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The Camberwell Arms

British · Camberwell

65 Camberwell Church Street, SE5 8TR

Budget £40 · typically ~£38 pp·3 min walk

Location

84Score
LocalBite score from taste, value, discovery, authenticity, and local confidence — not Google stars.

Taste

8.8

How good the cooking actually is.

Value

8.3

What you get for the money.

Discovery

6.8

How easy it is to stumble on, versus already famous.

Authenticity

8.4

How true it is to the cuisine — not a diluted version.

Local confidence

8.6

Whether locals who care about food actually go.

Why we recommend

Camberwell gastropub that still cooks like a kitchen, not a brand. In-house butchery, a roast worth the walk, and a local room that has not been styled for visitors.

  • Why locals go

    In-house butchery, a roast worth the walk, and a local room that has not been styled for visitors

What to order

  • Sunday roast

    Our pick

    In-house butchery, a roast worth the walk, and a local room that has not been styled for visitors.

  • In-house charcuterie

    Our pick

    In-house butchery, a roast worth the walk, and a local room that has not been styled for visitors.

  • Seasonal sharing mains

    Our pick

    Ask what landed today — the kitchen rotates this based on what's best in season.

Good for

Something amazingFood + wineChef favourite

Practical notes

Book weekends and Sunday lunch. Pub energy when full.

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