The Green Pea is a small Irish restaurant with a hearty range of roast meats, homemade pies and organic fare, annexed to Hardy’s Freehouse, a lively Greenwich pub offering a broad selection of ales, live music and quiz nights.

The Venue
A short walk from Greenwich town centre and close by the Maze Hill overground rail station, The Green Pea serves old style home cooking with homely wood panelled decor to match. The main dining area holds six or seven tables, and the artwork on the walls and dim lighting create a cosy feel.

The Green Pea’s menu is also served in Hardy’s bar next door, where you can choose to sit on a high wooden stool at the bar or at chintzy benched tables along the length of the lounge. It can become quite crowded on sporting weekends and musical evenings, and booking in advance is advised on Sundays.

The Atmosphere
The atmosphere is warm, busy and familiar, though quieter in the restaurant than in the bar. The larger proportion of the crowd is made up of middle-aged locals, but both bar and restaurant are frequented by university students and families too. The staff are friendly and attentive. If you choose to eat at the bar, don’t be surprised if you are taken up in general banter or involved in a debate over a rugby foul.

The Food
Green Pea serves a good range of organic meat and chicken pies and vegetarian crepes, and a full Irish breakfast is also available most weekends too. The day’s specials, from fish to goat’s cheese tart, garrulously detailed and everything is made in situ with fresh, quality ingredients. The price ranges from around £7 a course, to some £11 for a full lunch.

The three course Sunday lunch starts off with rich and chunky vegetable soup, and the beef and lamb roast is accompanied by crispy roast potatoes and fresh and colourful market veg. The meat is slow roasted, a flavourful brown, and arrives with a battery of sauces and a gravy jug. Dessert is made up of moreish home baked cakes and tarts.

The Drink
The clientele are not the umbrella-in-cocktail drinking kind, but a large range of lagers, stouts, ales, wines and spirits is available from the bar. The advantage of the annexed pub is that you are not confined to wine: most any drink can be had to accompany your meal, from gin and tonic to Guinness to fresh bottled juice. Espressos, macchiatos and liqueurs are available as well.

The Last Word
The Green Pea serves high quality traditional pub grub with an organic sensibility. A bustling and friendly restaurant and bar, it’s the perfect place to brunch on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

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