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The Railway, Streatham Common, SW16

2 Greyhound Lane
SW16
SW16 5SD

Phone: 02087699448

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Streatham Common

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Tris C left this review about The Railway

The Railway Hotel as was, dates from around the mid-19th century and by coincidence, is located across the road from Streatham Common railway station.
The interior has had a tasteful makeover, certainly more upmarket than your typical station pub, with a titmouse and white colour scheme, pale boarded floor, studded black banquettes then conventional furniture. Décor took the form of hanging ferns, mixed prints and an LED departure board. Oddly, there was a quiz taking place in a rear function room at the time of my Saturday 10.20pm visit, then a DJ hiding in the shadows playing some great sounds at a decent level, all to an older local crowd, making for a good atmosphere.
With a mass of pumps clips to the ceiling behind the bar, Streatham’s best cask selection by a very wide margin amounted to Tatton Gold, Sambrook’s Wandle, Bad Wolf Jaguar and Sambrook’s Pomelo, £2.75 a half and very decent, served by a friendly and enthusiastic barmaid.
It’s not that this pub is outstanding, but it most certainly is compared to every other hostelry in SW16.

On 9^th June 2025 - rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Railway

This is a large gentrified pub next to Streatham Common station. You enter into a large bare boarded room which has been opened out from a former multiple room layout and now has a row of structural support pillars through the centre. The room has been painted in contrasting light and dark shades which creates quite a nice effect, and has the overall feel of a relaxed gastro pub. Chunky banquettes and tub chairs line the front wall with lots of sanded tables and mixed chairs through the centre of the room. The servery is to the rear and has a long bar counter with nice curved ends and a pillared bar back. Décor includes a number of retro-style items like old-fashioned clocks, lamps, mirrors and so on, that look like they’ve come from an Antic pub. The other notable feature is a prolific number of blackboards detailing all sorts of food and drink related items plus one which lists upcoming events. There is a nice tiled fireplace in the front left corner with an attractive tiled hearth, but aside from that, much of the pub’s original character seems to have been lost over the years. Music played quietly in the background and there were flyers around the room promoting all sorts of events in the pub from quizzes to comedy nights to farmer’s markets.
There were four handpulls in use on the bar and they were dispensing By The Horns Hopadelic, Park Isabella, Redemption Fellowship and Sambrooks Wandle. I ordered a pint of the Hopadelic which was in pretty good shape and quite tasty, although the barman somewhat spoilt things by conducting the entire transaction without bothering to utter a single word.
I found myself a bit torn about this place as it seems like quite a nice spot to enjoy a good pint of local ale and had drawn a pretty good crowd which meant there was a good atmosphere. However, the place has lost much of its character and I struggled to feel particularly comfortable in here. It’s worth a look if you’re waiting for a train or passing through Streatham, but isn’t really a destination pub in its own right.

On 13^th July 2018 - rating: 7
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john gray left this review about The Railway

Dull looking pub from outside now the hanging baskets have lost their flowers.Dull inside with low lighting.One large room but benches out front and a rear garden.Quite busy.London beers only and a very good bottled selection.Cask beers from By the Horns,Belleville,ELB and Sambrookes.I had a bottle of the new London brewery Streatham.Very good but expensive black ipa.

On 28^th October 2016 - rating: 7
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