The Railway, Putney

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location:

Putney

address:

202 Upper Richmond Road, SW15 6TD

phone:

0871 258 7464*
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nearest stations:

Putney railway station
(100m)

East Putney London Underground station
(540m) - zones 2/3

Putney pier River Thames boat service
(680m)

Putney Bridge London Underground station
(990m) - zone 2

Wandsworth Riverside Quarter pier River Thames boat service
(1.2Km)

how to find it:

Leave the station and head along Upper Richmond towards Putney. When you get to the junction with Putney High Street, you should see the Railway in front of you.

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For a change, here's a Wetherspoon that's not a converted bank, cinema, or car showroom - nevertheless, it still fits the pattern: huge place, high footfall, big turnover. It's a cavern of a Victorian Gin palace, retaining many of it's external original features and to a lesser extent internal features. The conversion has entailed installation of standard Wetherspoon ersatz Arts and Crafts booths in the back, which jar rather than blend. Modern would have been better. It all adds up to a familiar Wetherspoon experience - plenty of offers, plenty of food and a pretty extensive range of well-kept real ales at down-to-earth prices. We ought to like it more, but it's all too soulless.

reviewed:
25/11/2009