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North Road is lucky to have Red Lion

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The area to the north of the town centre is not short of pubs, and mostly good ones too, but the Red Lion is a standout on any pub crawl in these parts. It was South-East London CAMRA pub of the year in 2007 and it's easy to see why.

It has been run by the same couple for quite some time and the landlord - who wears a tie and is invariably present - takes a hands-on role in running the place (he poured our pints). It's evident that high standards are carefully maintained: the Morland Original we drank - only their standard bitter, remember - was superbly casked.

The most striking decorative feature, apart from original tiling, is that one wall of the seating area is dominated by well-stocked bookshelves offering a range of books we can only describe as eclectic (and which one may dip into whilst reading). The menu is short and no-nonsense, but we like it that way and shall be sampling on our next visit. The residents of North Road are blessed - this is a superb local. What's galling is that they also have two or three other decent places within a stone's throw. We guess some people just have all the luck.

NEAREST STATION: Bromley North station
FEATURES: traditional pub games, outdoor seating, quiz night Wednesday, Sky (big screen)

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2 Gulliver Street, SE16 7LT

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