Picture of Old Dispensary, SE5 0TF

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A small Irish-themed architecturally-interesting pub on Camberwell New Road near Camberwell Green.

It reopened in 2008, under new management, and now does Thai food. A visitor named "Camberweller" tells us that previously it was a gastropub selling burgers, steaks, etc.

There is an area at the front that has green leather sofas and a log-burning stove, while towards the back there is a dramatic skylight and a chandelier.

secretlondon visited in September 2008 and had a pint of Greene King IPA (£2.60/pint) photo. It wasn't from a hand pump, as the pub didn't have any. The server confirmed that the pub was independently-owned and wasn't a Greene King pub.

Thai food is served from noon-10pm. I didn't see anyone ordering any whilst I was there. They also do Sunday lunch. Signs say they have live Irish music from 6pm-9pm on Sundays and a choice of whiskies.

secretlondon visited again in October 2008. They only had Greene King IPA and the usual lagers. All the bottles were also the usual. I had some food - pad ga praow (£5.50) photo. It was okay but quite a small portion. There was a jukebox playing random music.

Accessibility: Accessible toilet with hand rails.

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Last visited by secretlondon, October 2008. Food times confirmed on that visit.
OS X co-ord: 532443 OS Y co-ord: 176820 (Latitude: 51.474332 Longitude: -0.092759)
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