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Spread Eagle, Wandsworth, SW18

71 Wandsworth High Street
SW18
SW18 2PT
Phone: 02088779809
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Tris C left this review about Spread Eagle

This is a mid-18th century pub, rebuilt in 1898 with a CAMRA inventory interior of Exceptional National Historic Importance and grade II-listed.
The place is unchanged since BF’s excellent review and I agree about the corporate ghost of Young’s lurking in the background, but it’s a must-visit for the interior alone, not improved with rugby commentary to multiple screens, though blessedly without any awful United Nations sports' bunting. The lavs are very swanky and there’s a rather plush hotel upstairs and customers were on the older side and few in number, the area’s youth wing being attracted to the neighbouring Ram and King’s Arms.
For the record, the ale front amounted to London Original, Special and Drop Gold at £2.90 a half and fine, served by a smiley barmaid.
Heritage interior aside, I found this place better than the awful noisy sweatboxes next door that are the Ram and King’s Arms, neither of which could furnish me with a cask beer on a Saturday evening, but the cask choice here isn’t something that would hold my attention for an extended session.

On 8th October 2023 - rating: 8
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Spread Eagle

On the CAMRA Historic Pub of National Importance list,and you can see why.The exterior is impressive but so too are the etched glass set in the room dividers,the bar back mirrors in the smaller Public Bar to the left,the fine staircase to the loos and the hotel rooms and the wood panelling throughout.You enter into the lounge with the longer serving bar and three ale options in Youngs Original and Special and the usual guest in Young's house of St Austell Proper Job (A bit tired,NBSS 2.5,ludicrous £6.05).
The wall mounted prints and pictures throughout create interest and the fine hanging lighting globes about the lounge servery are another heritage feature.There is a substantial laid dining room around the back with a skylight but strangely the food menu on my Thursday lunchtime visit was de minimis with just bar snacks,toaties and smothered chips.
Fortunately Youngs pubco have not ruined the interior but their corporate image is never far away and the furniture doesn't reflect the splendour of the internal fittings.The use of wood floor boards throughout detracts from the seperate rooms which meld into one .Worth inspecting but lacking a compelling reason to base yourself here for a session.

On 7th April 2023 - rating: 7
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Steve of N21 left this review about Spread Eagle

This splendid, Grade II listed late Victorian pub close to the Ram Brewery redevelopment has undergone an internal make over since the last reviews and although I cannot comment on the changes as this was my first visit to this pub, I can say that I thought the end result is all rather wonderful.
When looking at previous reviews one thing I can say is that the public saloon bar set up has been changed and that the pool table and dartboard are no more and you now have two large lounge spaces connected to each other. The former public bar has a small bar section with two ale handpumps then the larger bar section in the original lounge room has a set of four handpumps. Both sections are a collection of impressive back bar mirrors and etched glass. The bank of four pumps had the usual Youngs estate line-up nowadays of two badged with Youngs Original, one with Youngs Special and the fourth with St Austell Proper Job, although I was assured by the colleague I was with that one of the doubled up Original pumps is replaced by the seasonal Winter Warmer during winter months.
The bronze ceiling in each section is really impressive, as is the collection of assorted chandelier lighting that hangs from it. Eclectic art collections adorn every wall but somehow fits in well with the Victorian décor. The collection on the staircase up to the first floor toilets was especially interesting and I specifically liked the Mr Bung the Brewer and Mrs Bung the Brewers wife happy families pictures.
If you are in the area to visit the Sambrook’s tap room in the Old Ram Brewery then I would thoroughly recommend combining it with a visit here.

On 31st March 2023 - rating: 8
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Map location corrected by Tris C
Wandsworth Town, 0.42 miles, 8 min walk (show)
Earlsfield, 1.11 miles, 21 min walk (show)
Putney, 1.19 miles, 22 min walk (show)
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25th Feb 2024, 09:04
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  • Accommodation : Yes last updated 05 April 2022 by Rex Rattus
  • Bar Billiards : No last updated 05 April 2022 by Rex Rattus
  • Beer Festivals : No last updated 05 April 2022 by Rex Rattus
  • Beer Garden : No last updated 05 April 2022 by Rex Rattus
  • CAMRA Discount : No last updated 05 April 2022 by Rex Rattus
  • Car Park : No last updated 05 April 2022 by Rex Rattus
  • Darts : No last updated 05 April 2022 by Rex Rattus
  • Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 08 October 2023 by Tris C
  • Hot Food : Yes last updated 05 April 2022 by Rex Rattus
  • Jukebox : No last updated 08 October 2023 by Tris C
  • Karaoke : No last updated 05 April 2022 by Rex Rattus
  • Live Music : Yes - Open mic. - last updated 08 October 2023 by Tris C
  • Live TV Sports : Yes - Rugby. - last updated 08 October 2023 by Tris C
  • Micropub : No last updated 07 February 2021 by Tris C
  • Pinball : No last updated 05 April 2022 by Rex Rattus
  • Pool Table : No last updated 05 April 2022 by Rex Rattus
  • Quiz Night : No last updated 08 October 2023 by Tris C
  • Real Ale : Yes - Young's. - last updated 27 June 2022 by Tris C
  • Wheelchair Access : Yes - Accessible toilet ground floor - last updated 05 April 2022 by Rex Rattus
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