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Dog & Bull, Croydon
Croydon
CR0 1RG
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very wellinformed left this review about The Dog and Bull
I love this gem of a Pub, always a warm welcome, and always great beer. It is an old fashioned market pub, the traders in and out all day, great banter and atmosphere make this a must when in Croydon.
On 30th November 2010
- rating: 9
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John Bonser left this review about The Dog and Bull
Visited in May 2010
The Dog and Bull is an excellent, traditional Youngs pub, situated in the heart of Croydon's Surrey Street Market. It's a Grade 2 listed building.
There's a central island bar surrounded by a mixture of seating and wood panelled walls with an additional drinking area at the back and in an extension on the right, which, although you wouldn't know it, was a later addition to the pub. The walls are decorated with a fine collection of evocative photos of old Croydon. Pleasingly, the framed pictures of the Queen Mother and Prince Charles, which used to be a feature of all Youngs pubs, are still very much in evidence. Splendid stained and frosted windows depicting the eponymous dog and bull are also a feature.
Unusually for central Croydon, there's a large outside sun trap garden at the back where summer BBQ's are held. An upstairs room has been brought into use as a function room, which I don't recollect noticing on earlier visits. There's now a Comedy Night on the first Tuesday of every month.
On my May visit, beers on were Youngs Special, Ordinary, London Gold plus Hooky Bitter, a guest beer sometimes seen in Youngs pubs nowadays. The Ordinary - £ 2.90p - was reasonable. The pub has been a CAMRA Good Beer Guide regular in recent years.
A recent refurbishment has seen the introduction of some plush seating and banquettes in place of some of the old basic furniture. In contrast to some earlier reviewers, I think that, unusually for Youngs, it is quite tastefully done and is probably a recognition that the pub needed to make more effort to extend its customer base beyond just market traders and customers.
Decent pubs are few and far between in Croydon. This is still one of the ones worth seeking out
On 20th October 2010
- rating: 7
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Clive Thompson left this review about The Dog and Bull
Fantastic Youngs house that is difficult to fault. There was a nice quiet easy going atmosphere when I visited and a friendly vibe from both customers and staff. There is a main bar and small seating areas both to the right and at the back. Look out for the decorative stained glass on the front windows featuring, unsurprisingly, dogs and bulls. The beer was in good condition and the Special was £2.80 which I though was reasonable by comparison. The hidden gem with this place is the beer garden out the back. It should perhaps be termed a beer patio as it is paved rather than grassed however there's plenty of foliage, flowerbed features and plant pots around to give it a garden feel. It's a large area with more than 20 wooden benches, some basking in the sun and others with umbrellas for those who like a bit of shade. It also has a purpose built BBQ area. A great Summer pub.
On 10th May 2009
- rating: 9
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Nick Davies left this review about The Dog and Bull
One of the greats. Keep using it, the current Young's management will kill it with ruthless efficiency if you don't.
On 24th January 2008
- rating: 9
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train man left this review about The Dog and Bull
Usual Youngs fare, Best, Special and, thesedays, Bombardier. My pint of mixed was in good form. Love the weathered old wood floor and general comfy unchanged feel of the place. Nod to modernism with plasma for football in rear room. Drink to the sound of the Surrey St market traders just outside. It's a good pub, cor blimey!
On 20th February 2007
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john mcgraw left this review about The Dog and Bull
A real old fashioned market pub in the middle of Surrey Street market.Sells the full range of Young's beers.Sit and listen to the market banter.Very good value food, with a meal and a pint for £4.99.10 mins from East/West Croydon stations.
On 30th November 2006
- rating: 10
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