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The Apollo Arms, Clapham, SW4
SW4
SW4 0JT
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Reviews of The Apollo Arms (Average Rating: 5 of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Apollo Arms
Another pub new to the 2025 Good Beer Guide and another disappointment. If I was to walk into a pub in Herefordshire, I'd be perturbed to find just Butty Bach. Maybe it's a novelty in the capital. A second handpull had a HPA clip turned round and a third was unclipped. I thought I would resort to keg again, but wasn't going to resort to lager, Guinness or Stowford Press.
This place appears to be a bit too trendy for me. It is mainly for diners. There is an open kitchen in the rear room which can be found up a couple of steps. As the previous review says, there are also some tables in the front windows also reached by a couple of steps.
There were lots of staff, but they can probably to afford to employ plenty given the prices being charged. Music was playing. Cocktails were advertised. The place seemed really popular amongst a trendy local set. I was still drenched from the incessant rain outside and didn't really fit into the customer base for the pub. It's not my kind of pub either. 2025 Good Beer Guide - what on earth! After 3 disappointing pubs from the Guide and with the lousy weather, I was on the verge of calling it a day. Luckily for me I persevered.
On 27th January 2025
- rating: 3
[User has posted 3040 recommendations about 3038 pubs]
David Walton left this review about The Apollo Arms
Think I have visited the premises back in April 2022 when this was then the Old Town Clapham branch of MeatLiquor.
Now a nicely furnished gastropub with a raised front part to the left of the entrance door more laid out for diners (none present on my visit early evening). The larger bar area has some green leather banquettes down the right hand side and some high tables as you approach the bar that runs along the far end of the bar area. There are some high tables and chairs between the pillars that care up the length of the room and a do semi-circular green leather seating around some high tables on the left hand side of the room. There are a few wing-back leather chairs (brown, not green) in the corner opposite the door.
I was hoping for a pint of cask here on venturing into the venue. Two of three hand pulls had clips for Butty Bach and HPA but both were off. Two identical sets of taps offering Guinness, Stowford Press, Hazy Days From GK, Estrella, Hawkstone lager (apparently from Jeremy Clarksons brewery - never knew he had one) and another lager called Lunar (apparently brewed for them by Belhaven).
Venue had potential to be above average but both cask beers being off just because it was a Monday for a venue that opens 7 days a week is somewhat poor. Will try again at some point to see if they can tick their score to above average. Were advertising spaces to watch Eng v Swiss at the weekend - would have to be chucking in free beer to watch after the performance against the Slovaks yesterday.
On 1st July 2024
- rating: 5
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Jam Tree
A large rectangular pub which would be open plan apart from the rows of square pillars. The front windows open right up in warm weather and there is a large garden at the rear. Sadly still no handpumps.
On 5th August 2019
- rating: 4
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Clapham High Street, 0.6 miles, 11 min walk (show)
Queenstown Road (Battersea), 0.81 miles, 15 min walk (show)
Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 05 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 05 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 05 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 05 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 05 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Car Park : No last updated 05 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 27 January 2025 by Blue Scrumpy
- Darts : No last updated 05 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Function Room : No last updated 27 January 2025 by Blue Scrumpy
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Jukebox : No last updated 05 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Karaoke : No last updated 05 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Live Music : No last updated 27 January 2025 by Blue Scrumpy
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 05 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Micropub : No last updated 13 February 2020 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 05 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Pool Table : No last updated 05 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Quiz Night : Yes - Sunday - last updated 05 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 10 October 2023 by Tris C
- Real Cider : No last updated 05 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Wheelchair Access : Yes - Wheelchair access is via a bell - last updated 05 January 2009 by hondo .
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