The White Swan, Pimlico - pub details
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Address: 14 Vauxhall Bridge Rd, London, SW1V 2SA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 452) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Pimlico (0.1 miles), Vauxhall (0.4 miles), St James's Park (0.7 miles)
Vauxhall (0.5 miles), London Victoria (0.7 miles), Battersea Park (1.1 miles)
Chain: T&J Bernard
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
- Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
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> Current user rating: 5.3/10 (rated by 45 users)
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user reviews of the White Swan, Pimlico
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| Identikit high street pub with little to recommend it above the crowd but nothing really tp detract away from it either. Selection of beers is OK (though I will say the Tribute is really well kept), food is OK, atmosphere OK, decor OK, bar staff a mixed bag though one of the barmen is a really friendly bloke, prices a bit steep. Overall a safe if uninspiring choice of pub. theoneandonlyjoe - 6 Jan 2012 12:29 |
| Fairly bog standard, middle of the road pub that has quite a handy location. There is a decent selection of beers, generally well kept (the Tribute being especially good on a recent visit), with OK pub grub, nice enough staff and an OK if slightly too uniform decor. My impression is that this is a pub looking to pick up passing trade and tourists with little to recommend it above any other pub in the area but then little to drag it below any other pub, though the prices are pretty steep e(specially when charging almost £3 for a coke). To sum up nothing to damn but nothing to praise either. theoneandonlyjoe - 17 Nov 2011 16:44 |
| An attractive, street corner pub with plenty of window flower troughs and hanging baskets outside as well as a few benches to sit and watch the world go by. Inside it's a perhaps a little disappointing; nothing at all wrong with it, but it's clearly had a makeover at some point, and doesn't have quite the character that you might expect. It's effectively a single room bar, although divided in to a front and rear section. Décor wise they're fairly similar with a the paintork being mostly maroon with a few splashes of dark green to break up the monotony. At the front are a number of leather, button backed benches around the perimeter, and some high tables and chairs elsewhere, along with a tiled fireplace. At the rear there's a more conventional selection of tables and chairs. Flooring is a mixture of carpet and wood with a few flagstones around the bar and there is a plasma screen at the rear, although this was not in use on a recent visit. Service was very slow at the bar with just one barmaid serving on a Saturday evening. It would have helped a bit if the guy whose job it was to bring the food out could have helped out behind the bar when he had no work to do, instead of sitting at a table playing with his phone. Food menu looked to be a decent enough selection of “pub grub” dishes which was divided in to sections such as mains, burgers, pies and sharing platters. Most of the mains were priced around the £8 mark, and we found the food to be rather disappointing. A Chicken Tikka Masala was pleasant enough, but tasted mass produced rather than home made, could done with being a more generous portion and they had run out of naan bread. At £8 it was overpriced by at least £2 or £3. Similarly a pasta dish with pesto and chicken had little discernible pesto taste abd the chicken was rather rubbery. Beers on tap were Young's London Gold, Old Golden Hen (is that Old Speckled Hen renamed?), Adnams Broadside and Timothy Taylor Landlord. Tribute and London Pride were apparently being conditioned. The solitary cider was Strongbow, unfortunately. Blackthorn - 9 Oct 2011 00:32 |
| Walking through Pimlico yeterday before a stroll towards Vauxhall, and happened across this pub along the way. The photo above is an old picture as the exterior of the property has changed, but this is quite a pleasant place and certainly better than the look of some of the establishments along the same stretch of road. alcohol1c_anonymous - 28 Jul 2011 21:19 |
| Spent a pleasant evening in this pub yesterday, and found the choice and quality of ales excellent, the Adnams Broadside and Herald were particularly nice and we were served by a cheerful barman. The barmaids need to keep an eye on whos next as sometimes you can be waiting around 5 mins to be served when it's not all that busy. The atmosphere is pleasant, there's a mix of after-workers and tourists of all ages. The food was served quickly, and was well cooked; The big Ben Burger comprised of a succulent homemade burger, bacon, egg, onion rings and salad and a good amount of thick cut chips. My friend described the fish and chips as 'ok'. It's no better or worse than any other pub in Pimlico so I recommend a visit if you're in the area. DRHartley - 4 Mar 2011 09:06 |
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