I think the General Napier struggles because the average client in the surrounding roads (this is a local's pub after all) expects more from a modern pub than Carling, Kronembourg Guiness or Fosters, three colours of wine and pork scratchings. Terraced houses on the same road are hitting £700,000 which means you'll need to be a banker or something to afford one. Those who prefer a traditional South London pub experience are also catered for by the Chandos which is just over the road. The market for this style of pub is limited in SE23.

I love the ambiance of the place and go there occasionally for a pint, but it's always just the one Guiness I'm afraid. Filling stuff.