Pelton Arms in Greenwich

Great beers, great live music, great pizzas, great garden. Will come back to visit again, especially when I’m this side of town. Vibrant and full of attentive staff. A pub that still has some character for sure! And also, how many pubs have this many cask lines on these days?

What a jewel the Pelton is, right on the Thames Path, 5 minutes walk to the Cutty Sark, rooms at the Pelton are really comfortable and furnished in a retro style. The food is fab, and there's usually something going on at the pub like a quiz or live music. The staff are lovely, friendly and helpful. What more do you want! Top marks from me.

Lovely lively pub nice atmosphere & good friendly staff

Just a bit of deception with the food( pizza). Had better experience before. The quality was not the same.

Lovely place and really polite staff.

Great local pub atmosphere good food, great staff

My first visit the this area. We were recommended to this public house as their pizzas are a specialty and we're not disappointed. Well done.

Classic pub, superb atmosphere, great ales and beer! In my top 3 of the best pubs ever!

Sad to ssy reviewing again after being abruptly and very rudely, with swearing frim the manager, turned away on our favourite bands night Frank the cat on 24 August 24. A sereal moment. Won't be returning. If it's that crowded you need proper security otherwise it's and disorganised event and needs reporting to police 101and local council to be reviewed at you next licencing application.

A wonderful restaurant, fast service, wonderful atmosphere, the pizza was very good and the prices affordable. I'm glad I found this place and I happily recommend it.

This pub is known for its live bands and we go several times a year. Last night was was On the Run - a Pink Floyd tribute band and they were very good. Pub was very busy and service was slow. Not enough staff? We ordered 6 pizzas. The first two arrived after 45 minutes, the next two after an hour and the final two took 75 minutes from ordering. When the pizzas did arrive, there were gorgeous. It was an extremely hot evening and were not allowed to open doors to the street, to allow air flow. It was explained to us that locals are trying to get their licence revoked and even resort to filming the pub patrons for evidence. We were encouraged to go into the garden, unfortunately so we’re many, many others so it was only marginally cooler, and no where to sit. We could see chairs stacked up, but insufficient space to put them out. We will come back, on a cooler evening.

Fantastic boozer, great food and atmosphere

Best pizza in Greenwich The beer was lukewarm, not cold

Great stop at the Pelton for the O2. Easy public transport. Clare provided us with note of buses and stops Nice walk next to the river. Room was basic but so convenient for us. Clean bed and towels. Shared bathroom facilities but clean and stocked super smooth stay. Great atmosphere in pub. Nice staff, great location. Exactly what we needed will try to stay any time in area.

This place has such a cool vibe! The bartenders are friendly and the pizza is to die for! They also have an outside area and music on the weeknds!

Always a truly wonderful time at the Pelton. Amazing food, and the staff were so helpful and genuinely wanted us to have a good time. Finsihed off with a great band Highly recommend visit here.

The staff were terribly rude, especially the manager. The food and drinks were extremely expensive for how bad they were.

Best pub in Greenwich! The team at the Pelton did an amazing job for our families pre-wedding get together in May. The evening was fantastic. We had tables reserved at one end of the pub. The pizzas were great, the live music was fab, the bar team were really good at running the tab, and keeping the drinks flowing! All very easy to organise with the team ahead of time too.

Had a great time at the Pelton Arms with a large group. We sat in the garden and had pizzas (which were delicious). The staff were amazingly accommodating. Will definitely be back!

I have been drinking in this pub for many years. I am absolutely shocked at how two members of bar staff dealt with an incident following a complaint on Saturday evening, 6th July 2024. Mr Keen will be contacted, and CCTV will be requested to deal with a serious allegation made by Clair and Lily, who were behind the bar that evening

I'm not sure what is happening in this pub. There seems a level of rudeness and hostility perpetuated by the manager Lily and another member of staff Clare. Many reviews on other sites say the same. Watched the England/Switzerland match outside, the screen went down during extra time which was poor show. But we we're enjoying ourselves, bought meals, drinks spending almost £100. Then experienced unparalleled rudeness from barmaid Claire who apparently was acting as manager that night though she never said this. She then attempted to try and throw me and a friend out, I'm 65, have fibromyalgia, not some drunken yob. We had done absolutely nothing wrong. Were not drunk or abusive, it was only because I had the temerity to complain about her aggression. When I rang the manager Lily the next day, received more abuse. Unbelievable treatment. This is a pub I have frequented a lot, though never again. The owners need to look at this. There are too many reviews describing exactly the same behaviour for this to be ignored. Especially as prices are very high, surely customers are entitled to be treated with civility. I understand the company is Four Keen Inn, am having to consider legal action.

I’ve been drinking in the Pelton for almost two years enjoying the music and pizza’s. I’m a local business person and went in there with my colleague and friend last night to see the band. Unfortunately while we were enjoying the music our bottle of wine disappeared from behind us. Our friend who had worked there previously appealed to the barman who replaced it with a bottle with about 1/3 full but we were very grateful. However. My friend mentioned the incident to CLARE one of the bar staff and was told in a very rude abrupt way That it was her own fault and maybe we should drink up and leave!!! We were not complaining we simply said it in a can you believe it kind of way. Then we called the next day after our evening was basically ruined by Clare’s sudden and uncalled for rudeness and spoke to Lily the Manager who told us we must have name dropped to have got our replacement wine, ie mentioned someone who worked there. Also said she was going to watch on camera to see how were behaving, oh and we should have left when Claire told us too. Hostile. Rude. Disgusting. Sadly I wont be going there again all the time such rude bar staff are employed. Which is a shame as I loved the pub and spent a fortune there over the last two years. Management. You are losing business. Clare already has bad reviews on here!

Watched England match, been here many times. Ordered 2 bottles of wine, other drinks and food, spending nearly £100. Someone pinched our half finished wine or possibly it was removed in error by someone clearing up, though it was in a bucket. It was very crowded and chaotic in pub. A nice member of staff replaced with another 1/3 bottle. Was disgusted then to have another staff member called Claire complain about the gesture, (though it was nothing to do with her) and then tell me and my friend to leave and was virtually abusive. She literally said " drink up and leave" after also saying it was our fault we'd lost our wine. I'm a pensioner, not some unruly customer. Looking at reviews here, I see her name is mentioned a few times by other unhappy customers regarding her rudeness. It literally ruined our evening. When I rang to complain the next day to the manager Lily, had more hostility, saying amongst other dreadful things, she would watch the CCTV to see how WE were behaving, we must have name dropped (!) to get a replacement bottle of wine, we should have left when we were told even though we had done nothing wrong, we arent regulars and sarcastically, hope you feel better getting it off your chest but I'm not doing anything about it! Shocking customer service. Am forced to take this further as so distressed.

Beautiful looking pub inside and outside. Lots of entertainment on. But….the elephant in the room, or maybe the skunk in the room …utterly bizarrely not in any other review….this is the second time I’ve been in there and both times I had to leave because the whole pub reeks of urine. It’s like an old people’s home smell. As soon as my friend showed up he also asked to leave because he said it stank. I don’t understand how people were sat contentedly here or how it’s omitted from other reviews. I gave it a second chance thinking maybe they were unlucky first time I went but no, there is no doubt, the place really really reeks of urine. Sorry.

Great pub shame about Claire member of bar staff who was rude and dismissive and told my friend to drink up and leave when she reported her wine being taken… just as a passing comment not even as a complaint. She was rude. Disgracef customer service.

Absolutely amazing pub ! It is one of the most traditional I've seen and it is also away from the touristy areas. I'd say it is a hidden gem. The pizza was espectacular! (I can't understand why ppl would go to a place like "Crisp W6" pizza when it's low quality, expensive,oily...) , while here pizza was the best, fresh ingredients, original Italian pizza! Service was quick and kind and we were also lucky enough to enjoy the Thursday Quiz night.

£7.70 a pint🤣. Great pub and great music but taking advantage. A beer and a glass of wine was almost £18. Not sure I’ll be coming back.

Best pub in Greenwich bar none. 2016 CAMRA SE London pub of the year after several years of runner-up. Free live music every weekend from quality bands. Always 2 house ales and about 5 guest ales plus a cider. In addition Meantime is on tap. Jason (Jay) is the landlord and runs a very good ship. Good prices plus a CAMRA discount. Sundays roasts are legendary - booking is advised. Dart board and bar billiards too. Decent little garden with a couple of sofas for the smokers. Also has a TV in the garden for when they show certain sporting events. In general there is no TV, definitely not a football pub, which isn't a bad thing. Try it, you won't be disappointed.

Loved this place. Has amazing wood fired pizza

Prices seem extortionate for booze. Nice vibes but £7.20 seems ridiculous for a Cruz Campo

Amazing place. Came in a few night ago thirsty and sleepy; my motorbike had broken down and was waiting repair. One night, maybe two? Tha barman said not to worry, poured me a nice pint and swiftly showed me the room. There are (at least) 5 rooms above the Pub of which mine was bright, clean and friendly. I imagine all rooms are like mine and therfor great! The rooms share a little hallway/kitchenette, two toilets and a shower. There is a coffeemaker and coffeegrounds in the kitchen, which is nothing short of brilliant. You also have access to tea, a microwave, water boiler and a two stove burner (if you can reach it and get it off the cupboard ;). Great additions to the room! My only suggestion to make this place even better; a shared fridge would be nice and the couch in the kitchenette has seen better days. A small breakfasttable instead of the couch perhaps? The bar downstairs is very good. The initial barman was very friendly, but I haven't seen anyone not being cheerfull and happy to work here. The staff seems to be getting along very will, which is the best sign of a good pub. Good beers, lots of entertainment (two nights of live music) and good food! The pizza's are the thing to go for, right out of the real woodfire oven in the beergarden. The neighbourhood seems to know too as fooddrivers come and go all night. Today I'm leaving as my motorbike has been fixed. Happy to ride off into the countryside, but sad to leave this place. Just an all around great experience and first time encounter with a London pub. It's the kind of place some great English writer should write a book about one day. Thank you staff, welldone!

Great atmosphere, good food and music. Great local pub.

Great pizzas, good beer, fab quiz night and there are loads of bands set to play there this and next month!

Good bar service at The Pelton Arms with nice garden seating area at the back of the pub. There is also fresh pizza made on the premises as well as pub food too.

The blomde old women (shes probably in 50th ) shes very rude shooting around. She's not friendly with consumers. An unfriendly place for families due to her attitude

Great pub to visit. Food was great, the fish and chips and pizza in particular!

We encountered a very rude lady called Clare who was shouting at our party about how this establishment is an adult only place when this is not true. We were dinning at the pizza restaurant part of the property with all kids behaving sitting at the table. Clearly she has an innate problem with children in general and her interaction with us was unpleasant. This was confirmed with her work colleague who also felt her behaviour was inappropriate. This level of customer service is appalling & awful. I would not recommend.

Staff always friendly & door man Guinness is very nice

It's been my go-to local pub for a couple of years now. Nick and the crew are excellent. I highly recommend.

Great oldie world pub good service and friendly barman! We said we'd be back for food wife's legs only little she was tired and couldn't make it back! The beers were good and the food looked great next time we'll be back!

Just about everything you want from a classic pub. It feels welcoming, for the location the prices aren't too scary, nice selection. Beer garden is lovely and part covered, the locals are friendly and the bar team are nice and helpful. Havet tried the food but the pizzas look lovely

Great quirky pub with rooms. Really friendly and helpful staff at the pub.

Great pub with great pizza and live music. Prices appear to have gone up massively recently. £7.50 for a lager. Not a drinkers pub anymore

Can't slate this pub in the slightest. Just wish some of the regulars would support the pub by not locking up optimal locations in the bar with their half pints. Observation not a criticism.

What a great find! There was an amazing band on, great choice of beers, fab beer garden and the staff were genuinely friendly, will return and stay longer!

Pub was packed with a band playing some really good music. A great stop on our pub crawl

What a great pub to stumble across in the back streets of Greenwich. Live music, good selection of beer and friendly service. A lovely atmosphere and the pizzas looked amazing! Great beer garden too.

Been going here off and on for years to see bands and it’s a great venue and atmosphere. The only downside is that when l go on a Saturday night l have always found that the bar prices are all over the place and you find yourself getting charged different prices for exactly the same drinks🙃. I’m not a skinflint but £8 for a pint of lager is a bit steep for a cosy backstreet pub as some people describe it.

Great food and atmosphere if a bit grotty lol

Amazing atmosphere, good drinks and banging pizzas. Highly recommend for both dates and friend meet ups. A favourite.

Great pub with lively atmosphere, live band and fantastic pizza. Monday's they do pizza offer 241 and Fridays they have love music. 10 min walk from Maze hill station.

Great little old pub on the up, banter from the lady of the house. Great atmosphere, looks like it's been newly refurbished. I would go back for sure.

Decent music venue, service and beer selection.

Just went solo for the Sunday roast. Was recommended to go there. Plans had been canceled because of rain and being a 5 minute walk I decided to go. Will be here on holiday from the States till May 2nd. The staff were wonderful, so I will be back. And my lamb roast was out of this world. It's definitely going to be my local pub to go to.

Very lovely local pub, nice pints and a nice fire. It's a bit cold if you're not next to the fire but the bar staff are nice, toilets are nice, very chill atmosphere but their quizz on Tuesday is sooo niche it's quite interesting 🤔

What can one say about the Pelton Arms? It's brilliant in its own quirky, restrained yet loud decor kind of way. Plenty of events throughout the week, quite a lot of locals were in for the quiz, we had pizzas which were nice and sourdough base well done... Beers sound too. A place LOVE cos it feels so independent... Good garden out back

What a great pub, atmosphere was fantastic and the pizza was bril, wish I could gave stayed longer for the live music

A very cosy pub that has just had a new WC fitted. The staff are lovely and friendly.

Good old fashioned boozer with plenty of real ales and a live band.

Very good service and very helpful professional team

Probably one of the nicest crowds in a pub I’ve experienced. Also pizza is insane and the pints are very good. Oh, and live music! It’s a shame how expensive a drink was though. Also the gravel in the garden is very annoying and stupid. Like their stupid pub cat. But yeah, this place rules.

A Greenwich favourite. A fine, friendly local pub. Has great music nights. Pizzas are delicious.

Fantastic music, great pizza, outstanding atmosphere. The pub Never disappoints. Been there many times always superlative

Probably my favorite pub in London. They always seem to have some great live music to go along with the pizza and pints

If you want to eat a REAL italian pizza you must try it! Amazing!!

This is a must stop pub. Great staff and ambiance. Stopped in for live music on Friday night and had a blast. Special thanks to Gabriel and Harry!

This is our local and we’re proud to call it that. Everything from the iconic green tiles outside to the warm old London pub on the inside makes it so welcoming. We last visited this weekend just gone to watch the rugby. The screen is a little small but the atmosphere isn’t. Drinks are good, not the cheapest in London but certainly not the most expensive either. I know other reviews below have mentioned paying different amounts for the same drinks and we’ve definitely experienced this but anytime it’s been questioned it’s been rectified. It really is a hidden gem just off the Thames Path and definitely worth visiting for the pizza and garden too.

What a wonderful surprise visit to this fab pub, while walking from our hotel to our venue 🥂🎊🥂 This place has a wonderful atmosphere and the beer was delicious ... would definitely recommend, and we'll be back, for sure!!

My local for beer and pizza. One of the best Sour dough pizza in London

We had a great time here! Highly recommended!

Absolutely brilliant pub, really good atmosphere with a great selection of drinks. Food looks good but never eaten here so can't comment on it. The range of entertainment they have is first class and definitely worth a visit.

Lovely old pub with a real fire but what really stands out is how good the pizza is.

Great pub Loved the music, free. Will go again.

Great selection of ales, tasty pizzas and a decent ska band when we visited

Best place for Live Music I've been there several times now, Every nght was perfect. Absolutely to be recommended

I go twice a month with my husband and friends to this pub as Salvo’s pizza is very good and the staff is friendly. However is the second time I get a full panic attack thanks to 2 large dogs being brought in the pub. Last night there were 2 ( Newfoundland like giant dogs) just steps away from me. I’m scared of dogs , I don’t mind small ones but this large dogs shouldn’t be brought in a busy pub with seating so close to each other. Took me a while to calm down and enjoy my pizza. Would be nice if Management puts in place a rule for large dogs especially on busy nights. Or maybe just allow them in the garden area.

Great traditional pub with great pizza and wicked live music. Highly recommended.

The best pub in Greenwich. The best beers options, amazing atmosphere, there's always something going on!

Excellent food. Great drink selection. Friendly and attentive staff and warm and welcoming vibe. The best pub in Greenwich. And still the best pub in Greenwich.

This is my favourite pub in London! Loveliest staff ever, especially ruby who is always the loveliest, always smiling and having a laugh!! She makes Pelton :)))

Amazing pizzas, buy one get one free on Monday evenings

Beautiful Porter and great pizzas

A good local pub and music venue . Good and food and friendly service all round . Lovely garden area and easy transport routes nearby CF

lb for lb, the best local in the area

Always great when live bands on. Great atmosphere

Visited this pub to get away from tourists. Great service and excellent selection of beer, especially (but not exclusively) cask beer and cider.

Great pub - really really good Sunday lunch (very generous portions, including the meat, and beautifully cooked), friendly staff, lively atmosphere. We don't live near, but definitely hope to be back!

The room at the Pelton are very beautiful, as is the decor in the pub area. The prices are very reasonable for Greenwich. The musicians at the last sunday of the month are incredible. The pizza is absolutely delicious. It can be very busy in terms of available tables so try to book in advance or be prepared to stand. This pub is a gem.

I absolutely love the Pelton Arms. Proper lovely friendly pub. Plus where else can you show up and the place is full of Norwegians singing sea shanties? So good.

Lovely pub. Friendly staff, good beer and enjoyed the pub quiz.

Pizza is insaaaane, just as good as it was in Naples! Staff are always friendly here too

beautiful place..great band @killbeatrix tonight shame about the rude bird who runs it!!

It was a fantastic quiz night, even if we did get soaked walking down A good range of ales, and pizza! Only challenge is getting to and from...

Great venue great staff we had a great night TASR.

Fantastic quiz night on Wednesday nights and the pizzas are fab! Staff are really lovely too this is a very welcome friendly pub 🥰

I popped in here on a Monday, and they buy one get one free on pizza (excellent and large pizza) between 18:00 and 21:00. Wow! Amazed! Delicious pizza. Worth it. I will come again. Mmm! Please do not come here on Tuesday evening, the most boring quiz ever, I had pinch myself.

Great local pub. Very lovely garden, lots of indoor and outdoor seating. Good range of beers. Lovely mixed crowd, very welcoming and chill atmosphere. Friendly efficient service. Good range of beers. Live music nights. All round very good real pub to go to. Also do pizza here which is good.

Excellent traditional pub with good food and music.

Local pub that features in Only Fools and Horses. Great range of beers and quality goods. Crisps. Snacks or Pizza's. Definitely going back there.

Best pub in the area by a country mile - amazing sound track and live music; great vibe and the staff are incredible. Look forward to coming back to try the pizza!