The Manor Arms

We live in the area and love to come here for a Sunday roast. Great for meat eaters and vegetarians alike! Good portion sizes and one of the best nut roasts I’ve ever had. The 3 vegetarians in our group agree!

We’ve just moved close to this place, so I am happy to call it our local!
I love it’s dog friendly policy (despite a woman loudly shouting about it last Saturday night, sssssh woman!) and we stayed there all night eating and playing board games, it was great!
We really out stayed our welcome but the bar staff were really kind, which we so appreciate.
The Pizza and Beer deal is such a good option — you get a drink and a delicious homemade pizza (you can choose for it to be gluten free!) for £10.
I don’t eat steak but I keep raving about the steak deal to people — a bottle of wine, steak and chips for £25 for two!!!
Really excited to try the roast as I imagine it will be awesome. Will let you know.

A great change! from one of Streathams worst to one of it’s best. Top food, nice people, a little expensive though.

I’m happy that this is one of my local pubs… even happier that it is dog friendly! it’s a large space, very cosy and beautifully designed.
It is a great outdoors area which is totally enclosed and offers out door heaters and shelter for when the weather is not playing nice.
The food is delicious — I had the fish finger ciabatta — the fish fingers were home cooked fish goujons and were delicious. I thought really reasonably priced too for the quality and portions.
Everyone working here was lovely and friendly. I will definitely be returning, pup in tow.

This is the best pub ever! I enjoy coming here with friends after work. Varity of meals and drinks. They have enough space even if you are with a lot of people. But you have to be patient when it’s full because you’ll probably have to wait for your food.

Large pub just off the main road through Streatham. Small garden at the
back. Real ale on sale, though can’t remember which ones. looked closed
when viewed from the main road, but entrance is round the other side.
Bar area is divided in two, on the right, the bar and on the left, food
preparation area.

After a gradual decline starting in the 1970s and then accelerating through the 1980s, Streatham High Street was, in 2002, voted the «worst street in Britain». That unhappy honour, however, galvanised funding for regeneration and things are on the up.
Leading the revitalisation is The Manor Arms. Sitting just off the High Street, this deceptively large gastro-​pub is dominated by an open kitchen; which is perfect for watching other peoples’ food arrive at the pass, looking so good you want to revisit your own order.
This was my second visit: the first, a year or so ago, involved a truly historic starter of crab mayonnaise on toast — although it may have been called something more glamorous. So memorable was it, I don’t recall the rest of the meal in any particular detail. The memory lingers as just a sensation of having eaten something quite perfect.
Sadly the crab wasn’t on this time.
In any event, starters of monk cheeks served with bacon and mash were tasty. Mash as a starter was a little curious and the plate had the impression of being a main course zapped with a shrinking-​ray rather than a genuine appetizer, but that is not really intended as a criticism. It was nice.
The waiter didn’t know what monk cheeks were. A companion has said to him that she assumed it was monk fish –of course– but with the only real alternative being the cheeks of actual monks, he fled to take instructions. No harm done, he was new.
9oz Rib-​eye steaks were the order of the day for the main course. One medium, one medium rare was the instruction, both nicely coloured on the outside but rare in the middle was how they arrived. No big deal. The pepper sauce was just slightly on the anaemic side, but again, not bad, not bad. A side order of chips — although it is a bit much to serve a main course with no cost-​inclusive carbs — were pretty good too.
Prosecco must be cold and bubbly. Both these fundamentals were delivered.
I do take issue with the dessert though. A chocolate brownie with ice-​cream is one thing; a chocolate brownie laced with almonds is quite another altogether. I have a feeling I fell for the same diabolical trick last time around, but the wretched crab on toast has superseded my recall. There was a feeling of déjà vu and of almond, stuck in my teeth.
The long and short of it is this: the Manor Arms is really rather nice. I do wonder though, how much of it is a psychological trick, the illusion of grandeur and foodie excellence projected onto an average tapestry, situated on the former worst high street in England for contrast.
However, trick or no trick, it has consistency, as demonstrated by my two visits a year apart. You should do and I’ll probably go back. They are due to start a «crab shack» in the garden, with limited opening hours. A first for Streatham I would venture and hopefully a sign of the times.

Fantastic, family friendly pub serving the best food in Streatham. The staff are always very welcoming. Food is reasonably priced for the quality, around £20 for 3 courses. They have a good range of well kept beers and ales on tap too. Can’t wait for the summer when the Crab Shack opens in the garden!

I recommended this place for our staff Christmas party and didn’t regret the suggestion. The food was delicious and excellent value for what we got. Everyone loved the meal and were talking about how good the food was the next day. Try their christmas menu as soon as you can!

I’d never been to the Manor Arms before the Streatham Knit Wits (a fortnightly knitting group) started meeting there. I have to say, I love it, and it is another of the few things I will really miss when I move out of London. The staff are always friendly and pleasant, they have a wide range behind the bar, and the space itself is brilliant.
The Manor Arms has had a refurb recently, and whilst I don’t know what it was like before, it looks marvellous now. It’s huge inside, with a fireplace that I imagine is lovely in the winter, and plenty of comfy chairs to sink into. I’ve never seen it properly busy (because I’ve only been on Tuesday evenings), but it has a lovely atmosphere. There is also a small beer garden at the back, but the chairs are a little less comfy out there
The food looks fantastic, but it seems a little pricey. But who knows it might be worth it. I can’t really comment as I’ve not had anything more than their cheese board!
Well worth a look in if you’re in the area I wish it was moving with me!

This place is just what Streatham needed — delicious food prepared in an open kitchen by a chef who is passionate about ingredients. The menu changes daily depending on whats been sourced at the market and there’s a good variety of beers and wines on offer.
The only problem is that they have had to price themselves accordingly and in order to keep the usual motley crew of streatham drunks out it is very expensive.
Personally, I’m happy to pay it and have good food in a relaxed atmosphere just down the road rather than travelling to another borough. I just hope it is supported enough by the locals.

Streatham keeps on pulling itself up by it’s bootstraps since it was voted Britain’s worst high street in 2002. Nowhere epitomises this growing change in a positive direction than the Manor Arms. Once a pub of no great distinction, it’s change in ownership and direction have placed it in pole position as a favourite venue in this town. A refit that still maintains it’s 30’s exterior but modernises the interior without losing character and keeping many of its original fittings. A difficult thing to achieve, but success with panache is how it could best be described. The music played is comfortable mixes of light jazz and lighter funky tunes but is always a comfortable volume allowing conversation even with lowered voices. The ambiance is welcoming, comfortable and spacious. Even when crowded the pub feels as if it has space.
The staff are singularly pleasant and accommodating along with the management who never fail to make you feel welcome. Drink prices are reasonable given their stellar choice. No ‘wife beater’ on sale here but a great selection from local micro-​brewers Wandle to international favourites such as Moretti, Estrella, and Amstel. The wine list is extensive and impressive with many boutique wines and ranging suitably in price. Coffee, cocktails and much more besides make this a more than pleasant venue for an evening out in light airy surroundings.
If that were all then it would be enough but the Manor Arms touts it’s Gastropub credentials with flair and confidence. The food here can only be described as excellent and more than value for money. The chefs are very talented (and personable to boot) with past CV entries from kitchens such as The Ivy and the Ritz. The open kitchen is bordered on one side by tables allowing you to oversee the cooking and a treat it is too. The staff are attentive without being overbearing and always pleasant and helpful. Some of the best service I have had. Each dish is prepared fresh by the busy chefs and to an enviably high standard. The Prix Fixe menu is easily equal to the a la carte and at £10 offers sensational value. The Sunday menu is almost always oversubscribed at £16 for 2 courses or £20 for 3 so book early (midweek is best).
This is surely one of Streatham’s finer moments and long may it continue to be.