The Shortlands Tavern

Shame that we've only just found this pub after living in Beckenham for four years. Beautiful pub garden with lots of seating, heat lamps, rugs and cushions. Plenty of good beer options, staff were excellent and the food was lovely (you can usually tell by how many people are eating on the night). Pizza last night but looking to work our way through the menu in future!

Addition to previous review when i only had a pint. Updated to 5 stars! Great selection of beers once again. Casks were lovely. Finally got around to eating here. Five of us ate and the food was excellent. Pork belly was fabulous! My son had pizza which he really enjoyed. Only one issue was with my wifes meal(shame as it was her birthday!). However, the manager was extremely understanding and receptive and offered her a complimentary drink and dessert to make up for it. Really appreciated. Great customer service! Will definitely eat here again. Recommended.

The beer garden is lively and bubbling, full of local people. The service is friendly too. They serve very good pizzas here, in fact they have a whole menu for pizzas! 😁

Nicer outside than in - great beer garden. Pizza’s are nice; service good. Great summer pub.

An absolutely fantastic pub. Clean and neat next to the Shortlands train station (although you would never know as it is deceptively quiet). The food looked great and the Guinness and ales were top notch. And while the locals were pleasant, it was the staff that made the place. Young and enthusiastic they were happy to answer questions about the Guinness/gin Black cab parked out the front (used during the pandemic to provide sustenance to all) as well as details about the pub's history and how it is now. Great place with a good sized beer garden. Check it out!

A wonderful traditional pub with lovely staff. Food is of a great standard with ample amount. Good arrange of beers. Caters for all ages. We always make a beeline to come here when visiting the area. Well done all at the Shortlands Tavern

Popped in for 241 Pizza and discovered we'd arrived on quiz night! It was really fun if a little loud; I was round by the exit to the garden and sometimes couldn't hear the quizmaster. Still, a lovely evening out. Great beers too!

Service may be friendly but the loose stones in the garden prove difficult to use (bad for wheelchair/disabled users) having to navigate your way around the scaffolding in the garden. I suffer with bad balance and feel very unsafe sometimes.
I live nearby and pass the bin area everyday, it would be lovely if the owner and wife would think of the neighbours and tidy up/ gate off the bin area. There are things like old bikes, surfboard and cabinets randomly left around the bins. Please, think of the neighbours. It's disgusting.