The Brown Dog
28 Cross Street
London
SW13 0AP
uk
51.469298
-0.251778
020 8392 2000
The Brown Dog
28 Cross Street
Barnes
London, SW13 0AP
020 8392 2000
The Brown Dog is an acclaimed gastropub serving delicious food, with a garden for summer days and a fire for colder ones providing a welcoming atmosphere.
Reviews for The Brown Dog
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The Brown Dog
28 Cross Street
London
SW13 0AP
uk
7th May 2008
brilliant local
This is my local, so I have a slight interest, but I'm never disappointed with a visit here. My wife tries to persuade me to visit one of the many alternatives in Barnes, but there's no place like it for a relaxed Sunday lunch.
Top notch!
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The Brown Dog
28 Cross Street
London
SW13 0AP
uk
13th March 2008
Dog food
Our trip to TBD was as a group of four. We all love to cook and eat. As TBD is a local our hopes were high.
The interior is quaint and sets a homely railway pub atmosphere. The crowd on our night were all 40+ and the place was packed.
My first choice of main was already sold out at 8.30 and the rest of the menu was un-adventurous leading three of us to choose the same dish.
All starving, we asked for a bowl of chips/French fries for the table A.S.A.P and then waited over an hour until anything arrived, the chips arriving with our starters.
As hungry as we were no one was at all impressed with their starter and the chips were the only dish to get any praise. Unfortunately the mains were just as lame. A first for our outings was that nobody, except me, finished their dish, my wife gave up after a few mouthfuls, the word "stodgy" was used
It was exactly the sort of food the English used to be laughed at for cooking. Sure it was all seasonal but without any flavour or finesse, it was plain to the point of being unpleasant to eat.
At £22 a head plus wine it was far from expensive but we all left hungry and very disappointed. The waitress did apologised and said that they were short in the kitchen that night and offered us all free desserts, which we declined in favour of coffees.
Other than that we had a great night.
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The Brown Dog
28 Cross Street
London
SW13 0AP
uk
29th July 2007
Gastropub hidden away in Barnes
The Brown Dog is a gorgeous little gastropub hidden on a narrow residential street in Barnes. The fairly plain faade hides a colourful interior decorated in a mixture of design styles (note the odd combination of chandeliers and large retro-looking copper light fittings) along with the standard gastropub dcor of scruffy looking tables and chairs. There is a small garden at the back, and a cute dog in residence.
We stopped by on a whim for lunch one Sunday - luckily we were early else I doubt we would have gotten a table without a booking. We were given a friendly greeting, and service was relaxed but efficient throughout our meal.
Alex started with the Foie Gras & Gressingham Duck Terrine with Fig & Black Cherry Chutney. It was a decent sized serve and got the thumbs up. Main courses were the Chargrilled boneless Quails with peas, pancetta, grellot onions, lentils & mint for him, and the Whole Lemon Sole with beurre noisette, brown shrimps, capers and samphire for me. Both meals were a good size, nicely cooked and well presented. My only complaint would be that there were way too many capers for my taste, though the samphire made up for it.
Unfortunately we didn't have room to try the famed Sticky toffee pudding, but I guess that just gives us a good excuse to return!
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The Brown Dog
28 Cross Street
London
SW13 0AP
uk
12th June 2007
A fantastic gastro-pub!! The bar is decorated in a homely fashion with up-turned wine cases making a shelf filled with books and games for the customers. There is an interesting collection of photos and cuttings hanging on the walls. Outside is a cute garden with more interesting pieces scattered around. It has the feel of a smoking garden waiting for the ban.
The food is well executed simple fare. Potted shrimps, rillettes. A lovely dish of duck breast with roast peach and watercress, potato and shallot salad. A mediteranean vegetable 'stack' was packed with flavour. Sticky toffee pudding is to die for and must be had by anyone who visits.
Alround a lovely place to go, look out for Mr Bojangles (the resident dog) and if you want bring your dog for a dried pigs ear available at the bar.
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