Railway Tavern, Bromley

Antic pub

This pub re-opened as an Antic outlet in August 2014 after closing in 2012. With friendly service, this is popular with a wide range of customers and is affectionately described as "old school" with its homely atmosphere.

Single bar counter with several rooms and partitioned areas lead off with the usual Antic eclectic range of shabby chic and mismatched furniture plus dim lighting. To the left of the bar, one room is served by the open kitchen and is geared up for dining during food service hours, complete with distressed exposed brick wall filled with plates, pots and other bric-a-brac. The main area has a mix of wooden and lino flooring, ornate dark woodwork and framed prints plus lampshades over the bar counter and old fashioned ceiling lights. Another smaller room leads off from this in the same distressed style, which then leads into the small rear enclosed garden.

Up to two Volden cask ales are available with up to three changing cask ales, such as from Adnams, Timothy Taylor and St Austell. Other non-mainstream breweries, such as Bath Ales, By The Horns and Signal, have also been present. Keg beer selection includes Brixton.

The popular menu concentrates on traditional British fare with both snacks and mains as well as popular Sunday roasts.

The pub was originally built in the Victorian era for the Nalder & Collyer Brewery of Croydon in conjunction with the coming of the railway to Bromley North. The green and ochre tiling completely covers the two external facades of this essentially triangular footprint building. Located at the junction of East Street and North Street, this formed part of the regeneration of East Street with the large "BROMLEY NORTH" sign standing on the other side of the street.

Handy for the Bromley Little Theatre, just around the corner as well as Bromley North station opposite and adjacent bus station.

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