The Hare and Hounds, East Sheen - pub details
Address: 216, Upper Richmond Rd West, London, SW14 8AH [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 3561) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Mortlake (0.3 miles), Barnes Bridge (0.8 miles), Barnes (1.1 miles)
Brewery: Young's
Pub facilities/features:
- Live music
- Fruit machines, Quiz machines (itbox)
- Food served, Sunday roast, Real ale
- Outside seating, Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
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> Current user rating: 5.5/10 (rated by 32 users)
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other pubs nearby:
Pig and Whistle, East Sheen (0.1 miles), Railway, Mortlake (0.3 miles), Charlie Butler, Mortlake (0.3 miles), Tapestry, Mortlake (0.3 miles), Jolly Gardeners, Mortlake (0.4 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Hare and Hounds, East Sheen
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| Used to be my first choice as a local but recent visits have seen it slip down the order. The refurbishment has made it look a little bit nicer but that was nver the point of the place and they have lost quite a lot. Most average point is the fact that it is so expensive (2 pints and some pistachios set me back £11) but I also don't like the way they have such an expansive garden and then have to close it so early (one time we were literally hounded out of there by staff who were clearly massively eager to get home). When there are so many better pubs in the area I find it hard to come up with a reason to go there, it is even too pretentious to show the football now. thefourmusketeers - 3 Sep 2010 15:37 |
| Went on Saturday night when it was very warm and we expected the place it be full, especially in the garden; far from it. The reason is, I suspect, the food, which despite the absence of customers took 45 mins to arrive (2 adults & 2 kids meals). My new potatoes had been substituted for garlic bread (they have no potatoes?), and the kids fish & chips were those Macdonalds style wafer thin fries and a piece of fish about 3 inches long. Overall far from impressed and sad that as a local they've missed a real opportunity here. The beer is OK, if a tad expensive, but the bad food & bad service means I won't be going back again in a hurry and nor, it seems do many others. victoryvirtue - 25 May 2010 12:01 |
| Did my annual visit to the 'Boudoir' recently... (H&H my old Dad's local. How its changed since then!) Clean+neat+tidy enough, plenty of seats (all different) and plenty of tables out the back in an extensive garden area (no good at this time of year tho')! East/European bar staff, pleasant+efficient enough, but my opening joke was totally lost, and any repartee will be brief! I enjoyed my lunch-time 'Morelli' beer. But thats about it. Can i make a suggestion 'JB', rather than the Pig&Whistle, nearby, go a bit further uphill towards Richmond Park, and try 'The Plough', by far the best pub in the area. TJ TeeJay - 17 Feb 2010 18:33 |
| Large Youngs establishment on the main Upper Richmond Road in Sheen, not too far away from Mortlake Station. Having heard that the pub had reopened following extensive refurbishment, a sort of morbid curiousity compelled me to go see for myself whether widespread local rumours of the pub's demise were true, or indeed premature. Sadly, the two previous contributors are spot on. We now have basically a food orientated family venue with the atmosphere of a Harvester, but with a gastro pub menu and prices to match. Table service is provided at the rear part of the pub, where the previous intimate railway carriage style booths have gone. The former public bar on the left is now The Bellini Lounge and was locked on my recent visit. The pub's website describes it as a "boudoir style cocktail lounge, primarily for private hire....". Had my Polish been up to scratch, I might have asked the barmaid for a quick peep inside, but I doubt I'll be hiring it ! On my recent visit, neither the Youngs Special or Ordinary were available, with only the Winter Warmer being on. Admittedly it was in good form, but basically this pub does not really offer facilities for drinkers only any more and I quickly drank up and left. I retreated to the formerly much-maligned Pig and Whistle - where a pubby convivial atmosphere now exists - and you may well wish to follow suit. JohnBonser - 6 Jan 2010 13:28 |
| This impressive refurb has turned the pub into a hotel lobby. Nice enough ...if that is what you are looking for....but it is not a local pub. southfields - 12 Oct 2009 15:52 |
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