Old Fox And Hounds, CR0 2RE
- 1 London Road, Croydon (map of this place)
- CR0 2RE
- Mon-Sat 11:00-23:00; Sun -10:30
A nice local serving good beer, directly opposite West Croydon Station. That's probably all you need to know, to be honest :-)
Almost deserted apart from a cluster of locals round the bar when we visited on a Monday night. The traditional pub atmosphere suffers a bit from loud music and TV screens showing football - possibly an attempt to attract a younger clientele, but not one that was showing any signs of success. Lots of seating and standing room.
The beer was excellent - the first time your reviewer has tasted nice Greene King IPA (�1.70 as of May 2004), and they had at least two other real ales on tap.
Toilets were spacious and clean. Hopefully the strange grunting man isn't a permanent feature. Disabled access shouldn't be a problem - the whole pub is at street level.
Untested: food (allegedly Thai served 12-3pm); an alleged non-smoking section round the back; alleged pool tables upstairs. There may be a function room, too.