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The Herne Tavern, East Dulwich, SE22
SE22
SE22 0RR
The Herne Tavern
Summer is here to stay! Enjoy a refreshing drink and enjoy the sunshine in our Beer Garden.
3:38 PM Jun 13th from Twitter for iPhone
Reviews of The Herne Tavern (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Steve of N21 left this review about The Herne Tavern
This is an OK pub but after the Ivy House earlier on the crawl the heritage features here are not really in the same league. Some nice stained glass windows to the front and the former public bar is the most untouched of the three now interconnected internal spaces. Some nice traditional panelling here and it remains fairly untouched, or at least uncovered from the dreaded shades of grey Farrow and Ball paint that has inflicted the dining areas of the other spaces.
Then at the back there’s a very pleasant outside garden area with a fair section undercover, which I guess was beefed up due to the pandemic.
Thre of the four pumps were in operation for my visit with the rather pedestrian choice of St Austell Tribute, Harvey’s Sussex Best and Butcombe Bitter, the latter of which was a decent pint.
As BF says below, solid enough but nothing spectacular and not worth a special journey for. But if you are trying to make it to the Gowlett from the nearby Watson's General Telegraph, then its worth poking your nose in.
On 2nd May 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 2122 recommendations about 2001 pubs]
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Herne Tavern
I was drawn here by the CAMRA Historic Pub of National Importance listing,but left a bit underwhelmed.The exterior is the best part With seperate doors to what would have been two,possibly three rooms.These days you enter into a stripped out L shaped lounge area but with a wooden floor and not many original features apart from the wood panelling.The best of the heritage is in the small public bar to the side,although the external entrance door is locked so just drift around.The bar here is more traditional as is the furniture,and the carved wood fetures are pleasing.The corridor leads to a small rear section then delicate doors to the beer garden before a return to the lounge.Food is a large feature here,and the area has gentrified.
Just two ales on Harvey's Sussex Best and St Austell Tribute (just ok,NBSS 2.5,£5.30) and that nothing too exciting.There is a pub quiz and thankfully the sports flatscreens were off but the interior hardly justifies a special trip ,I can see no reason to return.
On 7th April 2023
- rating: 6
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Herne Tavern
Another huge, handsome pub - inside and out - with a good beer garden.
This was the only place after freedom day that I found were still insisting on app ordering only. It was efficient and the Harveys Sussex Best was in fine condition.
On 28th July 2021
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1344 recommendations about 1330 pubs]
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- Official site of The Herne Tavern - www.theherne.co.uk
- Randomness Guide to London - Herne Tavern entry
- Facebook - The Herne
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- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Herne Tavern - whatpub.com
- Historic Pub Interiors - pubheritage.camra.org.uk
East Dulwich, 1.19 miles, 22 min walk (show)
Nunhead, 1.31 miles, 25 min walk (show)
Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 30 April 2024 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 30 April 2024 by Tris C
- Beer Festivals : Yes - May - last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 30 April 2024 by Tris C
- Function Room : Yes - According to Twitter - last updated 21 July 2015 by Dave McNally
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Micropub : No last updated 13 December 2023 by Tris C
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 30 April 2024 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
