The Bishop in Southwark

After checking out a few options, I decided to book The Bishop for my friends Christmas dinner. The staff were incredibly flexible and kept in regular contact to ensure everything was organised. The food exceeded all expectations (as a vegan I was especially impressed) and the service was equally impressive; the team were friendly, helpful, and attentive throughout the evening. I genuinely couldn’t have asked for a better experience. A huge thank you to all the managers and staff who helped in the lead-up and made our evening so great!

Great place staff are cool good food

Best pub in East Dulwich. Live sport, incredible range of beer, food is always brilliant, and the staff are amazing and so accommodating. Only found this place a few weeks back and can’t stay away

The Bishop is a main street pub in the heart of Dulwich. A very busy Saturday afternoon with the last of the rugby autumn internationals ( Ireland Vs the Aussies) lots of kids here (with mum's and dads!) good range of keg beers and ciders, also a couple of cask ales on. A jolly place to visit

Nice pub, tasty cocktails and great staff and clientele. Would go back, food looks amazing.

Perfectly kept cask and wonderful staff (Rodrigo and Ellie)

Amazing burger and chips, they were super crispy, even my dad enjoyed, especially his unoaked Chardonnay which had a wonderful vanilla note without being overpowering. Only improvement could be not to have a massive projector screen in the middle of the dining area.

Delicious food, great service, cosy interior! The food came quickly although it was rather busy. The plates were packed with mouthwatering meat and veggies!

Lovely space, worked over lunch and will definitely be back

Was early so not many people but has a good vibe and the experienced staff are great

We visited on Sunday as we really wanted a good vegan Sunday roast and upon tons of research we landed on the Bishop. Let me tell you, their vegan Sunday roast is easily one of the best I’ve ever eaten. I am a vegan chef myself and annoyingly it’s hard to be impressed when eating out, especially at non vegan establishments. Well, this was so worth the trip. My only criticism (which can be read as a compliment and you’ll find why soon) is that I would love to see the same dish offered in a larger portion (would happily pay the difference) because if that was offered I would have demolished it with joy. Service was great also, and the pub is looking FRESH 👌🏻 We will 100% be back

We ordered the vegan Sunday roast dinner. We all throughly enjoyed and agreed it was in the top 3 of vegan roasts. Didn’t take a photo as we gulped it down. Would be perfect if they provided a vegan Yorkshire pudding as an option. Friendly service. Definitely returning.

Excellent new renovation to the pub - the food, in a part of town with a lot of strong competition, is seriously good.

We came for a late lunch today. The place had been closed for a little while for a refurbishment. As we came in, we were welcomed by the lovely Jessica who became our host. The place looks impeccable, we felt comfortable, and the food was absolutely delicious. All the staff were very attentive without being intrusive. Jessica was really nice, professional and friendly. Big thumb from us!

Great veggie burger. We were well looked after by Jessica.

Went here for dinner. And I’m really glad we did! Definitely the best food options/ best menu of all the other pubs along this road. I wasn’t expecting much from this pub and was pleasantly surprised! The portions weren’t HUGE but the food was really high standard. They also had new / unique brewed beers so really nice drinks on offer too!! Choose this place over the others!!

We hired out the Bishop for a joint birthday party. The team was really accommodating and had some great ideas about how to make the event special. Lots of our guests commented on the quality of the food (we had platters at the event to cater for all tastes).

Cheers to the 5 star service offered by Rodrigo at the n bar 😊. Will definitely recommend my fellow Aussies pop in for a pint during their stay. Thanks Rodrigo

We had the time of our lives. The bartender Rodrigo was really amiable! The atmosphere was really great. Long nice chats by the piano!

Of course I love this place I'm a Bishop

No limes. Why are there no limes?

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Bishop on Lordship Lane is a fantastic pub with a cozy vibe. While the beer garden may be small, it’s a lovely spot, and the additional roadside seating at the front is perfect for people-watching on a sunny day. The atmosphere really comes alive on weekends, making it an ideal place to unwind and enjoy good company. The staff are always friendly and welcoming, adding to the great experience. The food is excellent too, with a menu that never disappoints. Definitely worth a visit!

Friday 26th July I was visiting my son for the weekend, he lives in East Dulwich. We had been to a gig at Crystal Palace and decided to pop in to The Bishop for a nightcap! We had a blast! Great music DJ, good atmosphere, friendly service. A tad few than a nightcap was had 😉

Great food great staff will definitely be back. Thank you

Josh was fab! Great night, great drinks, great music!

Great place! Rodrigo and Josh are the perfect bar staff! 🍻

Came in to watch the England game and the atmosphere was sensational. I ordered the vegan burger before the game started and it arrived so quickly considering how busy it was! Absolutely delicious. Staff were very friendly too.

Great food (especially the chicken skewers) and very friendly staff. Great place to watch the football

A lovely pub with great food and drink options. Staff were very friendly and an overall pleasant atmosphere.

Michael was great and the roast was excellent!

Eve was such a jokester. Love her she was a gem xoxo

Great bank holiday Sunday vibes, roast was delicious as always and great service from Dean and the team, keep it up team

Delicious food and great service. Highly recommend

just got home from a fantastic night at the bishop, we had gabriel and eve as the servers this evening, they made an effort to make us comfortable and important. it was busy at the time but gabi always had a smile on his face, served us the quickest and the food was excellent couldn’t imagine a better evening out. #crisp_guinness_from_the_bishop big love and see you soon! love drilla!

My server Gabriel was AMAZING! I’ve never felt so looked after at a venue. Made it feel like a home away from home and was brilliant with upselling!!

The Sunday roast was absolutely delicious!! Will be back for more.

Charlene makes anyone feel friendly and welcome in here and is such a credit to The Bishop! I wish more people were like her. Ditto for the other guys behind the bar. Elle. Michael. Amazing. The whole crew. Super fun place, good live music.

Nice friendly local. Friday nights are good when they have the DJ

This is a great local pub! The service is always great and Gabriel was particularly attentive and friendly, he served us quickly and made our stay very pleasant.

The Korean oyster crumpet was moreish. The refreshing, attentive, friendly and genuine service from Imarn was unforgettable.

Best atmosphere and best service from the lovely Imarn 🤩 I also enjoyed the yummy food!

The highlight of my bank holiday weekend!

Great food, great atmosphere and friendly staff particularly Imarn.

Had a great Sunday afternoon watching football here with a friend. Despite it being full of Mother's Day diners (yes I'm a bad son watching football instead of seeing my mum, I know) and it being very busy, the guys at the pub were very accommodating in getting my friend and I set-up with good seats to watch the game. Huge props to Dean in particular for making this happen. Cracking roast too.

A proper pub with atmosphere. Food was really tasty. A few things were unavailable due to a new chef and we arrived late Sunday afternoon for a roast. Great service, great food, generous kids portion sizes and colouring/pens to keep the tiny one busy. Just ticked all the boxes and would happily go again.

Great selection of beers Shout out to Rodrigo for his great customer service

After booking somewhere else that had changed the menu on us, the Bishop squeezed us in at the last minute with a table for 5 plus 2 pups on the floor while the football was still on. They rustled up a vegetarian cauliflower steak with trimmings as they had run out of their main veg option, and even two free doggy roasts for our pups. What a lovely evening we had. Friendly and accommodating staff, delicious food, and good vibes.

Amazing place, thank you Rodrigo for the best service ever.

Great history pub, my favorite in London. Rodrigo was amazing, will return for sure.

Great experience and beers! Thank you Rodrigo for the attention, you’re the best.

Absolutely extraordinary environment. Delicious food & drink. Lovely decor. Very efficient staff. Well done guys, I’d be pleased to have this pub as my local!

The best place for lunch and drinks!!! My family and friends always como to this excellent PUB. Cozy and familiar atmosphere!

This place in Dulwich is just GREAT ! Staff friendly Friday eve djs Saturday eve live music and the place close at 2 am weekends ! The latest around the area ! Just great ! Recommend

On my first trip to London, I was at the Bishop, a very pleasant and cozy place in addition to the food being very good.. and of course the beer 🍺.. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Rodrigo for the great service..👏👏👏

The Food Was Really Good .. Amd Really Liked The Sunday Roast .. I’va never ate such a well cooled Porchetta In My Whole Life as It Was Served Here .. Great Work Guyss ..

Very good pub on the lane, good events good sports and good food

One of the best in London. Nice and friendly staff and place. Cold beer and variety of drinks.

Everytime i pop in for food and drink i am welcome by warmth staff, Rodrigo is always friendly and helpful. The food is spot on and the drink selection great. Bravo

Nice place to go meet with friends after futebol game

Food was lovely and the drink is te best! Rodrigo is very nice guy. One of the reasons i chose to eat there he’s always so helpful and kind... great service.

Great pub great music too! Stan was a gem as usual always a laugh

Nice pub with a diverse beer selection and friendly staff. Wing Wednesday is good value and the wings were nice, especially buffalo but hot honey was good too. One criticism holds this back from 5 stars: the poutine fries were not poutine. They had what tasted like BBQ sauce on them and melted cheese, poutine done correctly is chips with gravy & cheese curds - these are two completely different things and as I hate BBQ sauce I was a bit sad about that. I can understand not doing cheese curds as not everyone in the UK is familiar with it, but guys, you really can't replace gravy with BBQ sauce (kmt)! Rant over, apart from that it was all a good experience.

Had a great evening here with a young and fun crowd. TV screens show the sport. A musician was performing for an hour or so…pretty average but hot people dancing. The music kept playing until late into the night and the atmosphere remained good. Pint of lager was £6.45, so pretty reasonable.

I previously loved coming here and have left great reviews in the past but had an awful experience recently. Wanted to see if we could order bellinis and was answered by a very rude bar man. A no is fine but he was really rude and condescending. Went somewhere else where the service was a lot better and we weren’t made to feel stupid.

One of East Dulwich's solid pubs - good bar, decent array of drinks. Big screen for the sport out back.

This is our favourite pub in the area - the music, vibes and most of all the bartenders (Gabriel in particular makes us feel so at home) are all impeccable <3 every time we come here we have an incredible time - we come for a couple and end up staying until close ;)

Food was lovely half a chicken massive Yorkshire pud vedge . Dean the manager makes any experience drinks or food very enjoyable . One of the reasons we chose to eat there he’s always so helpful and kind xx

Very friendly, nice atmosphere, really nice food.

Always makes my feel like a celeb! Gabriel is the best x

This is our favourite pub in Dulwich! Gabrielle was amazing as always and was super helpful. Will be back!!

Good atmosphere ! Service was great! Brazilian guy Roddy really friendly ! Was first time and ill return for sure ! RECOMMENDED

Gabriel was great and served us well.

Gabriel made us feel so welcome at Bishop,a great night

This is a great place with friendly stuff that really take care of you. The food is excellent. The prices are decent and the beer is great you should come on over and check it out. I’m not working for them but it is one of my locals

I recently got horrendous food poisoning from The Bishop. Just before Christmas, 8 out of 18 of a large group of friends that ate here got severe food poisoning here. My friend emailed the pub and after a long period of time (and after I rang them) got a generic non-apologetic email, saying they'd get back to him (they haven't). When I rang the pub and spoke to the manager to inform them, and check whether had done a check of the food. They were extremely standoffish and avoidant, offering no assurance that they had done a thorough investigation or clean, let alone an apology. I would expect at least the pub to offer to refund the meal. I was bed bound for a week with severe stomach cramps, sadly this being the week in the run up to christmas, I had to cancel several festive social occasions. Additionally, the food was disgusting - warm, soggy, chewy prawn cocktail for starter and lukewarm roast for a main (with half-cooked carrots). It was also pretty expensive which adds insult to injury. Avoid this pub.

We’ve just moved to the area and visited The Bishop three times in the last couple of weeks. On two occasions, the beer we ordered tasty soapy, like the glasses still had dish soap residue on them. It was with two of different beers they had on tap, so it wasn’t just a case of the beer not being to our taste. The second time the bar tenders kindly gave us another pint, but it was still an issue. It’s a shame as I really want to love this pub as it’s our local, but we’ve been put off because of this.

Great Sunday Roast. The guys and girls at a the Bishop are very kind and attentive. It was the first Sunday Roast for us (beef and vegan) and we were a bit skeptical but the whole experience was very satisfying.

Ótimo atendimento!boa comida e cerveja gelada! ambiente amigável !obs : Rodrigo gerente nota mil!

I like the service and the food, Rodrigo is a great person we like coming all the time and see Rodrigo, thanks Bishop

A decent pub but looks and feels a bit tired. So is the service.

Lugar muito agradável, comida e bebida boa,atendimento excelente, recomendo.

Gabriel the barman was great - very attentive and friendly…made our night! Great quiz night, recommend!

Gabriel was a great server! great food and great service !!

The best pub in East Dulwich (Rodrigo the best)

Have returned here after many years to find it has the same homely atmosphere but with a more polished finish. The beef burger was great! Very good range of drinks. Service by Gabriel and Dean was perfect. No complaints. Highly recommend.

Gabriel looked after my table, amazing fish and chips - fantastic service!

We had our xmas lunch there on 12/12/23, party of 12 (Dulwich branch). The staff were excellent, hands on, attentive, caring, cannot fault the hospitality. Dean, Phoebe, head chef and all the staff were absolutely wonderful. Every single member of my party enjoyed the food, ambiance and the venue. They made us feel very special. Priscilla

Best pub in East Dulwich! Great atmosphere! Banging Sunday roast as well. Manager and all staff are lovely and friendly

Had such a great night down at the Bishop!! They played great music and the vibes were immaculate. Gabriel was very friendly and ensured we had a fabulous night! Definitely would recommend the bishop to anyone.

Went here last Friday. Bit of a circus.. rude staff. Not sure really what is going on. Witnessed staff pouring themself a little something, which wouldn’t be a problem if it didn’t make them so unpleasant. If I asked to see the manager and was presented with a live chicken I would not in the slightest be surprised. Was gonna pass it off as a bad night until I met up with friends who had a similar experience.

What an amazing pub. The bar man Rod we had was the most polite man i have ever met. Knowledgeable about the beers and the local area. What a place and what a man. Get yourself down there!.

Excellent Christmas dinner at the Bishop! Dean was very hospitable and looked after us!

Sunday roast us back to what it was 20 yrs ago. Great team effort and young vibrant staff

The Bishop is King! If you live in London or planning a visit, then a visit to The Bishop should be on your list. From the moment we walked in to our final goodbye, the whole visit was an experience Par Excellence! Firstly, Rodrigo’s customer service was the bench mark others should strive to follow! Probably the best I’ve ever witnessed in London! Seriously! Secondly, The manager & Chef care! A rare commodity these days. They took pride in The Bishop as a whole and the food in particular. We waited a perfect amount of time for our freshly cooked Seasonal Fish of the Day with beef dripping chips and the Smoked Pork Frank (which is probably the best Hot Dog i’ve ever eaten, Anywhere! & that includes the USA!) The selection of ales and lagers were extensive and such an array of choice would be hard to beat. Jubel’s was an exceptional lager and a perfect partner for the food. Would we recommend it to others? Without hesitation. Will we be returning? Answer not required.

Nice place, with a cozy feel, friendly, and welcoming staff

Just had an amazing Sunday lunch with the wife service was amazing great find for us only question I ask is why was estrella 12 quid a pint

Best pub on Lordship Lane! The staff are super friendly. The food, especially the Sunday roasts, is top notch. I can't seem to keep myself away.

The Roast was fantastic. Everything was just perfect. The Yorkies were hugeeee. The staff were so sweet and friendly. Definitely coming back again.

The Sunday roast was amazinggg!! And the server was really accommodating. 10/10

Just perfect, the drinks are really sweet like the staff ✅