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The White Horse, Selhurst, SE25

1 Selhurst Road
SE25
SE25 5PP

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David Walton left this review about The White Horse

Description provided by PSm below all holds 12.5 years after that review. Pool table on right of bar as you walk in with dart board and fruit machine to the left of the bar. Quite a few TV’s dotted around the pub, some of which were on and showing the evening racing. The venue was nicely busy on arrival a bit before 8pm. There is some outside seating out the back including a grassed area that could do with a haircut!

There was Harvey’s Sussex Best and Doom Bar on hand pump and had a drink of the former and it was well kept. The keg options were plain Jane sort of offering, seem worse as a collection but definitely seen better. All in all I thought the quaffing options here were better than I would have predicted pre arrival.

Can imagine this place would have been rocking after CP’s demolition of AV yesterday. It still had a good vibe tonight. I need to check but in the SE part of London postcodes this must be the most southerly venue, indeed a 30 second walk away is a pub in the Croydon post codes. Will leave that for another day and continue to focus on SE the rest of the evening. As I left some Rammstein was being played, almost moved to a 6 for that alone. This is a good venue to hit if in the area for sure.

On 20^th May 2024 - rating: 5
[User has posted 631 recommendations about 631 pubs]

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Pub SignMan left this review about The White Horse

With a few local pubs closing in the last year or so, the White Horse is now the closest pub to Selhurst train station and therefore has its part to play as a Crystal Palace supporter’s pub. There seems to have been a fairly recent refurb which has helped tidy up what had always struck me as one of the tattier pubs in the area, which is saying something. True to their remit, the refurb sees the place kitted out in Palace colours and the effect is actually quite smart and pleasing. The bar is located opposite the entrance, with a pool table and slot machine filling the space to the left and plenty of seating occupying the open space to the right. At the front of the room is a slightly raised area which had a few tables alongside some comfy upholstered banquettes. There is Palace memorabilia everywhere including lots of framed shirts and signed photos and this was rather bizarrely supplemented by numerous Laurel and Hardy figurines, which, for all I know, could be a satirical swipe at Palace's current striking partnership, but is more likely to be a rather odd and incongruous choice of ornamentation. A large TV screen was showing Sky Sports News with the volume turned up, but it was hard to follow as there was also music playing from behind the bar at the same time. A sign hung above the toilet door read 'Does the poppy offend you? If so, leave this pub now', which struck me as unnecessary.
I wasn’t expecting much in the way of good beer, but there was a lone hand pump offering Shepherd Neame Spitfire (£2.80), so I gave it a try and was pleased to find it in good nick. Standard keg products lined the rest of the bar.
This place was much better than I'd expected, but, to be fair, my expectations were set about as low as you can get. It's not worth seeking out and it's not the best pub in walking distance of Selhurst Park, but it seems to be doing well for itself and I'm happy to leave it in the hands of those who appreciate it.

On 25^th November 2011 - rating: 4
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