The Hare and Hounds, East Sheen

This is the least child friendly pub ever, it seriously needs to appreciate its audience, this is sheen after all! The bar staff are friendly and almost seem apologetic of the managers and rightly so! The male and female manager here seem to totally hate children, which makes a pub in sheen with an enormous garden seem an extraordinary choice for them. Every evening the woman can be seen standing scowling on the fringes of their gorgeous garden, checking again and again with her staff that they have informed all tables of the chuck out time for kids! As you enter the garden you are welcomed with warnings that parents and their children will be asked to leave if they make too much noise (which is a considerate given rather than something you need large bespoke signs printed to dictate!) the pub itself has all the makings for a great place and in a massively family centred area it could be so lovely, the plough up the road has far less outside space but they are so great about kids, its definitely the nicer family environment and the food is way better. I have given this pub 5 out of 10 and those 5 are for the venue itself and the live musicians on Sundays, a real shame as with more welcoming managers it could easily be a 10.

11 Jun 2013 19:37