The Great North Wood opens ‘sister pub’, The Brookmill – in St John’s, Deptford.
Deptford doesn’t seem to get all that much media attention when it comes to food and drink (hell, my spellchecker tries to correct it to ‘dept ford’ – fuck offffff!). But we are hoping that the opening of The Brookmill on Cranbrook Road will help to break this sad and unfortunate state.
Sister to the The Great North Wood pub in West Norwood, The Brookmill stays close to its roots in South East London and the formula of the traditional modern pub.
What do we like about it? Well, The Brookmill’s Credentials for ‘locality’ (can I say that?) are unquestionable and unchallengeable (lol @ redundant words). Craft beers from neighbouring breweries such as the Brockley Brewery, The Kernel Brewery and Brick Brewery and coffee from local roastery, Volcano Coffee. All verified delicious.
As for the culinary approach – it doesn’t stray too far from ‘pub grub’ – but of a standard that doesn’t disappoint (except the prawns, please avoid the prawns). Head chef is Olly Marlowe – formerly of The Glasshouse and Chez Bruce. He does things with scotch eggs that you would never believe (11/10 would eat those things for the rest of my life).
If you’re local, you can sign up for membership and claim redeemable points for every pound spent at the pub. And free dinner on your birthday!