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Upmarket pub on [[Locale Peckham|Peckham]] Rye Common.
 An upmarket pub on [[Locale Peckham|Peckham]] Rye Common. It was [http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/21/06/2011/338824/Capital-Pub-Company-sees-pre-tax-profits-rise-48.htm acquired] by the [[Category Capital Pub Company|Capital Pub Company]] in April 2011 (which itself was [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14197255 bought] by [[Category Greene King|Greene King]] later in 2011).
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It was [https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/338824/capital-pub-company-sees-pre-tax-profits-rise-48 acquired] by the [[Category Capital Pub Company|Capital Pub Company]] in April 2011 (see <a href="https://london.randomness.org.uk/wiki.cgi?id=Rye%2C_SE15_3NX&version=7">older version of this page</a> for a pre-acquisition description), which itself was [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14197255 bought] by [[Category Greene King|Greene King]] later in 2011. The pub then [https://twitter.com/TheRyeSE15/status/130608613327777792 closed] for a major refurbishment at the end of September 2011 and opened again in June 2012.
 <b>Note:</b> The Rye [http://twitter.com/TheRyeSE15/status/130608613327777792 closed] for a major refurbishment at the end of September 2011 (<small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/2377185415/ pre-refurb photo]</small>), and opened again in June 2012. We haven't visited since the refurb, so some of the below may be out of date.
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Entry is into a large, bare-boarded space with mismatched tables and chairs, dominated by the L-shaped bar in the centre. There's plenty of natural light here, though this falls off quickly as one proceeds further in past the bar. A passageway leads back past three pairs of high padded back-to-back banquettes to a raised conservatory-style dining area, and finally to a large garden. Decor is standard gastropub shabby-chic, though some extra interest is added by the presumably-original ornate bar back and smoke-blackened brick fireplace in one wall.
 In a former life, this was presumably a hotel (the old fittings still say "Rye Hotel"), but now has been reborn as the familiar stripped-wood darkly-lit pseudo-gastro pub. There's a large front room with lots of natural light, though quickly getting darker around the side of the bar. Two rooms out the back have canopies and curtains, and there is an extensive beer garden beyond that (an actual garden, with tables on the grass), providing even more space outside during the summer. The indoor areas can get quite noisy during the weekends and at busy periods.
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[[Kake]] visited on a Thursday afternoon in September 2018. There were a few other customers in when I arrived around 1:15pm, spread throughout the interior and exterior space; some of them having lunch, and others apparently conducting a job interview. Music was playing, not too loud.
 On a Sunday lunch visit, several of the larger tables in the main room were booked for families and the others soon filled up, as this place is predictably popular with the young professional parents of [[Locale East Dulwich|East Dulwich]] and environs. There were still places for small groups of two or three to sit (provided they don't mind children and baby carriages pushing past!).
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The handpumps were clipped for Portobello VPA, By The Horns Calypso Carnival, Truman's Swift, and Greene King IPA. A pint of lime and soda was &pound;2.15.
 They have a two handpulls for real ale which are regularly changed, and in March 2008 were Mauldon's White Adder and Everard's Pitch Black, and in May 2011 were Florence Weasel and Black Sheep Bitter. They also have Leffe, Hoegaarden, and a few other standard lagers as well as a small bottled range.
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Service was mixed. It was quite a while before anyone came to the bar to serve me, and the staff member who did eventually arrive made no welcome or apology for the wait. However, another member of staff who arrived on duty later was friendly and helpful.
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They have free WiFi via The Cloud (which requires registration).

Accessibility: A step to get in. Step-free to bar, some of the seating, and the toilets (including an accessible one) once you're in. The ladies' has a cubicle with a door that opens outwards. Three steps with handrail to the dining area, and more steps from there to at least part of the garden.
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* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/42845761590/ Photo of the menu as of September 2018]
* [https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/24166/ Pubs Galore comments]
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20130605045947/http://helengraves.co.uk:80/2012/07/peckham-tapas Food Stories review]
* [https://whatpub.com/pubs/SEL/10682/ WhatPub entry]
 * [http://www.timeout.com/london/bars/reviews/11426.html Time Out review]
* [http://helengraves.co.uk/2012/07/peckham-tapas/ Food Stories review]
* [http://www.london-eating.co.uk/4254.htm London Eating comments]
* [http://www.southwarknews.co.uk/food-and-drink/00,news,8904,6490,00.htm Southwark News review]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], September 2018. Opening hours taken from the Rye website, September 2018.</div>
 <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kerry]], 21 June 2011. Opening hours taken from the Rye website, January 2013.</div>
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An upmarket pub on Peckham Rye Common. It was acquired by the Capital Pub Company in April 2011 (which itself was bought by Greene King later in 2011).

Note: The Rye closed for a major refurbishment at the end of September 2011 (pre-refurb photo), and opened again in June 2012. We haven't visited since the refurb, so some of the below may be out of date.

In a former life, this was presumably a hotel (the old fittings still say "Rye Hotel"), but now has been reborn as the familiar stripped-wood darkly-lit pseudo-gastro pub. There's a large front room with lots of natural light, though quickly getting darker around the side of the bar. Two rooms out the back have canopies and curtains, and there is an extensive beer garden beyond that (an actual garden, with tables on the grass), providing even more space outside during the summer. The indoor areas can get quite noisy during the weekends and at busy periods.

On a Sunday lunch visit, several of the larger tables in the main room were booked for families and the others soon filled up, as this place is predictably popular with the young professional parents of East Dulwich and environs. There were still places for small groups of two or three to sit (provided they don't mind children and baby carriages pushing past!).

They have a two handpulls for real ale which are regularly changed, and in March 2008 were Mauldon's White Adder and Everard's Pitch Black, and in May 2011 were Florence Weasel and Black Sheep Bitter. They also have Leffe, Hoegaarden, and a few other standard lagers as well as a small bottled range.

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Last visited by Kerry, 21 June 2011. Opening hours taken from the Rye website, January 2013.

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