The White Lion of Mortimer, Mitcham

The White Lion of Mortimer is situated on the pedestrianised area and it looks very different from the outside with unusuall brickwork. Once inside it is just like most spoons but on a smaller scale,there were loads of normal tables and chairs which always seem a bit uncomfortable in most Spoons i visit. There was a decent choice of real ales on the bar and i had a drink of Spitfire which was a decent enough drink. The pub was fairly busy late afternoon probably because there is not that much competition in the middle of Mitcham. Pub visited 7/1/2006

This is a Wetherspoon’s pub with the usual sort of range of ales on, at the usual sort of price, and with a typical mid afternoon clientele. I thought I blended in quite well with locals. I got to try the excellent Skinner’s Jingle Knocker in here. For a ‘Spoons it’s not that big inside, although the exterior boasts a long and impressive frontage. It’s clearly always been a pub – originally Victorian, or possibly even Edwardian, I would say based the ceiling design and cast iron columns with decorated capitals. On the whole it’s pretty much like every other ‘Spoons you’ve been in, although I didn’t care much for the purple painted walls. The typically good ale choice means that I would probably visit again, although it’s obviously not worth going out of your way to find.