Aleksander, East Twickenhamback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Essentially a restaurant as opposed to a pub, but very pleasant nonetheless less. Had a good pint of Camden Hells followed by the very reasonable lunch menu, which consisted of a starter and sizeable pizza for a tenner. Sit outside for lovely views overlooking picturesque Marble Hill park.
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The Aleksander is a perfectly reasonable pub, but doesn't quite work for me. In fairness it has a good range of unusual German lagers and other beers, and i have heard the pizza is pretty awesome. However, i found it a little lacking in atmosphere, and not particularly cosy. I could imagine it being packed at the weekends tho, and very popular (and probably aimed at) families doing Sunday lunch
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Fantastic pub, great beers, italian food, and most importantly elitist service. You need to book for weekends for food but a pub that is leading from the front. Roger and Magda the owners fantastic running a great team. Try it......
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Another great evening in the packed Aleksander tonight.
Lots of the tables in the bar area are reserved at weekends which can be a bit annoying although the staff do their utmost to help out. In fact the service in this pub puts others in the area to shame.
Good acoustic band gave it a really fun atmosphere. Assorted beers kept well.
Slight edge taken off when I got home and found I'd been given a 2 Euro coin in my change.
Still, this is the best pub in the area at the moment.
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I find the previous comment about the manager very difficult to believe, going there quite regularly myself and having had many a conversation with him.
The pub does good beer, although doesn't rotate them that often and the food's good and reasonably priced, too.
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Having visited the Aleksander I found it to be a nice venue. However I was unfortunate to have a conversation on the phone with the manager following this and he was extremely rude to me. He attempted to make me feel as small as possible and I left the phone conversation in tears. I will never go this venue again as long as this manager (Roger) is in place. I believe it's not just the decor that makes a good venue but the friendliness of the manager too.
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This was the Rising Sun and then the Marble Hill. I attended the opening party & was favourably impressed but haven't been back since as I drink in Richmond. It is now free house serving home made pizza cooked in a wood fired oven and aiming at the local very numerous young families.
It's a good stop on a pub crawl between Richmond riverside and Twickenham riverside. The next pub along, the Crown, is closed for a rebuild.
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