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Beer of the Week (w/e 16th March 2025) with hondo
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The Maple Tree, Penge, SE20
SE20
SE20 8HE
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Reviews of The Maple Tree (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Delboy 20 left this review about The Maple Tree
Proper pub just off the main road. Well used by the locals who were a friendly bunch. Only Doom Bar on but it was fine. We had been travelling all morning so this was a welcome stop on our way to the hotel.
On 5th March 2025
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 1806 recommendations about 1679 pubs]
David Walton left this review about The Maple Tree
I’d probably rate this place 5.5 if I could as it felt like a proper boozer driven by the economics of location and what sells to its catchment area. So still one hand pump dispensing Doom Bar but given JS was obviously available and spotting Alan was the last review of this pub I felt compelled to choose that as the final quaff (or in Alan’s language drink) as this as the final beer of the evening. The venue is hard to explain in terms of shape and layout but in the larger part of the foot print there was a pool table and a dart board, both being used on my arrival a bit before 8.45pm.
As a postscript I am a recent discoverer of this fantastic site, populated by the reviews and opinions of fantastic reviewers. Have been using to record my visits and have almost caught up on that aspect but have an overwhelming backlog of (simplistic) reviews of venues compared to the mere recording of visit but will try an record my humble views of venues visited going forward.
For example, in a quiet moment in my busy life today I searched what happened to Alan as I had noticed his reviews stopped 6 or so years ago. I was heartbroken to discover of his passing around then and whilst I know I should record stuff like this tribute on the Forum I wanted to acknowledge my gratitude for his immense contribution to our collective love of pubs / bars / anything on that spectrum on a venue that he was the previous reviewer of. RIP Alan and hope you continue to quaff in places greater than we can imagine on our 1-10 recording on this site.
On 8th April 2024
- rating: 5
[User has posted 502 recommendations about 502 pubs]
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Maple Tree
The Maple Tree is now the last open pub on maple road when there were five in my last guide to pubs in South East London.
Once inside there is an L shaped room which is carpeted and has the bar facing,the seating is comfy bench type and chairs.
There were three real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Youngs Bitter bitter which went down well,the other beers were Youngs Special and Doom Bar.
The pub was quite busy on my late Saturday afternoon visit.
I quite liked this pub is had a good atmosphere.
Pub visited 14/5/2016
On 5th June 2016
- rating: 7
[User has posted 6113 recommendations about 6113 pubs]
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Penge East, 0.58 miles, 11 min walk (show)
Penge West, 0.69 miles, 13 min walk (show)
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 09 March 2025 by Tris C
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 09 March 2025 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 02 September 2012 by Moby Duck
- Micropub : No last updated 09 March 2025 by Tris C
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 02 September 2012 by Moby Duck
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 02 September 2012 by Moby Duck
