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Furzedown, Streatham, SW16
SW16
SW16 6NR
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Reviews of Furzedown (Average Rating: 4 of 10) see review guidelines
David Walton left this review about Furzedown
Visited 28/05/26. Visited previously 11/03/24.
No cask. Keg offering of Asahi, Cruz, Camden Hells, Pravha, Moretti, Heineken, Brixton Reliance Pale Ale, Neck Oil and Inch's.
Large L shaped venue with outside paved area at the end of the left-hand side if you enter off the side street or at the far end if you enter off Mitcham Lane. The outside area has quite a bit of cover and there is a boarded slightly raised area with typical patio style furniture. The bar counter is on the far wall opposite the side entrance and to the left of that is a ceramic tiled area with regular marble topped tables and green fabric upholstered chairs with a green studded leather banquette down the right-hand wall. Rather unusual circular bench in the far-left hand end of this area by the opened (today) exit to the beer garden. In the area in front of the bar counter is another ceramic tiled area with tall tables served by tall, backed leather stools plus a ledge along the left-hand wall served by similar tall, backed leather stools. There is an extension to the bar counter with a black marble top with some tall, backed fabric stools. The venue is quite long to the left of this extension of the bar counter, initially the same ceramic tiles until becoming bare boarded over in the far-left hand side. Plenty of regular tables generally served by mustard coloured fabric upholstered regular chairs and small banquettes. To the right of the extension of the bar counter is another small bare boarded area with instead green fabric upholstered regular chairs and small sofas serving small tables, the area making the venue not quite L shaped overall!! Several TVs were tuned into the tennis with commentary so no background music here. The venue was airy and cool on my visit which was a nice relief from the heat outside! Big venue but sadly not on the beer front.
On 1st June 2026
- rating: 4
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Tris C left this review about Furzedown
Referring to itself as a ‘Bar and Brasserie’ (ho-bloody-ho) and named after neighbouring Furzedown – where Sadiq Khan lives – the former Streatham Park Tavern is a brewers’ Tudor lump dating from the mid-19th century, possibly rebuilt in the aforementioned style; the exterior displays sports’ bunting and meal deals, looking every bit as downmarket as the road junction it occupies.
With no sign of any original pub, the interior has been savagely made over to try and create an upmarket ambience; it fails. There are broadly seven styled zoned areas, the rear decked out as a dining area – with aquarium, so perhaps it’s a fish restaurant – titmouse blue and white colour scheme, fake Victorian-style fittings, games machine, mixed zoned furniture with some tall bucket stools with tubular legs, beneath which is a mixed wood and Minton-style tiled floor. There were at least two TVs showing Lee Mack fronting in silence something that wasn’t Not Going Out; ferns dangled from lights. Young customers amounted to only around seven – making this large pub look empty – at the time of my Saturday 8.30pm visit, with no one in the dining area.
There’s still no cask, a half of Neck Oil setting me back a horrific £4.95, served by a sheepish barmaid who looked even more so – embarrassed even – when I queried the price; for the record, the far more upmarket local Young’s pubs – Manor Arms and Bull – charge £3.80 for the same.
This is a tragic pub; the absurd pricing is the nail in the coffin.
On 12th June 2025
- rating: 3
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Rex Rattus left this review about Furzedown
Just Doom Bar on in here (£1.65 a half, and in decidedly average condition), with a second handpump seemingly unused. Food seems to be available pretty much all the time, with main courses in the £9 - £11 range. Some pub grub favourites are on offer, such as the very traditional steak & kidney pie, at £8.95. I guess that’s the going rate for a London suburban pub.
This is a very large pub. As you enter into the main bar there is a room to the right with all tables laid for diners; on the left there’s a raised ballustraded area with half a dozen sofas; and at the back there’s another large room containing a pool table. There are one or two tall tables/tall stools around the place, but the majority of furnishings are normal tables and chairs. The floor has those wood surrounded square tiled patterns that I seem to find it difficult to describe.
This one is OK as pubs go without being anything special. But with the dearth of pubs down Mitcham Lane it’s a good job that this one’s still here. A better ale selection would be a big plus, especially as my Doom Bar wasn’t top notch.
On 16th January 2014
- rating: 5
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 12 June 2025 by Tris C
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- Darts : No last updated 12 June 2025 by Tris C
- Function Room : No last updated 12 June 2025 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 12 June 2025 by Tris C
- Jukebox : No last updated 12 June 2025 by Tris C
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- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 12 June 2025 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 12 June 2025 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 12 June 2025 by Tris C
- Pool Table : No last updated 12 June 2025 by Tris C
- Quiz Night : No last updated 12 June 2025 by Tris C
- Real Ale : No last updated 12 June 2025 by Tris C
- Real Cider : No last updated 12 June 2025 by Tris C
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 12 June 2025 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 12 June 2025 by Tris C
