Crown & Greyhound

I popped in here with my family for a bit of lunch on Bank holiday Monday. The pub itself looks fantastic with very high ceilings and beautiful Victorian features. At the back there is a really nice conservatory where we sat.

I had the beef burger with pulled pork and I was amazed at how good it was. The bun was fantasic, the meat was very high quality and cooked very well. It was right up there with some of the best burgers I've had in the trendy new places in London like Honest Burger and Meat Liquor. The chips were lush too. It's not cheap, for a pub anyway - the burger was £12.50 or so, but this is Dulwich Village.

They do need more waiting staff, however. We weren't in a big rush so it wasn't a big drama but the service was very slow because there was a big group in the corner which, I would have thought they had prior notice of. 

Nonetheless, I will definitely go back (probably in a big group!) for that burger!

Possibly the worst bar staff in the UK. No idea who's next. Expect a long wait. Avoid if you are thirsty.

My friend and I popped here for lunch on the way to Dulwich Gallery, as it's perfectly located. It's very child friendly which is great for families, but unfortunately both being people without children we actually felt a little left out. 

But having children there is not a negative, it was just more I don't think we were expecting it and all the children were very well behaved too so we had a lovely lunch. 

The food was great, the Sunday roast looked fantastic but I had a burger, which was pretty average, but still yummy. 

I booked a Christmas party at this place and was very pleased with the staff and atmosphere. Organising the event was pleasant and easy as the manager listened to my enquiries. The food was delicious and I visit The Crown regularly now

Good beer and good food. BBq's at the weekend in the garden. Also has a lovely conservatory at the back.
In the winter i love to sit buy the fire in this laid back establishment. Is family friendly to the point where it can be a bit over run with children at the weekends.

Man, this is a busy place on a Saturday: is it the only place in town? Well, we are in DULLwich after all. Nice-enough place, though: reasonable selection of beer and the foods pretty good: freshly cooked to order. Chips too chippy, not enough French Fry. If the Gallery's worked-up the appetite then try it before taking the haul back to civilsation

Awesome pub. Friendly service, huge range of drinks on tap. Loads of space, and a real fire. All you could ask for!

This is an excellent pub located just a few minutes walk from dulwich picture gallery good beer ( nice selection of real ales-well kept) good food - midrange price wise, carvery on sunday -menu during week. child/family friendly. dunno what the person grumbling about the foods on about everytime i visit it's perfect.

Bloody awful food - somebody please fix it - it could be amazing!! Always has been. Wish owners of the Palmerston would take it over

The Crown & Greyhound is a cornerstone of the Dulwich village area, which has all the trappings of a quaint village pub despite being in located in one of the busiest cities in the world. This pub has a large area to accommodate the many visitors, with a decent beer garden in both the front and rear and a separate dining area, this is a very good pub to bring the family.

Very large pub this, with plenty of taps to go round.
Nicely mismatched seating throughout the 2 bar areas & seemingly has all its original wood/glasswork. Non-intrusive but well chosen music on.

Didn’t venture into the beer garden but I imagine it’s a good size too & that the whole place is very popular of a weekend.

The menu was certainly tending towards the gastro end of the market but prices seemed reasonable fo what was on offer (we were at one point brought cutlery & condiments and thought a free feed was in the offing but no grub turned up).

Dulwich Village itself was very pleasant looking & other than a few unfortunate bits of graffiti in the gents this seems an ideal place to while away a whole day eating & drinking.

The Crown and Greyhound was an excellent choice for Sunday carvery. The place was very busy when we arrived around 1pm but there was still plenty of food left. The price for one round of food is £10 which isn’t bad given the quality of it. The pork was fantastic and definitely my favourite choice while the roast potatoes hit the bottom and were a little too dry and overdone.

The atmosphere was really nice with lots of families there and little side rooms to enjoy the Sunday paper. We sat outside in the back garden and enjoy a pint and some good Sunday carvery. Mmmmmm, I’ll be back here to check it out at other times as the place seemed really cool. The food is served on Sunday from 12-2pm but by the end there was little left so I’d suggest getting there no later than 1:30 if you fancy the carvery.

What a lovely place to eat and drink and relax with your friends and family!!

The Crown and Greyhound is placed in the heart of Dulwich, a ten minute walk from Herne Hill and a nice walk at that!. At a glance this public house is grand in appearance but friendly. If you were to take a visit here in the summer you could find yourself struggling to find an outdoor table as many people like to meet here after work and happily sit with their friends relaxing until last orders. As well as seating to the front of the pub there is a fantastic seating area to the back of the pub with an amazing BBQ and childrens play area, and after the non smoking ban the Crown and Greyhound has accomodated for smokers by providing a vast amount of outdoor heaters with the majority of the beer garden/eating area covered by a rather large umbrella!
A friend an I enjoyed a lovely sunday meal sitting outside in our T -shirts in mid October without feeling at all cold.

The carvery on a Sunday is nice but only serves until 4pm, we arrived around 2pm and they had run out of yorkshire puddings, so we were not too happy about that but still enjoyed our meals. The price tag could be cheaper at around £9.50 per person the food is nice and tasty but average.

I love this pub and it's a nice relaxing place to visit with friends or to take your children, the locals are friendly and Dulwich village is a beautiful place too. I would recommend a visit especially if you like cherry beer :)

Pros:

Friendly Place
Child Friendly
Tasty Food
Relaxing
Smoker friendly

Cons:

No music
Toilets are a bit scruffy
Bar staff are sometimes slow

From the outside, the Crown & Greyhound looks like your typical London pub, albeit set within the pricey and exclusive Dulwich Village. Once through the doors however, the cavernous interior opens up into a series of varied seating arrangements, accompanied by several different bars offering a good selection of drinks. Towards the back lies a more modern (and smoke free) arrangement for the restaurant, with an excellent selection of modern pub fare. Further beyond this lies the garden, which on a Sunday is packed with wealthy South London families and their children. A good, reliable option any time of the day and for any occasion.