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Cryer Arts Centre, Carshalton

Pub added by john gray
39 High Street
Carshalton
SM5 3BB

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Bucking Fastard left this review about Cryer Arts Centre

The Spotlight bar is at the rear of the ground floor in this community arts space with the performance areas upstairs.There are external seats around the entrance,while the bar room has a low vaulted ceiling,worn pine flooring and standard furniture.It was busy on my Friday afternoon visit and besides middle aged drinkers there were family groups and babies in buggies ,so there really isnt much pub atmosphere.
Standard pub grub including pizze is served and the bar to the right was offering on handpump Surrey Hills Shere Drop (NBSS 3.5) and Wantsum 1381 with two other pulls unused.There were some interesting craft keg options in Magic Rock High Wire,Lindemans Kriek,Clodwater Fuzzy and Ansbach & Hobday London Black.
It's in the 2024 GBG but the ale range hardly compares with the nearby Hope and although useful for a quick one,I wouldn't base myself here for a session.However it serves the local community well and stands proud of the sadly derelict Fox & Hounds next door.

On 30th September 2023 - rating: 6
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Graham Coombs left this review about Cryer Arts Centre

The bar of the large modern community arts space on the High Street, which is open all day and is a fair replacement for the long-derelict pub next door. A bright and nicely decorated large room features the bar down one side. Two of the four handpumps were in use, offering Surrey Hills Ranmore and Shere Drop, with a few interesting craft also and some still ciders advertised. Not unpleasant at all.

On 24th September 2023 - rating: 6
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john gray left this review about Cryer Arts Centre

Rammed on my night time visit.Cant remember much about it other than the barmaid was a tad rude about my Camra discount enquiry and the Shere drop was superb.

On 26th March 2023 - rating: 6
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Cryer Arts Centre

The Cryer Arts Centre is a community theatre and events space with a bar/restaurant. The bar has 3 handpulls serving real ales and has also made it into the latest Good Beer Guide.

It was very quiet on my Tuesday afternoon visit, with just one other customer present. The barman seemed a bit bored and looking for things to do, whilst a woman appeared (possibly the manager) and asked the barman what he'd done with all of the customers. So, presumably it had been or is normally busier than on my visit. The seating area is quite large and could certainly accommodate a good size crowd.

Surrey Hills Shere Drop appears to be the regular beer with Ranmore from the same brewery also featuring regularly. The third handpull was clipped with Animal Siamese Fighting Fish, which was in good condition. A small blackboard on the bar advertised a range of Lilley's ciders. I think these were only available in bottles, unless they had a load of boxes stashed away somewhere.

Not bad at all for a theatre bar.

On 17th March 2023 - rating: 5
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