Blythe Hill Tavern

An extremely well run pub not surprising it has won CAMRA south east london camra pub of the year before and has become runner up best Cider pub in the South East London area. You are always guaranteed a warm welcome here.

Ireland v England. Bound to be a nailbiter.
The Mrs is Irish –without the accent to my dismay– and wanted to find an Irish local to watch the six nations. After checking out the tinterweb she found this place just 15 mins down the road.
Along the main road to Catford it’s not the most appealing of locations. Approaching I saw the rugged exterior and blacked out windows I hesitated to enter but once I was inside all my anxieties dissapeared in a poof of age olé Irish tradition.
More than just an old boozer, this intimate space is just precious. The walls covered in old signs, racing and ale memorabilia. Authentic by definition the Blythe Hill Tavern is the epitome of cork drinking tradition.
The pub itself is split into three sections, which sees you have to walk through the actual bar to get in-​between them.
It’s hard to pick out an English accent in this place, including the staff who are all in shirt and tie. That touch of class runs right through the joint with table service for the regular locals and those ordering a Guinness. There are ample places to hang up your coats, which you do instead of stuffing under your table — because it’s that sort of place.
This truly is a pub with heart and soul, here for the love and not out to rip off thier punters with extortionate prices

A really nice place for a night out with the guys. We love to go there to watch the game and enjoy a nice drink while having fun.
Although the place is pretty crowded the beer there is totally worth it and it’s at a decent price. The pub consist of five or six secluded areas, which give the customers a nice comfortable feeling and you don’t have to worry about being too loud or having other people listen in on your conversations. The live fire makes the place feel like a home away from home and you just lose track of time and spend the whole evening there.
Staff are all very friendly and welcoming and not only that but you could also meet nice new people there and not the usual snobbish ones.
Simply the best place in the area.

Great service, beers well kept, wonderful garden, a great mix of regulars, and a cosy fire or two all go to make this one of south Londons premier boozers. A lack of clueless, ignorant, gentrifying middle class parasites an added bonus.

Agree with all previous comments. A lovely warm, welcoming pub split up into 3 or 4 rooms, also showing football on tv. My favourite pub in the area.

Pubs with fireplaces are my new favourite things. And this lovely local boozer boasts not one, but two. So it ticked a big box for me from the outset. Combined with REALLY friendly service, a nice mixture of clientele, a wide selection of drinks and lots of cosy nooks and crannies, this makes for one seriously great pub.

Five real ales in good condition, not all predictable and including the nectar that is Dark Star Hophead. A lovely warm and cosy traditional front bar is the prime spot, but the rest of the pub is rather nice too.
This pub would have been just about perfect if it wasn’t for the impossible to avoid televisions. There is one in every part of the pub, so very little option but to look.
I guess the fact that the path from the previously praised front bar and the back bar crosses the gap between serving areas is also bad. Personally I enjoyed observing a catalogue of near misses between tipsy patrons and busy bar staff. I suppose this can get annoying if you work or regularly frequent the pub. but long may unusual layouts be found I say.

We love this pub and not. only because it is at the bottom of the road the staff are very friendly and the people that go there are too! Thursday night the have live irish music five stars to you guys. Cheers

Quite simply the best traditional pub in the area. Real ales, excellent service, friendly Irish pub. Has sport, pub quiz, beer garden and authenticity.

A recent trip to Forest Hill to meet some old friends for an Irish rugby match brought us to the Blythe Hill Tavern. I was pleasantly surprised by the place. It looks rather ordinary from the outside and, admittedly, the interior has most likey remained unchanged since its opening.
But this is a datedness to revel in. The all-​male, all white haired Irish bar staff wear shirts and ties, and seem to take great pride in the racing and other sporting paraphenalia that adorn the dark timber walls. Needless to say, the Guinness was excellent.
The clientele was a mix of locals watching a Chelsea match, swapping anecdotes and exchanging stories of married life over pints of ale. A proper boozer, albeit one which holds a CAMRA award. There is also a beer garden.