The Plough, Clapham Junction - pub details
Address: 89 St. John's Hill, London, SW11 1SY [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 11707) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Clapham Junction (0.4 miles), Wandsworth Town (0.7 miles), Wandsworth Common (1.2 miles)
Brewery: Young's
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> Current user rating: 2.8/10 (rated by 17 users)
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Closed, Wetherby (0.0 miles), Hydro, Battersea (0.1 miles), Roundhouse, Battersea (0.2 miles), Churchills, St Johns Hill (0.2 miles), St Johns House and The Secret Library, Clapham (0.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Plough, Clapham Junction
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| There are many good pubs around Clapham Junction and along St Johns Hill, this is not one of them. Mad123 - 7 Feb 2012 19:03 |
| Yep, plenty of bar shills out there; all of them giving themselves away with the only-one-bumsucking-post posted-the-day they-joined riff. Keep exposing them! I do. strongarm - 1 Nov 2011 14:39 |
| Well done to the manager/member of barstaff who posted that very eloquent review previous to mine. Interestingly this person has only ever reviewed this pub and none others. In addition to this the comment "Black pudding scotch egg - oh my lord " made me crack up. Who actually talks like that??? What a complete tit this person is! ! ! Lol BeerGutt - 1 Nov 2011 13:40 |
| I absolutely love the newly opened Plough. So close to Clapham Junction and yet far enough to discourage the riff-raffington-Stella-drinking crowds. Myself and two friends went on Saturday lunchtime around 1:30 and the place was pretty full with families, groups of friends, couples and the odd person just chilling out reading the dailies. Overall the vibe was relaxed and whilst still attracting some RAH-types, not pretentious in the slightest. Meantime Ale is fantastic. That, happily, is just one of the many hand-picked tipples on offer. We got served straight away and ushered to a table in the mixer with views of the open kitchen and the myriad of Clapham life passing the huge floor-to-ceiling windows. Now the food was equally exceptional. Black pudding scotch egg - oh my lord - and the burgers? Huge. Also took down some Parrot wings, which are not to be taken lightly, they have a spice that will kick your ass if youre not prepared. On balance, the prices are not expensive for what you get. There are plenty of pubs out there charging the same/more for food of a lesser standard. Will definately be back and good work on bringing the Plough back to life. Shame to see some negative reviews.. But I guess haters gonna hate. funktopia - 1 Nov 2011 11:37 |
| I would love to be able to review The Plough however they claim to be so busy that they are able to afford to turn away business. A girlfriend and I planned on visiting for Sunday lunch last weekend and so called in advance to book. On calling we were told that they only took bookings for groups of 8 or more but as we were only 2, we would have, and I quote 'absolutely no trouble' finding a table. So, we duly turned up and we were indeed impressed with the newly refurbished surroundings. There were plenty of smaller tables unoccupied and so we approached the bar to purchase drinks before settling in. On asking for a food menu whilst at the bar, we were greeted with a look of horror. Two people wanting food as opposed to eight?! We were then greeted by another chap clutching a clipboard who told us we would have to wait an hour and a half for a table...but what was happening with all of the empty ones?! He had various names written on his clipboarded list but there was no-one unseated within the bar and/or restaurant area and no-one appeared to be waiting and - as we already knew - no-one could book unless they were a group of eight. Utterly baffled by the whole scenario we turned on our heels and left. We walked ten minutes down the road to The Establishment on Battersea Rise which really was fit to burst on the restaurant side. Rather than turning us away, however, the fantastic staff offered us a seat in the bar and chose to bend the rules and serve us food in there - now THAT is service. It's truly disappointing that our visit to The Plough didn't work out, particularly as the sister of the friend I was with had previously written a rave review on a well known site which was the whole purpose of us going. I'm afraid to say, we won't bother returning...unless of course we are a group of 8! jigglypuffnow - 31 Oct 2011 14:03 |
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