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This is a really great British pub. Lively and busy last night with football in the front bar, great atmosphere. Considering it's practically in the middle of nowhere it's hard to work out where all the people are coming from. Full of cute girls in the big bar, barbecue chefs outside serving scores of people. Youngs bitter exceptional at £2.70, also selling Deuchars which my colleague said was in perfect condition (Not sure it is actually a Youngs pub or not, can someone clarify?). Staff were of the pretty variety but quite efficient and smiley, considering it was packed there was never any wait at the bar. This pub makes a change from the boring, quiet pubs I've had to endure recently. I'm giving The Ship 10 out of 10 and I'm looking forward to returning. Very highly recommended.
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PYT's & Raaraa crowd prefer to stand around outside; "all the better to see and been seen darlings". With a choice of burgers and bangers from the terrace BBQ or a more traditional pub meal inside (table service is better than the bar service) it's well worth trying the food here. Which, although pricey, is in line with the area and crowd.
There's usually a great range of well kept beers but it may be this range that lets them down on the service side, either that or all the bar are new, foreign or indifferent. There seems to be enough staff.....they just must have been hired for something more than their serving skills.....expect long waits for drinks, and then double up if and when you do get served. (You could always just take your own and sit on the green)
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Spend alot of time in tis pub! It joins the fulhamites and the claphmites together. great in the summer with the garden, bbq and river view and great in the winter with the fire, the food is good but pricey, i think. i wouldnt recommend it for a quiet one as it is pretty much always busy.but have had lots of fun nights here in the last few years.
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I'm really glad The Ship is in the top 10, I've always been a fan, it's got a great atmosphere and I've only ever had a good, fun evening there.
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I visited this pub with a colleague to see what all the fuss is about. It's excellent. Friendly staff and a pleasent vibe. Old fashioned public bar has lower prices than the rest of the pub. Youngs £2.60. Deuchars IPA £2.70. Genius. Had to be rolled home. 10 out of 10.
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This, a top ten pub? Shurly shum mishtake.
Possibly one of the top ten pubs in Wandsworth but even that's debatable.
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Your Hideous description is a bit harsh trainman. There's no station near but you should definately consider visiting The Ship before casting judgement. Granted it's an unlikely candidate for Top 10 but the beers, wine, food and atmosphere are very hard to beat. 9 out of 10 from me.
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Popular and well-used smart local. A pleasant enough place, serving "Youngs" beers from Bedford, and catering for a mixed crowd. But the top pub in the land? Ha ha!
It's definitely the best pub in Jew's Row however..
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A hideous looking Youngs pub at number one? I don't buy it. How many unsubstantiated ratings this year, I wonder.
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Brilliant for live music Sundays, raucous and full of people who have abandoned their senses. Otherwise sedate and professional with very fine food.
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A cool pub with very fine staff and nice beers.
Oskar - 23 Jan 2008 07:39 |
I organised a get-together with friends just before Christmas and was worried about finding a place for 12 people so close to the holidays.
Although they are very busy that time of year, the staff at the Ship were so accomodating and made room for us, even on quite short notice.
When everyone arrived, the place was buzzing and the atmosphere was great. We were taken to an area tucked away towards the back and it was absolutely lovely. It was the perfect spot for our group and we were waited on hand and foot all night.
The food was fab- even our vegetarian friends found something delicious on the menu which isn't always the case in pubs. Everyone really enjoyed their meal- I am a major fan of their puddings!!
We had a wicked night and I would totally recommend it- the service, food, drink, atmosphere....everything was top quality!! I wish my husband and I lived a little closer as I'm sure we would be there all the time!!
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A nice pub in a smart location. Good food, nice beer, lovely view but clearly not one of the top ten pubs in England.
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Possibly South West London's best pub in my opinion. Just a shame they only stock Youngs beers, but those are always kept very well.
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Lovely pub, really good quiz tonight. Recommended for an enjoyable convivial evening.
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Hi, I'm Helena and I wrote that, I'm not Jesus unfortunately.
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Jesus,I wonder who wrote that last review?
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I had visited with the intention of enjoying a couple of sundowners by the river and ended up staying for dinner. The staff were really attentive and the food was great. I’d highly recommend eating in the restaurant garden, it’s a very tranquil and well thought out area that is exclusive to those eating- I had no idea it was there until last week. I love the versatility of this pub that has a fun and funky outside eating area (Tuna on the BBQ looked good!) but also an established restaurant where you can watch the chefs create with its own secret garden. Brilliant.
anonymous - 5 Aug 2007 22:40 |
Once a thriving street-corner local serving the local populace which have now all gone. However, it survives, thanks to the conservatory extension that caters for those requiring substantial food and attracts custom from the businesses that have sprung up to replace the housing. Somewhat out of the way but its location close by and visible from Wandsworth Bridge makes it a magnet for outside drinking in the extensive outside area, although on the downside, there is a gravel recovery firm adjacent though not particularly obtrusive. Beers are from Wells & Young’s and are well kept.
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A well presented pub just about managing to retain character despite the increasingly tiring "Youngs" Chocha Mocha decor. Great decked area loooking over river, with a BBQ kitchen and seperate bar.
Wandsworth is dire for drinking but at least in summer you can come here
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Great great pub. Hot staff. Fantastic food. Just moved to Wandsworth and thought the place was a dump until I found this little gem of a pub. Have been there 4 times in the last 2 weeks.
anonymous - 2 Apr 2007 13:41 |
Cracking and friendly at the end of a long evening 'across the river'. Wandsworth and Putney are up and coming areas so they do get the gastro treatment quite a bit but consider the alternatives; many are far worse than simply raising the bar with regard to the food. The beer is good too. Plus you can sit outside. The people who use it are friendly also.
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A wonderful pub. Nuff said.
Joe90 - 13 Dec 2006 03:25 |
Hi, I'm Oisin, the pub manager, I'm pretty sure grammar has an a at the end. Sorry for the confusion.
If anyone has any pub-specific comments about our service, atmosphere, food or drinks or wants a reservation, please feel free to contact us through this site or the new (Coming soon) Ship website, link above. I am also happy to deal with any simple punctuation or spelling issues which need to be resolved. Thanks for all the comments.
Oisin - 29 Nov 2006 13:47 |
American Tuna, perchance?
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That's just rubbish about the beer and the food, particularly the food, it's really as good if not better than you'll get in any pub in London. This is a lovely place and the staff are really friendly. Are you the same anonymous who posted that the pub had been knocked down a few weeks ago? I hate bad punctuation and grammar too it's the Gottos, not the gotto's. Also sorry to hear about your fall, hope you're ok. Catman
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Bring back the gotto's and old staff. I have been drinking at the ship now for nearly 4 years and fell now the ship has been lost, the food has gone down hill the beer not that great, the only nice change is the live music on sunday night. not sure if i will return much anymore.
anonymous - 29 Nov 2006 11:51 |
A big conservatory and outside bit where they (used to) do BBQs. There is a restaurant area and also a more pubby area with a cosy little room for 20 off at one point. The food is good and obviously this pub will do well from the newish apartment blocks along the river. The beer wasn't great, 5 handpumps and a very big pub but only ordinary, special and Bombashite. There was a time when most Young's pubs had Waggledance on almost permanently,my mate loved it and at least it was slightly different.
Overall, worth going for the food not the beer or interior!
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I had my birthday celebration at the Ship on Saturday at lunch time, I booked a table for 11 and it did not disappoint. The food was top notch, the atmosphere just amazing. My friends loved it too and said that it was a real boozer in the true sense of the word. Also the restaurant part is a REAL GASTROPUB!! It was lovely to start off chilling in the pub before moving into the resto part which still maintained the pub atmosphere. Then we happily finished off the evening melting into the sofas in the pub! Well worth a visit for anyone who lives in London or anyone who is visiting!
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Continuing my previous comment... I'm the something missing and i'm making a few appearances so all in all a PERFECT PUB!!!!!!!
anonymous - 20 Nov 2006 16:16 |
Went here for Sunday lunch yesterday. Beer excellent, food very good (not cheap, but good value). They’ve extended the restaurant area by putting some large umbrellas up outside. Probably a good idea in the summer but on a cold and breezy November, think again. Get there early and grab a table in the main bar. Also avoid 13:00 – 16:00 on a Sunday if you want food as although still good they have taken on more than they can cope with so orders go missing and the staff are too busy to notice your waiting.
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Always was a fascinating pub and location. Had a good pint there on Saturday unless I was in some parrallel universe.
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What a fantastic place! Full of gorgeous, friendly and individual staff (including the managers). The refurb was the icing on the cake-pure coordinated perfection. Something does seem to be missing though...
anonymous - 8 Nov 2006 12:30 |
It's still here, in the same place, in Wandsworth, and it's still brilliant. I have taken the opportunity to investigate the alleged pile of sand and mud under which the Ship has been interred this very evening. To my surprise I found the best pub I've been to in ages, totally full of lovely people enjoying food and drink served by rather fit and recently buffed barmaids. Methinks someone wants to keep it for themselves. I also took a picture of the pub on my phone (with date stamp). It's just been repainted. Please send me a message for pictorial proof!!!!
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It has gone, RIP the Ship!
anonymous - 26 Oct 2006 15:28 |
HAHAHAHA, cement works, thats ridiculous, i think they call it a refurb. where do you get your information from? bet your glad you kept your name as anon....like ME. i love the ship, and its takings must be pretty good so why would they close it?
anonymous - 26 Oct 2006 14:47 |
Bull - the pub isn't closed - or at least it wasn't when I got bladdered in there at the weekend! Plan to do it again this weekend - all welcome - and I'll even buy everyone a pint at the nearest pub and a Big Mac if it's not open! Never heard such rubbish. Cement works my arse!
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This pub has now been closed down and is being incorporated into the cement works, shame, it was nice.
anonymous - 24 Oct 2006 18:31 |
Great Pub, Great Food, Beer is top notch and so are the staff. the Quiz night is something out of this world. You must come and hear the music on teh sunday night it is so good i go every week they have it. I SAY THIS WITH ALL MY HEART IT IS A PUB THAT CANT BE MISSED OUT HAVE A NIGHT AND SEE FOR YOUR SELF.
anonymous - 30 Sep 2006 03:31 |
Now being run by Irishman Oisin Rogers, the guy who had The St Margarets Tavern, Twickenham. Quality landlord (he bought me a pint). He tells me it will be redecorated in October without much change to the place and they are keeping all the wierd furniture. Head chef Paul is staying on with his own menu and staff. All looking rosy for the future of The Ship.
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Sorry to come back again so soon , but when I wrote the last comment I hadn't read Michaeletc's of 31 July. Fancy having a peppermill left on your table - that really would bugger up your whole evening.
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Far from being a turnoff, as far as I'm concerned the unspoilt little front bar is the best thing about this place (apart from the beer). From some of the previous comments it sounds as if it'll be under threat if a makeover's imminent,so I'd better revisit it soon, not having been in the area for some time.
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Well, i gotta say this place is pretty good. I had a slightly overpriced sea bass and the same goes for the white wine but boy was it worth it. what incredible food, gotta say i was very impressed with the service and general atmosphere of this humble abode. Two slight turn offs though, one of which is the bar at the front looks a bit shabby and doesnt do the rest of the pub justice, needs a bit of a clean up, not a great first impression. and my second point of contention is; WHY ISNT THIS PLACE CLOSER TO MY HOUSE! far too nice to be a wandsworth boozer. keep up the good work
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Unfortunatly this pub is about to have a Youngs Suits makeover, with a new menu (choose from one of 50 meals all via 3663)and new decor. Shame Charlie was thown out.
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Difficult to find and in a kind of wierd area. I was told that the food was good, so went to eat with a friend. The pub is a bit shabby looking but the staff and service were really very good. Waitress in restaurant was very helpful and attentive. Sauvignon Blanc very moreish for £13.95. Tuna steak was brilliantly presented and tasted excellent. My friend had sirloin steak which was also very good and perfectly cooked. Not cheap but very well worth it. Might have found myself a new local!
anonymous - 6 Sep 2006 12:12 |
Sandwiched in between a cement plant and a over imposing new flat developement dosnt detract from the charm of this pub. It gives you a feeling of having made a discovery when you drink here.
Unfortunately the Kronenburg was flat last time I drank there, and the barstaff made my friend a shandy consisting of 2 3rds lemonade and 1 3rd beer.
Still, the ambience is nice, and the food lovely.
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I have always loved this pub and drunk here all the time since I came to London 8 years ago. We were worried that when Youngs got hold of it it would be ruined by corporateness. This is not the case. The improvements are good, extra furniture and drinking space outside, new barbecue area, cleaner toilets, lower beer and wine prices. I got around to eating in the restaurant last night for the first time in a long while with my girlfriend. The food was excellent (Scallops for me, Chicken with sweet potato mash for her), followed by the brilliant sticky toffee pudding which can not be bettered. They have kept the head chef amd most of the staff (though a couple of them still look a bit miserable). Live music in the bar was excellent, not too loud and a pleasent surprise. Overall very pleased Youngs have not made a mess of it.
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Oh Dear. My girlfriend and I have been here a couple of times before and always enjoyed it. What has happened?? £5.35 for a pint and an orange with lemonade? Even the barman appologised. Then the food.... Where to start. Not overly priced but overly salty. We ordered two risottos which were inedible, far far too much salt. The salad we ordered came out wrong and the butternut sqash which was meant to be in the risotto didn't come out until we reminded the waitress and then only one portion arrived. When the second one came, it was twice the size of the first. We had dirty glasses, a menu and the pepper mill left on our table the whole evening and when we came round to complaining at the end the girl still didn't seem to care. In the end we got so bored waiting for the bill we had to get up and tell them that we were bored and wanted the bill... They charged us for only the glass of wine my girlfriend had and we walked out. We won't be going back which is a shame as it used to be a lovely local pub by the river. What happened? We'll give it a 2, but that's only for the wine which was nice.
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This really should be better than it is. The food is good, when it arrives, the beer is average when you can get served and the occasional rats in the marquee provide unpleasant and midly amusing company.
It is great in the summer if you can get a seat. This is undoubtedly one of the best pubs in SW London, and no matter how many times we go there we always leave with a sense of irritation. It is a victim of it's own success but it will always do well because of it's reputation.
The shape of the bar makes life difficult for them to have the require numbers of staff on to cope with the sheer volume of customers - although it might help if they allowed people to be served in the back bar as well when they're busy as opposed to trying to contain the braying, toffee nosed clientele (of which I am one so no offence meant!) in the conservatory bar.
The food is very good and just about worth the very long wait.
If you want a decent seat, get there early - buy three rounds at a time and give yourself atleast 45 mintues wait at the bar when they're busy!
Good pub and will never stop being as busy as it is (unless Youngs really stuff it up!!)
Best point - 12pm Sunday afternoons, hungover, BBQ Beerburgers on order with your first pint of Stella to provide the hair of the dog.
I just wish we could get served when we wanted to!!
anonymous - 20 Jun 2006 11:05 |
Great Pub, Great BBQ a must to visit before 10 july when Youngs gets there hands on it. Hope they do better here than at the Alma. I admit my hopes are not to high.
anonymous - 15 May 2006 11:45 |
Overpriced beer, and hard work getting a seat. And yes, the general clientele are loud and pretentious.
anonymous - 13 May 2006 14:16 |
Very nice relaxed pub. The main room is a kind of conservatory, so it's nice and light. Can get loud inside with braying types on the weekend (in Summer, you can escape outside and enjoy a BBQ) but on a weekday lunchtime or evening it's pretty chilled. Not cheap, but that's the area. The food is very decent - eat in the bar or the small restaurant. The bar menu is shorter but I think you can order anything from the full menu in the bar too. Unlike with the restaurants in some gastro pubs, in this one you still feel like you're in a pub. Which is good.
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£2.85 for a pint? A bargain compared to the utterly ridiculous and outright greedy £3.10 I paid for a pint of Young’s St. Georges. Sure, Chelsea Tractor drivers who are likely to frequent this pub will spend that in petrol per mile, but for the rest of us on lesser incomes it is way over the top. The pub management should be ashamed. It is a pity, as this is pretty good pub otherwise - best in the summer months due to lots of outside space. The food was ok but - guess what? - overpriced for the quality. For its sheer greed, I'm giving this pub only 5 out of 10.
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Seems more like a food outlet than a pub. Strange fire in the middle of the seating area, looks like it's from a washing machine drum! Very expensive though, £2.85 for a pint of Youngs Special, disgrace!
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Jolly riverside pub that serves great food to a trendy crowd, apparently.
If you didn't go to the right kind of school, don't go there.
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okay though slightly precious and a bit poncy.
I'd feel embarrassed to say b0llocks too loudly in a South London accent, for fear of inducing mass cardiac arrest in the herb eating clientele.
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great pub for a sunday, chill outside, good bbq's, nice conservatory to read the papers - does some cask beers, but seems to attract yound trendy professionals at the weekend.
nice place but not that cosy
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Can anyone explian why they charge £3.30 for a Pint of Stella?...maybe its to pay the sulky bar staff.
Its a shame that this palce is so false, all it does is attract the Fulham crown and price out the locals.
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Good to see the publican uses food grown on his own farm. Very intrigued by the sardines comment, does he really grow these???
I love the Ship, we often end up there for lunch on a Saturday or Sunday (or sometimes both).
Quite often our trip there involves a quick refreshment stop in the "sister" pub The Alma.
Ship is riverside and has a wicked BBQ area outside.
DOes get busy after 2:30 so get there a bit before if you want to settle in.
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I'm a big fan of the Ship. Gets very popular in warm weather, but plenty of outside space and the food is very good. It's a good winter pub too - cosier than it looks inside. Good for a relaxing Sunday lunch with the papers.
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Of the gastro-pub conversions certainly one of the better ones. For me it's let down as mentioned by a few other comments by the braying rugby types and hooray henries (there are a few young Jacintas and Tarquins running about outside in summer). Being essentially a cavernous wood structure with no soft furnishings it gets very loud very easily, but nonetheless on a good night a very good pub.
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All of the food you eat at the Ship that cna be grown or bred here in England is done so at the publican's farm in Surrey, and you can taste it. A very tightly run ship in a great location. Try the sardines.
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A real star amoung south west London boozers, excellent beer, likewise food - the bbq is a good bet for a cheap snack to soak up the beer! Quirky decoration inside that really works, good outside beer garden that fronts onto the Thames - pretty hectic on sunny summer weekends. Certainly give it a go.
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Where did the Ship go? Summer won't be the same without it.
Good food, great location (well bar the cement factory).
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Nice Youngs pub by the river on the south side of Wandsworth Bridge. Very well kept Youngs ales (particularly the special), interesting food menu. A bit over-brightly lit but the pub was fairly empty when I was there (a Monday night) so it's probably not quite so barn-like when it fills up. Friendly and efficient service, chatty locals at the bar. barbecues outside in the summer are (I am told) great, though the place does get rammed on Sunday lunchtimes. Worth getting off the train for.
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I visited in the summer and the plce was heaving!!!! the people ther eseemed friendly enough and the food was really something special. Sitting on the terrace over looking the thames may not sound all that but if you're in good company it's a fantastic hang out.
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Although expensive, I wish this pub was near where I live, great youngs beer, great atmosphere and I found the staff very friendly. Not tried the food yet but looks good on the plate. I'm coming back.
Steve.... - 28 Sep 2004 19:07 |
GOOD FOOD GOOD STAFF AKA FIONA AND AIMEE.
SPUNK - 22 Jun 2004 14:44 |
poor range of beers...get some quality brew, please! Otherwise excellent..
Claus - 3 Feb 2004 17:08 |
A good pub, especially in the summer and always busy! Staff very unfriendly and you can wait for ages to get served. It's great in the back bar as you can talk without the competition of "Who can be the loudest" in the front bar. It's full of snobs, lots of Thomas Pink and Rugby shirts.
The food is great, but very expensive.
anonymous - 9 Dec 2003 19:28 |
i can do without wild boar on a pub menu which is by a cement factory. i agree with jazzyb, far too many blokes with multi coloured rugby top in tvr soft tops being loud and stupid. great pint of mixed though.
Dan - 1 Sep 2003 13:05 |
Three pounds fifty for a blackened corn on the cob anyone?
Rich - 26 Aug 2003 19:56 |
Rugby shirt joint for irritating Fulham toffs. Food's nice though.
Pete MC's comment sums it up, as I suspect his tongue is firmly in his cheek with this comment - nice one.
Oh and Chas - I did go there and NOT have a nice time once, because a group of drunken Fulham-ites sang the whole of Jerusalem, before making snide comments at ethnic minorities and being asked to leave by the landlord.
JazzyB - 21 Aug 2003 13:02 |
The Ship is my favorite pub in London. Gorgeous people, gorgeous staff and gorgeous food. Their amazing BBQ has sustained me through many a hangover. An absolutely top pub.
bridget - 14 Aug 2003 15:26 |
Quite simply the best pub in London and/or the UK. I have spent well over half my drinking hours in the establishment. I deny anybody to have a good time in this place...! Great food, great beer and even better bar staff.
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Lovely pub for me and my chums to visit, sip the old Pimms and oggle the local totty!
Pete MC - 26 Sep 2002 12:28 |
Fantastic pub by the river and Wandsworth Bridge
Very popular in the summer. Well known in the area, good BBQ and restaurant inside.
Marcus - 21 May 2002 14:35 |
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