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Almost tearfully horrific, unless you sit in the garden. In which case, just about bearable. Some fit cadet boys sometimes appear here. Phwoar!
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The mock Tudor fronted Windsor Castle is just a few sleepers along from the Clapham Junction station exit and holds a few memories for me as I used it fairly regularly 14/15 years ago when the Grand Theatre opposite was more of a regular music venue. I made a point of stopping by recently on hearing that it was to be demolished to see if it was how I remembered and to my recollection, it has hardly changed a jot. The interior is divided into 2 separate bars, a small, paneled public bar with dartboard at the front and a larger extended rear bar with an eyecatching vaulted roof. As previous postings have suggested, there is nothing particularly special about the food and drink, Pride & Bombardier Ales among the usual kegs and lagers, typical unadventurous food menu but prices are reasonable with bargain doubles available on various meals and spirits. The rear bar was far more active than the front with a generally amiable atmosphere although some of the customer base appeared a bit on the wobbly side and yet still managed to get served. Only 1 person behind bar despite being busy which meant a wait that bordered on a walk out but I held on simply because I wanted to have a final pint here before the demolition ball arrives. Other than on the personal nostalgia front, I didn’t really find anything particularly special here although its eventual loss will mean another part of my personal heritage is wiped forever.
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Grand old pud with dark wood and patterned carpets. A good pint of london Pride but lacks something, well, customers, and atmosphere (sorry).
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Ban news. This pub is due to be demolished next year to make way for the restructuring of clapham junction.
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have installed heated 'smoking gazebo' in the garden and new seating/tables.
The Windsor is on the up and a few new punters are visiting.
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Visited last night after it closed for a re-dec and the Windsor looks great but still has the 'pub' feel to it that all the places in the junction has lost! New menu still really good value. Where have all these good old pubs gone? Nice cold fresh beer, nice cheap food, nice atmosphere, winner!
anonymous - 24 Aug 2007 16:34 |
Alright for a drink near the station, not sure when the Kareoke is!
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Alright for a drink near the station, not sure when the Kareoke is!
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FRIDAY NIGHTS ARE KARAOKE NIGHTS WITH "JIVIN JULIE" AND ARE VERY BUSY. LOTS OF GOOD SINGERS ALL SOUNDING GOOD(well some of them!)JULIE IS REALLY GOOD AND MAKES EVERYONE VERY WELCOME. DONT LIKE KARAOKE? VISIT THIS ONE AND YOU WILL CHANGE YOUR MIND!
anonymous - 26 Jul 2007 17:22 |
Nice pub for a few beers and there's a small outside area at the back too for those rare evenings when it doesn't chuck it down with rain. Few kids in early evening, but mostly seemed well behaved. Bombadier not bad. Could do with a lick of paint or a good scrub now that the smoking ban is in.
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this is great as a no-nonsense boozer. fine for a few lazy ales in a totally unreconstructed way, or to watch the footy.
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This actually appears more like two pubs. Because you can't get to the other side of the bar through the same entrance. I expect this may incease customers levels. Beer is decent with the likes of Bombardier which was pretty good. One of the few pubs in Clapham where there isnt very LOUD noise playing
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i like this pub as it's a traditional, laid back and you don't get any aggro,nice beer sometimes you get overlooked by bar staff when you're in the side bar and have to hop about waving your note in the air! full of genuine people not the plastics from the souless holes right on the doorstep. i've not seen any punch ups or any sort of trouble maybe the 'animal' idabiz saw was me waving said note!.... don't dismiss this place,i'd take it over the falcon anyday.
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Well, idabiz seems like a nice polite person.For the record i'm not 'scum', have never caused a fight and certainly dont abuse bar staff. I cant remember the last time i acted like an animal either. Neither do i abuse people i dont know on the internet. Since when has 'having an opinion' been a crime? have a nice day.
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This pub is awful. The guy who wants Jim to come back 'cos all the scum have been barred is just one of the scum who like to cause fights, abuse the bar staff and generally act like animals. AVOID THIS PUB AT ALL COSTS
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Seemed ok to me, everywhere else around there seems to be a vertical drinking bar or a dive and this is neither. Front bar operates as a valve, much as in the Pavilion, Shepherds Bush, and the serious socialising goes on in the main back bar.
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great boozer this ,cheap grub cheap beer, quiz machine all the footy what else could ya want whenever in area pop in for few beers and lunch
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New management who do a great line in barring people.
" Oh Jim, where for art thou? Come back and get this place back to its decent self again."
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Kind of agree that it did seem a little bit like an old man's pub. Even so it seemed like a decent place, friendly enough and they even play robbie williams tunes
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Definately an old mans pub. But not too bad considering the local choices. The front bar is often empty and a good place to meet people arriving from Clapham Junction station. Has a dart board too.
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this is an old time boozer - the locals will look scary to the middle classes but don't be, they're really very decent folk.
evers - 29 Aug 2005 15:25 |
I've only come in here when waiting for people to turn up at the station who are late, and from what I've seen it's average at best. The Bombardier was nothing special and pretty bland, The service is also pretty slow.
Better than the overcrowded Falcon though.
anonymous - 13 Aug 2005 15:12 |
Pretty cheap and is good for the footie, if you don't like sport you will hate it, I think the place is not bad at all.
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I'm sorry guys, I hate this pub. Been there twice and was faced by Pikies from Hell and Drunk Fottie Fans. The staff seemed over run by the amount of punters and Sport on the Big Screen was all I could hear.
AVOID.
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Cracking night on friday - landlord/staff/locals all really friendly. Thanks to all who were there.
Beats all the ponsey Clapham bars hands down. Only drawback was the lack of Blue Curacao, hopefully this will be changed for our next visit there.
anonymous - 6 Dec 2004 12:42 |
my work local. they've just put the prices down to compete with yates's and the falcon. power to the beer drinker!
gary - 25 Sep 2004 09:59 |
Nice pub, pretty friendly, some good beer, great crowd on football nights, reasonable mix on the juke box, not for the desperately trendy (one of its great attractions in what is becoming a really posy area.
Bernard - 24 Feb 2004 12:20 |
I often meet with friends to watch football, rugby or just have a drink. It is a basic pub with not many mod cons but they do sell beer (handpump). It does get very busy some nights when fotball matches are on as it has a huge screen in the back bar. The front bar does not have any TV's and is quite small.
I like the pub very much.
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Pretty functional boozer - nothing special but useful if you're waiting to meet people from Clapham Junction station.
Darryl - 11 Aug 2003 12:51 |
I go in on Sunday nights, if I have been in town, the junction being a good place to change from train to bus, I always have to wait to be served as it is a regulars pub, I understand that as I have worked behind a bar or two for 30 years, but, tonight 2/3/3 I was astounded by the attitude of the barmaid, on arriving I could see 2 people waiting so OK, I thought, whilst she was serving the second another regular finished his drink and waved the empty glass, the girl served him, then two more people walked in, she turned to me and said "just give me a few minutes more" "What?" I walked out, and I will never go there again.
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Comfortable saloon bar with reasonable juke box and you can usually get a seat.
jason harding - 5 Jul 2002 15:28 |
