Raynes Park, Raynes Park, SW20

Tris C left this review about Raynes Park

The Raynes Park Tavern as was, would seem to date from around the late 19th century, built to serve Raynes Park railway station, 1871, the pub rebuilt in 1904.
With some secluded booth-style space to the left-hand side with natural wood field panelling, beneath the vaulted ceiling the heritage-free interior is a fair size, bare boarded with a quarry tiled bar apron, the bar array modern, with glass fronted cabinets, the whole interior painted a very dark green, lighting from some fluted glass affairs, décor in the form of some miscellaneous prints. There are plenty of games machines flashing away and many a TV, showing silent unwatched sport; music played at quite some volume, come my Friday 9.15pm visit. Customers were mixed, harmless locals and unlike me, were in good spirits, seated atop mixed furniture, tables topped with laminated menus.
Cask offerings amounted to just Abbot, GK IPA and something suspicious called ‘Brewing Heritage’, all swerved in favour of a half of Cwtch Clwb Tropica, a horrible cloudy fruity keg offering, £3.75 a half, served by a friendly barmaid.
Certainly I’ve been in worse pubs than this, but if I lived locally, I’d jump on the bus and head for the superior pubs in neighbouring SW19.

On 26^th January 2025 - rating: 4
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