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The Black Dog, SE11
SE11
SE11 5ER
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Tris C left this review about The Black Dog
This is a 19th century pub situated overlooking what was once Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens.
As described, the interior is modernised with an interesting backlit stained glass ‘fanlight’ as bar back, otherwise with black shiny ceramic tiles and beaten copper top, visible on their website. There’s an open kitchen to add to the aforementioned noise. Otherwise, there’s a pale grey colour scheme, old-school furniture, bare boarded floor and young professional customers.
Unsurprisingly the ale lineup had changed little in the five days since Moby’s visit, the only difference being the lack of the Brockley, replaced by Wimbledon SW19 (‘coming soon’) and their Villages Pale Ale, my half of Wandle coming in at a stiff £3.00 a half and bit iffy, served by pleasant staff.
The place is passable, but the similarly black Prince is close at hand.
On 19th July 2023
- rating: 5
[User has posted 1985 recommendations about 1951 pubs]
Moby Duck left this review about The Black Dog
A single roomed pub that was quite busy on a Saturday lunchtime, there are however several problems with the pub as far as I'm concerned, A quite large and high ceilinged room along with the bare boarded floor and spacious internal layout made for rather bad acoustics, the babble of chatter was competeing with not only the above medium volume music but also various noises from the open kitchen including a rather loud extractor fan. Beers being served were Brockley Summer IPA,Sambrooks Wandle and house branded Black Dog English Pale Ale ,on keg along with the San Mig and corparate craft offerings from the likes of Brooklyn,Shipyard etc were more own brand Black Dog Stout and Lager. There is also an attached covered courtyard garden but offered little respite from the cacophony of noise. A pub that could do better.
On 12th July 2023
- rating: 5
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Malden man left this review about The Black Dog
An attractive exterior with lower walls tiled brown, high up on the squint end wall is a painted black dog and a striped awning over some outdoor benches gives a bit of a continental feel. Inside a rectangular room has a distressed boarded floor, reclaimed dining tables with carefully mismatched chairs, circular stripped back cast iron columns supporting a high beamed ceiling. The bar runs along a side wall and has an open to view food servery adjoining. Decor includes framed dog pictures, caricatures, cigarette cards and a high shelf contains various old radios. Christmas decs were going up already.
Four handpumps, Dark Star Hophead, dear at £4.40, Jennings Cumberland Ale, Wychwood Ruby plus apparently brewed for the pub, English Pale Ale, provenance unknown. Clearly they do food but I failed to note anything from a menu. 60s and 70s soundtrack at low volume.
Quite a pleasant spot, enjoyed my short stay here.
On 22nd November 2016
- rating: 7
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Black Dog
Attractive gastro-pub (of the open kitchen variety) at the north end of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. High ceilings and large windows help counteract the generally dark furniture and decor inside. Mind you, on a hot summer afternoon, most of the customers were out on the rear patio, sitting at the front picnic benches or just on the grass on the park (where plastic 'glasses' are required). Four handpumps on the counter, offering the 'house' English Pale Ale, Jennings Golden Host, West Berkshire Screaming Eagle APA (£4.20) and Rosie's Pig cider.
On 10th September 2016
- rating: 7
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john gray left this review about The Black Dog
Very busy gastopub with open kitchen.Lots of seating outside to front and rear.Nice interior. Two cask beers on Twickenham -mosaic pale and London beer factory -session ipa.
On 8th August 2015
- rating: 7
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Rex Rattus left this review about The Lavender
Black (lacquered?) floor; hard wooden chairs; solid robust tables; fish & chips at £9 a throw; kitchen visible behind the bar – bistro cum gastropub? They had Flowers IPA and Bombardier on handpump. I had the Bombardier; which was actually pretty good – but not cheap at £3.20 a pint. But why would I expect the beer not to be expensive in a place that charges £9 for fish and chips? This sort of price is fast becoming the norm for London.
They were doing a brisk trade at 4.30 on a Thursday afternoon, so they must be doing something right. As is usual with this sort of place, the lack of carpets and soft furnishings makes the conversation louder and raises the noise levels, which in a somewhat perverse way makes the place seem more exciting and vibrant. But it's not the sort of place I would rush back to.
On 23rd July 2009
- rating: 4
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