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The Libertine, Borough, SE1
SE1
SE1 1PQ
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Reviews of The Libertine (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Moby Duck left this review about The Libertine
A decent sized corner pub, a tad gloomy inside with its fair share of dark wood and dark green walls. As mentioned below there is a dart board in one corner,oddly flanked on the wall beside it with a Hieronymus Bosch Garden Of Earthly Delights triptych.
On the bar three handpumps with a choice of two, Oakham Citra and Brick Peckham Pale,mostly normal keg stuff with a sprinkling of mainstream craft. All in all an ok pub.
On 12th May 2023
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1872 recommendations about 1845 pubs]
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Danny O'Revey left this review about The Libertine
Typical London street corner local, high ceilings, tables and chairs around the windows. Theres what seems to be a popular darts area. Nice inside, smart, house plants in placesm real ale
On 24th September 2022
- rating: 7
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Tris C left this review about The Libertine
This was founded in 1825 as the Skinner’s Arms and rebuilt for Whitbread in 1896.
I hadn’t added this pub to my to-do list, because it doesn’t retain the original pub name; if I hadn’t glanced it down a side street, I’d have missed it and certainly during daytime without lights to guide the way; this only goes to show the perils of pubs adopting stupid, non-pub related names. The scuffed floor is still there from the previous review and the raised darts area, which aren’t the pub’s finest hour. However, the pleasing sea green colour scheme is on show, with dark wood wainscotting to the dado, lighting being Victorian style. Furniture is conventional, with décor in the form of framed prints and large potted palms; it’s really rather nice, especially when paired with decent tunes on the hi-fi; an added bonus is that there were no games machines or visible TVs; to the rear is a comfortable, carpeted snug of sorts. Customers seemed to be young professional types, probably recent incomers to the area.
The old-school landlady was friendly and welcoming, with a beer range that puts most of the local pubs to shame: three pumps, one dispensing the rather pedestrian offering of Sussex Best, but then two hitherto unheard-of London brewed ales, Forest Road’s Work IPA and Brockley’s Pale Ale at a very agreeable £2.25 a half and very nice it was too.
Due to the non-pub silly name, this was an unexpected find, one of the best in SE1.
On 14th November 2021
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1985 recommendations about 1951 pubs]
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London Bridge, 0.81 miles, 15 min walk (show)
London Bridge, 0.81 miles, 15 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Darts : Yes last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : Yes last updated 31 August 2013 by Malden man
- Karaoke : No last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 14 November 2021 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes - Tuesdays. - last updated 14 November 2021 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 02 November 2019 by Quinno _
