The Crossing, Barnes, SW13

There was only one real ale on - Timothy Taylor Landlord at £6.50 a pint. I didn't look at the menu, but a chalkboard above one of the fireplaces advertised "a chefs (sic) daily special" of a roast beef sandwich - £12.50 with a choice of chips or salad. Incidentally, when I was in during Friday lunchtime none of the tables were laid for diners, nor was there a menu on my table. In short, it was nothing like the pseudo restaurant found by previous reviewers. The pub is now totally modernised; perhaps the brick-built firepaces are original. There's a peninsular servery with what looks like a brick bar-back with an array of keg fonts protuding from the bottom of it. The furnishings were normal tables and chairs. It was not busy during my Friday lunchtime visit, with just a half-dozen or so of us in there, some of us tucking into the roast beef sandwich. I found it to be a quiet (just some low level background music) and comfortable pub with a friendly and welcoming barman.

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Official site of The Crossing - www.thecrossing-barnes.co.uk

Official site of The Crossing - www.thecrossing-barnes.co.uk