Address: 51 Lavender Gardens, London, SW11 1DJ, United Kingdom
Phone: +442072236927
Rating: 4.0
based on 293 reviews.
Staff and Service
Pros:
"Friendly staff, fun pub quiz with Boogaloo Stu, excellent food and a good selection of drinks behind the bar."
"Really nice staff, good choice of drinks and loved the arcade upstairs!!"
"Not only were staff fantastic and lovely, but they helped to make the night that extra bit special."
"The host was really nice and made the experience one to remember."
"Staff inside happy to help."
"The staff were honestly fantastic - Killian was looking after us so well."
"The staff are friendly and knowledgeable."
Cons:
"However for the 'unlimited' brunch there was no bread left, no coffee left, no knives, no napkins, no plates for the toast, no cups and the woman serving our table actually made the birthday girl of our group cry!!!"
"Great idea but the staff were quite unfriendly."
"Service was glacial, it took 5 minutes or so of standing at the bar to be noticed, even when 5 members of staff were all present talking amongst themselves."
"The games part of the pub was brilliant and we had a lot of fun, but the staff we rude and aggressive."
"Staff were super uncaring, and we gave up."
"Avoid. Rudest bar staff I have ever had the misfortune to meet."
"Staff was incredibly rude. We were appalled by the staffs' behaviour, specifically the manager Carlie (or something similar)."
Food and Drinks
Pros:
"The vegan pizza we ordered had a delectable wood-fired flavour."
"The burgers were buy one get one so it was a great deal and also quite tasty."
"Great atmosphere. Good local beer."
"The food is pretty decent too."
"The gin cocktails on offer are sublime."
"The food is delicious, especially the pizzas."
"Good burger, reasonably priced pints."
Cons:
"Expensive food and drink which is standard for clapham, but the experience makes it enjoyable none the less."
"The food had ran out at 6pm!?!"
"The food is really expensive for what it is (£14 for a distinctly average burger)."
"Very disappointing food. Bean burger was some cheap version ... even Iceland does better."
"The food was appalling, some of it inedible, and definitely not worth £22 a head."
"Ordered a pork belly roast and found the veggies to be poor and the meat to be very chewable, odd for a slow cooked cut."
"The food was nice, although not mind-blowing."
Ambiance and Decor
Pros:
"The decor is unique and quirky and the ambient is very relaxed."
"Love it here! Such a unique bar - normal pub downstairs, with a nice sun trap in the garden in summer."
"The Tap Room is spacious but private and comfy for a group."
"Nicely laid out inside with different quirks to it and a lovely outdoor yard."
"Downstairs has brilliant decor, brilliant character and a large bar offering great variety of gins, beers, and wines."
"Honestly I wish I could give this pub 6 stars."
"Decor there is amazing with interesting old WW2 era posters, street lights etc."
Cons:
"The place is a bit shabby and could do with a refurb but all in all a great time was had."
"Young and noisy crowd. Not really my scene."
"The whole place smelt horrendous."
"It had been dead upstairs for a Saturday night in the area."
"The games now seem to be breaking down and it just all feels a bit…tacky."
"Visited on a late afternoon. The place smelled a bit off, and is definitely in need of a good refresh."
"The atmosphere wasn’t great."
Entertainment and Activities
Pros:
"An eclectic pub with a good selection of lager and ales on tap, and a great music hall."
"Escape room was really fun - Gemma was amazing! Even if we didn't escape. :)"
"They have all sort of games and you never game bored."
"The games are super fun (Moonshine Raceway especially), and all the games took contactless payment which was convenient."
"Vintage games that are fun to play and lots of activities to do. The racetrack is a particular highlight!"
"The games were fun, especially the remote control car racing."
"There is a variety of classic arcade games, VR and funfair style sideshows."
Cons:
"Generally fun, until we embarked upon the mini car racing ride with all the seats along the wall. Myself and friend had non functional cars and when we asked for money back we were denied."
"Unfortunately the kitchen and games room closes at 8pm on Sundays so I didn't get to experience either of these."
"The arcade area was ok but felt a bit lackluster compared to what the website made me think it would look like."
"It was a ticketed event advertised as a NYE Party but there was no count down to midnight!"
"Although some of the arcade games are very expensive (+£2 for less than 5 minutes of playing in some cases)."
"They should have a system in place where they don't allow you to buy tickets to play the golf if there won't be time to finish playing."
"Most of them are arcade machines which were difficult to understand how to play 2-player."
Management and Security
Pros:
"I actually thought the bouncers were really great and kind of got the impression the negative reviews don't tend to convey the whole story..."
"When speaking to the General Manage, Aurora, she was absolutely fantastic and very kind and apologetic about the whole thing."
"The security managed to get them out before any drinks were wasted :)"
"The General Manager Dan is one of the nicest people I have met and what a credit he is to the company that own the venue."
"The security guards are just great and keep the environment very quiet."
"The bouncers here (especially Rio) helped me out massively when I left my phone in another bar."
"Couldn't have been met with more accommodating staff, especially the host/manager (?) who was exceptionally kind, hard-working, and were taking all the pre-cautions necessary due to COVID."
Cons:
"The door security are either idiots or just not informed at all about what is going on."
"While decent enough inside with good choice of drinks and very fun gamesroom, the bouncers ruin the place."
"Security staff here are unnecessarily aggressive."
"Bouncers not nice and wouldn't let him in."
"ID for everyone is required and bouncers get aggressive if you ask if they are being serious."
"The bouncers are complete idiots, didn't let half of my friends in due to drinking in the queue."