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[[Category Young's|Young's]] pub on [[Locale Putney|Putney]] High Street, one of their gastroified makeovers.
 [[Category Young's|Young's]] pub on [[Locale Putney|Putney]] High Street. Following a refurbishment in mid-2007, it's gone a bit gastro. Prior to the refurb it was called "Ye Olde Spotted Horse", now it's just "The Spotted Horse".
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Entry is into a fairly spacious bar area. Further back is a space with bookcases and banquettes <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8988768014/ photo]</small> leading on to a dining area ready-set with wine glasses and finally a semi-open kitchen.
 [[Kake]] visited on a Friday afternoon in October 2008. There were quite a few people in, but I had no trouble finding a table. The clientele were noticeably posher than at the [[Whistle And Flute, SW15 1SQ|Whistle and Flute]] down the road. Quiet piped music was playing (jazz, the peaceful noodly instrumental kind with occasional vocals).
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On [[Kake]]'s Friday afternoon visit in October 2008 there were quite a few people in, but it was no trouble finding a table. The clientele were noticeably posher than at the [[Whistle And Flute, SW15 1SQ|Whistle and Flute]] down the road. Quiet piped music was playing (jazz, the peaceful noodly instrumental kind with occasional vocals). When [[Kake]] and [[bob]] visited again on a Monday lunchtime in June 2013, it was fairly empty at 12:15pm aside from two or three other customers. Music was playing again.
 Beers available were Young's ordinary (&pound;2.80/pint), Special, and Bombardier. They have four pumps in total but the other one had its clip turned around.
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There are four handpumps for real ale. In October 2008 they had Young's Bitter, Young's Special, and Bombardier. In June 2013 they had Young's Bitter (&pound;3.54/pint), Young's Special (&pound;3.69/pint), and Sambrooks Pumphouse (&pound;2/half).
 As of October 2008, food is served 11am-10pm every day, with a special lunch menu available noon-5pm Mon-Fri and 10am-5pm Sat, and a roast lunch on Sundays. They also have bar snacks available all day, including a "bar board" for sharing, which gives you four things for &pound;10 - choices include honey and mustard glazed chicken drumsticks, potato skins with aioli, welsh rarebit, and mini beef and onion pies.
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As of June 2013, food is served noon-10pm Mon-Sat and noon-9pm Sun. See photos of menu as of the same month: <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8987576733/ bar snacks]</small>, <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8988755888/ starters, sandwiches, mains, sides]</small>, <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8988749656/ desserts]</small>, <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8987583111/ specials]</small>.
 Dishes on the lunch menu are priced between &pound;4 for home-made soup of the day (cream of sweet potato today) and &pound;9 for hand-made steak burger with cheese and bacon (served with handcut chips). They also offer an "express lunch", which changes daily, costs &pound;6, and is "served promptly" - on the day of my visit this was toad in the hole with mash and gravy.
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In October 2008, [[Kake]] tried a dish from the lunch menu: "smoked salmon served with scrambled egg and brown toast" (&pound;5) <small>[http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/2972577145/ photo]</small>. The salmon was cut into small pieces and mixed in with the eggs, which wasn't what I was expecting, but it was fine. The eggs were cooked quite dry, but thankfully didn't seem to have been bulked out with milk. Toast was cut quite thick and toasted very lightly on one side only. It came with a lemon half which seemed to have been grilled at some point but was sensibly served at room temperature.
 From the lunch menu, I chose "smoked salmon served with scrambled egg and brown toast" (&pound;5) <small>[http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/2972577145/ photo]</small>. The salmon was cut into small pieces and mixed in with the eggs, which wasn't what I was expecting, but it was fine. The eggs were cooked quite dry, but thankfully didn't seem to have been bulked out with milk. Toast was cut quite thick and toasted very lightly on one side only. It came with a lemon half which seemed to have been grilled at some point but was sensibly served at room temperature.
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In June 2013, [[Kake]] and [[bob]] shared a sausage roll (&pound;3.25) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8988761790/ photo]</small> from the bar snacks menu. It was a good size, served warm, and came with a free bowl of pickled onions. A nicely-hot mustard was provided on request. The sausage roll itself was a bit bland-tasting, though, and the pastry seemed to have suffered from reheating. The pickled onions were also too sweet for [[Kake]]'s taste.
 Accessibility: One step up to get in, and regular toilets are downstairs. There's an accessible toilet on the ground floor, but it's locked (with a non-RADAR lock) and has a sign on telling you to ask staff for the key.
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Free wifi is available via The Cloud. According to a sign seen in June 2013, there's a pub quiz every Wednesday from 8pm.

Accessibility: One step to get in, and regular toilets are in the basement, down a flight of stairs with no bends and a sturdy handrail on one side. There's an accessible toilet with a RADAR lock on the ground floor.
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* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/299/ Beer In The Evening comments]
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* [http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/24587/ Pubs Galore comments]
* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/299/ Beer In The Evening comments]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] and [[bob]], June 2013. Opening hours taken from the Spotted Horse website, June 2013. Food times taken from sign in pub, June 2013.</div>
 <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], 24 October 2008. Opening hours and food times taken from the Young's website, February 2008 (except for lunch menu times, which were determined from a menu in October 2008).</div>
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Young's pub on Putney High Street. Following a refurbishment in mid-2007, it's gone a bit gastro. Prior to the refurb it was called "Ye Olde Spotted Horse", now it's just "The Spotted Horse".

Kake visited on a Friday afternoon in October 2008. There were quite a few people in, but I had no trouble finding a table. The clientele were noticeably posher than at the Whistle and Flute down the road. Quiet piped music was playing (jazz, the peaceful noodly instrumental kind with occasional vocals).

Beers available were Young's ordinary (£2.80/pint), Special, and Bombardier. They have four pumps in total but the other one had its clip turned around.

As of October 2008, food is served 11am-10pm every day, with a special lunch menu available noon-5pm Mon-Fri and 10am-5pm Sat, and a roast lunch on Sundays. They also have bar snacks available all day, including a "bar board" for sharing, which gives you four things for £10 - choices include honey and mustard glazed chicken drumsticks, potato skins with aioli, welsh rarebit, and mini beef and onion pies.

Dishes on the lunch menu are priced between £4 for home-made soup of the day (cream of sweet potato today) and £9 for hand-made steak burger with cheese and bacon (served with handcut chips). They also offer an "express lunch", which changes daily, costs £6, and is "served promptly" - on the day of my visit this was toad in the hole with mash and gravy.

From the lunch menu, I chose "smoked salmon served with scrambled egg and brown toast" (£5) photo. The salmon was cut into small pieces and mixed in with the eggs, which wasn't what I was expecting, but it was fine. The eggs were cooked quite dry, but thankfully didn't seem to have been bulked out with milk. Toast was cut quite thick and toasted very lightly on one side only. It came with a lemon half which seemed to have been grilled at some point but was sensibly served at room temperature.

Accessibility: One step up to get in, and regular toilets are downstairs. There's an accessible toilet on the ground floor, but it's locked (with a non-RADAR lock) and has a sign on telling you to ask staff for the key.

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Last visited by Kake, 24 October 2008. Opening hours and food times taken from the Young's website, February 2008 (except for lunch menu times, which were determined from a menu in October 2008).

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