The William Morris, Merton Abbey Mills

Avoid. Place is crawling with low IQ shouty, brawling guys. Evening is not quite complete without police related incident stoked up by yet more bottle waving, St George attired punters. Sad as the pub was turning a corner... it's now a point of call for Pipps Bridge lowlife.

If the landlord was to banish the football in favour of rugby all would be well - for both punter and staff alike.

2 Jul 2010 21:54

The William Morris, Merton Abbey Mills

We thought the car boot sale had relocated to the side of the pub by that footbridge. Growing collection of smelly old fridges taking root in the mud. Broken chairs and all manner of nastiness. You are judged by first appearances guys. Sort this out and you might just attract some punters - the ones who don't own a polyester football strip for summer day wear.

Potential is there......

20 Apr 2010 13:35

The William Morris, Merton Abbey Mills

Bernie, Sadly we can only agree :( Think it's a work in progress at the moment. Somebody's got to sort out the refuse situation on the market and get rid of those bins. Smell bad, look bad, just plain wrong. Can't think of another pub that store bins and junk in all areas visible to the public. Could be as good as the Rose & Crown in the village if only they spent just a bit more cash.

I'd plant some Evergreens & Dogwood on the patch of land by the bridge & erect some temp wood posts to stop the rust buckets tearing up the earth & newly planted shrubs whilst they get established.

Market Manager's vision is a culture vacum that will never venture beyond a bouncy castle & car boot sale but we still think the William Morris can give the market a badly needed adrenalin shot. Go on James show 'em what you can do. Couple days work with a spade and some planting would add to those twinkly lights Bernie likes :) �300 quid would do it - Homebase have got all you need within walking distance in their garden section!

3 Feb 2010 01:18

The William Morris, Merton Abbey Mills

Read Dalkin35's review. Spot on. Happen to be one of the residents in the smart apartment block overlooking this pub. It should be our cherished local. I cannot name a single resident on the whole development who drinks there more than once or twice a year. Shame. It could be so good: location, architercture, river, history. It's got it all.

What it had not is a clean well stocked bar, clean pipes for beer, good honest decent grub menu. Check out the grotty wheelie bins parked outside with the barrels, broken furniture, broken umberellas, staked kegs, unswept dirty paving area. Tired, naff seating. We could go on. Close the place, repaint, refurbish, get a decent cellar, get a couple on board who want to make a go of it - gay or straight and you've got a place people want to pop into. Even an open fire would help create some ambience.

Sadly, the latest landlord will be the last landlord in no time at all.

2 Dec 2009 23:35