RestaurantsLondonEast SheenSW14

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May 23, 2022: After a dispute with the previous leaseholder, this Fuller's pub has been taken over by HQ and re-opened on May 23.

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£58
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This attractive eighteenth-century inn is a short stroll from Sheen Gate and a good option following a walk in Richmond Park (especially in summer on the terrace). On the downside, “the cooking can be a bit hit and miss” – it’s “under new management” since Fuller’s fell out with the previous landlord a couple of years back, “so perhaps hasn’t found its stride yet”.

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£61
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This large 18th-century inn – a survivor from the era when East Sheen was a rural village – closed down in 2021 following a dispute between Fuller’s and the landlord, to the dismay of locals. It reopened after a refurb last summer, and is likely to make a comeback given its great location near Richmond Park and gorgeous outside terrace.

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£56
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“More a pub with food than a gastropub” – it’s worth knowing about this large hostelry in the backstreets of Sheen, “close to Richmond Park”, thanks to its characterful interior and lovely outside terrace.

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£45
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Close to leafy Richmond Park, this 18th-century inn is a “lovely local boozer”, with a “nice, quaint inside” for the winter months, and a “restful outside terrace that makes a perfect setting for a drink outdoors”. Service is “very friendly” too, so it’s a shame they don’t make a bit more of an effort on the mostly enjoyable pub grub: “they don’t aim for fancy, difficult dishes, but basic execution can disappoint”.

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Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£7.95 £16.50 £4.95 £7.50
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £25.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 10.00%
42 Christ Church Rd, London, SW14 7AF
Opening hours
Monday12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm
Tuesday12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm
Thursday12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm
Friday12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm
Saturday12 pm‑10 pm
Sunday12 pm‑8 pm

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