Harden's says
This Putney Heath pub has been a Brunning & Price pub since 2019.
Harden's survey result
Summary
With its “great location on Putney Heath”, this well-known and spacious tavern is “ideal for families with dogs” – especially in summer in the big front garden – even if the food is “nothing special at all” (“fish ’n’ chips is always a safe option”). It is now run by Brunning & Price of Chester, who are good on “small details like the basket of reading glasses next to the daily newspapers!”. (The hill-top setting was the site of a link in the visual telegraph connecting the Admiralty with Portsmouth in the era before electricity – hence the name).
Summary
Few London pubs enjoy as leafy a setting (complete with “lovely garden”) as this “spacious” and “friendly” tavern on Putney Heath, which is “suitable for all ages” and makes a “good destination for Sunday lunch”. Now capably run by Chester-based Brunning & Price, it takes its name from the visual shutter telegraph that linked the Admiralty in London with Portsmouth in the Napoleonic era.
Summary
Billing itself as “a country pub in London”, this beautifully located hostelry on leafy Putney Heath is “much nicer since the change in ownership and refurb,” having been purchased by Chester-based Brunning & Price a couple of years ago. “Food and beer are consistently good, with a choice of spacious indoor or attractive outdoor settings”, the latter in the big beer garden. (For history buffs, the “wonderful site” itself was originally an optical telegraph station linking London to Portsmouth during the Napoleonic wars).
Summary
“In the serene location of Putney Heath”, this beautifully situated pub “was closed for a while before lockdown 1.0” to be rebuilt by new owners – Chester-based pub group, Brunning & Price – and “has come out as a great addition to Putney”. “Spacious but humming”, it now has “great outside dining” too. True to the chain’s restaurant DNA, the food’s not very foodie, but rated consistently well and there’s a “good choice of beers and wines”.
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Telegraph Road, Putney Heath, London, SW15 3TU
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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|---|---|
| Bread | £2.95 |
| Service | 10.00% |
Telegraph Road, Putney Heath, London, SW15 3TU
Opening hours
| Monday | 11:30 am‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 11:30 am‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 11:30 am‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 11:30 am‑11 pm |
| Friday | 11:30 am‑12 am |
| Saturday | 11:30 am‑12 am |
| Sunday | 11:30 am‑10:30 pm |
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