The Rake in Southwark

Good little spot with a variety of craft and specialized beers. Staff are friendly and the service is good. Covered outside seating on picnic tables and stools.

Amazing beer and location. Lots of keg and cask. Some seating inside and loads of seating outside. They don't have a food menu but as you're right by Borough Market, that's the obvious place to go.

One of the first London places I reviewed on ratebeer.com, back in September 2010. Have visited many times since. Many times.One of the original craft beer bars of London. Although, in the last two years The Rake has been surpassed by no less than five other bars, in my opinion, in terms of beer variety, beer quality and certainly atmosphere.The bar itself is modest and quite small, with a slightly larger patio adjacent. Most of the people, however, stand around in a nearby parking lot drinking their beers. The tap selection was decent on my first visit, with several British bitters, American brewer Stone, and some other oddities. There seemed to be an extensive bottle selection in the fridges behind the bar but I stuck to the draught stuff. The main reason I went to the bar was for a BrewDog tasting with brewer James Watt, which was superb. We tried three rare beers, including the AB:03, the Devine Rebel Mortlach Reserve 2008, and the End of History. The tap line-up seems to change quickly - I saw two changes just while I was there on a Tuesday evening - so I look forward to returning to try new beers. Great place.

Found this little gem of a real ale pub whilst at Borough Market. Really good range of ales available. Recuperated here for a while enjoying a couple of Stouts 😊.Absolutely recommended if you love your ales

Great little bar with amazing craft beers, including a surprisingly tasty coffee ale!

Stopped in for a pint last night.. good boozer and great location right next to Borough market… was a little underwhelmed by the beer offering… had a pint from Alphabet that was decent but nothing else much appealed…Worth a visit purely based on the location though.. and a good chance I just caught a bad board or one not to my taste.Loved the wall art which I assume is comment from visiting breweries etc… looked to be a good outside seating area too… a little too cold for me to be trying that out!

Cautious about recommending this fantastic little bar, in case it becomes too popular. It's just lovely, in the heart of Borough Market, offering some fab artisan beers and lager. No food here (you can bring market food into the small garden) but lovely atmosphere, super friendly staff and just a lovely place to spend time. Oh, and a good wine selection too!

Intimate indoor area selling very wide range of quality beers and ciders. Nice little beer garden on the edge of the bustling Market. Ver nice.

Easily five stars - there’s a great selection of craft keg beer. The orange IPA we had was cold and cloudy - truly thirst quenching and delicious!

The best place for drinks in Borough Market. Great selection of craft beer which they change time by time. Reasonable price. Small crowdy place but people love to pop in for drinks.