please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
This pub retains a fairly traditional interior, something of a rarity these days as many Youngs pubs are being "updated". There used to be two seperate rooms but is now open plan, but still with a feel of seperate drinking areas. Ordinary and Special on, no sign of Bombardier. Beer ok but it doesn't taste the same these days. Pleasant garden area to the rear.
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Nice reasonably traditional Youngs pub on the main road from South Wimbledon tube. Beer in good nick. ( Ordinary - £ 2.50p )
Nice to see the pictures of the Queen Mum still being retained here.
A good honest community local
Used to be called the Prince of Wales in years gone by, but was renamed in honour of a certain unassuming publicity - shy young lady who was married to Prince Charles
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Typical but superior Youngs house. The Bitter was enjoyable (if not quite the same as a year ago !), and I particularly enjoyed the gourmet pie @ £2.50 which was a good filling snack.
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Cosy, friendly, welcoming pub. Nice staff, nice beer, nice burgers. Scary picture of Diana but if you arrange it rightly, you need never see her.
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Outside seating area. Inside is fairly 20th Century traditional. Quiet on a sunday. A very nice splash of ordinary & special. If you like Young's ales they appear to be very well kept.
Wanted to get some bottled takeouts but the barman said they charged £2.40 for them. Shame as they almost had the full range and I wanted some.
I wouldn't go out of my way for a visit but it's of a quality.
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Good pub.
Friendly bar staff, fast service, seats available. Mustn't grumble.
dembo - 20 May 2006 10:15 |
Fairly typical Young's house; large-ish, nicely fitted out, smart. Most importantly, the Young's Special was in excellent condition.
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Nice local Youngs pub (not many about now...).
Shame that the Kiwi barmaid thought her enjoyment of the television outweighed the customers - there was no-one else in the bar that wanted the TV on, but her response to complaints was: "But I AM LISTENING TO IT"
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This youngs house is very much your traditional local. Unlike the William Morris at Merton Abbey Mills(really the only other drinking spot locally) the pub is kept spotlessly clean, with staff constantly clearing ashtrays and wipeing the bar - the staff seem to take pride in their pub. The menu is not vast, but the food is good home-made fayre - try one of Debs's burgers...kitchen tends to shut down at about 2.15 at lunchtime and the pub itself closes at 3pm except for Fridays and(I think) Saturdays. Also has a very pretty beer garden with lots of hanging baskets. All in all the place is a little gem.
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A fine pub, I am afraid to say but i think one of the dogs has passed on.
After years of drinking in the Kings Head , i can now say that it was a blessing that its closed cause now the loverly Princess is the Ale house of our troop of chums
anonymous - 19 Jan 2005 16:33 |
Good old fashioned traditional boozer.
Mark - 16 Dec 2004 13:48 |
This is probably the best of all the local pubs round our way - very friendly, good mix of people and a couple of sociable boxer dogs. The whole feel is a bit like drinking in someone's house -very comfortable. It's a Youngs pub so you can't go too far wrong if you like their beers; the only criticism there is that they tend to be a bit shy of putting the seasonal beers on tap (e.g. Youngs' Golden Zest), though in fairness they do usually stock the bottles when they're available. The beer garden's a nice sun-trap with some big tables and there are a couple of TVs showing the usual sports but also whatever the locals fancy putting on. They also do a decent range of pub food, and will sometimes dole out free roast spuds and other goodies on Sundays. If you want a nice Youngs' pub away from the overcrowded alternatives up in central Wimbledon, this slight detour off the beaten track is well worth the (small) effort in getting there.
Steven Jones - 24 Aug 2004 12:02 |
