A corner pub on Choumert Road in Peckham's Bellenden quarter, with craft beer, art on the walls and a 30-seat cinema in the back room.
The Montpelier sits on Choumert Road in the Bellenden quarter of Peckham, a few minutes from Peckham Rye station. It is a traditional corner pub with a twist, pairing a strong craft beer list and a British bar menu with a 30-seat cinema in the back room. Londonist calls it one of the area's friendliest, most informal locals.
This is the Peckham pick for a film and a pint or a relaxed local session, not a big night out. The cinema, the rotating art exhibitions and the Saturday DJ nights give it more to do than the average pub. Anyone after a late club or cocktails should head toward Rye Lane instead.
The front is a proper corner pub, looser and more informal than some of Peckham's polished newer rivals, with terrace tables that catch the Choumert Road foot traffic. The walls double as a rotating exhibition space for local artists.
The back room is the surprise. A 30-seat cinema with professional projection and strong audio runs a regular programme of films, documentaries and themed nights. It is one of the few pubs in London where a pint and a screening share an address.
The bar leans into local craft, with a rotating selection of South London brews alongside the regulars and pints around 6 pounds. The British bar menu is straightforward and built to soak up a few rounds rather than to draw a crowd of its own.
Cinema tickets run about 3 pounds from behind the bar, which makes a film-and-a-pint one of the better value nights in SE15. Reviewers on Google Maps single out the cinema and the friendly staff. Order a local craft pour and check what is screening.
The crowd skews to Peckham's creative set and Bellenden locals, relaxed and chatty through the week. Saturday DJ nights bring a livelier, younger mix.