Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 19 and Version 3 of Woodman, SW11 3HX
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| [[Category Hall And Woodhouse|Hall & Woodhouse]] (Badger Ales) pub in [[Locale Battersea|Battersea]]. |
Hall and Woodhouse (Badger Ales) pub with good food and big-screen sports. |
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Entry is into a low-ceilinged space dominated by a large central bar offering service on all sides. Around the edges of the pastel-painted wood-panelled walls are mismatched wooden chairs and tables as well as a few low sofas, while the space behind the bar has a couple of larger tables. A large step at the back leads to a restaurant area, ready-laid with wine glasses and cutlery, and beyond this is a part-covered beer garden. The walls are hung with art for sale — on our visit, this was an exhibition of black and white photos of women smoking, rather a contrast to the more-traditional hops adorning the ceiling above the bar. Smoking seems to be something of a theme here, judging by the cigar menus which sit on the tables. When [[Kake]] and [[Ewan]] visited on a Thursday evening in December 2008, three of the four handpulls were on, offering Badger, Tanglefoot, and the seasonal Pickled Partridge (£3.25/pint). They also had several types of Hofbrau (HB), as well as Leffe, Stowford Press cider, and other options. Newspapers and magazines were available for reading. When [[Kake]] visited again on a Thursday afternoon in October 2018, the ales available were Badger Bitter, Fursty Ferret, and Tangle Foot; and a pint of lime and soda was £1.50. There were half a dozen other customers when I arrived around 3:30pm, fairly evenly split between posh-voiced women discussing people called things like Sophie and Jeremy, and old giffers effing and blinding over the sport showing on a flatscreen. '80s and '90s music was playing, not too loud. According to the Woodman website as of October 2018, food is served noon-10pm Mon-Sun, but according to a member of staff in the same month there's actually a gap from 3pm to 6pm when only bar snacks are available (e.g. sausage rolls, scotch eggs, etc). In October 2018, [[Kake]] tried one of the bar snacks: a spinach and sundried tomato quiche (£3.50) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/44698960074/ photo]</small>. It was OK; the pastry was quite soft and bready, and the filling didn't have a lot of flavour overall, though you could definitely taste the spinach. I would have described it as a tart rather than a quiche, really, since there wasn't much egginess or custardiness to it. ([[ilmari]] previously visited for lunch and dinner several times during 2007, and found the food to be good, but [https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/343206/award-winning-gastropub-chef-takes-on-hall-and-woodhouse-lease-in management, chef, and menu all changed in 2012].) They have free WiFi, which doesn't require registration but seems to work only for web, not ssh. There are at least two usable plug sockets. Accessibility: A small step to get in, about an inch. A large step to the restaurant area, from which the ladies' toilet is accessed (gents' is possibly on the level with the bar area, but we aren't sure). |
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* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/31547581378/ Photo of the menu as of October 2018] * [https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/54856/ Pubs Galore comments] * [http://fancyapint.com/pub/2190 Fancyapint review] * [https://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/woodman Time Out review] * [https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/leisure/food/reviews/9832712.Review__The_Woodman_Pub__Battersea_/ Croydon Guardian review] |
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* [https://whatpub.com/pubs/SWL/2987/ WhatPub entry] |
* [http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub2190.html Fancy A Pint review] * [http://www.timeout.com/london/bars/reviews/1841.html Time Out review] |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], October 2018. Opening hours taken from the Woodman website, October 2018.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by ilmari, 7 November 2007.</div> |
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category='Bar Snacks,Beer Garden,Free Wireless,Hall and Woodhouse,Pub Food,Pubs,Real Ale' |
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Hall and Woodhouse (Badger Ales) pub with good food and big-screen sports.
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Last visited by ilmari, 7 November 2007.
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