The Old Nuns Head in Southwark

Absolutely obsessed with this pub!! The staff are SO lovely and friendly, you can truely be yourself here. We loved it so much we held our wedding here, my husband loves it just as much as I do. The food is excellent, the roasts are my favourite in London. Find the below review a bit odd that it caters only to lgbt, it is an inclusive space which caters to everyone, makes anyone and everyone feel comfortable and creates a safe space to be which is hard to find in London. Would really highly recommend visiting if you’re in London - you won’t find another place like it.

Visiting family in the area and as this was in walking distance we chose here to eat. Pros :- looks lovely from the outside and drinks were ok Cons :- tables and floor very sticky Roast dinner was ok nothing special and if you like gravy you will be ok but could not work out what I was eating as there was so much thick, dark gravy. It was not very hot either. I am surprised with all the excellent reviews as it could be a brilliant little pub but think they cater more for the LGBTQIA community. Just the vibe I got.

Fantastic pub, love coming here throughout week for variety of events they host. Queer and inclusive space, hard to find a pub like this! The staff super friendly, happy to call myself a regular!

Absolutely love this place the staff are the happiest about. Such a warm welcome and open arms to the whole community. The food here changes in the week and then they serve roasts Sundays love it here you’ll see me here all the time!

We had our wedding reception here and couldn’t have chosen a better place. Everyone is so friendly - the vibes were on point. There was a huge disco ball and customisable lighting which meant we didn’t have to add too much to make it an amazing room for a party! We were truely able to add our own twist which was great. The food was exceptional, all of our guests were so impressed. The congratulations board outside was such a beautiful touch and really demonstrates attention to detail and how the small things make a huge difference. Side note I also come regularly for the roast which is genuinely the best roast in London. Couldn’t recommend this place more highly, well worth a visit - to host a party/wedding or as a guest!!

Not even being dramatic when I say that this is the best pub in London! Every single time I’ve been i literally have that time of my life. Decently priced pints, incredible staff, and just an all round feel good experience every single time. If you shamelessly love a bit of karaoke, a chance to dance on tables and then get a LUSH roast the following Sunday, trust me, this is the place for you!

The nicest staff at any pub, good selection of drinks and great music. We got food which was lovely with a lot of vegan options which was great too. Would deffo recommend and if you’re in the area you have to check this place out.

Excellent vibes. Great selection of beers - with lanez options. Garden front and back and karaoke on friday nights pops off ✌🏼

Wow what a find. Visited family new to this area, and this venue was recommended by their neighbours. The host Ally was such a laugh, and her Sunday lunches to die for.

Came across this quirky venue whilst visiting family in the area. The Manager Ally, was very welcoming and chatty, especially when she realised we were from the North of England. The food was amazing, well cooked, and presented. We returned on the Sunday to try the Sunday lunch. What a treat you gave to try it.

I absolutely love The Old Nuns Head, most friendly staff in a London pub, food is always lovely, especially the Sunday roast and they have the best queer and inclusive events south of the river. It’s also very dog friendly with a dog wall of fame where you can get a Polaroid of your pooch added during your visit!

Amazing Sunday lunch (and I'm a northerner so I know these things) excellent service and variety of drink to choose for. Friendly and attentive staff and dogs are welcome. Best pub I've been to in London

Relaxed atmosphere but stull has a good buzz about it. Great food and lovely staff! Very welcoming and inclusive, dog friendly. Good variety of events and music. Never had a bad day/night here 10/10

Amazing quirky old London Pub. Staff friendly and a warm welcome, food freshly made to order, you must try the burgers as amazing and worth the money, Sunday lunch was delicious can't fault a good home made Sunday dinner,

Could not fault the friendly service, staff are easy to talk too and quality of food amazing. Service with a smile 😊 burgers are to die for.

Unreasonably good food here. Must try burger & fries

The best pub around with backyard garden and fun events every week. Staff is so lovely and the ambiance is just perfect, exactly what you want from your neighbourhood pub! The Sunday roast is a must, best one I’ve had!

Absolutely Stunning Pub! Amazing Staff, Amazing Food and Amazing Vibes!!!! With pop up events, Karaoke and Quiz’s there is something for everyone! let’s not forget the FIT ROASTS! Unreal

Wir waren hier für einen Sunday Roast. Als fleischfreie Alternative gibt es dort sehr guten veggie/vegan Haggis. Große Portion mit reichlich Soße. Wenn’s voll ist, kanns hier wirklich sehr laut werden, aber bei schönem Wetter kann man auch draußen sitzen. Leider ist der Service nicht ganz auf Zack, aber ansonsten ist der Pub zu empfehlen.

Friendly pub, lovely staff, can accommodate for private functions

Had a great vegan roast here on a Sunday — the main was vegan haggis, which was delicious. Every other aspect of the dish was perfectly prepared, hot and fresh. All my friends enjoyed their non vegan roasts too. It was also lovely and quiet which meant we could chat and hear each other talk, which was really nice. I'd absolutely return!

We recently had our wedding reception at the Old Nun's Head and cannot recommend it enough! We booked out the function room upstairs as well as the back garden, which was perfect for our group of about 80 guests. Allie was so great and fun to work with throughout, and the entire team were lovely and super accommodating, especially when we arrived late and had to push everything back. All our guests were going on about how great the food and wine was, and we all had the most fun dancing the night away upstairs. We would highly, highly recommend this pub for any private events as Allie and the team will absolutely smash it. Garcia and Laki xxx

My family and I had the most wonderful experience at The Old Nags Head pub. We were in a bind and needed a last-minute reservation for Sunday roast with our children, and they were more than accommodating. The staff was incredibly friendly and went out of their way to make us feel welcome. The customer service was top-notch, and the food was absolutely delicious. The atmosphere was cozy and inviting, and we all felt right at home. I can't recommend The Old Nags Head enough and will definitely be returning in the future. Thank you for a fantastic dining experience!

Just love this pub, so much fun and the friendliest staff!

Absolute beauty of a pub! Great roast !!!

Absolutely amazing pub, stopped by here during the week and couldn't resist coming back for a roast on the Sunday. The roasts are as good as everyone says, great portions and excellent quality ingredients. The staff are so incredibly friendly and welcoming, can't wait for my next visit :)

I went to Nunshead last week and had an amazing time, delicious food, very friendly staff, Ali was fantastic. Definitely will be back.

One of the best pubs in south London. Allie and the team create such a fun welcoming space for everyone! Amazing Sunday roast spot too!

HUNbeliveable boozer! Staff are amazing. It’s impossible not to have a good time here.

Amazing neighbourhood pub with lovely staff and a friendly atmosphere. Go to their Thursday night pub quiz which is so much fun!

Great pub, lovely cosy atmosphere in winter & outdoor seating in summer. Great comedy and shows in the venue upstairs!

Amazing place, lovely staff, smashing Sunday Roast

Amazing pub and the quiz is one of the best in London!

Friendly pub, cute outside area

Lovely Pub for a Sunday Roast. We walked in first thing when they opened, so managed to grab a seat. Most tables have been booked, so would recommend doing so before hand. Friendly staff and really good food, I opted for the beef roast, came with, veg and cheesy cauliflower which tasted delicious. Gravy came in abundance.

Some great beer from Laine brewery in Brighton which I enjoyed. We went for Sunday lunch. Booking essential. Friendly staff but about a 50min wait for food - they were busy. Sunday roast was good but the gravy was doing a lot of work in the flavour, personally I prefer to let the meat stand out.

Came here for an event - lovely staff and vibes, absolutely would return. It was a bit cramped for the number of people we had there, but that's not really a fault of the place. I was slightly sad they didn't have a pool table, although again I understand that takes up a lot of space. The food is absolutely fantastic, and I highly recommend the cauliflower wings.

I been there a couple of times for the Sunday roast,and trust,it was so amazin

Really nice roast beef and lamb Sunday lunch, yummy yummy , great service and atmosphere. Really recommend Thanks a lot, we’ll come back for sure

Had a great night here at a friend's birthday party, great atmosphere and gorgeous space! First time coming here, would definitely come back...

Great atmosphere. I felt really at home here. The Sunday roast was ok, will be heading back another day to try something else off the menu...

Easily one of the best pubs in London. Such a welcoming vibe! Reasonably priced drinks/ food. Such a friendly team. My mum has hated pubs as long as I remember but absolutely loves this one, she says it still has that old community vibe pubs used to have when she was young. Cannot recommended this pub enough!!

One of my favourite pubs in London. the staff are super friendly and service is always great, not to mention they’ve got the best playlists, I always have so much fun!! Thank you, Nuns! ✨

Wonderful from get go with friendly welcome and a friendly goodbye. Food came quickly and was generous in portion sizes and price. Beer was wide in range and poured beautifully. Will 100% be returning

Allowed 7/8 people in our group to order food, before telling the last person that the kitchen was now closed. This was at 7pm and no further explanation was given

Best pub in south east london without a doubt! Ally & Harry are absolute legends - Roasts are amazing as is the vibe! x

Excellent for a big family Sunday lunch

my fave pub in the world. love the staff love the vibe love the garden love the food love everything about it !

My favourite local, always feel so welcome here and best place to book a private event!

Enjoyed the roast here! Service was a little hectic as it was very busy but the food and vibe were good

Only had a drink . Nice atmosphere.

Great pub but poor quality food, very salty, missing the nice bits of a Sunday roast craftily concealed by vast amounts of cabbage! Nice vege haggis, but Yorkshire pud was swimming in oil. Great atmosphere, dog friendly and nice staff earned it three stars.

One of the best Sunday roasts i have had in London, with proper thick gravy. Shame there was a lack of desserts on the menu.

Planned this Sunday roast two weeks ago, I was really hyped about it because I was really looking forward to trying their veggie haggis (even as a carnivore). When we were ordering, I found out they’ve ran out of veggie haggis… so I resorted to lamb. It was only 2pm when they ran out 😅 When me and my partner received our plates (after the rest of the table have been served ) , I found out our parsnips been replaced by cheesy cauliflower mash! I love parsnips so I was a little disappointed… and the roast potatoes been covered up by the mash which meant they’re soggy. On top of that, my roasted lamb were in scraps, while I see other table (from earlier orders) had big slices of meat. The food themselves were tasty but I was rather disappointed by the experience, and I also saw similar issues w the inconsistent servings from previous reviews. Hopefully these inconsistencies could be resolved in the future!

Friendly venue..Good beer and food.

Burgers are really good, it can be a bit noisy but the place is really cozy. The staff is very friendly

I came here with friends last week for dinner and drinks! The food was stunning and the service was sensational! Amazing atmosphere. I will be back all the time!!! Would recommend!

Sunday visit half of the tables booked for 13 30 you visit them at 12 00 and they will not sit you on the table because its pre booked. I explained, need one hour quick roast for me/wife and kid. Bar person stated 1 hour is not enough to get three roast. They are not organising seating properly not bothered with business at all.

Great pub in nunhead. Nice and cosy with roaring fires!

my favourite pub! such a nice atmosphere, very clean, fun and inviting with some of the loveliest staff in London, cannot recommend more

Beautiful old pub with lovely staff. Always made to feel very welcome, & reasonably priced! Favourite pub in the area

Staff are always top notch and gorgeous ! And the food is a must. And they've got lucky Saint on tap!!!! A real queer haven x

Best pub that plays the best bangers, amazing staff and great tap selection <3

Had lunch there. Was a decent munue.Quick service. Friendly staff. Just your average pub in SE London really.

A nice hipstery pub in a sea of old man pubs. Very lovely and artsy, with a cute beer garden too. Highly recommended! The food is pretty amazing and there’s a good selection of beer on offer. Add a few more AF ones please. Also turn down the music a bit please!!! I’m not that old but it’s too loud 😉

A couple of mistakes made in our order. However food was tasty and cheap!

Cibo buono . Ma le porzioni sono micro. Di conseguenza il giudizio non può essere massimo. Costoso rispetto all abbondanza . Locale comunque carino .

Wonderful, wonderful pub. Came here about 4.30 Saturday afternoon. Beautiful woody Arts and Crafts like interior. Some odd barman has a Britney Spears fetish and there's a little shrine to her behind the bar. Good music on the speakers. A bit hipster,but also the Nunhead Nappy Valley set. Very, very lovely ... it pains me to say on 14th September that there was only one, tepid ale, not very nice :-( I do hope it's a one-off, because last time I think I tried all three & they were nice!

The Old Nuns Head is a fabulous place to hang out with friends It offers a fantastic environment for drinks and food. Sitting outside in this peaceful part of South London, was a wonderfully chilled experience. I can't wait to return

Best pub with the best atmosphere, brilliant food, music, staff and vibes!

Nice queer friendly pub! Food was good, service was great, terrace is nice. We had lot of fun!

Well worth price in such an expensive city like London.

Great tap selection, atmosphere and cute garden terrace out the back !

Great queer fun pub in Nunhead, has everything of a classic pub with some added queerness - Britney shrine, queer staff etc. Also has some an amazing mix of events hosted upstairs from Piñata comedy show to Sid’s market ! Can’t recommend this place enough! Plus lots of outside space so perfect for a sunset pint !!

A normal pub..nice people but the kitchen close to early....

Fun queer pub with excellent vibes and music . Always have the best time at flapjack plus there’s a Britney shrine . Love this place and the team xxxx

THIS PUB HAS NO RESPECT FOR THE COMMUNITY THE PUNTERS ARE RUDE AND VERY VERY NOISY. TRIED TO CALL TO ASK THEM TO KEEP THE NOISE DOWN. THEY KEPT HANGING UP THE PHONE BEFORE I COULD SPEAK. DISGUSTING BEHAVIOUR. WILL BE REPORTING TO NOISE PATROL TO TAKE OUT AN ASBO. NO MORE CHANCES. TERRIBLE....

Nice pub! Good atmosphere, lots of seating, comfortable chairs, outdoor area in the front and back. The roasts are delicious and there are lots of fun events upstairs. Staff are nice and they let me bring in a massive tiramisu on my birthday which was delicious, by the way.

Nice to have a local pub that's still full of character and hasn't been bought out and ruined by a giant chain conglomerate. Staff are fun and super friendly and they'll let you order a combo mixed grill roast on Sundays if you ask nicely. Music is usually good with a lot of fun throwbacks tunes you're never mad to hear and they keep a giant bowl of treats out for the local dogs too. Quality spot.

Least said soonest mended but won't be coming back

Decent pub with some quirkiness to it - I admire the Britney adulation. However person serving me was moody AF...which I didn't expect considering the reputation. Beer and food respectable.

Allie created the most wonderful and personal wedding day for us. From our first initial contact with her we knew we were in excellent hands and up until the final hour of the wedding evening we were not disappointed! We didn't expect anywhere to meet our expectations for home-cooked, modern and interesting food, but Allie surpassed our expectations. All of the staff were also incredible, and always are whenever we visit the pub. The Old Nun's Head gave us a perfect day, thank you!

The most unfriendly bar I have ever been in The people working were unhelpful, unpleasant and rude. They seem to be there to make their mates feel special at the expensive of paying customers. Despite Archie's wonderful open mic - which had a great atmosphere and lovely people - this is not a place I recommend or wish to return to

A fantastic Sunday lunch ,Father's Day, good staff ,and good ales and drinks ,thank you

Just popped in for an event. Hall was too small and wasn't wowed by the pub.

Fave local pub. The staff are amazing and super friendly!

Local pub. Serves normal pub food but tried nigerian jollof rice there before. It’s a great selection of beers and drinks. There is a small beer garden at the back. Function room upstairs for hiring. But the minimum spend is £4000. Free parking around the pub. Staff are friendly and helpful. You can get a beer and drink in the playground nearby in the summer when the children are around. Baby changing toilet also available.

Nice pub not cramped. Very good smoking area, large and covered on 3 sides plus roof.

I liked the pub - large seating areas, friendly staff, lgbtq+ friendly. However, it took ages to get served as the actual bar is small. Recommend a visit. They do drag bingo once a month, so I intend to visit again!

Down to earth pub. Photos of all the good dogs who have visited. Good selection of keg beers.

Been going to this pub for 15 years and this is the best it's ever been. Current owners & staff are so friendly and welcoming. It's a safe space for creatives and outsiders with an amazing vibe.

Fabulous 😍 Sunday lunch. Brilliant vibe with a properly FIT Sunday roast

Came to queer catz night, friend was attacked and the perpetrator was let back in. Avoid!

Amazing staff, great rotating food pop-ups, regular tap changes and lots of outdoor seating. My favorite pub in and around Peckham.

I could never say enough about this venue and how amazing the staff are, especially Allie and Steve. They pour so much love and commitment into their customers that every visit feels like you have been to a friend's for laughter and good times, which is not an easy accomplishment in a venue of the size. Chaotic and quirky the decor lends to the atmosphere of being a place for everyone and everyone is most definitely welcome.

The food is great, very tasty, good prices and decent selection of drinks, coffee is not there thing thought, but overall a good place to go.

Delicious and huge Sunday roast!

Really good pub, quite expensive food but to be fair it was tasty

Took my parents and their dog for a roast dinner and it was lovely! We were the first people in the pub as we had an early booking, but it became such a nice vibe once it started filling out. Gorgeous roast dinners with lovely cake for pudding, and the staff were all so nice too. Will definitely be back. PS - Love the Britney shelf

Great staff and atmosphere. Sunday roast a must have!