The Montpelier

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.

Cinema nights pull a film-friendly crowd on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. It reads as a community pub with a cultural streak rather than a drinking destination.

• "A pub with its own cinema for three quid. Peckham at its best." — r/london
• "Friendly corner local, good craft list, the back-room films are a treat." — Google review (n=560+)
• "Loved the art on the walls and the relaxed vibe. Proper neighbourhood pub." — Google review

• A cheap film-and-a-pint in the back room
• Local craft beer in a relaxed corner pub
• Saturday DJ nights in Peckham
• Avoid if you want cocktails or a late club night

Sources: The Montpelier official site (2026-05); Londonist; CAMRA; All in London; Google Maps reviews (n=560+).