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| Pub and hotel in [[Locale Peckham|Peckham]], run by the Metropolitan Pub Company ([[Category Greene King|Greene King]]). Refurbishments over the years have seen the conversion of their children's playroom into a private dining room, as well as several other changes (see <a href="https://london.randomness.org.uk/wiki.cgi?id=Victoria_Inn%2C_SE15_4AR&version=13">old version of this page</a> for what it was like pre-2018). |
The Victoria Inn (formerly the Wishing Well) is a large pub in SE15. Formerly known as the Wishing Well, it was renovated and reopened in spring 2010, and is now a Capital Pub Company pub. |
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There are no interior partitions, just a single space wrapped around the U-shaped bar, but pillars break it up into three distinct areas. Entry is into a drinking area with primarily high table and stool seating, and an open kitchen at one end. At the curve of the bar is a smaller, cosier area with padded banquettes, and finally further around is a dining area with slabby wooden tables ready-set with water glasses, cutlery, and thick white paper napkins. |
The interior is comfortable, with floorboards, armchairs and sofas, and old books lining the walls. It has a large back room with a scattering of different-sized tables, as well as outdoor seating on the pavement. |
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The decor is more coherent than it has been in past incarnations, with neutral-painted walls, dark wood, and exposed brickwork. Varnished boards on the floor give way to checkerboard tiles around the bar. |
There is a good range of beers on tap, including Meantime Pale Ale and London Pride, although pints are fairly expensive for the area (£3.70 for Meantime in June 2010). The wine list is international and ranges from £15-£30, or £30-£50 for fizz. |
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[[Kake]] visited on a Tuesday morning in August 2018. There were just two other customers when I arrived a little before 10:30am, at least one of them being a guest in the hotel accommodation above. Ska music was playing, not too loud. |
The menu is European fusion and is quite good; particular favourites were the chorizo scotch egg [http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/4672585924/ pic] and the good-sized hamburger. Vegetarian options are clearly marked, printed in green with a "V" beside them, and include tasty breaded halloumi sticks with parmesan cauliflower puree. Prices for mains are £6-10. |
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There are two banks of five handpumps each on the bar, though clips for only four real ales on our visit: By The Horns Calypso Carnival, Truman's Lazarus, Sambrook's Pumphouse Pale Ale, and Greene King IPA. A pint of lime and soda was £1.30. From their breakfast menu <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/29486505367/ photo]</small> I chose the "bacon butty" (£6) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/29486504757/ photo]</small>. The bacon was decent quality (albeit perhaps a little salty), and cooked relatively crisp, which worked well against the softness of the bun. The bun itself was brioche-style, and its slight sweetness was again a good contrast to the bacon. It arrived semi-deconstructed, with two long bacon slices poking out from the small bun, and it was a little annoying to have to cut them in half myself to make them fit properly. There was also an unnecessary puddle of grease on the plate. I mention these annoyances mainly because £6 is quite a lot for a bacon roll. Service was fine, though seemed clearly more aimed towards diners than drinkers. The staff insisted that I sit at a table and let them bring my drink and a menu to me instead of letting me order at the bar, and even after I'd obeyed and ordered at my table another member of staff swooped over to ask if I wanted to order any food. They have free WiFi via The Cloud, which requires registration. [[Kake]]'s verdict: I might come back for food, but probably not just for a drink. Accessibility: A step at one entrance but only a tiny ridge at the other. The seating is all on the flat, as is the RADAR-locked accessible toilet. There's a small step to the other toilets and the private dining room. See also: * [http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/54644/ Pubs Galore comments] * [http://desdemoor.co.uk/victoria-se15/ Des de Moor's review] * [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/25414/ Beer In The Evening comments] * [https://whatpub.com/pubs/SEL/10687/victoria-inn-peckham Whatpub entry] <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], August 2018. Opening hours taken from the Victoria website, September 2018.</div> |
It is quiet and pleasant during the day but gets very busy in the evenings, particularly when students from the Camberwell College of Arts up the road pour in on school nights. |
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summary='Pub and hotel in a gentrifying area of SE London.' website='http://www.capitalpubcompany.com/The-Victoria-Inn/' website='https://www.victoriainnpeckham.com/' |
summary='Good food and good microbrews in a gentrifying area of SE London.' website='http://www.capitalpubcompany.com/The-Victoria-Inn/' website='https://www.victoriainnpeckham.com/' |
The Victoria Inn (formerly the Wishing Well) is a large pub in SE15. Formerly known as the Wishing Well, it was renovated and reopened in spring 2010, and is now a Capital Pub Company pub.
The interior is comfortable, with floorboards, armchairs and sofas, and old books lining the walls. It has a large back room with a scattering of different-sized tables, as well as outdoor seating on the pavement.
There is a good range of beers on tap, including Meantime Pale Ale and London Pride, although pints are fairly expensive for the area (£3.70 for Meantime in June 2010). The wine list is international and ranges from £15-£30, or £30-£50 for fizz.
The menu is European fusion and is quite good; particular favourites were the chorizo scotch egg pic and the good-sized hamburger. Vegetarian options are clearly marked, printed in green with a "V" beside them, and include tasty breaded halloumi sticks with parmesan cauliflower puree. Prices for mains are £6-10.
It is quiet and pleasant during the day but gets very busy in the evenings, particularly when students from the Camberwell College of Arts up the road pour in on school nights.
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