<![CDATA[Greater London - Wandsworth - Wandsworth - Eating, Drinking and Nightlife - Reviews]]> http://www.welovelocal.com Reviews from welovelocal.com en Mystifyingly Empty http://www.welovelocal.com/en/london/wandsworth/wandsworth/fish-chip-shops/the-fish-club-sw111th.html#r53182 Worringly, we were the only customers at 1pm on a Saturday afternoon, but the food and service wasn't a disappointment.

Good, almost traditional fish & chips with a choice of fish from coley, whiting & others.

The batter was really crispy and light with chips that were really chunky and not over fried.

The home-made tartare sauce was excellent and the staff friendly and helpful. Great mushy peas too.

]]> Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:44:20 UTC Pub Quiz + BBQ http://www.welovelocal.com/en/london/wandsworth/wandsworth/pubs/the-ship-sw181tb.html#r52523 The is one of our regulars - especially brilliant in the summer months when you fancy some good ole' BBQ food after work with a cold drink outside on their terrace area.

Reccomend the pub quiz during the week too in the winter ... some good local teams so get your thinking caps on.

]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:04:12 UTC Great Food http://www.welovelocal.com/en/london/wandsworth/wandsworth/indian-restaurants/the-chutney-sw181aa.html#r52522 We discovered this place through Top Table and WOW what a find.

We got 50% off our first booking through them and it's now become one of our regular haunts.

Took my girlfriend to Bennaris (Atul Kutchers place) for her birthday and I honestly believe the food at The Chutney was better.

Top value and great staff - try it.

]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:00:57 UTC Superb friendly local that has it all http://www.welovelocal.com/en/london/wandsworth/wandsworth/pubs/the-royal-standard-sw181al.html#r28725 This pub has it all! A very friendly landlord/landlady team, amiable and knowledgable bar staff, a popular oche, 3 screens for sports (the largest of which has recently become popular for Wii games) and they also allow you to eat your own take away/delivery food in the pub providing plates, cutlery, sauces etc. A novel idea in a non-food pub.

The ales change fairly regularly. On my visit they were serving well kept Timothy Taylor's Landlord and a drop of Cornwall's finest - St Austell Tribute as well as the usual lagers - Heineken, Fosters etc.

The pub is found on a quiet side street less than 100m from Wandsworth Town Station and is simply furnished with wooden boards and plenty of interesting music themed posters/art prints/postcards on the walls. When the weather is fine the landlord is happy for tables and chairs to be moved outside.

What more could you ask for? A 5 star pub if ever there was one.

]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 10:47:09 UTC Hidden little Jem http://www.welovelocal.com/en/london/wandsworth/wandsworth/pubs/the-cats-back-sw181nn.html#r17953 This is a great little pub not far from the river behind the one way system in Wandsworth.

They've got a great menu with a variety of things, from snacks like pita and humus, to full on Sunday Roasts.

It's really cosy in the winter because they have a fire. The decoration is quite fun, very eclectic.

]]> Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:44:49 UTC Lovely bar with decent burgers http://www.welovelocal.com/en/london/wandsworth/wandsworth/european-restaurants/ditto-restaurant-sw182qe.html#r17084 Ditto is a fairly upmarket bar in wandsworth - but what I like about it is saturday afternoons - going to watch the rugby on a big screen, a homemade burger and the odd pint (or 4!). It's also a good place to go after work for a glass of wine and a catch up with the the girlies! Plus at the weekend it has a 2nd room for children with mats, balls inflatables etc - so you can still meet your mates for a few drinks and the kids can go next door! Perfect!

]]> Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:30:03 UTC Rugby Pub http://www.welovelocal.com/en/london/wandsworth/wandsworth/pubs/the-alma-sw181tf.html#r15549 Fantastic place to watch England Rugby matches.

Does get seriously packed so get in there early and line up the pints, and try to sit near the bar.

Out of rugby days, it's a good gastro pub with good British food and a fine selection of beers.

]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:36:24 UTC BBQ-tastic http://www.welovelocal.com/en/london/wandsworth/wandsworth/pubs/the-ship-sw181tb.html#r15541 The Ship is a super spot in the summer, teaming with people all flocking for the river side views and the awesome BBQs.

Little known is the side dinning room which is great for parties in the winter and out of the way. They also do table service.

Happy Times.

]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:26:54 UTC Not Sunday best http://www.welovelocal.com/en/london/wandsworth/wandsworth/pubs/the-county-arms-sw183sh.html#r14444 One of those places which you head to with absolute certainty of getting a just-what-the-doctor-ordered Sunday roast, safe in the knowledge that you’ll be able to get a table and there won’t be anything unpredictable on your plate for your poorly little hungover head to deal with, only to leave a bit disappointed and deflated. It’s a big, interior-design-for-pubs-by-numbers eating hole (you know the sort; twigs in a vase, weird bally things in a bowl) with pleasant enough staff, but the sort of atmosphere which is more Harvester conveyor belt (slop it out, get them out), than the gastro experience to which it so aspires. When your food is dumped in a heap in the centre of your plate, your meat more fatty than lean and your stomach rumbling 40 minutes after you’ve ordered what is tantamount to a carvery, you can’t help but conclude that the only thing which is gastro about The County Arms is the price (£18 for a two course set Sunday lunch and £13 for a roast should raise the eyebrows on even the most beer-ruined face).

]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:45:30 UTC Not Sunday best http://www.welovelocal.com/en/london/wandsworth/wandsworth/pubs/the-county-arms-sw183sh.html#r14444 One of those places which you head to with absolute certainty of getting a just-what-the-doctor-ordered Sunday roast, safe in the knowledge that you’ll be able to get a table and there won’t be anything unpredictable on your plate for your poorly little hungover head to deal with, only to leave a bit disappointed and deflated. It’s a big, interior-design-for-pubs-by-numbers eating hole (you know the sort; twigs in a vase, weird bally things in a bowl) with pleasant enough staff, but the sort of atmosphere which is more Harvester conveyor belt (slop it out, get them out), than the gastro experience to which it so aspires. When your food is dumped in a heap in the centre of your plate, your meat more fatty than lean and your stomach rumbling 40 minutes after you’ve ordered what is tantamount to a carvery, you can’t help but conclude that the only thing which is gastro about The County Arms is the price (£18 for a two course set Sunday lunch and £13 for a roast should raise the eyebrows on even the most beer-ruined face).

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