The Coat & Badge, Putney, SW15

Not a bad pub with plenty outside seating. We opted for the Proper Job which was a decent pint, good job as it cost £6.30!

Given this pub’s relative proximity to the Thames, the name is taken from Doggett’s Coat & Badge, the prize given to the winner of the eponymous race, the world’s oldest river race and dating from 1715. Summed up well by Will, you hear this pub before you see it, due to the throng of young people seated outside beneath a substantial covered area. It’s more sedate inside, with a predictable contemporary interior which can be seen on their website and my one photo, where furniture is upholstered in hues reminiscent of a David Fincher film and where bottles containing berries feature on every table. A limited cask lineup amounted to just London Original and Proper Job at £3.15 a half and on good form, delivered by unmemorable service. This pub is nudging average and better than most in SW15, not that that’s saying much, but again the unwatched silent sport and ‘trendy sitting room’ interior don’t mark it out for a revisit; I suspect the ‘steam punk’ copper panelling to the bar front is modern.

Official site of The Coat & Badge - www.thecoatandbadge.co.uk

Official site of The Coat & Badge - www.thecoatandbadge.co.uk

Usually pass by en route to Bricklayers but stepped in today & pleasantly surprised to find Doombar on handpump, also Pride & A.N.Other. Doombar ok, but £1.55 for halfpint!!! Too modern & lacking in character for my liking, probably does well on summer weekends with large seated outdoor area as you enter, likely to be horrendous if that's true.