found this place to be rather dispiriting, the more so both for not serving cask and the Saturday closing time; the Railway is the one to beat when in SW16.

On 6^th April 2026 - rating: 3
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