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The Althorp, Wandsworth Common, SW17

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20 Bellevue Road
SW17
SW17 7EB

Phone: 02087679677

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Wandsworth Common

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Tris C left this review about The Althorp

This is actually a modern conversion – 2010 – originally the Bowler, the name influenced by the operator’s sister pub, the Spencer Arms over in Putney. Rex mentions the Spencer family connection to Wandsworth, the family acquired Wandsworth Common in the mid-18th century, so this place name is a reference to their two-up, two-down in Northamptonshire from which the adjacent road takes its name.
Given that this is a modern conversion, there’s nothing of heritage here, with a modern interior viewable on their website with a lower room to the rear which rises again as you process deeper into the interior. Multiple TVs showed the F1 in silence, none of the customers – typically young, floaty women – showing not one iota of interest in the physics of rear diffusers, pushrod suspension and the like, but were understandably taken with the rather loud ABBA soundtrack.
Surprisingly, there is a cask choice here in the form of an unused pump, a reversed Doom clip then Wandle, £2.80 a half, in terrible ‘lemon barley water’ condition, served by a goofy barmaid; I couldn’t face finishing it.
I wouldn’t have come here if I’d known this was a conversion, but even if it weren’t, the neighbouring Hope is the clear winner in the immediate vicinity.

On 7^th May 2024 - rating: 4
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Rex Rattus left this review about The Althorp

This pub is no doubt named after the family name of the Earls Spencer, who have traditionally owned masses of land in the Wandsworth area. This place brands itself as a bar and restaurant, and the dozen or more people in the bar on Friday afternoon were all eating, except for yours truly and one other bloke sitting at the bar. The main bar area has mainly normal tables and chairs, but there was the inevitable clutch of distressed leather sofas and armchairs by the window. It's an oddly shaped place - behind the main bar down a few steps is a sort of lounge area furnished with sofas and armchairs; keep going and there is another fairly large room with all tables laid for diners. But this room was unused during my visit, with diners presumably preferring the more convivial atmosphere of the main bar. A bit of seating outside at the front of the pub was being utilised by a couple of smokers. There were a couple of TVs on the walls (switched off during my visit), but no fruit machines or others of their ilk.

I didn't see a menu, but the Christmas bookings flyer was on my table advertising the 3-course Christmas lunch (but not on 25 or 31 December) for £28 plus 10% service charge. Most of the meals I saw being scoffed were not served on normal plates but on some sort of deep bowl affair. Preferably I like eating off plates, but I would guess that they would suit gravyphiles as you could probably get a couple of pints of the stuff in them.

This place is as much restaurant as pub, like so many places these days. It's not the sort of place in which I would choose to spend an evening session, but when I was in there were plenty of tables available for drinkers. Mustn't forget the beer - three ales on, being Sharp's Doom Bar and Cornish Coaster, and Timothy Taylor Landlord. The Cornish Coaster was £3.60 a pint which is OK by London standards, was in good nick although served in a dimpled jug with no choice offered (a typical gastropub affection of course). Nonetheless, this place makes a useful addition to the Wandsworth Common area and is worth dropping into for a pint or two.

On 7^th September 2013 - rating: 5
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