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Requested be closed with reason - Gone away: Reverted back to restaurant use.

The Watermans Arms, Barnes, SW13

Pub added by john mcgraw
375 Lonsdale Road
SW13
SW13 9PY
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Watermans Arms

Very surprised this is not in the Good Beer Guide. I was very impressed.

Externally stunning - with a lovely balcony to watch the river traffic go by.

Interior - Drinking and dining areas - more dining upstairs.

Service - First class. Friendliest staff you could hope to meet.

Food - good value for the area.

Beer - an impressive selection of Cask (Superb Harveys Sussex Best taken) and craft keg filling the back wall of the bar.

Very close to the station and if you dont like it, the bulls head next door!

On 20th January 2022 - rating: 10
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Rex Rattus left this review about The Watermans Arms

This is one of the more recent additions to the Big Smoke Brewery stable of pubs. Like all their other pubs, the range of ales available is impressive - this one had the standard 10 ales on. I went for the Big Smoke unfined Solaris session ale, which at £4.40 a pint is not particularly cheap for a low 3.8% ABV ale. But of course with the loyalty card, which is usable at any Big Smoke pub, you do get a free pint when you've bought nine. The weekday lunch menu has some reasonably priced pub grub options, such as the full English breakfast, or sausage & mash, both at £6.50. I went for the honey roast ham and mustard sarny at £5, with chips an extra £1.75. Apart from my usual moan about the chips coming ready salted (is this a new fad? - I don't remember it being a thing in the past) my only observation (not a complaint of course) was there was too much ham in the sarny! It must have been half an inch thick! I've had smaller gammon steaks. But the ham was delicious so I had no difficulty in disposing of it. There were what looked like good value daily meal deals advertised for a meal and a drink, in which the drink could be any pint of real ale.

The pub occupies a prominent corner site next to the iconic Bull's Head. But inside it's smaller than it appears from the outside. There's a very nice restaurant area upstairs (all tables laid for diners) with doors that can open onto a balcony. The main downstairs bar has a handful or so tables with a mix of fixed bench seating, small stools and normal chairs, plus a few tall stools at a ledge by the window. Unfortunately the sounds we were subjected to were a bit discordant, with the TV on with sound enabled showing the rugby, competing with some Wings album playing over the sound system.

But I'm prepared to forgive these minor inconveniences for a pub with such an impressive beer range. I've never been in a Big Smoke pub I've not liked, and I would be very happy to visit this one again

On 14th October 2019 - rating: 7
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john gray left this review about Watermans Arms

Nice traditional styled pub with upstairs dining/drinking and a great but small balcony overlooking the Thames Quite small bar to the left as you enter.10 cask beers and about 10 keg beers.Friendly barstaff.Tried a couple of halves of tired beer then a superb pint of Oakham -original pale.Busy pub considering it recently opened.Loyalty card for regulars.

On 16th May 2019 - rating: 8
[User has posted 1023 recommendations about 1009 pubs]

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Map location corrected by john mcgraw
Barnes Bridge, 0.14 miles, 2 min walk (show)
Barnes, 0.73 miles, 14 min walk (show)
Mortlake, 0.93 miles, 17 min walk (show)
Latest updates View all updates for The Watermans Arms, SW13
5th Feb 2024, 15:42
Request to mark pub as closed by Rex Rattus approved
 
5th Feb 2024, 15:18
Request to mark pub as closed submitted by Rex Rattus, with included notes: Gone away: Reverted back to restaurant use.

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  • Accommodation : No last updated 14 February 2022 by Tris C
  • Hot Food : Yes last updated 14 February 2022 by Tris C
  • Live TV Sports : Yes - Selective. - last updated 14 February 2022 by Tris C
  • Micropub : No last updated 14 February 2022 by Tris C
  • Quiz Night : Yes - Wednesdays 19.30. - last updated 14 February 2022 by Tris C
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 14 February 2022 by Tris C
  • Real Cider : Yes last updated 21 May 2019 by Tris C
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