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The Bread & Roses, Clapham, SW4

68 Clapham Manor Street
SW4
SW4 6DZ
Phone: 02074981779
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Tris C left this review about The Bread & Roses

As the Bowyer Arms, this grade II-listed backstreet pub was built in 1846 by Thomas ‘The Man Who Built London’ Cubitt, also responsible for Osborne House, the fruit of his loins being great-great-granddaughter Queen Camilla. It was a Meux’s house by the start of the 20th century, an empty Taylor Walker sign frame extant.
On approach, there’s some vestigial etched glass, the interior being fairly large, simple white and slate grey painted and rambling, with a multitude of theatre and live music flyers, best viewed on their website. The place is home to a theatre and comedy club and a noted live music venue, a good Ska/Two-tone band playing on my mid-Saturday evening visit, isolated from the outside through the installation of double glazing. The place was buzzing with a mixed crowd, but plenty of old-school locals in attendance, with much dancing – after a fashion – going on.
It wasn’t an easy task to get to the bar but once a large group left a hole, I slipped in, wisely eschewing the anonymous house beer in favour of a half of Wandle, £2.60, tired and flabby even by Wandle’s flabby fruit salad standards.
This is a fun place, making for something different and quite the surprise given the location, but the beer quality lets the side down a bit.

On 18th March 2024 - rating: 4
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custodian 42 left this review about The Bread & Roses

L-shaped room with the bar facing you as you walk in. Weak real ales on offer. Stage to the right. The long room to the left opens out onto a beer garden. Nothing special. Opens at 4pm.

On 20th October 2019 - rating: 4
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Bread & Roses

The interior consists of a large L shaped interior, with the bar facing you as you enter and a decent size stage area on the right. The seating consisted of brown smooth finished banquette seating along the left hand side. Walls were in white with a large collection of black and white photos of various musicians past and present. Three handpumps on the bar, with two in use, Sambrooks Wandle and London Pride. Service was slow from the two bar staff, even though the pub was quiet on our early Friday eve visit, so you wouldn't have a hope of being served when live music was playing and the place gets busy.

On 6th April 2017 - rating: 5
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Pub location see interactive map of local area
Map location corrected by Rex Rattus
Clapham High Street, 0.33 miles, 6 min walk (show)
Wandsworth Road, 0.41 miles, 7 min walk (show)
Queenstown Road (Battersea), 1.1 miles, 21 min walk (show)
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18th Mar 2024, 17:31
Review submitted by Tris C amended by Tris C
 
18th Mar 2024, 17:27
Review submitted by Tris C

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  • Accommodation : No last updated 18 March 2024 by Tris C
  • Bar Billiards : No last updated 20 September 2013 by Rex Rattus
  • Beer Festivals : No last updated 18 March 2024 by Tris C
  • Beer Garden : Yes last updated 20 September 2013 by Rex Rattus
  • CAMRA Discount : No last updated 18 March 2024 by Tris C
  • Car Park : No last updated 20 September 2013 by Rex Rattus
  • Darts : No last updated 18 March 2024 by Tris C
  • Function Room : Yes - According to Twitter - last updated 21 July 2015 by Dave McNally
  • Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
  • Jukebox : No last updated 18 March 2024 by Tris C
  • Karaoke : No last updated 18 March 2024 by Tris C
  • Live Music : Yes last updated 20 September 2013 by Rex Rattus
  • Micropub : No last updated 18 March 2024 by Tris C
  • Pinball : No last updated 20 September 2013 by Rex Rattus
  • Pool Table : Yes last updated 20 September 2013 by Rex Rattus
  • Quiz Night : Yes last updated 18 March 2024 by Tris C
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 20 September 2013 by Rex Rattus
  • Real Cider : No last updated 18 March 2024 by Tris C
  • WiFi : Yes last updated 20 September 2013 by Rex Rattus
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