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pub on the outisde, indian wedding venue on the inside.. very confusing. popped on on a crawl beofre seeing a tooting and mitcham game, expecting to walk into a pub, it turned out a wedding was being setup in what looks like a wine bar/indian restaurant.. still had a pint though...
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No ales. Inside over-powering 'aroma' of cooking. Outside foul mouthed badly dressed Chavs and their ugly kids.
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Primarily a curry house, but with a pub like bar. No Ale. Curry good though. Service excellent.
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Now reopened as a "contemporary bar and restaurant".
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Pub Closed and being pulled down for redelopment
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Full of mitcham chavs who make being a tosser an art form.
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This is now 2008 and there has been a huge turn around in respect to the appearence of the pub not to mention the new food menu has done the place wonders. Fantastic food! The crown is now open all day and has a fresh,clean traditional look and feel to it. It truly has gone up a gear or two. The beer garden is huge, well lit, and looks lovely with the trees and flowers. The prices of drinks and food at the Crown are extremely reasonable, best ive seen for miles. The staff there are also very welcoming and friendly, they have a good team on board there along with the new landlady they've given the Crown a new lease of life. They have regular theme nights there and various bands playing there on a weekly basis, plus private functions held frequently. This really isnt the Crown Inn it used to be, and take my word for it its not going anywhere other than up.
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about time another dreary boozer gone,all the locals drag the place down so perhaps it is them to blame for this boozers demise
anonymous - 28 Aug 2007 11:52 |
This pub is going! Yet another one .... The Crown, in London Road, is already part of the council-owned Civic Centre site, but the pub has decided to discontinue its lease of the property and call time at the end of this month.
Rumours had been circulating that Merton Council wanted to convert the old boozer into a processing centre for asylum seekers, but the whispers have been dismissed by Town Hall as "100 per cent" false."We are interested in the Crown pub site as additional council office space and have been talking to the relevant parties," said Councillor Samantha George, cabinet member for corporate resources.
"But we are at the very early stages of negotiations and nothing has been decided as yet," she added.
The Crown's bosses at Scottish and Newcastle (S&N) confirmed they were keen to vacate the site.
"We lease the pub and are in the process of selling the remains of the lease as the pub does not fit with the rest of our business," said Lucy Hall of S&N.
anonymous - 28 Aug 2007 11:37 |
since nov 2005 under new management.
the new landlord and landlady are very pleasant and good. this place is great now open all day and night every day!! great beers great place and kids welcome too. this place has even been used for the bill series!! well worth the visit..
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The two bars are quite separate, so if you don't want to watch football on one of the two screens, you can go to the quieter bar.
Handy location, being next to the Mitcham tram stop.
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i think it is a lovely pub and the landlords are friendly and welcoming! shame it will not be open in the evenings anymore!
anonymous - 18 Oct 2004 13:10 |
A real change from a couple of years ago, friendly staff who don't tell you to F*** off when you walk in, decent lunchtime grub and evena mean drop of Guinness - well worth a visit
Anon - 24 Aug 2004 17:52 |
In September 2003, the pub was refurbished by 'enterprise inns' and the current landlords have slowly been changing the clientele by attempting to remove the rowdier elements and encouraging a more relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
The Pub has a policy of no children in the bar areas, but does have a good sized and pleasant garden.
Recently the landlady has introduced lunchtime food and it has also started a Saturday morning breakfast buffet, although breakfast is on trial for September 2004 only.
Overall the atmosphere is a huge improvement from the bad old days of �Jimmy� and I for one would recommend that you try it for yourself.
Tim - 24 Aug 2004 17:45 |
i would advise you not to go in there with children they will find it quite boring
anonymous - 30 Mar 2004 13:31 |
a very depressing pub the only good thing about it is yoU occasionaly get the drunkerd making slightly amusing jokes and most of the locals have been barred
anonymous - 29 Mar 2004 19:32 |
