Fox & Hounds, Surbiton

This pub has the usual modern open plan layout in what is now a large space and clearly once three perhaps four rooms. The bar is straight ahead of the main entrance, to the left is a comfortable seating area with leather effect chairs, larger tables but also a dartboard. The room winds back beyond the bar with a few sofas then culminates in a standing area with a pool table. Decor is pleasant, light walls with a reddish colour to dado rail height, lots of old photographs of the area plus Epsom race meetings, and a few framed old style advertisements. A couple of fireplaces look to have real log fires when required. A few TVs around the place plus a fold down screen obviously for bigger sporting events. To the front is a raised outdoor veranda with good views across the busy Portsmouth Rd to the lagoon and river beyond. Two handpumps, serving a rather ordinary choice of Courage Best and Wells Bombardier. I had the CB which was perfectly kept to be fair. A decent pub, to me slightly failing to make the most of its location and opportunity. Still worth a look in though for a quick pint if passing nearby.