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Nice pub on the Camberwell New Road. It's quite large inside, with two separate rooms. Decor is dark wood, polished floorboards, wooden chairs and tables, long banquette along one wall. Windows are unfrosted and of reasonable size, so it's quite light towards the front. There's a beer garden out the back.

On AndrewB's August 2007 visit, he learned that they plan to rotate both the food menu and the beer range, and to support independent brewers and offer unusual and hard-to-find ales.

Kake visited on a Friday evening in August 2008. Service was very friendly, and the young chap behind the bar was eager to make sure I knew about their beer festival offer - £5 for a half each of the three festival beers, which at the time were Skinners Cornish Knockers, Cotleigh Golden Seahawk, and Rudgate Ruby Mild (the beer festival continues until 20 September 2008). I only had time for a swift half, so I restricted myself to the Ruby Mild (£1.65/half), which was just fine.

When I arrived at 6pm the place was almost empty, and it remained so when I left at 6:30pm - a shame, since it seems to be a really nice pub. The food looks interesting too; see food board photos 1 and 2. I would happily come back, and I might even organise an RGL outing here some time.

As of August 2007, food was served 6pm–10pm Monday to Saturday. As of August 2008, brunch was served noon–3pm Saturday, and roast served noon–5pm (or until sold out) Sunday. Probably no food Sunday evenings.

Quiz night is Tuesday; the quiz starts at 8pm and there is a cash prize.

Accessibility: a step up at the entrance, but level access to the bar, seating areas, and toilets once you're in, also to at least part of the beer garden.

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Food times and opening hours taken from the Bear website, August 2007 and August 2008. Quiz night details supplied by anonymous visitor, January 2008 (but day and time backed up by sign seen in pub, August 2008).
OS X co-ord: 532328 OS Y co-ord: 176831 (Latitude: 51.474458 Longitude: -0.094410)
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