The Hope in Sutton

Probably the best pub in the south of England! Here you will find a carefully selected lineup of cask ales from some of the best breweries the country has to offer. Hails to the staff who know exactly what they’re doing. The pub has a fantastic community vibe and friendly atmosphere. Pot meals and rolls are served daily until late, so you can keep drinking the beers for longer!

A real surprise, a quaint little pub, me and partner popped in for a bite and a drink, ended up staying for a few hours, food was lovely, people friendly, drinks are top quality and the prices are so reasonable

Best pub in London, fantastic beer range great service good atmosphere.

Good beer, welcoming atmosphere, and enough staff to deal with a big crowd.

This really is a proper pub! Excellent selection tion of ales, and everything you would want from a classic pub. It's like the Tardis! Excellent food on the menu and great service

Community owned classic pub with amazing on tap and draft options

Excellent ales hearty pub food and snacks friendly ship and crew aboard

Went there for a beer festival and didn't want to leave.

A hidden gem, how did I miss this for so long?!

Lovely pub for a peaceful pint, great selection of beers.

Not earen here, but the food always looks good. Good service, pub usually busy

Visiting first time and simply love it. A great beer choice from keg to cask. Superb variety of ales means something for everyone which is great. Nice rang of snacks and the food was good & tasty. Prices are very reasonable and pocket friendly. Even can’t believe they are charging so low. Cannot recommend this place enough. I bet you pop in for a pint and enjoy more.

Much hyped pub, and it didn't let down. Main barman/landlord very friendly in explaining beer choices,strength of beer etc. Makes a difference to some stuffier places. Ridiculously good cask choice and good keg selection too. Great prices and actually quite a big pub through the back. Will be back as soon as possible.

Very friendly and welcoming. Relaxing atmosphere. Great selection of cask ales and hot food at very reasonable prices. They also have cheese rolls available. Highly recommended.

Fantastic local pub experience, great and welcoming staff. Lovely beef stew, great authentic apple crumble. Good selection of beers too

Good beers, good 'real' food. What more would you want.

What a great pub! Fantastic selection of food and drink. Superb beers available and a real good old pub atmosphere. Can't wait to visit again.

My favorite pub. Great beer, great staff and great atmosphere. Ask the staff what beers they recommend and they'll suggest something based on your taste. A proper pub.

I've visited many times and have never had a complaint about the quality of the draught real ale. Grub's good too! Staff are friendly and efficient. I'd love to have this pub as my local. In warmer times, the outside cabins would make a good place to work on a laptop as there are USB sockets available. Beer festivals I'm told can get very busy! My favourite beer is the New Forest bitter.

Simply my favourite pub in London - full of friendly customers, lovely staff, delicious home cooked meals, and a wide range of beers, ales and ciders. There are loads of naval memorabilia and a nice beer garden, too!

Use to be 5 stars but seems to stopped ✋️ serving strong IPA. Never mind. So on the look out for a nearer pub to me. It seems the more popular a beer is the pub is reluctant to reorder and get it back again. Funny old world in the pub 😄 business. It seems to have reverse economics. In most businesses the more popular the product 👌 the more you sell and the more you reorder. Doesn't seem to work in the pub business. Strong IPA is the most popular cask beer in the world but in the UK its extremely hard to find outside of Wetherspoons.

Superb real ale pub. Kitchen closed when I visited.

Very nice pub. Friendly staff craft beers. Its still a nice pub, even though Google still asks me. And it will be a great pub. Get a life AI Google.

Staff lacked personality and came over quite rude at times.

I went here on my birthday only to discover that the dark beer festival had run out! I planned to do this a few weeks beforehand. Nothing said on social media at all otherwise I would have saved on time, money and effort all round.

Fine CAMRA pub in South London, been here for years, always a treat.

Deservedly popular with outstanding service. Easy location to get to. Docked a star because tries too hard to go down extra choice route. Better to stick to the knitting. More extreme beers more often than not just not as good.

Great pub. I always try to visit when I'm in the area.

Great local gem! Great beers/lagers on offer. Great atmosphere! Staff very knowledgeable & welcoming. Long may it continue !

The best real ale serving pub in Sutton, the food is very good too

First time I've been here for ages X was not disappointed. Nice ham and mustard sandwich and a large white wine x just what the doctor ordered. Also very pleased that it's open on Monday's. Nice friendly staff too.

Great place to play some tunes 🎶

Went here for Sunday lunch with partner and my son. The food was very nice and the staff were very pleasant and helpful. Found the atmosphere very relaxing.

A lovely local pub, the best in Carshalton with a great selection of cider and mead available which I have sampled on numerous occasions. Frequent beer festivals and interesting sour beers. Well worth a visit!

Great beer, venue is limited but good value for money.great local

Back again with oldest friend John, beer and atmosphere of great British pub, worth the trip from the Highlands every time. Will always return.

Hadn't been for quite a while .... 5y+? Still excellent beer and food. Had a pot meal. Pub has been extended which it had always needed. Pretty busy on a Saturday from 12-5.30pm. Maybe 2 x 10m quiet slots but never overcrowded. Shame I live further away now 😕 But will enjoy it more when I am over that way.

This is god's pub. If you like traditional beer and ales, plus the chance to actually hear a conversation with your mates without the background babble of tellies showing sport or muzak this is for you. Children are infrequent visitors because this is not the kind of place they would enjoy. There are plenty of child friendly pubs where everybody can be happy. There is no mention of 'craft beer' here as what is on offer goes way beyond the marketing hype that accompanies foul tasting brews in need of slices of fruit to cheer them up. Food is served. Simple food but of such great quality it cannot fail to satisfy all but the most pretentious palate. And the beer? Did I mention the beer?

The Hope is a great pub, and one that I am proud to call my local. The beer is very good, and the food at lunch time is just good pub grub at a good price. The one strange thing is that it takes me 20 minutes to walk there, and almost 30 to walk home ?

Lots of beards and half pissed blokes who won't move for people trying to get to bar or toilets or even just another part of the bar !

Great range of beers in a friendly local pub.

Great pub, v friendly welcoming and informative staff

Great pub great staff best pub in carshalton 💪

One of my favourite pubs in the world. Cozy nautical themed what's not to love. The beer selection on real ales is truly outstanding with two permanent beers , a golden ale and a bitter plus 4 more guest ales you really are spoiled. No mainstream brands here if you want a lager you'll have to have the proper German stuff which is a treat even for an ale lover myself. Their little bowl meals are really tasty, varied and cheap, even recreated one at home I loved it so much. Furthermore there is a hugeeeee outdoor area with heaters and covered seating which allows for use all year around. Finally the price of a pint here rarely goes over a fiver with most ales sitting around the 4-4.50 price point which is so refreshing these days. Myself and freinds travel an hour to get to this place as its just so special. The staff are fab , being knowledgeable ,polite and quick. Genuinely you must visit this pub. I can't overstate that enough. 10/10 guys.

Been wanting to go for ages, was great! Really cosy vibe inside but also massive (doesn't look like it would be from the front!) Can park in the car park for free, just need to register your car when you get there. Hot pots were all so delicious and good value for money! Defo coming again!

Best place to go for a beer. Check out monthly Beer Festivals 😊

Oh no, I couldn't give the Hope 5 stars. Last time I went it was a wet Friday evening and the place was standing room only. By the time I managed to get to the bar I didn't have a chance to see what was new in the continually changing choice of beer. The bar staff worked tirelessly but the place was too busy and loud for a relaxing drink for me. I'm sure I'll go again, but not on a Friday. Addendum, a bit of a time since my last review. Visited Sunday lunchtime. This time the sun was shining, the atmosphere was more relaxed. The food was great, fresh and the portions were large. Great choice of beer and had time to make a decision. The engine room of the pub is the staff and they worked hard and were friendly. Long overdue but I'm happy to add that extra star.

Visited with friends for the beer festival. A great selection of beers in very good condition. Great service.

A proper pub! Good beers and great atmosphere.

This is a cracking little pub. I made the trek down from SW17 to see what the fuss was about and very glad I did. Great selection of ales, staff friendly, really nice laid back ambience where everyone seems to know everyone. PLUS normal prices. If you are looking for a quiet pint(s) with friends or a bit of a beer connoisseur then it should be on your list. Certainly I will be coming down again and recommend others to do the same.

Great pub. Superb beer selection. Excellent pork pies. Exactly how a pub should be.

Fabulous locals pub with a top quality range of real ale. Good food range including hot food and bar snacks including a range of pork pies, and excellent service. Definitely recommend

Prices reasonable not like other pubs in the area.

Traditional pub with lots of charm and a great outside area. Only minor thing is phone signal is quite poor and there is no Wi-Fi in the beer garden

Amazing place. Fantastic range of beers and I'd you time your visit right, often last Thursday and a Friday of the month, the pub runs bespoke cask beer festivals with a good 15 or sir casks on and a range of keg beer too. Orginial bar snacks as well. This is a just visit venue!

Great ales, good ciders, nice and varied selection, good atmosphere, friendly staff. They have actual stouts instead of Guinness. Reasonable prices.

Superb real ales. Large pub and garden. Great staff, good conversations with other customers.

What a great pub. Huge selection of cask and keg beers, great snacks and on the Tuesday I visited a traditional music band!

The best lunchtime pub grub in Carshalton by a country mile. Don't bother going anywhere else!!

Proper pub with a great selection of ales and other assorted beers and ciders. Food is excellent as are the staff.

Great place to go if you want real ales

First visit in a few years to The Hope. Friendly staff and a big selection of fabulous beer were on offer, as always. The big was nicely busy with a good crowd. Highly recommended if you're in the area.

A proper pub with a long list of ales. Good honest food at great prices. Rolls & snacks are available.

As good as you will get for a proper real ale pub. Regional or national pub of the year, or top 3 for a decade plus. Great beers, a good range of pot meals for about £8. The best pub for miles.

Excellent pub community run great selection of ales lovely location and dog friendly and free parking.

Everything a proper pub should be.

Went for the beer festival with a few folks. Had a great time. What an amazing selection of beers and ales! 😍

Great little pub and atmosphere

There is no better pub in the UK, beers amazing & varied. I had a lovely pint of mild tonight, it is so hard to find.

Fantastic good old fashioned pub. Gorgeous beers, great service and very friendly. Thank you to our friends Jason and Lee for introducing us to this little jem.

Best place for a top quality pint. Dog likes it too

Best pub in the borough if not the south of London.

Great local pub, excellent range of beers and ciders on tap. Pint from 4.20, great value for money!

Really friendly and efficient service, with a wide range of beer and other drinks. The pot meals (curry, chilli etc.) are served until late and are great, with a decent range of snacks available too.

Good beer selection and nice staff. Would like to see some high-end pales in the fridge for the days when the taps don't excite.

Can’t believe I hadn’t reviewed the Hope. It’s a local institution and was my ‘local’ for several years. When in the area I still make an effort to go. Great range of beers, always something new, regularly have limited or rare releases. If you haven’t been, you’re missing out.

Craft Beer & Tasty food! Everyone is welcome at this pub, no matter your culture etc. if you want traditional pub, go there. We like the HotPots and I especially enjoy the craft beers. Staff are friendly and customers are relaxed & very civilised. Dogs are welcome too.

We had drinks and food.This a really nice proper pub.Good choice of ales and food.Friendy staff.

Great Pub with amazing selection of beers, easy to see why it wins CAMRA London Pub of the year consistantly. Great selection of Food and Pot Meals, friendly staff and great atmopshere and lots of seating! Cannot recomend enough

Love the choice of ales & stouts. Reasonably priced too. Lucky this is close to my home.

Best pub in London. Literally. Google asked me to update this review, but there is no need really, its still the best pub in London.

There is a reason this pub won the Camra award for 2023 (and many years prior). Nick, Mark, Dom and the team carefully source various tasty beers to delight all tastes. Karen and Zibbi create wholesome, flavoursome and very affordable meals that work beautiful with the drinks available. For those who aren't too fond of beer, there are many ciders, several spirits (including about 10 or so of each gin and whiskey) to choose from. They also have multiple ciders and mead to choose from. There's a large, well kept garden at the rear, which makes it perfect for the Summer, especially during their monthly beer festivals (held at the end of each month) Get there early to nab a table - they fill up fast!

Nice pub, but they don’t have Guinness beer. Cider pineapple recommended by the barman was great, thank you for recommendation. Free parking but you have to register your number plate. Clean toilets Overall was ok.

The pub served beers so good, they could baptize you in hoppy glory. But, beware, it's not just the pints that are intoxicating. Met six folks—four were hops enthusiasts, two moonlighted as amateur philosophers of hate. A perplexing blend of brews and bigotry; sipping the beers, not the toxic views, is the key survival skill here. Cheers to the beers, may they drown out the unpleasant aftertaste of ignorance!

Famed for its quality and range of beers, it is a wet led pub. Though there is a good menu at lunchtimes and simple pot meals in the evening. Children are not allowed and dogs must be kept on a short lead.

Great friendly boozer with good bar staff and good simple food. Unfortunately let down for me by the selection of beers. However, options were clearly good for the rest of the drinkers as the place was very busy and it was only a Thursday afternoon.

Really great pub and friendly atmosphere

As far as beer goes, this place cannot be beaten. It always has a superb selection of ales and something for everyone, no matter what your taste. Its range of snacks is outstanding, and overall the quality of the food gets better every time we eat there. They also have a beer festival at the end of each month which is usually so popular most of the stock is gone in a day and a half. Cannot recommend this place highly enough, especially if you have even a passing interest in a pint 😉

Great pub, great beers, nice food and very friendly knowledgeable staff..

One word, FANTASTIC! Brilliant pub not trying to pretend to be anything else. Just a great pub with great food & drinks and lovely staff

Great pub, great selection of well kept beers too. Nothing from the usual suspect breweries, this is a thinking man's boozer! Well deserved of their CAMRA accolades. I also enjoy the monthly themed mini-beer festivals, featuring around 15-18 beers. Excellent idea. Have yet to try their pub meals, but as they're all under a fiver, you can't really go wrong.

Real pub. Good selection of reasonably priced real ale. No TV. No music blaring. Friendly bar staff. Decent pub food. As perfect as you get. Updated after COVID - the beer and food have gone up slightly - typically 50p to £1. Really nothing considering how cheap they were to start with. Still the best pub by far Updated - still excellent. Great selection of beers - you can ask to try any in a shot glass and the bar staff are knowledgeable enough to suggest what you may like based on what you have had. Tip - the pump on the far left had the strongest beer, usually only sold in halfs or thirds depending on strength Updated again. Still by far the best pub for a long way. We seem to have had a big turnover in staff, but still helpful, really good selection of good beer, good basic pub food at decent prices. Really recommend it unless it's busy and you are taking up my table space! Updated again. Yep, still streets ahead as the best pub for a long way. Beers and beers selec tion fantastic. Basic pub food excellent and very reasonable. Beer festivals usually once a month at the last weekend (Thursday lunch till Saturday, although I normally drink it by Friday night)

This is one of the best pubs in carshalton friendly staff great atmosphere I have learnt a lot

Great pub, wide choice of beers, simple food (well done and cheap). Can see why it's repeatedly been Camra pub of the year. No children under 14, but dogs welcome.

Very nice pub. Serves simple but nice home comfort food and they do lillies cider. Menu is a chalkboard on the wall. No fancy apps. Parking is easy. Just add your number plate to the machine as you go in. Warm.friendly old pub. Very good prices. And for those driving they have a lovely non alcoholic mango cider

Excellent selection of beers from knowledgeable staff. Not a Carling, Guinness or Strongbow in sight.

Nice looking pub always wanted to pop in so I did the booze was ok the cider was nice the service was ok after waiting and passed up a few times getting served even tho I was next in line maybe is because I have a skin head and I like my head smooth or something lol however the atmosphere was a little strange 95 percent all men and strangely enough the 40yo virgin types that live at home with mummy types really strange atmosphere to be honest. So if your looking for a normal boozer this is not really the place unfortunately it's a shame tho every else even the food looks great however I wouldn't be going back to the hope. We ended up in the racehorse across the road in the end

Great selection if beers; draft & bottled

Obviously I will need to carry out much more detailed research with a qualified team but on the three times I have been here the staff have been friendly, the atmosphere really pleasant and the beer excellent. They have what looks like a very good value menu but I've not tried it as I've had some chili I made at home... That was lush by the way.

A truly excellent pub. Well kept ales. A good selection of ales We ordered a ham sandwich; it was very good. It was good because firstly it was real ham and secondly on a Saturday lunchtime they served the ham in bread that had clearly been baked in the past couple of hours. Then to cap it all they had about 8 Morris sides performing FOC all afternoon. A day to remember.