The Jolly Gardeners, SW18

Dating from the late 19th century, this is a pretty pub, still sporting a Courage cockerel straddling the sign bracket. The interior would seem to have been completely redone since the last review, the only thing I recognised from MM’s review was the stack of logs. Thereafter it’s just a modern bare boarded floor, dark grey wainscoting beneath white walls and ceiling, conventional quite modern furniture, meagre décor with dazzling ceiling mounted spotlights; to the rear is a dedicated dining room, completely empty on my Saturday evening visit and just two customers up front during my brief stay. There was one unused pump, then just a sportingly seasonal offering from Wimbledon: C’mon England, £2.90 a half and lacking any conditioning. Or perhaps just wilfully bland. This is yet another unmemorable Garratt Lane pub. Unlike the Grosvenor (almost opposite), it has a cask offering but the interior completely lacks any character, though they are both similarly lacking in any kind of ambience.

Official site of The Jolly Gardeners - www.thejollygardeners.com

Official site of The Jolly Gardeners - www.thejollygardeners.com