• Added: 13th of March 2008
• Area: Barnes
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London SW13 0AP
020 8392 2000

blueandblue said
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.