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The Beer House, Victoria, SW1
SW1
SW1V 1JT
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 4½ of 10) see review guidelines
David Walton left this review about The Beer House
Visited 23/09/26. Visited previously 05/02/20 for ticking but a few times since without review!
No cask here seemingly these days – the three hand pumps on the front side of the bar counter unclipped and hidden behind a wooden box containing the crips offering! Fairly bland keg offering of Noretti, Amstel, Guinness, Heineken, Madri, Neck Oil, Inch’s and BT’s Bones lager,
Small two-level L-shaped on ground floor venue on the concourse in Victoria station near the lower numbered platforms. There is a small amount of seating at the front on the concourse. Inside it is bare boarded apart from a ceramic tiled skirt around the bar counter which is along the right-hand wall just inside the entrance. Some tall tables up the front part of the left-hand wall, the first and the last bookended by some high leather banquettes, otherwise served by tall stools. Similar leather banquettes along the rear wall serving regular tables with regular chairs and a single regular table in the corner served by regular chairs only. There is an upstairs mezzanine seating area accessed by a staircase in the rear right-hand corner. There is a door at the rear to the side of the staircase directly onto the street outside. No screens and a radio-based music soundtrack on my brief revisited to respond to a few emails on my laptop! Average rating based on its convenience as a stop in station when not enough time to linger over a pint in the JDW, better if cask restored.
On 23rd September 2026
- rating: 5
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Will Larter left this review about The Beer House
Just time for a coffee at 09:55 with half an hour before my train, so what better than the station pub? I was clearly the first customer of the day, but service was friendly. This looks quite a nice bar with no one in it, but I'll bet it gets busy and noisy later. Three hand pumps on one corner of the bar, two seemingly unused, with placards propped up against them, and the other with a reversed Youngs Original pump clip. My coffee was fine, and just £3.30.
On 11th April 2025
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Beer House
Slightly tacky updating of a station bar, with about the only things going for it being a fairly quiet upstairs where there is usually space available, and a proliferation of phone charging points if you are low on juice. On the down side, the sampled Greene King beer was almost undrinkable.
On 7th September 2017
- rating: 5
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Beer House and Kitchen
Not a lot has changed since the Iron Duke days (when it was a typically awful station 'pub'). Refurbished, but it still has a rather charmless bar area although the mezzanine is a bit more civilised and there is also some more space hidden away in the corners. Further seating is available out on the concourse. Retains three handpumps, but only Greene King IPA and Old Speckled Hen (£4.35, less 10% BITE card discount) available on this visit. Overall, a minor improvement.
On 7th June 2015
- rating: 5
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Nick Davies left this review about The Iron Duke
Now refurbished into an imitation hipster craft beer bar complete with barmen with daft haircuts and dafter specs. Brightly lit, loud music, blackboards all over the place, wallpaper pretending to be millions of beermats stuck to the wall, I kid you not. Downstairs a few high tables, upstairs a stark, bare room furnished with church hall cast-offs. Telly was showing a repeat of Flog It, which was fitting. Dog-eared sheaves of paper stuck in clipboards serve as menus.
What do you get? A long line of keg fonts dispensing a large selection of Eurofizz, and a few handpumps on the end, just two in use, Speckled hen and 'house bitter' which I strongly suspect is GKIPA. The 'and Kitchen' bit is ambitious, though I guess a few tourists will be tempted by a £10 Brakes/3663 burger. Tip: the MaccyD's down the platform is a lot cheaper and may well be better.
I suppose it must serve a purpose, though with two Wetherspoon's within 50 yards I'm not sure what. At £3.70 with a BiTE card a pint of Wifebeater is a reasonable price if you're in a blinding hurry I suppose.
On 20th January 2015
- rating: 3
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E TA left this review about The Iron Duke
This bar is a back passage (in more than one sense) between the Station concourse and the outside world.This passage was, on this occasion, partially blocked by forlorn looking tables and chairs and was guarded at the front by a sleeping drunk. The back was obstructed by a gang of loud smokers. Inside, it's grimy and unappealing, the staff were unable to communicate in either English or their native language (whatever that may have been) and none of the six handpumps was able to dispense anything resembling beer. Well worth trying if you like flat cider, are waiting for a train and don't want to walk 100 yards in any direction to find something a little more pleasant.
On 1st June 2012
- rating: 2
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Iron Duke
This is a lock up type pub and it is one of victoria stations drinking establishments.
i went in the ground level room which was like a typical station bar (i have been in worse).
There were three real ales on the bar i had a drink of Youngs bitter and this was a dcent drink the other beers were London Pride and Bass.
This pub is ok for a quick pint while waiting for a train.
On 26th January 2011
- rating: 6
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Strongers . left this review about The Iron Duke
The Pride was OK on my fleeting visit here and Young's Ordinary and Bass were also available alongside a selection of standard lagers. There is a plasma screen in the downstairs bar and another on the wall in the upstairs seating section and both were showing the Sky Sports news feed which was muted.
The barman was pleasant enough and this station pub has access to some outside seating which means that you can have a cigarette.
This place is OK for a pint if there is not enough time to leave the station.
On 26th May 2009
- rating: 5
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