Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 25 and Version 3 of Oval Tavern, CR0 6BR
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| Pub near [[East Croydon Station]]. |
Good Beer Guide pub fairly near [[East Croydon Station]]. Hosts lots of live music events. |
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It's a single room inside, with four or five pillars breaking up the space. The ceiling is low, with exposed beams, and worn varnished floorboards are underfoot. Seating is a mix of low stools, mismatched upright chairs, and church pews. The bar runs along one wall of the room, with a mirrored and fairy-lit gantry above and a dart board to one side. |
The 2007 Good Beer Guide says they do food in the evenings, but the blackboard that [[Kake]] saw outside on 4 August 2007 only mentioned lunch (noon–2:30pm weekdays, 1pm "until done" Sundays, no mention on Saturdays). |
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A wood-burning stove sits in a brick-built fireplace, beneath a heart-shaped mirror in an ornate wooden frame. Windows to front and back let in the light, though this doesn't penetrate too far into the dimly-lit centre of the room. Down some stairs out the back, there's a patio garden with picnic benches. [[Kake]] visited on a Friday afternoon in October 2015. There were four other people in when I arrived around 4:15pm, and by 5:30pm there were about two dozen, some of them seemingly regulars. Music was playing, quite interesting and not too loud. They normally have five real ales on, but Friday is delivery day so they only had Robinson's Trooper (£1.75/half) and St Austell Tribute. The bartender was friendly and chatty, and extremely helpful to another customer who came in after being stranded due to a suspect package at East Croydon Station. When [[bob]] visited on a Wednesday afternoon in August 2016, the real ales were Hepworth Prospect (£3.70/pint) and Hogs Back T.E.A. Lots of the tables were booked for the Wednesday evening quiz. According to their website as of October 2015, food is served noon-9pm, possibly every day, and quiz night is Wednesday. They also host lots of live music events. Child-friendliness: The ladies' toilet has a pull-down nappy change table and a potty (gents' not checked). According to their website as of August 2016, "well-behaved" children are welcome until 9pm. Accessibility: A very small step to get in, more of a ridge. Toilets are down a staircase with a sturdy handrail on one side and a landing in the middle. See also: * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/21807441009/ Photo of flyer picked up in October 2015] * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/53086126242/ Photo of soup and sandwich in August 2023] * [http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/35559/ Pubs Galore comments] * [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/14910/ Beer In The Evening comments] * [http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub2712.html Fancyapint review] * [http://whatpub.com/pubs/CRO/11585/ WhatPub entry] <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[bob]], August 2023. Opening hours taken from the Oval Tavern Facebook page, August 2016.</div> |
There's a beer garden out the back. |
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category='Beer Garden,Child Friendly,Darts,Featured Article,Good Beer Guide 2007,Good Beer Guide 2015,Good Beer Guide 2016,Good Beer Guide 2017,Good Beer Guide 2018,Good Beer Guide 2019,Live Music,Pub Food,Pub Quiz,Pub Quiz On Wednesdays,Pubs,Real Ale,Smoking Area' edit_type='Minor tidying' fax='TheOvalTavern' formatted_website_text='theovaltavern.co.uk/" class="external">theovaltavern.co.uk' host='2001:8b0:ca94:869f:95b2:38b:b75a:72a1' hours_text='noon-11pm Mon-Thu; noon-midnight Fri-Sat; noon-10:30pm Sun' latitude='51.378264' |
category='Beer Gardens,Food Served Evenings,Food Served Lunchtimes,Good Beer Guide,Good Beer Guide 2007,Pubs,Real Ale,Smoking Area' edit_type='Normal edit' fax='' formatted_website_text='www.myspace.com/ovaltavern">http://www.myspace.com/ovaltavern (warning: myspace) ' host='213.165.225.132' hours_text='noon-3pm, 4:30pm-11pm Mon-Thu; closed Fri; noon-midnight Sat; noon-10:30pm Sun' latitude='51.377591' |
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summary='Pub near East Croydon Station.' website='http://www.myspace.com/ovaltavern (warning: myspace)' website='http://theovaltavern.co.uk/' |
summary='Good Beer Guide pub fairly near East Croydon Station.' website='http://www.myspace.com/ovaltavern (warning: myspace)' website='http://theovaltavern.co.uk/' |
Good Beer Guide pub fairly near East Croydon Station. Hosts lots of live music events.
The 2007 Good Beer Guide says they do food in the evenings, but the blackboard that Kake saw outside on 4 August 2007 only mentioned lunch (noon–2:30pm weekdays, 1pm "until done" Sundays, no mention on Saturdays).
There's a beer garden out the back.
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