The Hare and Hounds, East Sheen

Booked this pub for a family Sunday lunch as it looked child friendly and had a large beer garden. The day we went was windy and overcast so the beer garden was empty. The food was good, although having to pay 50p extra for peas with a £5 children's sausage and chips meal seemed a little mean. Sadly the family friendliness extended more to the dogs that were allowed in the restaurant and beer garden and allowed to urinate where they pleased. Children however, didn't seem to go down as well as our canine friends with the 'manager' and we were made to feel extremely unwelcome. The Hare and Hounds needs to embrace the fact that marketing itself as 'child friendly' means more than just offering a cursory kids menu. There are plenty of other really child friendly pubs in the area that we'll be going to in future.

23 Jun 2013 19:16