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Eltham GPO, Eltham, SE9

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4 Passey Place
SE9
SE9 5DQ

Phone: 02088509685

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paulof horsham left this review about Eltham GPO

This is a Portobello pub, so you get their Star Best and, today, a 3.4% Pale from Gypsy Hill, priced at a reasonable £5, with the frothy head willingly topped up for that full pint satisfaction. The keg beers seemed fairly unremarkable.

Reasonably busy for a late afternoon, though with plenty of tables still available, albeit some have reservations for later. A decent menu helps to offset the restricted beer selection.

Worth a pit-stop, if not a full-on session.

On 21^st April 2026 - rating: 7
[User has posted 641 recommendations about 595 pubs]

Bucking Fastard left this review about Eltham GPO

A large former General Post Office,now owned by Portobello who have produced a food orientated feel.The central entrance gives way to a seating area to the right with lots of leather bound booths,a few high tables, and a side door to a long courtyard.To the left of the entrance there appears to be a dining area with those type of tables,which extends back to an open kitchen,while beyond is a square side lounge section.Only the distressed look of the high ceiling gives a hint of the previous Antic ownership.
I visited on a Sunday where roasts are close to £19,a short main menu around £17 but few punters inside either eating or drinking.There is a wednesday quiz and live music on fridays while the attractive wooden bar was offering Portobello Star and Stiff Lip IPA ,which was tangy ,NBSS 1.5.Lots of bored staff talking amongst themselves,kitchen staff playing with their mobile phones,no one seemed to care and I couldn't wait to leave. No reason to revisit.

On 9^th June 2025 - rating: 5
[User has posted 3141 recommendations about 3141 pubs]

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Steve of N21 left this review about Eltham GPO

This is one of a tranche of pubs that the Portobello Brewery bought off Antic in 2020 and it was shut down for three months in the second half of last year whilst it underwent a complete makeover, therefore none of the previous reviews now really apply.
What we have instead is a very smart pub, both inside and outside. You can still see traces of the former Antic pub in the ceiling and the bare boarded wooden floor, but the furniture and décor is now much more modern, with a lot of the space aligned to dining but still with enough sections more aligned to sitting with a beer. And in that respect, there are now three ale hand pumps on the bar alongside some keg dispensers for modern craft ales. Portobello Star Bitter and Stiff Lip IPA were on with FivePoints XPA on the third pump as a guest. There were some interesting craft options such as Brixton Atlantic APA on the taps.
I have a very soft spot for former GPO buildings turned into pubs and I thought this is now a particularly good example.

On 29^th May 2024 - rating: 7
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