Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 5 and Version 4 of Ivy House, SE15 3BE

First impressions are that this is a locals' pub situated just off the top of Peckham Rye, in the southern reaches of Nunhead. There's no real ale, and a fairly limited selection of beers. The house wine isn't very good at all, either.

However, it still manages to be a great pub. It has retained a lot of the traditional decoration, and in particular has a fantastic back room with a stage area under a proscenium arch and gold lame curtains. As such, it puts on live music (in particular, Hugh Metcalfe's bonkers club night, the Klinker club, at which you can never be sure what to expect), as well as doing salsa and disco nights (the proprietor has kept Beer In The Evening up-to-date with details of these). There's also a separate room with pool tables, and a beer garden out the back.

I only hope that if it's under new management, they can improve the beer situation.

See also:

• Beer In The Evening comments (mostly comments from the publican)
• Fancyapint review

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