RestaurantsLondonEast SheenSW14

Breaking news

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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Summary

£62
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Proximity to Richmond Park – a large terrace for sunny days – and a comfortable, attractive interior help justify the ongoing inclusion of this eighteenth-century Fuller’s pub, near Sheen Gate. In other respects, its ratings remain resolutely ordinary.

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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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42 Christ Church Rd, London, SW14 7AF

Restaurant details

Yes
No dress code

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£10.00 £19.50 £9.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £30.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Service 10.00%
42 Christ Church Rd, London, SW14 7AF
Opening hours
Monday11 am‑11 pm
Tuesday11 am‑11 pm
Wednesday11 am‑11 pm
Thursday11 am‑11 pm
Friday11 am‑11 pm
Saturday11 am‑11 pm
Sunday11 am‑10:30 pm

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