The Lord Clyde, Borough, SE1

Wooden central bar to two rooms, neat red padded benches. traditional pub decorations & carpet. There is live TV sports. Dark brick & tiled exterior its a nicely presented building 5 real ales, slightly warm

The Lord Clyde is a really nice looking pub with its lower half in green tiles and it is nice to see the old Trumans signage still in place. Once inside there is an L shaped room to the front with the bar facing,the room is carpeted and has very comfy red leather bench seating and small stools for seating,there is a smaller square shaped room to the rear right. There were four real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Youngs Bitter which was a very nice drink,the other beers were Adnams Bitter,Hogs Back TEA and Doom Bar. This is a proper old fashioned pub,i was quite happy having a drink in this pub. Pub visited 26/5/2015

As mentioned below the Lord Clyde remains an excellent pub,good looking from the outside and doesn't disappoint within as aptly described by John in the review below. My visit yesterday on a Saturday afternoon found the pub to be thriving and as busy as on my several previous visits,the Sunderland v Man United game was showing on a couple of TV's with the sound on but at an unobtrusive level and didn't detract in any way from the traditional pub atmosphere. 5 beers on and as mentioned before all mainstream beers, Youngs Bitter,Deuchars IPA, Adnams Southwold Bitter,Hogsback T.E.A. and Doombar. This selection was the only let-down for me, although understanding and agreeing with Johns point below a couple of more imaginative beers would have improved the experience further.Having said that my Youngs Bitter was the best I had tasted it for some time.The young landlord admitted to us he wasn't an Ale drinker and I guess the approach is ,if it aint broke don't fix it. It was pleasing to hear from a local the current Landlord is the third generation of the family running this pub, it bodes well for the future,long may it last.

Update - January 2013 Still as superb as ever. 5 beers on - Pride, Doombar, Youngs Ordinary, Adnams, and Hogs Back TEA, the latter being in good nick. Original review - December 2009 Splendidly traditional, unpretentious smallish neighbourhood local situated in a quiet side street off Marshalsea Road. An inn has apparently been on this site for nearly 300 years, although the current building only dates back to 1913. The distinctive Truman Hanbury Buxton exterior - including the trademark eagle logo - is noteworthy, which, combined with the unspoilt original internal features, gives the pub a place in CAMRA's London Regional Inventory. Old style heavy-duty red curtains have been retained by the two entrances and these lead to an interior with much wood pannelling, brass fittings and leather banquettes. Pub windows retain etched glass and those windows that bear the inscription "saloon bar" and "public bar" confirm what the separate entrances suggest - namely that this used to be a multi-room pub. It's now one main single L shaped cosy and comfortable carpeted bar, but with a separate adjoining public bar at the back serviced via a hatch. The pub is decorated with a number of old photographs of the area. Note also the splendid large mirror advertising "Unrivalled Mild Ales and Double Stout". In the smaller back room is an old Truman's price list - beer less than 2 shillings a pint. On my recent Wednesday evening visit, it was noticeable how the pub clearly appeals to a wide cross section of customers - both youmg and old - and of both sexes. Apologies for getting on my soapbox again - but this is the type of old school family run traditional pub that the marketing department gurus of the big pubco's would have us believe that no-one goes in any more. Well, guess what chaps if you're reading this - you're so wrong. When I started pubbing in the late 1970's, all pubs seemed to be like this and it's a crying shame that they're disappearing so fast. 5 real ales were on - London Pride, GK IPA, Youngs, Adnams and Hogs Back TEA. The latter - £ 3.20p - was on good form. Some previous posters have expressed disappointment at the beer range. I suppose that this is a reflection on how CAMRA and the increased availability of real ale, combined with the number of new micro breweries have raised people's expectations in recent years. For my part, whilst understanding the disappointment, I would rather drink a "mainstream" real ale in a pub like this in preference to drinking a micro brewery beer in a so called contemporary pub, complete with its stripped out interior, pine floorboards, uncomfortable wooden seats, high tables, poncey arty-farty food and bored looking black shirted foreign barman. The Lord Clyde remains one of my favourite London pubs - long may it continue to flourish and prosper.

Has to rival the nearby Royak Oak as the best pub in the area. Tucked away slightly but with a traditional frontage. Friendly efficient staff who clearly know how to run a pub. Superb.