The Maxwell in Bromley

Local vibe, good priced drinks, bit laddish, pretty lively on a Friday saturday night, shows sport, has pool tables and fruities friendly staff and a real mix of orpington folk and don't take much to start a conversation at the bar.

Had a great time here. Great service from all the staff at the bar, always helpful and make the experience lovely, namely though, Chloe, a great help always ready to help.

Great staff well managed and service is exceptional as is the cleanliness!

I didn't eat there, I only stopped for a couple of beers. The beer is kept well, and the service polite and friendly.

Best pub in Orpington, all staff are very friendly and caring especially Arc who always give great customer service and will chat with you, Fridays are also very great especially karaoke nights which are always a laugh

Fantastic wee pub. Mostly there for pints but the pups grub never fails🤩

The Maxwell is by far the best pub in the area food class drinks class staff perfect

The Maxwell Pub is truly a gem! From the moment you step inside, you’re greeted by a warm, inviting atmosphere that feels both cozy and vibrant. The decor strikes a perfect balance between rustic charm and modern flair. The menu offers a fantastic variety of dishes, all made with fresh, high-quality ingredients. Whether you’re in the mood for classic pub fare or something more adventurous, you’ll find something to love. The craft beer selection is impressive, showcasing local brews alongside popular favorites. The staff is friendly and attentive, making sure your experience is top-notch. Live music on weekends adds to the lively ambiance, making it a great spot to unwind with friends or enjoy a night out. Overall, the Maxwell Pub is a must-visit for anyone looking for great food, drinks, and a welcoming vibe. Highly recommended!

Fantastic pub! Lovely and friendly personal, tasty food! Amazing atmosphere! And what are the Monday quizzes worth! if you want to have a really fun monday I highly recommend joining in!

Orpington boozer, really rather better than you might imagine...

Beer great atmosphere here on a Friday night is great love the karaoke and dj staff are lovely and fun will now be one of the best customers

Amazing staff beside the bar had a fantastic night flo and her team are amazing I really had a great night tonight

Great atmosphere the staff are welcoming and kind, and the community is lovely and welcoming as well as the staff

Great food and service! Flo in particular goes above and beyond

Staff were very friendly made me and my boy most welcome, food was great had a spot of luch and soft drinks, will be back for sure and would recommend.

Very much enjoyed the atmosphere in this pub, good food and great service from the staff would highly recommend

Had a cracking time here today staff are very happy bubbly people and make you feel most welcome even spoke to a few of the regulars while waiting for our food stake and chips and fish and chips taste and filled the whole after along day at work

Maxwell hotel is a great place to go when you’re hungry and just want to have a nice time. The food was great and the service was good. It didn’t take long for my food to arrive and the staff was really nice. I would recommend coming here if you’re hungry and want some nice food.

staff are amazing very helpful easy to get to they have space incase you need to park very close to the station and bus stops is very close the food is great the vibe their is 10/10 i love the decor and everyone is very welcoming the community is friendly and the pub is dog friendly aswell i love the pub keep doing what your doing very proud of how far the pub has come and love the new managerment flo is the best worker you can have

Been a semi-regular patron of this pub for about 2 years and the service of staff and general atmosphere is amazing. my favourite place to go for a drink and some good food. Elle, Flo and Charlotte especially are amazing.

Rude, disgraceful staff and racist. Myself and my elder brother recently came here to our local pub for a drink, we are 21 and 24. Upon arriving, we noticed we were the the only ethnic (south asian) individuals of all the staff and customers. They ID'd myself, and then my brother, and for some unfathomable reason deemed my brothers' ID as fake! There was no good reason for this, other than us being the only brown individuals in the establishment. Both ID's were legitimate and they checked my brothers' for quite some time. They then proceeded to try and confiscate it, having zero regard for the fact IT WAS REAL. We returned later with his passport and they maintained that they had the right to keep the ID. One particular staff member who went by 'Elle' really seemed to single us out like we were some criminals despite the disgraceful behaviour on their part. Other customers then proceeded insult us and insist the ID was fake having no knowledge of the situation, taking an utterly discrimanatory disregard for anything we had to say. It was the worst experience of my life and I would strongly urge people to steer clear.

Absolutely appalling and disgraceful staff, not to mention blatantly racist. My younger brother and I, aged 21 and 24, recently decided to have a drink at our local pub. Right away, it was clear we were the only South Asians in the entire place, including both staff and patrons. They first checked my brother's ID and then mine, and out of nowhere, they declared my ID to be fake! There was no justification for this except for the fact that we were the only brown individuals there. Both of our IDs were completely valid, but they examined mine as if it were a forgery. They even attempted to confiscate it, blatantly disregarding its legitimacy. We returned with my passport, yet they stubbornly claimed they had the right to keep my ID. One staff member, 'Elle,' particularly targeted us, treating us like criminals despite their own disgraceful behavior. Other customers then joined in, insulting us and insisting my ID was fake without any knowledge of the situation, showing an utterly discriminatory disregard for anything we said. This was the worst experience of my life, and I strongly urge everyone to avoid this place

Late afternoon visit for non alcoholic drinks & food. Peroni 0.0 & GUINESS O.O suited us fine. My friend has a nice steak ale pie. The all day breakfast could have been better; delivered on a cold plate with cold bacon and mushy sausages, plus fried eggs (one overcooked) baked beans bread and butter. The cold plate allowed the food to become cold quickly. Just this means I wouldn't recommend eating here. Otherwise the background sounds were sufficiently low to allow conversation. The TV would have been useful for anyone wanted to see sport or darts rather than talk.

Great pub for very reasonably priced drinks and food. 2-4-1 burgers on Tuesday yum

This place is seriously second to none, unbelievable food and such friendly staff. Couldn’t ask for a more pleasant expirience

Friday nights are always buzzing with Karaoke. Service is super fast as the staff go above and beyond and normally know what drink one is ready to order. Great for sports with big screens at every corner and a lovely outdoors area. Shoutout to Flo, Elle, Chef and the all the staff for making the Maxwell the best motive ever Weekend.

Food was absolutely awful and overpriced

Came and meet my daughter here for lunch we shared a bottle of Rosa wine and had the hot honey flat bread with some picky bits of the side food was amazing so much flavour and Came out rather quickly didn't even manage to finish the first glass.

We held our daughters 21st here and could not have asked for a better venue. The buffet was amazing, and the staff were very helpful and friendly .

Came in for a couple games of darts and few pints beer was nice and cold had a few plates of the starts 6 for 26 pounds food was decent and worth the money

Came in to have a lunch and watch the football great atmosphere pub was really busy but service was great Flo and ellie the staff seem very friendly and happy to help had the stake sandwich and chips stake was cooked perfectly only came in for one and end up staying will be back again soon

Sorry but we were so looking forward to this visit with family and ordered two Sunday roast dinners which was very disappointing. The beef roast was very fatty small quantity. Looked like a kids meal. My wife had the chicken roast meal roast potatoes were rubbish tasted like pre cooked no veg apart from peas and a little bit of cauliflower and the Yorkshire pudding was horrible. Again meal was very small for the price we paid looked like a bloody kids meal. I would ask for my money back but i know I won't get it back anyway. I would not recommend the Sunday dinner to anybody because it's not worth the money. Won't be returning any time soon. Bar staff are very nice and service is great but Sunday dinner like beef or chicken not very good am afraid 😕😢😢

Gone down hill. Last 2 visits either no food or just pizza. Don't update there website wuth opening times

Wow, excellent service. Fantastic Food Wonderful Staff and great service We will be back soon Thanks. Chris, Christa, Ann & Poppee.

I like the warm friendly atmosphere, and the chilled out background music.... I have not eaten in here yet, but I enjoy a good pint of Guinness, & they deliver that here 👍

This pub may be just a step off the train (so close to Orpington stn) but it has everything each day of the week from poker to music to darts to food to jenga, good prices and great bar staff . Check it out.

Attended a friend's 50th birthday private function tonight and the buffet food was amazing. Best pub buffet I've had. Friendly staff too. First visit to The Maxwell, very impressed.

Food was so lovely and well prepared hats of to the chef Lenny and the lovely bar staff

Very busy locals bar on a weekend. Quick service.

So much better since the re fit. Great staff, good beers and loads of sport

I was surprised. Good beer, food and service. Popular pub.

Fabulous atmosphere with wonderful staff!

Food was great and so was the staff

Really nice pub and great for watching the football. Stayed for a few hours watching the football. Good food, good beers on tap and friendly staff.

Went today for food and drinks the roast dinner was below average brocolli raw potatoes bad quality and not traditional roast potatoes. Cauliflower cheese cold and no one came to check if food was ok. Upon complaining no apology or any attempt to offer a drink or coffee for the issues raised. I asked if I could try a bit of the rose wine which was opened as I wanted to buy the bottle I was told we are not allowed to do that which I have never experienced before. Shame as nicely decorated pub and they show the sports sadly I will not be returning.

Aftermoon so quiet. Lady bartender very nice and welcoming.

Great pub in the area, food and staff are outstanding.

We didn't eat, but since the change of owners the pub is lovely. Plenty of games to entertain children and a warm welcome from staff

We received good service from helpful staff, I shall definitely be returning.

Great atmosphere a bit noisy for us oldies though

Spent the evening there for my cousin 18th birthday, very pleasant time and the food was delicious 😋

Post refurbishment, a very tidy pub with good food.

Very friendly staff and a lovely lunch. Gammon, egg, chips and peas, highly recommended.

Very welcoming and child friendly. Comfy seating with clean accessible toilets. Outside seating area. Good food and good beer served by excellent staff. Highly recommended.

Very friendly bar and good customers service!

Best pub in south east london, , best staff (special shoutout to Flo), great food (especially roast dinners and pie and mash) plus its 10 seconds from Orpington station. Thank you Maxwell, see you next week

Maxwell is fast becoming my favourite pub in and around Orpington. Used to pop in on a daily basis many years ago for a quick pint after work and it was OK then. Since the refurb and new landlord and lady it's much much improved and I can see they going out of their way to make it a community hub what with OAP specials and Kids Breakfast club amongst other things long may it continue.. However the biggest change is they are now dog friendly and even have a pooch menu which is brilliant. Food and beer prices are about average for the area and the atmosphere is very friendly. Well worth the 5*.

Nice pub just outside the train station. Fresh cold beer on a hot day. Good service

I like it here, it's always quiet enough to sit and talk, the staff are lovely and friendly, food is great and everything's a good price! It's never overly crowded even when it's really busy and it's nice to sit outside when it's hot!

I haven’t been here before but I could instantly tell that the recent refurbishment was a marked improvement. Other people were commenting on how amazing it now is. The menu looked superb, although I did not eat. The bar service was swift, really friendly, and helpful about the local area.

Great pub first time coming and wasn’t disappointed, great range of drinks and food was lovely and staff very friendly went out their way . Can’t wait to visit again

Visited here twice now with my mum both times we’ve been it’s been fantastic, great atmosphere, friendly staff, great drinks and really good vibe. Can’t wait to come back again!

This is a great local pub, really warm and welcoming after it's refurbishment. Dog friendly and kid friendly and a great menu.

Considering The Maxwell has only just recently reopened after refurbishment, we were surprised there was only one barstender on at 6:30pm. It was disappointing that 2 popular draft beers had run out and were not replaced. And to see the bartender and the chef throwing a half filled water bottle in the air to see if it landed on the bar upright was not very professional. Also, our neighbour visited last week for a meal to be told no food was being served due to staff shortage. Not a good start for a pub that's just had a relaunch!

Great pub with friendly staff and the new management are always putting on a variety of nights, like the live music last night, the band was great! It looks cool after it's recent refurb with a nice mixed friendly crowd, it's definitely worth a visit!

Just had a lovely lunch with my partner and son. Lovely food and great atmosphere. Would definitely recommend and can't wait to come back..

Came with friends and had a brilliant Friday night - there was a dj, great atmosphere and friendly and attentive staff. Delicious food which we were warned there might be a wait for as the kitchen was busy, but came really quickly. Excellent night out, we’ll be back.

Came here for dinner on a Friday night. Food was good, lots of choice on the menu. Staff were very friendly and the pub looks great after the refurb.

Really nice pub, just been done up, great atmosphere and good food. Really enjoyed the evening.

Since the new management took over this is a good local pub. Good selection of beers in nice surroundings with friendly staff

This was my first visit to the Maxwell and I was impressed with the way it's been refurbished and the staff were very friendly

In the heart of Orpington town, A pub of old repute wears its crown, The Maxwell, an inn of great delight, Has been transformed, a wondrous sight. From days of yore, its walls did crumble, Yet patrons still, in droves would stumble, To sip a pint or share a tale, Within this tavern, now reborn and hale. The bogs retiled, a gleaming scene, A testament to wealth and sheen, Yet in this grand and stately space, A small dilemma they did face. With funds depleted, corners cut, The Maxwell's purse, now tightly shut, No bleach blocks for the urinals found, A humbling scent did then abound. But in this pub, we raise a cheer, For change and progress, far and near, With liquid gold in glasses clink, We'll not let odors make us shrink. So gather 'round, dear friends, and toast, To Maxwell's pub, our humble host, Through gleaming tiles and scents untamed, Its refurbished soul, now proudly claimed.

good atmosphere and variety of foods including vegan!

Very good experience the younger girl with longish brown hair was amazing and made us feel very welcome

Good refurbish staff efficient but lack any sense of welcome. Commercial rather than community. A smile and welcome goes a long way

Fantastic experience, really friendly staff. Good people in here. My new local, definitely better than the white hart.

Newly refurbished, opened 30th March. Very tastefully decorated and very smart. Good prices too. Only sadness is that if you're vegan the only thing to eat on the menu was chips and a mixed salad, very poor for this day and age.

Awful as wouldn’t accept my Id card which is recognised by the government and the bar staff were very rude I don’t recommend this pub to anyone I think it should be shut down for good

Perfectly located near Orpington train station. OK place for a stop off pint.

Came for a few drinks as it's a stones throw from my friends flat. Really good vibe and friendly staff, the drinks were a great price too. Nice seating area outside with heating but plenty of seating inside too, which has a big TV too for sport.

Good service and friendly staff

Friendly bar staff, close to bus stops and station. Added bonus they had the England game on! Only bad point was the England result.

Enjoyed a pint in the front garden watching the world go by - only disappointment was the traffic noise

Great staff and even better Guinness

Very friendly. Perfect place for christmas eve drinks!

Beautiful place for a drink. Big screen TVs. Music on monthly. Plus outdoor seating and covered seating. Area. Excellent transport links as pub is across from train and bus station. Great place for a quiet drink, friends night out, sports nights. Really worth dropping in.

Love the Maxwell. The lady behind the bar is very attentive and friendly. A great place to watch sport.

A very nice cheese and tomato roll. Friendly staff. Horrible giant Ash trays on outside tables. A decent pub rater then posey.

Loved it we had a brilliant time there def worth a visit

A great place to meet from the station. Really impressed with service. Do not come regularly but if you get a decent table you'll be happy

Great atmosphere and the Landlady is warm and welcoming

Used the pub in the 80's and it hasn't changed. That is a good thing btw. Proper battle cruiser this one.

Great choice of beers and friendly staff.

Good atmosphere. Good selection of larger and a nice big TV showing sports. The only decent pub in Orpington

Friendly pub and great for a quick pint.

I have to say I don’t recognise some of the other reviews on here. Went to watch the league cup final. Staff were friendly. Beer was good and the locals were friendly. Will be back.

Had a great time with friends the landlady was so welcoming lovely lady 😊

Great wee spot in Orpington, the staff were accommodating and friendly. They allowed us to keep our bikes inside the pub whilst we watched the football. Good selections of beer on tap as well!

Service was quick enough but didn't feel like a particularly welcoming environment.

Stopped off for a few drinks after work and received a warm welcome from the bar staff. Class atmosphere with a jukebox and sport games on the TVs, lively customers.The pub was clean and service was fast and efficient, would recommend for friends and families!