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location:
address:
2 The Polygon, SW4 0JG
phone:
0871 984 2972*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.
nearest stations:
Clapham Common 
(300m) - zone 2
Clapham High Street 
(650m)
Wandsworth Road
(750m)
Clapham North
(820m) - zone 2
Clapham South
(1.3Km) - zones 2/3
how to find it:
Take exit for Old Town and The Pavement. Cross the road, turn left, and follow The Pavement round to the right. As you hit the Old Town you should see the pub next to where the buses are stopping.
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We had our fears for this one. The long standing landlord and landlady had waved farewell and we thought they would take all the charm of their idiosyncratic real ale mecca with them. However, despite the changes in décor (out go the privacy of the old booths, in come some more tables and chairs and some enlarged photos of Ye Olde Clapham) there's still the essence of the old pub here. The beers still have the regularly rotating guests of old (as well as Greene King and decently kept), to entice any passing ale fans in. Devotees to fizzy beer will appreciate the choice of Budweiser (the Czech stuff), Kronenburg, and Stella. That and the ATM in the pub make a reassuring combo. The pub grub still seems good value, whilst an eye cast at the wine-list was a temptation hard to resist. And even with new management, the old claim of the Rose & Crown being "Clapham's only traditional pub" still has a certain truth in it.
8/5/2006
pub features:(click on an icon to see an explanation)
real ale - regular guest beers
terrace
ATM on premises
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