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The Black Dog, SE11
SE11
SE11 5ER
Reviews of The Black Dog (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Tris C left this review about The Black Dog
This is a 19th century pub situated overlooking what was once Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens.
As described, the interior is modernised with an interesting backlit stained glass ‘fanlight’ as bar back, otherwise with black shiny ceramic tiles and beaten copper top, visible on their website. There’s an open kitchen to add to the aforementioned noise. Otherwise, there’s a pale grey colour scheme, old-school furniture, bare boarded floor and young professional customers.
Unsurprisingly the ale lineup had changed little in the five days since Moby’s visit, the only difference being the lack of the Brockley, replaced by Wimbledon SW19 (‘coming soon’) and their Villages Pale Ale, my half of Wandle coming in at a stiff £3.00 a half and bit iffy, served by pleasant staff.
The place is passable, but the similarly black Prince is close at hand.
On 19th July 2023
- rating: 5
[User has posted 1993 recommendations about 1959 pubs]
Moby Duck left this review about The Black Dog
A single roomed pub that was quite busy on a Saturday lunchtime, there are however several problems with the pub as far as I'm concerned, A quite large and high ceilinged room along with the bare boarded floor and spacious internal layout made for rather bad acoustics, the babble of chatter was competeing with not only the above medium volume music but also various noises from the open kitchen including a rather loud extractor fan. Beers being served were Brockley Summer IPA,Sambrooks Wandle and house branded Black Dog English Pale Ale ,on keg along with the San Mig and corparate craft offerings from the likes of Brooklyn,Shipyard etc were more own brand Black Dog Stout and Lager. There is also an attached covered courtyard garden but offered little respite from the cacophony of noise. A pub that could do better.
On 12th July 2023
- rating: 5
[User has posted 1875 recommendations about 1848 pubs]
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Malden man left this review about The Black Dog
An attractive exterior with lower walls tiled brown, high up on the squint end wall is a painted black dog and a striped awning over some outdoor benches gives a bit of a continental feel. Inside a rectangular room has a distressed boarded floor, reclaimed dining tables with carefully mismatched chairs, circular stripped back cast iron columns supporting a high beamed ceiling. The bar runs along a side wall and has an open to view food servery adjoining. Decor includes framed dog pictures, caricatures, cigarette cards and a high shelf contains various old radios. Christmas decs were going up already.
Four handpumps, Dark Star Hophead, dear at £4.40, Jennings Cumberland Ale, Wychwood Ruby plus apparently brewed for the pub, English Pale Ale, provenance unknown. Clearly they do food but I failed to note anything from a menu. 60s and 70s soundtrack at low volume.
Quite a pleasant spot, enjoyed my short stay here.
On 22nd November 2016
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1708 recommendations about 1681 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 16 November 2016 by Malden man
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 16 November 2016 by Malden man
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 19 July 2023 by Tris C
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 19 July 2023 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 16 November 2016 by Malden man
- Darts : No last updated 16 November 2016 by Malden man
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 16 November 2016 by Malden man
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Jukebox : No last updated 19 July 2023 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 19 July 2023 by Tris C
- Live Music : No last updated 19 July 2023 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 19 July 2023 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 16 November 2016 by Malden man
- Pinball : No last updated 16 November 2016 by Malden man
- Pool Table : No last updated 16 November 2016 by Malden man
- Quiz Night : No last updated 19 July 2023 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : No last updated 19 July 2023 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 19 July 2023 by Tris C