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Bar Fusion, SE20

1-3 Witham Road
SE20
SE20 7YA
Phone: 02034177273
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David Walton left this review about The Graces

Modest additions to the below reviews were the absence of burgundy wall colour (now more battleship grey) and replacement of carpet near fire on LHS of pub through entrance with continuation of bard type flooring.

Now no cask offering even the surviving of nuclear attack Doom Bar on hand pump. However there was the keg version of Doom Bar (never encountered previously and even the thought make me feel like norovirus would be a happy event in comparison). The keg options were so egregious that I opted for what all parts of my brain would say was a somewhat dubious wine choice of the house red.

At least compared to previous reviews there was the comfort of there being a pool table and it was in demand. There was nothing wrong with this venue as described on the tin but equally nothing promoting it either from my perspective.

On 21st May 2024 - rating: 4
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Rex Rattus left this review about Grace's

There were four handpumps as I recall, and all either had reversed clips or were unclipped. I had to settle for a pint of keg Goose Island Midway IPA at £4.65. But we were in there for a bite to eat, and it delivered on that score. Fish and chips was £7.25 and the all day breakfast (which looked pretty much the same as the 'spoons version, which is not a bad thing) was £6.75 a pop.

There's not a great deal to say about the interior as it remains pretty much unchanged since the previous reviewer's visit. There's now a pool table, and the spiral brick pillars are an interesting feature, which was an erstwhile Charrington's feature.

The food seemed to be reasonable value for what we paid, but the absence of even a single real ale is definitely a negative, but maybe in "normal" times that will improve.

On 6th July 2021 - rating: 5
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Pub SignMan left this review about Grace's

Having closed seemingly for good back in 2009, this large pub next to Birkbeck tram stop was rebuilt and reopened in 2014 as a bar and grill under the original name. It's difficult to know how much has actually been retained and how much is newly built, but the pub now has a large, opened out single room interior, which had a bit of a nightclub feel to it when I visited late on a Friday night. Steps lead up from street level past a front terrace with plenty of seating and into a spacious wide room with the servery on the back wall. A modern dark wood bar counter has strip lighting fringing it and there is a traditional bar back which looks a little out of place in the otherwise glitzy surrounds. Plenty of standard tables and chairs fill the laminate floored space opposite the bar, under a large conservatory style roof and patio windows - an unusual frontage for a pub. To the left is a carpeted lounge style area with a brick fireplace housing a traditional stove, again at odds with the pub's general look. The walls here are a shade of burgundy, which nicely contrasts the white used through the rest of the room. A TV screen here had been turned off allowing the world's most disinterested DJ to spin some tunes on his turntables. Over to the right there is limited seating space with a few high tables and stools, but most of the space here is taken up by a pool table, slot machines and arcade games.
The pub is now a freehouse and there were three ales on the go, much to my surprise. The options were not that inspiring - Sharp's Doom Bar and Atlantic and Shepherd Neame Spitfire - but it was better than nothing. Sadly my pint of Atlantic was pretty ropey, so maybe I wasn't that lucky after all. Weston's Old Rosie occupied a final hand pump.
This is a strange place that is seemingly trying to be a pub, restaurant and nightclub simultaneously, but actually falls short on all three counts. My visit could have been better timed, as the loud music and young, drunk clientele were dispiriting, but I was at least pleased to find the place open again and serving ale (even if the quality needs to be worked on).

On 20th September 2015 - rating: 4
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Map location corrected by paulof horsham
Birkbeck, 0.13 miles, 2 min walk (show)
Elmers End, 0.71 miles, 13 min walk (show)
Anerley, 0.91 miles, 17 min walk (show)
Latest updates View all updates for Bar Fusion, SE20
27th Jan 2025, 22:40
Web Link submitted by Tris C approved
 
27th Jan 2025, 19:07
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  • Accommodation : No last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
  • Bar Billiards : No last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
  • Beer Garden : Yes last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
  • CAMRA Discount : No last updated 27 January 2025 by Tris C
  • Car Park : No last updated 27 January 2025 by Tris C
  • Child Friendly : Yes last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
  • Darts : No last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
  • Dog Friendly : No last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
  • Function Room : Yes last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
  • Hot Food : Yes last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
  • Jukebox : No last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
  • Karaoke : Yes last updated 10 May 2015 by Dave McNally
  • Live Music : Yes last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
  • Live TV Sports : Yes - Sky Sports. - last updated 27 January 2025 by Tris C
  • Micropub : No last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
  • Pinball : No last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
  • Pool Table : Yes last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 09 May 2014 by Dave McNally
  • Real Cider : Yes last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
  • Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
  • WiFi : Yes last updated 20 September 2015 by Pub SignMan
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