Harden's says
On the site that was formerly The Rectory - and before that, The Calf - a fourth pub from the team behind Smokehouse, The Pig & Butcher and The Princess of Shoreditch; there's a daily changing menu and a sustainability-led approach here, with upcycled fixtures, an on-site butchery and drinks from small-batch UK producers.
Harden's survey result
Summary
With its “top-notch, meat-focused food, warm and friendly service” and “great rustic dining room”, this “magnificent old boozer in Clapham Old Town” is “lovely to have as a local but also worth a trip to visit”; even if there is the odd concern that “it doesn’t know whether it wants to be a restaurant or a pub”. It’s from the team behind Islington’s Smokehouse and the Princess of Shoreditch, who took over three years ago.
Summary
This two-year-old conversion of a “grand old barn of a tavern in Clapham” into a “beautiful city-rustic gastropub with very good food” has been a real success for the team behind Smokehouse and the Princess of Shoreditch. “So happy to have a local worth staying near home for”, purr fans of its “meat-friendly menu that’s packed with flavour”. “Wide veggie options available”, too.
Summary
“A great conversion of a big old pub in Clapham” – this November 2021 newcomer is the fourth site of the team behind Smokehouse, The Pig & Butcher and The Princess of Shoreditch. It’s a “stylish and high-spec” renovation to create a buzzy attractive space over two levels. The main area is “a bit of a noisy barn” – “the mezzanine (with views to the kitchen) is the more interesting/quieter area foodwise”. The menu has a sustainability focus (“the more ‘unfashionable’ meats: bone marrow, pig’s head, mutton”), but at the overview it “serves up really well-cooked British pub dining”.
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87 Rectory Grove, London, SW4 0DR
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £4.00 |
| Service | 10.00% |
87 Rectory Grove, London, SW4 0DR
Opening hours
| Monday | 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Tuesday | 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑4 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑9 pm |
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