Live Music — Pubs in Bromley

Partridge

194 High Street, Bromley BR1 1HE

Grade II listed former NatWest bank, now a Fuller’s Ale and Pie house, retaining many original features including the high ceilings and chandeliers. There are two small snug rooms off the main bar. The pub offers an extensive upmarket food menu including vegetarian choices. Located by the Market Square the pub is popular with shoppers and for live music on Saturday nights.

Swan & Mitre

260-262 High Street, Bromley BR1 1PG

The pub reopened in June 2015 following a brief closure for a sensitive refurbishment, which has retained much of the old character whilst making the interior much smarter and brighter. Originally an old coach house, this 350 year old traditional style pub boasts richly carved and gilded floor-to-ceiling mirrors and is a familiar landmark in Bromley North. During the day it is a relaxing refuge from the bustle of the High Street - especially in the patio garden at the rear. The interior contains an island bar, and has been modified over the years to provide separate drinking areas. Discount on real ale purchases for CAMRA members.

Barrel & Horn

204-206 High Street, Bromley BR1 1PW

Fuller's owned house, though not presented in the usual Fuller's style. This family friendly pub is located near the Market Square in Bromley town centre and normally serves two real ales, one from the Fuller's range (but never London Pride) and one guest. There is also an extensive range of "keg craft". The home-cooked food has a distinctively American Twist. One real cider is normally available. The pub was refurbished in 2016.

O'Neill's

27-29 East St, Bromley BR1 1QE

This O'Neills introduced real ale late in 2013. Only a single handpump is normally in operation. There is no regular beer, and some of the choices are quite unusual for the Bromley area. The pub itself was formerly an overspill sorting office for the nearly Post Office, and is surprising large given the limited frontage space. There are galleries at each end, and wood predominates throughout.

Lord Holmesdale

184 Homesdale Road, Bromley BR1 2QZ

New management took over the pub at the beginning of July 2019, and have made substantial changes, with the objective of creating a family and food orientated venue. In particular, the Sports TV screens, the pool table and the football scarves behind the bar are all gone. And real ale has been introduced, for the first time in many years. For a while management intend to experiment with the cask ale choice, including some unusual choices. Food is now served throughout the day, with pizza a speciality, although there are alternatives. On Mondays there is a 2 for the price of one offer for pizza. The pub itself is rather larger and more spacious than one would guess from the exterior. Inside is a single U-shaped bar with the floor, walls and bar all predominantly wooden. To the rear is a secluded stone-flagged garden with benches and tables.

Oak

206 Widmore Road, Bromley BR1 2RH

Local pub situated on the main road from Bromley to Chislehurst. The pub has an island bar, with wooden flooring and varied seating. There is a garden with benches to the rear. The pub can be very busy on special events nights. There is a third handpump and apparently a guest beer is sometimes provided but this wasn't the case when our review took place.

Crown & Anchor

19 Park Road, Bromley BR1 3HJ

Small comfortable local in a quiet residential street. Decor is plain and conservative. The stone patio area at the rear can be used as a function room, but in good weather, one wall can be removed, providing access to the garden. Hot snacks are available throughout the day until 9pm. In autumn 2018 the pub manager negotiated a new long-term lease independent from the small pubco who held the previous lease, and set about revitalising the pub. The pub also no longer has a beer tie, and management intend to have a changing and varied selection of real ales which will prominently feature beers from small local breweries. The pub has regular music nights and plan an increasing range of events. Check the pub facebook site for more details. As at mid-July 2021 the pub is offering half-price cask ale all day on Mondays.

Freelands Tavern

31 Freelands Road, Bromley BR1 3HZ

The pub is is one of a number of Greene King pubs in this part of Bromley North. Named after the road of largely Georgian and Victorian era houses, the pub is probably of the latter period. It has a central U-shaped bar that serves seating areas on three sides. The pub was refurbished in the summer of 2014.

Anglesey Arms

90 Palace Road, Bromley BR1 3JX

This traditional and friendly local pub in Bromley North Village was built in 1873 and has been a pub ever since. Unspoilt and welcoming, there are regular quiz nights. The pub won a Shepherd Neame "small garden of the year" award in 2011.

White Horse

64 Palace Road, Bromley BR1 3JX

This traditional back street local was purchased from Punch by a private owner in 2016 and reopened in November after a major refurbishment with real ale restored. The pub remains attractively presented from the outside with window baskets, but internally is much more open and with more light than previously.

Prince Frederick

31 Nichol Lane, Bromley BR1 4DE

Although this is not a listed building, it is one of London’s Real Heritage Pubs (ie on CAMRA’s London Regional Inventory of Pub Interiors of Special Historic Interest). This Greene King-owned pub is sited in a quiet road on the borders of Bromley North and Sundridge Park. ‘Prince Frederick’ is unique as a British pub name and commemorates the eldest son of George II. Although the prince died in 1751 the present building is of the Victorian era. It was revamped in the 1930s to provide two bars at the front, but the partition between the bars has been removed and the front bar is now one open plan area. At one time there must have been an off-sales compartment between the two parts, as indicated by the double doorway at the front of the building. There is also a back bar, distinct in its 1930s design, with a glazed advertising pane

Shortlands Tavern

5 Station Road, Bromley BR2 0EY

Runner-up Bromley CAMRA Pub of the Year 2014 and 2015. The pub is much improved following renovation in 2012. There is only one regular beer, but the other five handpumps serve a changing range of beers, mainly from non-mainstream breweries. The cosy atmosphere is enhanced by a real fire in winter. The many activities include comedy nights, live music, a book club, a knitting group, painting classes and even bingo. The pub also has a range of board games. Sister pub to the Pelton Arms in Greenwich.

Bricklayers Arms

141-143 Masons Hill, Bromley BR2 9HW

A very handsome Victorian pub, conveniently situated for numerous bus routes. This Shepherd Neame pub is twice the original size since taking over the ironmongers shop next door when it closed. The pub has two split-level bars and a two-storey smoking area. In additional to the regular beers, Shepherd Neame seasonal beers are usually available.

Metropolis

256A High Street, Bromley BR1 1PG

Metropolis is referred to as a pub in “Bromley Public Houses Evidence Base”, London Borough of Bromley, 2014. London Borough of Bromley source web page: Bromley Public Houses Evidence Base

Bromley Common Social & Athletic Club

33 Great Elms Road, Bromley BR2 9NF