Updated with merch info 22/5/24
Up until last Friday the staff of The Black Dog on Vauxhall Walk were probably mostly concerned with making sure everything was geared up for their popular Sunday roast. But all that changed when Taylor Swift dropped the second of two albums featuring a track specifically named after the South London boozer.
The track, widely thought to be referring to her ex Joe Alwyn discusses Taylor watching her boyfriend on their shared locations going into the pub in question. "And so I watch as you walk into some bar called The Black Dog, and pierce new holes in my heart."
In their first post on TikTok, now viewed half a million times, the pub called for help with their new-found fame, saying "Swifties please advise on next steps." Most of the replies are from fans demanding the pub go back through their old security tapes to establish once and for all whether the pub-visiting cad in question was Joe or her other famous ex Matty Healy. As well as many who've been urging the pub to prepare for all the extra custom coming their way, one Swiftie advises them to "have 2 tip jars one labelled joe the other matty and people would tip based on who they think the song is about" which really is a stroke of genius.
If you are thinking of going down, they do have a pretty nice food menu on offer with Spanish influences so chips come with house aioli and pimento rojo and there's a mix of cold and hot tapas to have with your pint of San Miguel.
And if you're going to the Taylor Swift concerts in London this summer you might want to pick up some of the pub's merch line which has just dropped and features a range of hoodies, sweatshirts and baseball caps.
More about The Black Dog
Where is it? 112 Vauxhall Walk, London, SE11 5ER
Find out more: Visit their website or follow them on Instagram @theblackdogvauxhall
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