The Nightingale, Balham, SW12

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An attractive looking pub in a largely residential area with a small amount of outside seating at the front, there was a good crowd in on our recent Friday evening visit and it was nice to see a couple of guys playing darts to the right of the bar counter when so many pubs in the vicinity seem to be almost entirely given over to food. Etched glass on the windows was an attractive feature.

Décor wise it is perhaps traditional with a more contemporary twist; sanded wooden boards on the floor, a dark, wood panelled bar counter that curved around in a sort of U shape to serve both the front and rear of the pub, pale wood cladding on the lower part of the walls and a deep shade of aqua blue above. White painted wooden panelling was on the ceiling, whilst seating was a mixture of regular tables and chairs, stools and some high chairs along the front in the window. A number of old pictures were on the walls, including several old black and white photographs of the locale. A TV screen was mounted up in the corner, but fortunately this was not in use on our visit.

Beers on tap were primarily from Young’s with their London Original, London Special and Drop Gold and these were joined by Sambrook’s Wandle. The solitary cider meanwhile was a rather disappointing Aspall’s. Overall though, a pretty decent local’s pub and I’d happily pop in again if passing.

On 30^th October 2023 - rating: 7
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