The Brookmill is an independent Victorian corner pub at 65 Cranbrook Road beside Brookmill Park. Run by local owners Robbie and Jen, it combines a comfortable neighbourhood bar with a dining room, sunny garden, covered courtyard and six boutique bedrooms upstairs.
The kitchen cooks seasonally and in house, balancing recognisable pub classics with more contemporary dishes. Burgers, steak and fish and chips appear alongside changing plates, giving diners a choice between familiar comfort food and something shaped more closely by the season.
Sunday roasts are a weekly focus and worth planning as a longer lunch, while vegetarian and vegan choices give mixed groups useful flexibility. Smaller plates and regular weekday food offers also make the pub suitable for a casual bite rather than a full meal.
Well kept beer includes local and rotating craft selections, supported by thoughtful wine and cocktails. Live music, quizzes and sport add activity through the week, while the different indoor and outdoor spaces work for quiet lunches, celebrations and evenings with friends.
Address: 65 Cranbrook Road, St John's, London SE8 4EJ, England
The Brookmill Menu
Small Plates
Olives
Chicken Wings
Choice of BBQ or Hot, with blue cheese dressing
Butternut Squash & Sage Arancini
Served with a rocket dressing
Soup of the Day
Served with toasted baguette
Halloumi Fries
Served with chilli jam & coriander
Moroccan Spiced Hummus & Flatbread
Add falafel +3.95
Big Plates
Gammon, Egg & Chips
Served with fried egg, pineapple, and chunky chips
Beer Battered Cod
Served with chips, mushy or garden peas and homemade tartare sauce
Southern Fried Chicken & Waffles
2 Chicken thighs, coated in our herbs and spices mix, served on Belgian waffles, with hot honey and maple syrup
Salmon Fishcakes
Two salmon, mashed potato and spring onion fishcakes served with a salad, and creme fraiche
Wild Mushroom Stroganoff
Served with boiled rice. Add chicken + 4.95
Thai Red Curry
Baby corn, sweet potato, courgette & butternut squash. Served with boiled rice. Add chicken + 4.95
8oz Rump Steak
Cooked to your liking with salad, chips, flat mushroom and a confit tomato. Add to your steak: garlic butter +1.50 / onion rings +3.95 / upgrade to sweet potato fries +1.25 / peppercorn sauce +2.95
Superfood Salad
Crispy kale, charred broccoli, butternut squash, beetroot and quinoa. Add Feta +£3.00 (V). Add Chicken +4.95
To Share
Box Baked Camembert
Served with red onion chutney & toasted baguette
Nachos
With sour cream, guacamole, salsa, jalapenos & cheddar cheese. add pulled pork + 2.00 / add bacon + 1.75
Burgers
All of our burgers are served on a brioche (VGN) bun with fries, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle
Classic Cheese Burger
Served with American cheese & burger sauce; sub to Cheddar for £1
BBQ Pulled Pork Burger
Served with house slaw
Panko Cajun Spiced Chicken Burger
Served with American cheese & Mayonnaise
Beyond Burger
Served with vegan mayo
Halloumi & Mushroom Burger
Served with chilli jam
Beef Burger with Stilton Cheese
Beef Burger with Camembert and Caramelised Onions
Sides & Extras
Chunky Chips or Fries
Sweet Potato Fries
Onion Rings
Mac 'N' Cheese
House Salad
Add olives +£3.00. Add feta +£3.00
Kids
Suitable for those under 12
Homemade Fish Fingers
Served with choice of chips or salad
Homemade Chicken Goujons
Served with choice of chips or salad
Beef Burger
Served with choice of chips or salad
Pasta in Tomato Sauce
Pasta with a Cheese Sauce
Chicken and Waffle
A southern fried chicken thigh, served on a Belgian waffle, with Maple syrup. ADD PEAS + 0.50. ADD BAKED BEANS + 1.00
Brunch
Served 11am – 4pm
Full English Breakfast
Sausage, bacon, hash brown, field mushroom, baked beans, grilled tomato, sourdough toast, choice of eggs
Vegan Full English
Scrambled tofu, sausage, hash brown, field mushroom, baked beans, grilled tomato, sourdough toast
Southern Fried Chicken & Waffles
Served with a jug of maple syrup & a spicy honey dip
Omelette
Served with mixed leaves. Add cheese +1.50 / bacon +1.75 / spinach +1.00 / ham +1.00 / mushroom +1.00 / tomato +1.00 / add beans +1.00
Eggs Florentine
Wilted spinach, poached eggs & Hollandaise sauce on a toasted English muffin
Eggs Benedict
Ham, poached eggs & Hollandaise sauce on a toasted English muffin
Eggs Royale
Smoked salmon, poached eggs & Hollandaise sauce on a toasted English muffin
Smashed Avocado, Poached Eggs
On sourdough toast
Scrambled Tofu
On sourdough toast
Smoked Bacon, Poached Eggs
On sourdough toast with mustard mayo
Smoked Salmon & Scrambled Eggs
On sourdough toast
Lunch Menu
Served Mon-Fri 12-5pm
Olives
Chicken Wings
Choice of BBQ or Hot, with blue cheese dressing
Butternut Squash & Sage Arancini
Served with a rocket dressing
Soup of the Day
Served with toasted baguette
Halloumi Fries
Served with chilli jam & coriander
Moroccan Spiced Hummus & Flatbread
Add falafel +3.95
Beer Battered Cod
Served with chips, mushy peas & tartare sauce
Chicken Parmigiana
Topped with mozzarella and tomato sauce. Served with chips & Rocket. Add Fried egg +1.50
Rump Steak
Cooked to your liking with salad, chips, flat mushroom and confit tomatoes. ADD TO YOUR STEAK: garlic butter +1.50 / onion rings +3.95 / upgrade to sweet potato fries +1.25 / peppercorn sauce +2.50
Fish Finger Sandwich
Homemade beer battered fish gougons served on toasted sourdough with lettuce & tartare sauce
Steak Sandwich
Rump steak on a baguette with rocket, mayonnaise & caramelised red onion
Chicken Sandwich
Grilled chicken on a baguette with mayonnaise, lettuce & tomato. Add bacon +1.75. Add egg +1.50
Red Pepper & Hummus
Red pepper & hummus on a baguette
Smashed Avocado on Sourdough
Avocado smashed served on toasted sourdough with tomatoes and two poached eggs (VGN option available)
Smoked Bacon & Poached Eggs
Served on toasted sourdough with mustard mayo
Classic Cheese Burger
Served with burger sauce
BBQ Pulled Pork Burger
Served with house slaw
Cajun Spiced Panko Chicken Burger
Served with cheese & mayonnaise
Beyond Burger
Served with vegan mayo
Halloumi & Mushroom Burger
Served with chilli jam
Sweet Potato Fries
Chips
House Salad
Onion Rings
Sunday Roast
Served with roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots and cabbage with gravy and a giant Yorkshire pudding
Mega Roast
a slice of beef, slice of pork and 1/4 chicken