Grove House Tavern — Restaurant in London

Okay, so it’s 8.40pm on a Monday night, just walked into the pub with my little dog and ordered a pint, as one barman pulls my beer another member of staff comes over and tells me “ sorry no dogs after 8pm” ! Many cancel the pint that’s just been poured .

So as I know sit in another local pub with my do I check your website. Trying to find out why it’s an 8pm cut off point for dogs , could in be due to opening and closing hours, could it be because of the time found is served ? Nothing actually fits in with an 8pm dog cut off point. However after searching the pub website it does state that on a Friday & Saturday no dogs after 8.30pm ! Due to the noise. I totally understand that. However it’s a quiet Monday night. The over enthusiastic bar person didn’t even have the common sense to say” I’m sorry Sir but no dogs. After 8pm however you can enjoy the pint you have just ordered and drink it outside under one of the heated canopies “ no instead I left and the pint obviously having to be poured down the drain. All I can put this down to is very poor low quality management. So I will not bother going to the Grove Tavern again and will happily use one I’ve the many other well managed pubs in the area that welcome dogs and...

Upon renovation, this pub, which had a certain character pre-refurbishment, has had it's soul ripped from it, leaving a cold, sterile and frankly tacky interior. This had the potential to be an incredibly homely local for hundreds of nearby residents. Even before entering the pub, you are attacked by the smoking area which emits an unpleasant green light reminiscent of costa del sol nightclub or a witches cauldron. One can only imagine the sickly glow which must fill the front rooms of the houses opposite. I haven't managed to read the menu, let alone eat the food, so I can't comment on that so I hope that this is in fact their one redeeming factor. I must say that the staff who work inside are nothing but pleasant and engaging, which, given the aforementioned souless interior, is a feat worthy of knighthood. they say nurses have it tough, but lord have mercy on the souls of the poor individuals who pour the pints within this "snazzy" establishment. As I was just about to leave, I tried to remember the name of the pub, and turned around to be confronted by the not so subtle 15 foot logo spread across the wall... the proverbial nail in...

I've been to this place so many times that I've totally lost count! First time was in 1978 (!) when a friend went to Camberwell Art School (as we used to call it), when there was literally nowhere else to go in the area. It has been many things since then (including a heady period in 90s when they did 241 pizza every Tuesday when everyone who was anyone came out to dance on the bar, literally!) and although I can't say it's current incarnation is my favourite, it beats the last "tart's boudoir" set up! A lovely building with quiet, sunny outside space is hard to beat. Reasonable selection of beers and wines, friendly staff, haven't checked out the food recently....

UPDATE…. Since Parched London took over (after my last review), they’ve smashed it here! Always busy, great friendly staff and a buzzing atmosphere. The food is kind of wrap based but quirky and tasty and the Sunday roasts look great. Hopefully this version of the Grove will...