Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 14 and Version 3 of Crown And Greyhound, SE21 7BJ

Version 14 Version 3
== Line 0 == == Line 0 ==
[[Category Mitchells And Butlers|Mitchells and Butlers]] pub in [[Locale Dulwich|Dulwich]] Village. It closed in September 2014 ([http://www.dulwichestate.co.uk/docs/general/joint_statement_crown-greyhound_sept2014.pdf PDF]) in order to add hotel accommodation on the upper floors, but [https://twitter.com/crowngreyhound/status/876806533912436736 reopened] in June 2017.
[[Category Mitchells And Butlers|Mitchells and Butlers]] pub in [[Locale Dulwich|Dulwich]] Village, in the [[Category Good Beer Guide|Good Beer Guide]]. It's part of their unbranded [[Category Castle Pubs|Castle]] sub-chain.
== Line 2 == == Line 2 ==
This is the only pub serving Dulwich Village, undoubtedly due to strict controls on development in this conservation area, being leafy, genteel and upper-middle-class. The Crown & Greyhound compensates by being extensive in size, with at least four different areas for drinking, still divided by old Victorian wood-and-etched-glass partitions, as well as a restaurant area, a large part-covered garden at the back, and plenty of seating out the front. A large central bar extends in various directions to serve the disparate areas, topped by a wooden gantry with stained glass panels.
This is the only pub serving Dulwich Village, undoubtedly due to strict controls on development in this conservation area, being leafy, genteel and upper-middle-class. The Crown & Greyhound compensates by being extensive in size, with at least four different areas for drinking, still divided by old Victorian partitions, as well as a dining area and a large garden out back (as well as plenty of seating in the front). A large central bar extends in various directions to serve the disparate areas.
== Line 4 == == Line 4 ==
Decor is dominated by heavy wooden tables and wooden panelling, with varnished floorboards underfoot. The place is well-kept and clean as you might expect from this area, and on a Summer's day the garden is particularly pleasant, extending quite far back on several levels.
Decor is dominated by heavy wooden tables and wooden panelling, with a solid chunky bar. The place is well-kept and clean as you might expect from this area, and on a Summer's day the garden is particularly pleasant, extending quite far back with shelter and on several levels. On a June 2010 visit, an area to the side of the bar was designated as being for over-18s only, and had a TV in to show the World Cup (though it's not clear if this is a permanent fixture; reception was fairly patchy).
== Line 6 == == Line 6 ==
We've visited twice now, most recently in June 2018. On our June 2010 visit, the real ales were Harvey's Best, London Pride, and Adnam's Broadside, while keg beers included Meantime London Pale Ale (£3.60/pint), Franziskaner, Pilsner Urquell (£3.60/pint), Sharp's Chalky's Bark, and many others. Also on offer were sangria (in jugs), homemade lemonade (served by the glass, £1.80, with a pleasingly bitter taste), and other seasonal drinks. In June 2018, there were five real ales on — London Pride, Purity Pure Ubu, Black Sheep Bitter, Sharp's Doom Bar, and Adnams Ghost Ship — and a pint of lime and soda was £1.85.
Service is friendly, and there's an extensive range of draught and handpulled beers and ciders available, including four handpulls with Harvey's Best, London Pride, Adnam's Broadside and one other guest ale (according to their website). Keg beers include Meantime London Pale Ale (£3.60/pint), Franziskaner, Pilsner Urquell (£3.60/pint), Sharp's Chalky's Bark, and many others. In Summer, they also offer sangria (in jugs), homemade lemonade (served by the glass, £1.80, with a pleasingly bitter taste) and other seasonal drinks.
== Line 8 == == Line 8 ==
Food is served all day. In June 2010, [[Ewan]] and [[Kerry]] found the sharing plate (&pound;13) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4752550941/ photo]</small> to be pretty decent, consisting of mini-burgers (three each of lamb and beef), plenty of flatbread and hummous, peppers and cucumber, and chips.
Food is served noon-10pm Monday to Thursday, noon-11pm Friday and Saturday, and noon-9:30pm Sunday, with a carvery operating on the Sunday. The range is fairly standard for pubs (fish & chips, burgers, sandwiches and the like; the menu is downloadable on the website) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4753190006/sizes/l/ menu p1] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4752547831/sizes/l/ and p2 in June 2010]</small>, and includes a decent sharing plate (&pound;13) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4752550941/ photo]</small> with mini-burgers (three each of lamb and beef), plenty of flatbread and hummous, peppers and cucumber, and chips.
== Line 10 == == Line 10 ==
In June 2018, [[Kake]] had the pan-fried seabass on tomato and herb gnocchi (&pound;16) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/42535876632/ photo]</small>, which was good with a few small niggles. The fish had a nice sear on both sides of the fillets, while the flesh remained soft and flaky. Red and yellow cherry tomatoes were both well-flavoured, as were the green and black olives. However, the pea shoots on the side were slightly dried out, and the gnocchi were quite odd &#8212; there were only six of them (and they were quite small), and some of them seemed to have disintegrated, becoming squashed and soggy.
Quiz night is Sunday from 7pm.
== Line 12 ==
Service was friendly on both our visits, and notably helpful and efficient on our second visit despite their being short-staffed. We ordered and paid at the bar, but they seem to do table service for both food and drinks in the pub section as well as the restaurant.

Accessibility: Step-free to get in, via a shallow ramp, though the approach to this is uneven (rectangular cobblestones). No steps to the toilets, and the ladies' has a larger cubicle at the end with grab bars and a door that opens outwards.

== Line 17 == == Line 13 ==
* Photos of the menu: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4753190006/ June 2010, p1], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4752547831/ June 2010, p2], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/42587587451/ June 2018]
* [https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/23968/ Pubs Galore comments]
* [http://ilivetoeatandeattolive.blogspot.com/2012/04/fish-n-chips-crown-and-greyhound.html Live To Eat
review]
* [http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1438.php Fancyapint review]
== Line 21 == == Line 15 ==
* [https://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/the-crown-and-greyhound-london Yelp comments]
* [https://www.whatpub.com/pubs/SEL/10787/ WhatPub entry
]
* [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/38771 Qype comments]
== Line 24 == == Line 17 ==
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], June 2018. Opening hours taken from the Crown &amp; Greyhound website, June 2018.</div>
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]] and [[Kerry]], 29 June 2010. Opening hours taken from the 2010 Good Beer Guide. Food times and quiz information taken from website, June 2010.</div>
== Line 26 == == Line 19 ==
category='Accommodation Available,Architecturally Interesting Pubs,Beer Garden,Good Beer Guide 2010,Good Beer Guide 2011,Pub Food,Pubs,Real Ale,Step-Free Access'
edit_type='Normal edit'
fax='CrownGreyhound'
formatted_website_text='www.thecrownandgreyhound.co.uk/" class="external">thecrownandgreyhound.c...'
host='81.187.166.218'
hours_text='Mon-Wed: noon-11pm; Thu-Sat: noon-midnight; Sun: noon-11pm'
latitude='51.448906'
category='Beer Garden,Castle Pubs,Food Served Evenings,Food Served Lunchtimes,Good Beer Guide,Good Beer Guide 2010,Mitchells And Butlers,Pub Quiz,Pub Quiz On Sundays,Pubs,Real Ale'
edit_type='Minor tidying'
fax=''
formatted_website_text='http://thecrownandgr...'
host='161.74.11.25'
hours_text='11am-11pm Mon-Wed; 11am-midnight Thu-Sat; 11am-10:30pm Sun'
latitude='51.448423'
== Line 34 == == Line 27 ==
longitude='-0.083326'
major_change='1'
map_link='http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=533172&y=174010'
node_image='https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1737/42535878472_2d06b0c287_m_d.jpg'
node_image_copyright='Kake'
node_image_licence='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/'
node_image_url='https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/42535878472/'
opening_hours_text='Mon-Wed: noon-11pm;
Thu-Sat: noon-midnight; Sun: noon-11pm'
os_x='533172'
os_y='174010'
longitude='-0.083476'
major_change='0'
map_link='http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=533163&y=173956'
node_image='https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2086/2289084554_8c9d9ff2e1_m.jpg'
node_image_copyright='Ewan-M'
node_image_licence='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/'
node_image_url='https://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/2289084554/'
opening_hours_text='11am-11pm Mon-Wed;
11am-midnight Thu-Sat; 11am-10:30pm Sun'
os_x='533163'
os_y='173956'
== Line 46 == == Line 39 ==
summary='Mitchells and Butlers pub in East Dulwich.'
website='http://thecrownandgreyhound.co.uk/' website='http://www.thecrownandgreyhound.co.uk/'
summary='Mitchells and Butlers pub in East Dulwich, in the Good Beer Guide.'
website='http://thecrownandgreyhound.co.uk/' website='http://www.thecrownandgreyhound.co.uk/'

Mitchells and Butlers pub in Dulwich Village, in the Good Beer Guide. It's part of their unbranded Castle sub-chain.

This is the only pub serving Dulwich Village, undoubtedly due to strict controls on development in this conservation area, being leafy, genteel and upper-middle-class. The Crown & Greyhound compensates by being extensive in size, with at least four different areas for drinking, still divided by old Victorian partitions, as well as a dining area and a large garden out back (as well as plenty of seating in the front). A large central bar extends in various directions to serve the disparate areas.

Decor is dominated by heavy wooden tables and wooden panelling, with a solid chunky bar. The place is well-kept and clean as you might expect from this area, and on a Summer's day the garden is particularly pleasant, extending quite far back with shelter and on several levels. On a June 2010 visit, an area to the side of the bar was designated as being for over-18s only, and had a TV in to show the World Cup (though it's not clear if this is a permanent fixture; reception was fairly patchy).

Service is friendly, and there's an extensive range of draught and handpulled beers and ciders available, including four handpulls with Harvey's Best, London Pride, Adnam's Broadside and one other guest ale (according to their website). Keg beers include Meantime London Pale Ale (£3.60/pint), Franziskaner, Pilsner Urquell (£3.60/pint), Sharp's Chalky's Bark, and many others. In Summer, they also offer sangria (in jugs), homemade lemonade (served by the glass, £1.80, with a pleasingly bitter taste) and other seasonal drinks.

Food is served noon-10pm Monday to Thursday, noon-11pm Friday and Saturday, and noon-9:30pm Sunday, with a carvery operating on the Sunday. The range is fairly standard for pubs (fish & chips, burgers, sandwiches and the like; the menu is downloadable on the website) menu p1 and p2 in June 2010, and includes a decent sharing plate (£13) photo with mini-burgers (three each of lamb and beef), plenty of flatbread and hummous, peppers and cucumber, and chips.

Quiz night is Sunday from 7pm.

See also:

Last visited by Ewan and Kerry, 29 June 2010. Opening hours taken from the 2010 Good Beer Guide. Food times and quiz information taken from website, June 2010.

List all versions