This is a really nice pub, but it is possibly the most expensive in London! Their large spirits (admittedly with a free mixer) are an unbelievable £6.80! Just slightly less expensive than the Savoy!Smart, bright and welcoming pub, can be busy at peak times. There's also a modern beer garden with plenty of seating out the back. Board games, a large wooden tiger (which you have to be careful not to walk into given it's in the corridor), and an interesting range of beers mean this stands out from the crowd despite its off-the-beaten-track location. Frankly we were impressed by the service - one of our group's food was late (possibly forgotten), when we pointed asked about it the staff couldn't do enough to put it right - more chips & drinks for everyone, the missing meal out in about two minutes flat, all on the house - now that's how to encourage return custom! This is noticeably quite a kid-friendly place early on in the evening.Pleasant smart pub near Battersea Park, has two real ales including Sambrook's Wandle (v.g.). Similar to the Westbridge nearby but not the same place. Can't say I noticed the service (which by and large means the service is ok) but we weren't eating, just having some beer from the brewery which is very nearby. Garden out the back pleasant if almost too hot on a warm summer's day like today.

Following my previous post about the Crown, the much awaited repaint has now happened and the pub now looks much better.

Sky is also back on the tv, so all live football (and other sports) are now being shown again.

The new manager and his better half are making great progress in making this a nice pub again, and have definitely put this pub back on the map again.What can I say - it's my local! It's the only true pub in the area, and has changed hands several times recently. Needs a lick of paint and some TLC, and it would be a great boozer. Locals are friendly (well, most of them anyway!), and even though it has it's quiet moments during the week, can get reasonably busy at weekends. The new manager and his wife are making a real effort, and hope to get sky back soon so footy can be shown again.

Went there on Nov 21 to watch Man Utd vs Everton game. They do show live football which appears to be fairly unusual around there. Pub is OK but virtually empty and only Courage Best on tap.

Total let down! Messed up reservation and ran out of food!
Booked a table for 10 people only to turn up and be squeezed onto a 6 person table as they hadn’t written down the time of the booking so nothing was reserved and it was the only table free. Did they bother calling in the preceding week to find out the time? No!
Then after having to clear our own table and find more chairs we go to order only to be told that everything had run out, the whole menu, except burgers or goats cheese. Its was 5pm on a Sunday and we had gone there specifically for a Sunday roast how can you run out of EVERYTHING!? Especially failing to bother telling us when as we sat down.
Oh, it was also freezing in there we all sat with out coats on. Overall poor experience, won’t bother with again the Merchant up the hill is way better. Had decent grub in this place, beer was ok...not too bad at all, not amazing but not too bad. I went in on the weekend. We had their Sunday Roast which was outstanding. I met the manager who said he had just taken over. He seemed to have some great ideas for the place.

Music was good
Food was good
Beer and Wine was good

Thanks, we will be back....

I like it. It's cheap and it stays open 'til midnight. Good ales which seem to be well kept and the food is not poisonous- I hope.There's a clientele which is roughish or else bewildered but I've never seen any rumpuses myself- although I understand that it has been known to kick off in there and I can well believe it. . I like a place that makes no excuses for the fact that alcohol is an intoxicant and a soothing panacea for life's pressures and not something sexy and beguiling. Also that food is often fuel and not something which you want to have to sell your children in order to afford. Wetherspoons I love you. Also, the staff are very nice and pleasant and hard working (and pleasant looking and not alcoholic.I am actually very fond of this pub, my neighbours dog actually posted the previous comment. Despite the fact that the regular clientele are all dour faced long time alcoholics who appear to lost hope in life, the food and the drinks are very good value, and the pub lacks pretension as is welcoming. The alcohlism must be an unfortunate side effect of the level of poverty and associated social problems in some of the surrounding Battersea council estates.

Good for football & probably rugby (although it's be nice if they shut the bloody door so you could see the screen during the day) & it's wonderful & cheap pizzas!

Oh, it's one of Sky's 3D pubs...but not a great choice of beers & gets rammed when the big matches are on, can be a nightmare to get served. Good for a beer and the football in the day time, wouldn't bother at night. Bad beer selection (Pride and largers)terrible, terrible, terrible avoid... bar staff were realy rude. the staff decided to flick through the tv channels punter asked if they could put the footie back on and was told this is football, a complete different game we watched as barstaff told the guy if you dont like it go somewhere else...
no stars

Great beer, tasty food and superb service. Has become the only pub to in the area. Highly recommended. For the record, the chips were awesome. Very over-rated place. Noisy as hell, lighting brighter than Piccadilly Circus and indifferent and very expensive food including awful, soggy chips. Staff are over-friendly and severely lacking in service quality. Not a pleasant experience.A gastropub with a continental feel to it. On my Saturday evening visit, most people were there to drink. Hogsback Advent Ale and Sambrook Wandle & Powerhouse Porter were the 3 real ales. Aspalls is the draught cider. I plumped for the Cidre Breton from a bottle. With all tables taken, the atmosphere was good with conversation ruling within the various groups. Service was quick and friendly. Spanish film posters on the walls provided an unusual touch. A fairly pleasant experience.