The Roebuck, Richmond Hill

This is a cracking pub.

Always does a good smallish selection of real ales which change regularly and obviously benefits from the view across the road. Inside is nice and relaxed though and the staff always very friendly. Quite easily the best pub in Richmond.

30 Jun 2011 13:31

The Sun Inn, Barnes

Another pub which has avoided a review for over a year.

This used to be decent place, albeit with incredibly slow and inefficient service.

However, over the past few weeks a number of people I know have encountered problems in getting served, yes and they're c.24-28 years old. Pathetic.

If you're enacting a 'Challenge 25' rule and are in fact challenging customers well above the age of 25 when you are yourself probably under 25 then you are limiting your clientele by a considerable degree and insulting them at the same time. Surely, most people who go to pubs are in the 18-30 bracket so why take such a gamble and be so over-zealous about this?

Essentially this place thinks they can get away with it because they rely on 30-somethings with their 9 children and 4 dogs who don't care where they are as long as they can spread out.

I urge you not to bother, there are a few other decent, well-run and common-sensical pubs in the area so please go there and not here.

Oh and the food is dire.

30 Jun 2011 13:23

The Marlborough, Richmond

It might help if bar staff didn't post on here. It's quite blatant!!

Still it's a decent enough place with a very large beer garden and well-kept ales which change regularly.

Bring back Young's Kew Gold though...

17 Sep 2010 16:20