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A Fuller's pub on Balham High Road.

This pub, in an area infested with many loathsomely trendy bars, has large plate-glass windows, sofas, pool tables, and pale wood, but when you go inside it's not so bad. Unfortunately they have started having bad live music on some weekday evenings. Having someone wailing off-key to random guitar strumming can really put you off your pint. Aside from that - and it doesn't start until 9 o'clock-ish - it's pretty quiet, though weekend evenings are far busier, and the feel is more like a sports bar. Service was very quick, although how they would cope on a busy night I don't know. The pizzas we ordered were good, but beware that on quiet evenings the kitchen may close earlier than the advertised 9 o'clock.

There was only one real beer on, London Pride. It was well-kept, but with four hand-pumps on the bar they really should have some of Fullers' other beers instead of just having the Pride pump-clip on all four. The soft drinks selection was also a bit poor, with no grapefruit juice, and they tend to put too much ice into soft drinks.

So over all, this isn't a great pub, certainly not one worth travelling to, and the nearby bbc bar is much better.

Web site claims to have wifi available, and it is all wheelchair-accessible. Food is served noon-9pm.

See also:

• Beer In The Evening comments
• Fancyapint review