Without the attraction of regular live music or the guarantee of an easy drink after midnight, this large corner bar close to Goldsmiths would be as it was ten years ago: a workaday Irish pub selling nitrokegs to the low-waged and loan-dependent student.
But since New Cross was transformed into ‘Rocklands’ (no, us neither), indie acts regularly thrash about while pierced types flock to the horseshoe bar or make out on the black sofas. If concentration is required for anything, it’s the pool table at the back.
The team behind the place has also transformed the nearby Deptford Arms into something similar. Indie Über Alles!