The Crooked Billet, Wimbledon Common, SW19

Tris C left this review about The Crooked Billet

Dating from the early 18th century, this has been in Young’s care since 1888, expanding into a neighbouring cottage in 1969.
The location is attractive and idyllic, situated overlooking a small green space just to the south of Wimbledon Common. The interior is a bit ‘olde worlde’, with some flagstone flooring then bare boarded to the rear modern restaurant, but there are typical pastel shades of smoky blue or sage green and a ‘60s’-looking modern plank/t ‘n’ g bar back, with traditional furniture – some booth-style dining to the rear – with a few eclectic prints. Customers were locals of a very mixed age, so mixed in fact that the pub seemed also to double as a crèche, with lots of little children running round underfoot at the time of my Saturday 8.25pm arrival.
A Young’s lineup of Original and Special was augmented with Wimbledon SW19 at £3.10 a half and dull, but despite the upmarket location, 20p a half less than at the awful GK Prince of Wales in the town centre, dished up by a friendly barman.
This place is about ok, but as others have mentioned, the Hand in Hand next door is more authentic, less child orientated and has a far better cask lineup, despite the Young’s stewardship.

On 28^th May 2024 - rating: 6
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