The Hope, Wandsworth Common - pub details
Address: 1, Bellevue Rd, London, SW17 7EG [map] [gmap]
Tel: 020 8672 8717
Balham (0.7 miles), Tooting Bec (0.8 miles)
Wandsworth Common (0.1 miles), Balham (0.7 miles), Earlsfield (1.1 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Quiz night, TV
- Food served, Real ale
- Outside seating
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> Current user rating: 5.1/10 (rated by 52 users)
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user reviews of the Hope, Wandsworth Common
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| I worked at The Hope in summer 02 and christmas 02/03 just after the pub was rebranded. Summer 02 and the start of 03 were fantastic under Dan Fox who was a brilliant manager specialising in rescuing poorly run pubs. The bar and kitchen staff all got on, regular drinks after work and basically crazily good fun. Predictably Dan was posted to another pub (The Jolly Gardeners in Putney, another complete success under his management)and the Hope started going downhill quickly and has been ever since. I'll admit its been a year since I last visted, but the heart and soul of the place was just lacking and the staff had absolutely no banter whatsoever. Disappointing because it had such great potential. guykeating - 9 Jul 2008 12:05 |
| Re the below comment, John has certainly not wasted his time on this pub... he's spent the last two years down the road on Battersea Rise looking after The Goat (formerly O'Neils)! During that time The Hope fell to bits; the gents were nasty, paper was peeling off the ceiling above the staircase to the bar. I don't go in often anymore, but when I did go in on a regular basis (a few times a month) I would still not be able to recognise any of the bar staff. The women can't reach the pumps because their flab is hanging out and the blokes cannot serve you quick enough because they all wear their jeans round their ankles. The makeover before this summer though has brought with it a grandfather clock and some curtains inside (why?) and, dare I say it, an improvement to the outside with big plants breaking up the space. The Hope now has it's own website, with a good sprinkling of appalling grammar. If it wasn't for its location, I think JD Wetherspoon would have snapped up this site by now. Maybe you should go and make up you own mind about this place. Oh, and as the "A sign" used to say outside, "We serve food dialy". A pint in here is not worth £2.60. toomuchgastro - 2 Jun 2008 22:48 |
| Visited this pub last week, and was very very disappointed. We read the reviews on this website before we went and thought we would give it a try. If this manager 'john' has done amazing things for the pub recently, I would have hated to go there before. The service was the worst i have ever experience and the staff were constantly rude. Their answer to a 15 min wait for a beer, was that they were busy, the pub was pathetically quiet. I now know why. John should not waste his time on this pub and should probably quit his job if this is the best he can do. I have lost 2 hours of my life to a crap pub with average food. Very unhappy. OwenandRenee - 11 May 2008 12:13 |
| I have been here many times for lunch and dinner over the past few months and every time my food is excellent. It's good value, wine list is good and reasonable, staff are friendly, atmosphere is nice. I'd recommend it to anyone. CZoe77 - 22 Feb 2008 13:16 |
| John turned this pub around?! Did his magic at the Goat?!! Now look, while I will concede that the Hope has improved since his return, this has to be tempered by the fact that it could hardly have got any worse. Moreover, I remember very well when John was last in charge, and if you scroll down through the comments you will notice that during his tenure the complaints remained the same, and arguably got worse. So no, he did not turn this pub around. The Goat is regularly packed, agreed, but have you seen the competition around there?! I sincerely hope that John lives up to your billing as the public house Messiah, but i'm not holding my breath i'm afraid. womble54321 - 25 Jan 2008 14:27 |
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