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Walkies have have their uses. Without them all the other pubs would be full of Aussies 'travelling' in and 'discovering' Europe.
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I suppose this place may appeal to you if you're just one of so many moronic, under-educated, flip-flop wearing, arrogant, piss-stained little Yob-Oiks who just happen to be either from South Africa or Australia and thinks you're living on the beach, but you really do a poor job at representing your countries.
Please take your sick-encrusted persons down to the water's edge of the Thames and just keep on walking.
This pub was once the Red Lion, a traditional London pub with a lovely facade catering for everyone. Now, you have a hard job avoiding the beer/sick/piss/chewing gum/cigarette butt stains on the pavement left by these Amoebas as you walk past. Shameful.
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Fair enough if you wish to slum it up with sprawling antipodeans or the local scum, otherwise keep walking up the high street.
anonymous - 8 May 2009 22:53 |
This is your usual Walkabout with Standard lagers, John Smiths, Plasma screens everywhere and big projector screen.
Good for watching sport, but not a lot else.
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It's probably unrealistic to rate these places as one might do a normal pub. As a few posters noted below it does what it says on the tin. Great for people in their 20s on a big Friday/Sat mega session and for those after a quick pint in the week if getting to the Dukes Head /Half moon/Bricklayers is too far a walk without a top-up. But instintively I would use the Whistle and Flute really. As I say, for those in their 20s after a massive weekend session it's ideal I'm sure.
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one word. snakebite. ouch!!! xxxxxx
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This place is alright. I was in last week and the beer was moderatley fresh, though mediocre selection, so it wasn't the end of the world. I had the Oz beer, it was decent enough. There are better pubs in the area but in a pinch I would rather have been there than at work.
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It's a Walkabout. Does what it says on the tin. Lot of people hate them. I wouldn't drink in them all the time, but now and again they do the job, and whilst it's not a great place it isn't in my view as bad as most people make out.
mps77 - 18 Apr 2008 16:46 |
Hi All. Amazing how many people slate a pub where lots of people go and have a great time. The music is always a good mix of styles and the service is efficient. While there is not a large selection of lager, there are some very nice bottles in the fridge (I highly recommend either Speights or Mac's) Sure it doesn't sell warm ale and have 10 old guys sitting around complaining they have to go outside to smoke now, but that is not I look for in a pub. I'm a Kiwi and have been here about 10 times since it opened two years ago. I have had a good time on every visit and have never seen any trouble like fights etc. Sure the occasional person gets more drunk than they should and may be a bit loud, it's just more noticable when they have accent. I was here for Australia day with some friends last month and it was brilliant. It is also a good place to watch sport (you can stand next to someone supporting the other team without having to worry about getting stabbed - or is that just a problem when watching soccer (sorry football)).
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Oh dear. This is the most miserable excuse for pub that you will ever have the misfortune to come across. You might think this is an exaggeration but it cannot be stressed how awful a place this is.
Dirty, smelly, dark, grim, characterless. The pub attracts the most horrid creatures to be found anywhere in Putney. It's Chav Central. Of course there are no ales, only mass-produced keg products, and even the selection of bottled beers is grim.
If there is one pub in Putney you should avoid, then this is it.
However if you're feeling a little bored of the Putney bar-dining scene* then it might be worth popping in just for a giggle, but you won't stay long, that is for certain.
* which lets be honest is pretty dull (with the exception of a few decent pubs)
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not really for me - but honestly, it is a walkabout and it does what it says on the tin! Shame its there though... If you want somehere decent go round the corner to the Brick!
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Just a comment regarding the reviews slating this place: They make it sound like a prison riot has broken out in the bog of eternal stench. The reality is much, much worse!
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I do not understand why people write such comments about the Walkabouts. Everyone knows what to expect when they go there; lots of people drinking, sport, dancing etc. If this is not really your scene then don't go and don't try and ruin it for people that enjoy what the Walkabouts have to offer. For my part I enjoy the Walkabout and judging by the great party atmosphere they generate, especially on a Saturday night, I am not alone. See you there soon!!
anonymous - 26 Jul 2007 21:02 |
Australia Zoo transplanted to Putney.
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This place is not as bad as the other revievers would have you believe, yeah, it's full of pissed aussies most of the time, but that's what to expect from a walksbout surely. Good for watching sport in, service is efficient.
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I remember this used to be a half decent traditional pub back in the early 90s called the White Lion, this was before the breweries embarked on their theme pub obsession and ruined it.
Now it�s a terrible plastic Aussie pub frequented by puking pissing Aussie louts. Like someone else said, it makes the Litten Tree seem upmarket - utter shithole.
anonymous - 2 Apr 2007 09:17 |
It was bad as The Litten Tree, but as a Walkabout it is beyond dire. However, there can be good stand-up comedy shows in the basement on Thusrday and Staurday nights.
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The worst pub I've ever had the misfortune to visit. I was due to meet some friends there to watch the England match in the world cup. Got there late due to train problems and was told the place was full, couldn't let me in due to fire regulations. Fair enough, rang my friend, told him I couldn't get in so I'd bugger off to another pub and meet later. Just as I hang up, a load of South Africans turn up, handshakes all round and in they go. So much for the fire regulations.
Is it me, or are South African door staff the most miserable arseholes on the planet?
I finally get in there after the match has finished for a pint of pissy lager of some sort. I felt bad for my friends, they'd been stuck in there drinking that shite, while I'd stumbled upon a wonderful boozer in Fulham. Suffice to say, we did not linger.
I second the call for negative rating marks. This place needs to be avoided at all costs. With any luck, global warming will kick in and it'll drown in the river.
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Hell on earth. If Wandsworth Borough Council need evidence that Putney High Street really is as bad as everyone says then this surely is it. I never thought I could ever miss the Litten Tree. The Litten Tree! That's how bad this place is. The rating should be a minus number as even walking straight past it (through the puke) makes me angry.
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Even writing a review is a waste of energy...a soul sapping ecuse of a drinking establishment - the only saving grace is that all the arseholes end up there and away from ther rest of the public....
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Typical Walkabout, A fair walk from Putney Bridge Tube Station. Quite pricey compared to your usual chain pub.
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