Hand & Racquet (formerly Hog's Head), Wimbledon  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratingsCask Marque pub - click for an explanation of the Cask Marque scheme

location:

Wimbledon

address:

25-27 Wimbledon Hill Road, SW19 7NE

phone:

0871 258 5339*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.

nearest stations:

Wimbledon Croydon Tramlink
(110m)

Dundonald Road Croydon Tramlink
(440m)

Merton Park Croydon Tramlink
(1Km)

South Wimbledon London Underground station
(1.3Km) - zones 3/4

Wimbledon Chase railway station
(1.4Km)

how to find it:

Exit Wimbledon station right, cross the main road after about 100 yards and its 50 yards more on your right.

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picture of Hand and Racquet
Of course it's a rip-off - ask the cab drivers who charge a tenner or more to shift tennis fans from the eponymous station to the actual place a couple of miles away where honoured Brits are ritually humiliated by streetwise catgut-clever kids. A box on a shelf saying 'Tennis Balls' is about their one nod to their chosen name. But it's easy enough on the throat, the eye and the backside. A medium sized place - and surrounded by the competition - the simple pine tables and chairs and occasional leather(ette) sofas are comfortable enough. IPA, Abbot and Black Sheep feature and the fuel-food menu is par for the course. A hint to its targeted clientele may be the bins providing copies of 'The Australian ' and 'The South African' and the sign behind the bar advising that biltong and dry-wors are available. Mind the crisps were nice as well and the young barman remained staggeringly patient when Dino couldn't quite understand why the one-penny coin he had (inadvertently, he insists) included in a number of one pounders, wasn't quite meeting the bill. Nice people. Ordinary bar.

reviewed:
9/6/2005
reviewed by dino

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