please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Great pub. Good beer festivals from time to time.
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Info received from the Bricklayers re forthcoming ales.
Guest Ales coming up over the next couple of weeks:
Focus on Westerham Brewery in Kent.
Finchcock's Original 3.5% - Gold Medal SIBA SE 2006
Grasshopper Kentish Bitter 3.8% - Silver Medal SIBA SE 2006
Summer Perle 3.8% - Fastest selling beer at GBBF 2005 New Breweries Bar
British Bulldog 4.3% - Gold Medal Best Bitter SIBA SE 2005
William Wilberforce Freedom Ale 4.3%
Westerham Special 1965
Then:
O'Hanlon's Brewery in Devon
Fire Fly 3.7%
Yellowhammer 4.2%
Royal Oak 5%
Gold Blade (Wheat) 4%
Port Stout 4.8%
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GREAT PUB! Beers kept very, very well, especially the Timothy Taylor range. In my opinion, it is one of the top five pubs in London!
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A very pleasant couple of hours were spent in here tonight. Excellent Timothy Taylors ales (and guests from Dark Star). The food was top-notch although arguably expensive for pub grub, which is brought in by motorbike courier from I know not where.
Another for my "I wish it was my local " category.
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Visited for the first time yesterday-loved the place. Fantastic beers (the full TT range + 3 Dark Star beers on). Very friendly relaxed atmosphere- highly recommended, really should be in the top 40 on this site.
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Definitely one of the best pubs in London. First class friendly welcome and service and today no less than 6 Taylor's beers including the rare Havercake Ale plus 2 from Dark Star. Good blues by way of background music. Go along and sign the petition for a bigger cellar!
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This is by far and away one of the best pubs in London!
The beer is always good & the welcome is always friendly, WARNING!! be carefull when you visit!
I often pop in for a "quick" beer & somehow find myself leaving at closing time!
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A gem for ale drinkers - full Tim Taylors range on draught and a good selection of 4-5 bizzare ales from around the country. Relaxed atmos generally. I like it a lot.
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Wood floors, scrubbed tables, 10 handpumps. Does this sound good? Saved from demolition, the evidence is seen from the many photos on the walls of the destruction around it. A true local’s pub, a stone’s throw from the Thames and recognised award wise. Unusually stocking the Taylor’s range, it included the special celebratory ale – Havercake on my recent visit. Apparently busy when Fulham are at home and considering the walking distance, it demonstrates the pulling power of this excellent boozer.
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Great pub - drop everything and go there now! It has the feel of a quiet country pub - bare wooden floors and roof, friendly staff, pub skittles game etc. - but in the middle of a town, in a big city! There are people here walking round in beards and cricket jumpers - and it's not even the cricket season! It's that sort of place. Very good selection of real ales including two different types of mild on draft - when did you last see that south of Birmingham? It's nicely tucked away down a side-street so I imagine it avoids a lot of the passing trade - you've got to know about it to go there. Not many punters on the Sunday night we went but enough to give it a reasonable atmosphere.
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Agree with lout_from_the_lane, it's great to see the full Tim Taylor range and Ram Tam was definitely the best.
The pub can be quiet (no bad thing?) but would still highly recommend it, and it's a real change from the other Putney pubs.
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Good to taste full range of Taylors beers - well had 3 of them actually - preference for Ram Tam then Best Bitter then Mild. Didn't try the Landlord (the only one you will usually find) or the Golden Ale (generally prefer the darker ones)
Found it a friendly pub with food being served to tables that rather fill the front section
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I was in there yesterday. Nice pub but no atmosphere until the Fulham supporters came in after the match. Might go there again if in the area but at £3.00 a pint for mild would have to think about it.
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London's BEST pub without argument. Though very pricey.
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Excellent pub. Went there for the first two a few Saturdays ago and persuaded a few friends to come down too. With my rep on the line this pub didnt let me down. I got there at 4 in the afternoon and it was very quiet. Had a copuple of pints of TT porter & mild and read the paper. Very relaxing pub with a great selection of real ale. By the time my friends arrived it was heaving due to the Fulham game ending. Even though it was very busy it was a great atmosphere and we all agreed to go there again. I really cannot fault this pub - good beer, good layout, cosy, friendly bar staff, bustling without any aggro. This place is a model for what all pubs should be. Will return there very soon.
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Will start to include the Bricklayer's more regularly on London crawls; a good solid back street boozer with the range of TT ales.
Also attended last weekend's Yorkshire Beer Festival, and the fact that a pub can organise such a great event is testament to how much the Bricklayer's has improved (I believe it has won CAMRA London Pub of the Year). Agree the lavatories are not ideal when so many oversized beer guts are crammed into such a small space...
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Enjoyed the Yorkshire beer festival (feb 08) but one little niggle, bad enough it has the smallest gents in history without some hops obcessives blocking the enterence washing here glasses!!
Will enjoy showing my fellow Leeds fans its Taylors range next season!
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Terrific atmosphere before & after Fulham games. Wide range of beer, although many can run out on a Saturday which is annoying. Prices seem to be creeping up though. Remains an oasis in Putney. Always cheers me up after a game & believe me, I often need cheering up!
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A great place for a few pints of real ale before and after the match at Craven Cottage
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Went specially and was a little disappointed, yes, the beers were very good, TT Landlord very refreshing. Eclipse Porter I found not really to my taste so went back to Landlord for my third, but I was disappointed by the lack of atmosphere. There were only a few people hanging about and the pub didn't appear to be trying very hard. Barmaid sat on a stool behind the bar and read a magazine for the whole evening while we were here. 6/10.
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I have a lot of empathy for "trainman" but my visit today was reciprocated with a full range of well-conditioned Taylor beers plus four Blindman's beers (including the stunning Eclipse porter).
Great beer, warm atmosphere and increasingly entertaining background music!
Dissapointment is thankfully rare.
Well worth a visit.
Cheers!
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Still hit & miss re selection on offer, just Landlord, Golden Best & RamTam today, no guests. Landlord was very good, but £3!
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Absolutely excellent evening last night. No less than NINE beers on, comprising five T. Taylors and 4 guest beers. Grainstore Panther Mild was mouthwatering and there was an exquisite stout from the Matthews brewery. Although not the cheapest pint in the whole world, the beer quality far outstripped the average £2.80-£2.90 pricetag representing superb value for money.
Friendly staff, and a group of happy imbibers over from the US provided a convivial atmosphere in which a lively session developed and flourished.
Although I don't live anywhere near Putney, I vow to make regular visits to this hostelry in the future.
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A fine backstreet pub, unusual for the area, the full range of Tim Taylor's beers plus 3 guests, Bath Brewery Gem and Barnstormer plus Downton's Chocolate orange....didn't try this as it doesn't sound like my cuppa. Warm, convivial and friendly, large wooden tables, huge Sunday roasts, in all a cosy spot for a leisurely Sunday afternoon with the papers. I assume its different when Fulham are at home though.
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I decided to try this pub last week having heard so much about it. Had 3 different Timmy Taylor beers and they were all disapointing. I liked the pub itself, I just hope I went on an off day.
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Old-style boozer with great range of Timothy Taylor's excellent ales.
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It's a lovely pub with friendly landlady and locals, but the prices do take the edge off of one's enjoyment somewhat. The TT mild isn't that great nor is it very strong, yet it's still £2.80. 7/10.
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All the Timmy Taylor beers have been increased in price by 20p a pint.
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The Bricklayer's Arms is a bit of treasure - a charming ale drinker's paradise - an oasis of beauty located amongst the horror of the Putney pub scene.
They carry the full range of Timothy Taylor ales, plus a fine selection of guest ales which rotate every fortnight or so. Last night I had a TT Golden Best followed by one of the guest ales, Museum's White Shield. I wasn't such a fan of the White Shield to be honest, but that's beside the point. The beauty of this pub is in that there are so few places like this left in London, and it is markedly different to anything else in the Putney area (which lets be honest, in terms of pubs is a bit depressing!).
All in all, the Bricklayer’s is an absolute gem.
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I visited last week end ( Sat 10 Nov ). As well as the full Timmys range, they had 3 guest beers, which is more than they used to have a few months ago - so I will also give it an upgrading
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Just to add to my previous review - it was me who supplied the new bulb for the gents on 31/10/07!
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Yesterday’s visit was much more like it for beer choice - 4 TTs, incl RamTam, plus Downton Mad Hare & Brewster’s Belle de Jour (although I wasn’t keen on the latter). Also listed in the gents (but oddly nowhere else in the pub) was the forthcoming range of guests – incl 4 from RCH brewery, 2 from Butts Organic, as well as Daleside Porter & Museum White Shield. Sounds good to me; rating rectified to a comfortable 8.
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Visited with a friend on 31/10/07 during a Hallowe'en crawl. Three T/T beers on, all in fine condition. Pleasant 1950s/60s oldies background music and a friendly atmosphere. The beer range DOES vary, so it is always worth a quick phonecall to the pub before venturing out. We were there on the offchance, and enjoyed pints of mild and Golden Best.
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Went in last night and all 5 TT beers were on - I walked back outside to check I was in the right pub!! To be fair to the 'trainman' I struggle to remember when this was last the case and there have been occassions when this little pub has almost been out of ale with just one pump on. This place could/should be a little goldmine.
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A very good pub but disappointing beer selection on my last two visits, with last week only 3 and yesterday only 2 pumps in action from a possible 10 (Landlord & ‘Pumpkin’ ale); hardly a justification of Camra's London 'pub of the year'! Quizman is right to suggest checking the range before travelling.
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A perfect pub. Friendly bar staff, great beer, character...the only decent pub in Putney.
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My first visit was yesterday, for the Lancashire beer festival (I love the idea of having such a beer festival with a clear regional focus). Some 30 different ales, not only with a programme of tasting notes but also information about the brewers.
Staff were very friendly and helpful.
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All the TT range were on at the weekend, although only paid a brief visit both the Mild and Golden Best were in cracking form.
Wonderful little pub, wish I lived closer by. Best place in Putney by a mile.
mps77 - 28 Aug 2007 12:01 |
In again yesterday before the Fulham - Boro match. all TTs on, the three I tried were great. Decent food - bacan and sausage bagette's. A top pub!
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Oh dear looking forward to a first and trying all the TT ales. Only Landlord on with some Wolf ales, which were OK, especially the Wild Mild. Good that Mild is a regular but wot abat the other TT's? Then the Landlord went so nofink. If pub has small cellar shouldn't it be concentraing on its promoted TT ales and not guests. Still I liked the cosy atmosphere of the place and will return but first checking to find out wots on!
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Paid my first visit here last night. What a great pub! Had all the Timothy Taylor range on and in great condition plus two guests. Nice relaxed place with freindly efficient staff, will be back for sure!
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To the last reviewer below I would offer the following:
I can sympathise with the fact that you go to a pub that promotes itself on being the only pub in London to stock all five TT and find there's nothing there. I gently rib the guys about it whenever I visit myself if there's no Golden Best. But sometimes there are a number of contributing factors that need to be taken into account and I can assure you that the most frustrated off us all is Becky the landlady. So, why did there appear to be such a shortage of beer (which has now been rectifed)?
1) The Bricklayers has a very small cellar and if an unexpected demand (25 July) ourstrips supply then there is little that can be done about it overnight.
2) Word on the street is that The Bricklayers has won the CAMRA award for the best pub in Greater London (and quite right too) and therefore the pub was swamped on the 25th with bearded-and-sandalled CAMRA members (only joking guys)basically drinking the place dry when the announcement was made. The pub did not know about this until the hordes arrived.
3) The reason this lovely little pub wins such awards is not just the diversity but, just as importantly, the quality of the beers it sells. There are lots of factors that can affect a beer being ready to drink and if the beer ain't ready - it doesn't get served.
So, to sum up, this little pub has been a victim of its own well,deserved success - congratulations to Becky and her team on their achievement. If you want to try a particluar beer then I suggest, as I have before, that you call beforehand to make sure its 'on' as |I'm sure that things are about to get even busier.
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Went last night and there were no, I say again, no Timothy Taylor beers on offer. Get a grip somebody please.
anonymous - 27 Jul 2007 16:40 |
Fabulous example of how you can make a pub if you try. The only Tim Taylor pub in London and the beer is always in great condition. Putney is a bit dry when it come to real ale...not anymore! Even my girlfriend likes it in there and she would have me drinking in the pitcher and piano if she had her way!
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Popped into the place on Friday after work and pointed to the Timmy Taylors tap when ordering. Unbeknownst to me it was "Ram Tam", which I'd never had before. Thankfully it was top drawer. My young lady wasn't sure what to have so the barman made a suggestion and let her have a taste before buying a pint. She loved it. We'll be back. In fact I may pop in tonight and try some of their Berkshire ales!
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Popped in on Saturday lunchtime to find an excellent selection of real ales available from West Berkshire brewery, (4 different beers), along with Dark Star APA, Purity Gold and Taylor's Best Bitter. The barman provided generous samples and all 4 beers bought were in good condition. Very impressed - will call again.
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Four TT ales were on, and in good condition, when I visited, plus two other. Great place.
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Good news for the previous reviewer, as of last Friday the Landlord is back on - unfortunately the Best, Ram Tam and Mild were off. They were replaced by other ales but if you are going to visit this pub to sample the 5TT beers under one roof it would be worth phoning beforehand, especially if you live a distance away and are making a special visit.
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I have been to this pub on three seperate occasions in the past month & each time the Landlord was unavailable, as much as i like this pub the main reason i go is for the beer & the best bitter wasn't on either last time, lets hope it's a glitch
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Great pub. Tim Taylors beers on good form.The new beer garden is now open, nice little sun-trap. Friendly staff, comfy interior. Well recommended
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I agree with comments below; great pub; Downton too expensive; staff friendly, though when I sent a pint back the other night the barman made a great show of collaring it for himself, only to sheepishly pour it away when he realised that yes, it was the end of the barrel and therefore not drinkable. Still by far the best pub in Putney.
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Timothy Taylors whole range in London !! That should be enough on it's own, but the staff are friendly & the pub is cozy. the only improvements i would make are extending the opening hours, & installing a jukebox with classic albums on, otherwise excellent.
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Cracking little pub, great real ales, fantastic bar staff and top Sunday roasts. That said, the cracks appear to be creeping in. They need to keep the basics in stock all the time (bar snacks, white wine, Fosters(!) and how about a credit card machine?) because whilst this is a pub that has is popular amongst the visiting CAMRA community, it is the basics that keep things ticking over and therefore relies on its regulars. As its location does not catch passing trade I would hate to see anything happen to this little pub because the locals have found somewhere else to drink. Remember, a lot of the people who now drink in the Bricklayers used to drink in The Dukes Head but moved when things changed and I'm starting to hear rumblings.
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Another very enjoyable visit last Sunday lunchtime. The Timmy's Landlord was in its usual good form, as was the Downton's Mild, if perhaps at the top end of price expectations at £ 2.80p for an OG of 3.3% ( a very weak beer ).
In some ways, this is an odd pub - you always get served by someone you recognise - on Sunday it was Mark - but it doesn't seem to have any regular customers. Probably the only pub on my circuit where the "regulars" are the staff, instead of the customers. Pub is obviously very popular with the real ale fraternity, but has a slightly transient feel to it. Nevertheless, I shall continue to drop in from time to time - after all, there's no competition in Putney is there ?
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Cracking pub. A pleasure to be able to enjoy beers from the Timothy Taylors range and in such a friendly, comfortable establishment. A place to enjoy a nice pint or two and a decent conversation with friends without having to shout over loud music.
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2 out of three beers we tried the other night were not right. They need to watch it and not rest on their well-deserved Laurels.
bulky - 20 May 2007 23:44 |
A much improved pub. A 'must' for disciples of Timothy Taylor beers
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This pub is great! The staff are very friendly & always have a smile on their faces. Myself & my friends had a great 'hang over' roast last Bank Holiday Sunday.
I am one of those annoying 'Veggie's' & I emailed them about having a Sunday roast. They made me a lovely homemade roast with proper veggie gravy & the roast potatoes were cooked seperatly in veg oil.
They made a real effort & my meat eating friends LOVED their roast & thought the price was fantastic. Will be taking my parents there for a nice roast when they come & visit me in London.
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superb pub, friendly, excellent Taylor beers + guests - shame i live so far away but i'll be back for sure
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Splendid session last night. My two friends and I were among the last to leave, for which we all apologise to the friendly management.
Timothy Taylor's Golden Best was good, but Saltaire "XB" and "Cascade" were superb, particularly the latter which was exquisite.
This pub certainly remains the best in the area, and I look forward to our next visit.
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Lovely warm and friendly boozer, all "wood n ale". The Timothy Taylors ales are good - although a wider selection now and again would have gotten it a better score from me.
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Doesn't look much from the outside, not very flash "beer garden", old treadle sewing machines for tables, but this pub has got that certain something to make it a place you want to go to again, its welcoming, friendly, non-threatening, calm, relaxing and sort of peaceful. I wish all pubs were like this.
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We love the Bricklayers Arms. It is always a fantastic time and the bar team is so friendly, funny and helpful. Mg and M
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In here for the first time the other day. The Timothy Taylor Landlord was superb. Most certainly a real pub with no gastro-pretentiousness about it. Missed the last couple of beer festivals here, but will try to make a future one. If you want a no-frills pub with great beer then this is a must.
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Another very enjoyable visit early Saturday afternoon. There's a guest beer on - Alcazar Windjammer - very moreish, light, bittery and hoppy and only £ 2.80 a pint for a beer with an ABV of 6%.
Friendly staff - there's usually an American woman serving when I'm there - sorry, I'm not good with names, I've forgotten it already. Americans usually wind me up, but this one doesn't.
Still the best pub in Putney - picking up where The Dukes Head left off when Youngs vandalised it recently.
See you again soon !
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yeah, this pub has come back from the dead and it's all down to the folk who own/run/serve there.
might even tempt me to drink brown beer.
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Had my stag "do" here back in 1970 and it was a great pub then I've been back a couple of times many years ago and it seemed a bit grotty but I think I will try and organise a reunion of the available guys who are still around and give the "Brickies" a visit.Lets hope its as good as all the contributors here have said it is.We will be the old grey-haired oldies trying to relive the old days.I've rated it 10 'cos thats what it would have got 37 years ago if B.I.T.E.had been in existence then!
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I'm so glad to see the Bricklayers moving up the "top 40" list. It is well deserved. I found this great treasure by accident on New Year's Eve when visiting London and every other pub in the area required a pre-purchased admission ticket or there was some other restriction on getting in. I'm an old timer from London but have lived in California for the last 40 years. I'm pee'd off because it is not likely that I can get back to London in the very near future and visit my two favorite watering holes, The Wenlock and The Bricklayers. I'm hoping for a something that looks like a heart attack so my wife will ship me over for in preparation for my last rites celebrated with some great Timothy Taylors or one of the great rotating ales at the Wenlock.
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I used to drink here ten years or so ago and back then it was a pretty ordinary local pub. After various makeovers and closures, it's brilliant to see how it has come back. They've given it a really high quality refurbishment without losing its character or that "real pub" feel.
And the beers... I've heard Yorkshiremen tell me that Taylors beers don't travel well, and have had some pretty average pints down south before now, but the range here is extensive, good value, and immaculate. There are some interesting lagers and guest ales on too.
Best of all is the service, and the sheer enthusiasm of the management and the staff. It's obvious how much pride and effort has gone into this place and it makes it a real pleasure to drink in. It's getting increasingly rammed on Fulham matchdays as word spreads.
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SUPERB!
Friendliest and most down-to-earth pub in Putney. If you are looking for a respite from the Walkabouts, All-Bar-Ones and Wetherspoons in search of a REAL pub you'll have struck gold with a visit to this backstreet gem. Situated behind a well maintained local authorty housing block, it's quite easy to miss, but the 22 bus almost stops at the beginning of Waterman Street.
You will find well-kept Timmy Taylor beers plus at least one guest ale. The pub has a cosy traditional interior.
Be aware they stop serving at 11 o'clock.
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Just returned from that "second visit" I promised back in June 2006. What a superb pub indeed. There were four Timothy Taylor beers on tonight (6th March) and I enjoyed Golden Best, Landlord and Ram Tam all of which were on very good form indeed.
This pub is run enthusiastically by keen, informed and friendly staff determined to make a success of it. Locals were very welcoming too, and I ended up in long conversations at each visit to the bar wilst my friend waited patiently at our table. The Bricklayers is well worth the journey from North London, and it has certainly established itself as one of SW London's premier alehouses. Just a shame I missed their first fesival last month, but I hear another is planned for the summer.
I will be back!
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I visited the festival on Friday night. Everyone was enjoying the free entertainment (oom pah band) and there was no admission charge. Festivals charging even a couple of pounds admission are disguising the price of a pint. It was my choice to sample the more expensive ales or stick with the excellent Timothy Taylors.
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Visited during their Yorkshire beer festival (24/02/07). Pub was packed with beer drinkers, Fulham supporters and Morris men. Good selection of (30) beers and the quality was superb, but some of the prices were OTT, (even for Putney).
OTT puts it mildly, is this the first case of the £6 pint? (It was an 11%er but even so.. and there wasn't much under £3/pint, so drank mainly Taylors)
Enjoyed the festival tho, especially the Hammersmith Morris Men. Thanks to all concerned for a fun afternoon :-)
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The Yorkshire Beerfest was great. Never been to the pub before but will try again out of festival time. The beers were superb and the staff helpful and friendly. A bit of a trek from North London but worth the effort.
chick - 28 Feb 2007 13:45 |
Visited during their Yorkshire beer festival (24/02/07). Pub was packed with beer drinkers, Fulham supporters and Morris men. Good selection of (30) beers and the quality was superb, but some of the prices were OTT, (even for Putney).
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This pub is excellent even if it is a work in progress, every time i go in here i notice some small new addition, howevere the one constant ids the superb Timothy Taylors beers.
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Popped in for a few yesterday lunchtime and found it a more than reasonable pub.The American behind the bar was very pleasant and the Taylors beer was excellent,had had a pint of Landlord in the Blackfriars just before which tasted ok but was really cloudy compared to in here.The Taylors mild was one of the best you get around.
Carefree.
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Very many congratulations for winning SW London CAMRA Pub Of The Year - very well deserved. We had our wedding anniversary & both my wife & my birthday celebrations here last Sunday afternoon and could not have had a better time - we were treated royally. Excellent value Sunday lunch, superb Timothy Taylors (complete range), blazing log fire, good rugby and fantastic atmosphere. Long may this little gem of a pub thrive.
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Visited the Bricklayers over Christmas while visiting London. Great local with good atmosphere and super friendly staff. The landlady was concerned about the rickety barstool I was perched on and insisted on replacing it. Good free food spread on New Years Eve and even though my group of 7-8 people had never been there before, they made us feel at home and well fed. The only other pub in London I prefer is the Wenlock Arms in Hoxton (used to be Shoreditch); that's where i grew up and that was my local in the 1960's. The Bricklayer's is second to the Wenlock only because of the beer array. While the Timothy Taylors were good, they don't compare to the Wenlock's ever changing range of finely kept beers. When I next visit london, i will be back at the Bricklayer's. Thanks for the good experience.
anonymous - 4 Feb 2007 22:19 |
Let the caged bird sing. One of the best pubs in SW London, in England, in the world. Beers from Timothy Taylor: don't be decieved if you have only had Landlord, that is their 'loss leader', the others are better. Lovely bar staff, friendly regulars, so beautiful ...
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This Pub is Magic. Great find. Especially good on Fulham home games, miles ahead of the 'Geek' filled Golden Lion. Becky and bar staff are very friendly and welcoming. Easily the best boozer in Putney...
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Dropped in this afternoon and had a beautiful pint of Dark & Mild. Fire was roaring, welcome was warm and all the Timothy Taylor pumps looked most inviting.
Wish I had been able to stay longer - looking forward to returning for a more leisurely visit.
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What an amazing find--Been a few times now and well worth the walk over the river and the finding. I could become a regular visitor amongst the many 'characters' in this friendly little freehouse pub.
Wooden floors, comfortable seating and a real fire,with bar games and excellent accoustics for chatting rather than shouting(or braying as they do in Fulham n Chelsea it seems all to often),no beige muzac but instead a fine and changing background of jazz,r n b, and soul, a great landlady and staff and superbly kept real ales to die for....I understand that they are now fully stocked cos the Timothy Taylor seemed to fly out of the pumps on the busy saturday that I went there first. For a while they could not keep enough beer !
I have also been on a quiter Sunday and stuffed with the £6.95 roast lamb which was huge .Looks like there is going to be more food through the week and the landlady was busy having a baby and opening up an outside seating area on old flag stone with a real,separate baconbutty bbq for those fulham footie home match days!.
One of the most delightful pubs I have come across in London and oh those real beers,most at £2.70. Quality and price..Apologies for such a biased rave review!
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Love this pub, was heartbroken when it closed to make a childrens playhouse, what the f*$k was that about?. Great traditional quirky little pub, great on Fulham home games and caters for folk well into their beers as well. Love the old Putney photos from when it was a totally different area. FULHAM.J
anonymous - 28 Dec 2006 20:57 |
I cycle from the other side of Hounslow to get to this pub - nuff said. Bar staff that know their onions and can 'talk beer'. On a good day, a daunting array of Timothy Taylor's finest. The downside? It's further going back, I'm bloody sure it is!
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This is a good pub but on the last two occasions I have been,there was no Landlord or Ram Tam available and the stronger beer although only about 4.7% was £3.
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What a terrific surprise to find a Timothy Taylor's pub in this part of the country that serves the full range of their wonderful ales. Would visit more often except that I'm not a Fulham fan.
Has a good pre-match atmosphere but it wasn't claustrophobically rammed which is a good thing. Obviously on match day it's a Fulham pub but there were plenty of Arsenal fans in last night and no bother. (We have a common enemy)!
To sum up, a great pub with great ales and great staff.
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This pub goes from strength to strength having recently installed another two handpumps serving two guest ales in addition to the unique (for London) full range of Timothy Taylors' excellently kept real ales on the other five handpumps. A qualified chef has also been engaged to produce good value Sunday roasts - but don't be fooled into thinking that this has changed the place into one of the psuedo overpriced gastro pubs so currently favoured by the likes of Youngs Brewery - this place is a genuine unspoilt traditional pub!
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This is a seriously, seriously good pub. Timothy Taylor - nectar. Welcome received - very fine.
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Paid my second visit today - very quiet for a Saturday afternoon but the barlady was very friendly, beer was excellent and the pub seems comfortable and relaxed. Apparently the beer range is to be extended. Wrong side of town for me but probably the best pub in the area.
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Started going there before Fulham games because traditional pubs are a bit thin on the ground over the river these days
anonymous - 9 Oct 2006 20:42 |
A fantastic pub! Visited here on Sunday for the first time only to be greeted with a full compliment of Taylor beers (including Ram Tam) which were all in remarkable condition - a real testament to the dedication and hard work of the Licensee and staff. The pub has a wonderfully relaxed atmosphere, sense of character and is very welcoming to visitors despite retaining the warm feel of a classic British local. Oh, and the food (in this case, Sunday lunch) was superb. I'll be back - regularly. Cheers!
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Quite how this place served as a kiddies' nursery for 5/6? years and stayed internally intact is mystifying. But who cares: It's back and (even without the bar billiards) it's entertaining. It's a poor estate pub in Rich West Putney, and that makes it pretty weird. Some of those punters haven't left for fifteen years. (I bet they were really, really confused by the nursery years.) Their anti-yah attitude keeps yah-twats away on the one hand, and on the other hand the fact it's a P-U-B and no longer painted green and called something shit like 'the Brick' keeps the BarM lagernderthals away. Edginess, lack of scumbags and very good beer. Good.
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Third visit yesterday. This place is definitely growing on me, in spite of being on the wrong side of London. Nice laid back atmosphere, friendly locals, welcoming staff and absolutely superb beer.They have a full range of Tim Taylors Beers, but the Best was so good I stuck with it.
If I lived nearer, I'd be in there every day, so maybe it's a good job I don't...
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Third visit yesterday. This place is definitely growing on me, in spite of being on the wrong side of London. Nice laid back atmosphere, friendly locals, welcoming staff and absolutely superb beer.They have a full range of Tim Taylors Beers, but the Best was so good I stuck with it.
If I lived nearer, I'd be in there every day, so maybe it's a good job I don't...
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I visited again on Saturday and enjoyed a couple of pints of Ram Tam, which I'd previously only sampled in Keighley. With regard to the general availability of Taylor's beers: It's rare to find anything other than Landlord in London, but Golden Best is starting to pop up occasionally and if you like it try the Trafalgar in South Wimbledon where it's the house beer, with five other (non Taylor's) guest ales on handpump.
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Have to admit that I didn’t think much of the place last year on its opening, but the management here have really turned this pub around. The full Timothy Taylor range is served impeccably, including the Dark Mild which I enjoy even more for the fact that it is retrieved form the bowels of the cellar each time without so much as a raised eyebrow from the staff. The locals are very chatty, although you can escape to the side garden for a little peace if required. This pub has been well spoken of in recent editions of Camra's London Drinker magazine, including a cover feature, so its stock should rise even further if it starts appearing in various 2007 good beer/pub guides.
With the exception of Landlord, these beers are mostly un-available outside of West Yorkshire, so if you have even the slightest interest in good beer, you should definitely pay a visit.
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Another very enjoyable visit last Sunday. The Timmys ales go down well with me although the Dark Mild, which was brought up straight from the cellar tasted a bit bland. The Best Bitter was well on form.
This pub is a classic example of how a pub is so much better run by a tenant who has a financial interest in making the pub succeed than by a disinterested manager paid a salary by from a big pub chain group.
Probably my favourite pub in Putney now
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I have been to this pub twice now and on both occasion ended up deep in conversation with either regulards or barstaff. Good selection of beers (Timothy Taylor beers for the ale fans, San Miguel amongst others for the lager drinker). Seems like a country pub that's been transported to London, which is a recommendation in my book.
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Great traditional pub.
With the cavalry charge by some breweries (sadly now apparently led by Youngs Brewery) to convert many of their pubs to faceless bars & gastro-pubs (most of the latter in fact falling well short of the real thing & often being far less value for money than most restaurants) it is refreshing to discover a traditional pub like the Bricklayers Arms in Putney.
The added bonuses here are four handpumps serving well kept Timothy Taylors (probably the only pub in London with this beer range)- Golden Best, Best Bitter, Ram Tam & Landlord, and old fashioned hospitality from Becky, John, Sam & Paddy (Youngs Brewery especially could do with sending some of their area managers & new managers to this pub for training in hospitality and cellar work).
Furthermore the " craic " amongst the regulars at this pub is always entertaining.
A happy experience every time.
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A decent backstreet local close to Putney Bridge which I visited after reading the aforementioned article on London Drinker. A freehouse selling predominantly Timothy Taylor's beers; on my visit only the Best was available (an excellent pint) plus a Hyde's brew, although there were two other handpumps waiting to dispense other TT's beers that weren't ready to serve. Barstaff were friendly and helpful.
The owners have put a lot of hard work into getting this place up and running and clearly didn't have the budget to splash out on flashy new decor & furniture, but I liked it and will definitely return.
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Nice traditional pub - a welcome addition to the Putney pub scene, which, with the exception of The Dukes Head ( and The Half Moon if you're a music fan ) is pretty dire.
Read the article in London Drinker for further info on this pub - sells the full range of Timmy Taylors beers.
I received a very warm welcome on Tuesday evening on my first ever visit. I certainly intend to return sooner rather than later. Highly recommended
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Spent a very pleasant Sunday afternoon here recently. It was a hot day and the beer garden was busy, but we found a nice cool spot with a breeze coming through the open doors. Received a lovely, genuine welcome from the landlady, then settled down to sample the well-kept Timothy Taylor ales. The lunches that came out of the kitchen looked excellent and smelled just like the Sunday roast your mum used to cook (sadly I'm vegetarian so couldn't partake, but they looked to be splendid value to me). Friendly local crowd too. 9/10, one point off as I couldn't see a veggie alternative for lunch.
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Visited with friend last night. TT Best and Landlord were available, we tried the Best. Unfortunately it was a little below par, but was not bad enough to return to the bar. The sweetness rather than complementing the hoppy aroma this beer usually has, seemed to be fighting a battle with it, and caused a clash (rather than a blend) of flavours in the mouth.
That being said, the pub is very traditional inside, the staff are friendly and welcoming and I will make a further visit later in the year & will reoprt on any improvements to the beer.
This is a promising pub.
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Now has a full bank of four TT handpumps, although only two on yesterday. Once they paint the peeling ceiling, this pub will almost be faultless.
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been there a few times before football, seemed to be a few Fulham `boys` in there and despite being die hard Fulham fans ourselves definitely got the impression that we drinking in `their`pub
anonymous - 23 Mar 2006 21:04 |
Now properly renamed The Bricklayers Arms. I hope it will be getting back to the Glory Days. Good pint of Tim Taylors, charming smiling manageress, the future's bright.
bulky - 14 Feb 2006 14:07 |
An oasis in a sea of Putney yuppiedom, particularly when Fulham are at home. Timothy Taylers excellent. Bar staff very helpful & pleasant.
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This is an ok pub, at least they turned it back into what it was before its ill-advised 'refurb'!
Good beer, and well worth a look up for local watching.
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great pint, but full of pananoid @rseholes who think it's their pub.
Never going again whilst under that management.
anonymous - 29 Aug 2005 14:51 |
Walked into the Putney Brick on the way back from the Dukes Head on Friday and was so plesantly supprised. Great pint of Landlords! It's well worth a visit.
BenEd - 25 Jul 2005 14:15 |
This is now trading again as a yet un-named public house, strangely enough, selling very well conditioned Timothy Taylor Landlord on tap. However, as the next door estate & football away fans seem to make up the clientele, expect the Fosters brigade to be accompanying you at the bar.
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This pub is gone/closed/kaput
anonymous - 9 Apr 2004 12:40 |
It's been turned to a Kindergarten!!!!!!!!!!!!! What is happening to Putney!
Stu - 18 Mar 2004 16:19 |
