The Effra Hall, Brixton, SW2

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Sporting a gold Courage cockerel to a sign bracket, the Effra Hall Tavern as was, came into existence in the late 19th century, the name commemorating Brixton’s Effra Hall, a nearby centuries-old mansion, later advertised as a home '…for the care & recovery of nervous, epileptic & insane ladies.’, demolished around the time of the pub’s construction; it’s also on CAMRA’s inventory of pubs with historic interiors, holding *.
With some bullseye glass to lattice panes, the heritage bits take the form of an elaborate bar back, divider – all now sadly painted white – and some etched glass, all visible on CAMRA’s website. The floor’s bare boarded then a dark grey and white colour scheme with little décor, the ensemble looking a little austere. Furniture is mixed, some items still a little Brutalist and to the rear is a fairly capacious room, where live music plays four days a week, a jazz/Ska band playing on my Thursday 9.45pm visit, well attended by a mixed crowd, though mainly young trendy Brixtonites and no obvious insane women, making for a good atmosphere, though with poor acoustics.
There’s now no cask and a rather poor cooking lager lineup (think Tadcaster’s finest: Madri), so it was a pint of Sambrook’s Block IPA, £5.80 and as is the way with cask, freezing cold though not too bad once warmed up.
Making for something different, this isn’t a bad place but whilst there’s plenty of buzz, there’s too much fizz.

On 10^th June 2024 - rating: 5
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