Dog & Fox, Wimbledon Village, SW19

This is a large Victorian pub in a prominent position in Wimbledon Village, although records show that there has been a pub or inn on this site since the days of Henry VIII. Such a large building would clearly once have been divided into a number of seperate areas, however these days the main pub part is one large space. There is a seperate restaurant area to one side with in my opinion the pretty naff names based on Womble characters, eg Orinoco Lounge, Mme Cholet Room. Again beyond here part of the large building has been converted into a seperate Chinese restaurant. There are a few hints of the pub's previous life, a mosaic tiled floor and hall remain in what would have been a main entrance once. The lobby of the "Tap Room"...marked in etched glass...is now thoughtlessly blocked over by high bench seating. The main pub area feels too big and lacks pub atmosphere, the majority of the seating has been given over to those high tables and similar seats. There is an outdoor seating area to the street, partially screened by planting. A long standing Young's pub, I could only see three handpumps on my recent visit, of these just two on, Ordinary Bitter and Waggledance. I suspect the pub has a target market of diners during the day, perhaps younger drinkers later on. It just seems to completely lack character and ambience to me.

Randomness Guide to London - Dog And Fox entry

Randomness Guide to London - Dog And Fox entry

Official site of the Dog & Fox, contains menus as well as beer and wine lists - www.thedogandfox.co.uk

Official site of the Dog & Fox, contains menus as well as beer and wine lists - www.thedogandfox.co.uk