The Rookery (Clapham)

• This lovely pub is a much quieter and better option to the vast Windmill over the road
• Whilst not on the common side the benches out front overlook the pond and are a suntrap in summer
• Inside is cosier with some tables tucked into a few nooks for a more private dining experience
• The range of ales is good and the food is also particularly nice
• Rosemary on the handcut chips was also a nice touch that lifts this pub slightly above others locally
• Pint glasses were really dirty they said the glasses were just old
• This Sunday we invited some friends out with us to visit Clapham and based off a quick google search and the fact that we could get a table
• When our roasts came they were off decent quality
• The roast potatoes were particularly good but if i were nitpicking the portion side of the roast beef was very small
• One of our guest ordered the 'sticky toffee pudding with warm toffee sauce&rsquo
• When it arrived the pudding itself was cold and dry as if it had been sat out for some time
• Far more frustrating was the sheer lack of 'warm toffee sauce'
• T enough clean spoons so I was provided with a large dirty soup spoon that looked as if it had just been dug up from the back garden
• I calmly explained that the food was good but it was sadly let down by the lack of plates and cutlery and that the toffee pudding was well below par
• T offer any form of apology but instead thought it best to suggest I was being precious for not being happy with having to use a soup spoon to eat my dessert
• T appreciate that we are in the middle of a busy service&rdquo
• Therefore for anyone who is looking for Sunday lunch options in the Clapham area I would happily suggest The Windmill (opposite the Rookery)

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