The Rye

Another jaunt in South East London, and another marvellous discovery for POTD.  Aptly named for a pub sitting on the edge of Peckham Rye Common, The Rye is far bigger than most pubs but still manages to feel as friendly and welcoming as anywhere you'll find.

I have to fess up to never having visited The Rye before its recent makeover and reopening earlier in the year, so I can't comment on how it has changed in the last few years, but whoever is behind the current set up has made a very good job of it indeed.  It feels like a proper drinking pub, but it's also got a great menu that seems to change almost daily.  They succeed in offering really hearty food without charging a fortune through sheer imagination and a range of dishes that doesn't include many of the well-trodden clichés of modern day pub food.

Cliché free gratin dauphinois with wild mushrooms

The staff are very friendly and dogs are well looked after with water and the odd treat for the well-behaved.

Post lunch slump

Better still for sportsfans, The Rye has all the big games on TV, but not in a way that ruins the afternoon for everyone else.  Add a selection of board games to the mix and you have something close to the perfect Sunday afternoon...

31 Peckham Rye, London, SE15 3NX 

http://www.theryepeckham.com/