The Prince Blucher

Pub in Twickenham
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9 / 10 from 1 review
Address
124 The Green
Twickenham
Twickenham
TW2 5AG
Map
Telephone
020 8894 1824
Region
Twickenham
Nearest Station
Strawberry Hill
0.44 miles
Category
Pubs
Other Branches
Fuller's Pubs
Opening Times
Monday Open 11:00 - Closes 23:00
Tuesday Open 11:00 - Closes 23:00
Wednesday Open 11:00 - Closes 23:00
Thursday Open 11:00 - Closes 23:00
Friday Open 11:00 - Closes 00:00
Saturday Open 11:00 - Closes 00:00
Sunday Open 12:00 - Closes 23:00

Prince Blucher is a historic rugby pub with Rugby memorabilia adorning the walls and a plaque commemorating The old Twickenham Rugby Football Club. The pub serves a wide range of beers. wines, spirits and real ales with food also available. There is a large beer garden for the summer months with a play area for the children. The pub also has a big screen TV and smaller TV's with Sky for all major sporting events.

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All In London Review

Rugby fans will know this Fuller’s pub but it's got something for everyone.

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Rugby fans will know this Fuller’s pub (featuring beers of the world too). While it’s only a 15 minute walk to Twickenham Stadium it’s just beyond Twickenham Green (which features cricket in the summer months which is ideal for a picnic and offers great running space for canine companions) – whereas most other famous rugby pubs are closer to the river or the stadium.

I used to love this pub – it was warm, traditional yet modern. Full of local Twickenham peeps. And with a huge outside area – much of it covered for inclement weather – where they used to erect large screens so that you could watch all the rugby action if you didn’t manage to get a ticket to the match. And, colour me happy, there’s a children’s play area out back too.

It closed for refurbishment recently and I hardly dared see what they had done. But it’s great. They’ve somehow managed to open it all up inside yet retain the feeling of separate areas. There is still a private dining area that you can peek from the bar.

The pale green front bar with a stripped and stained wood floor offers a variety of seating – from the usual tables and chairs, to raised bar stools and benches and even some sofas and armchairs (placed strategically in front of a fireplace and large TV screen). Many folk seem happy to loiter at the bar or by the warming stove though.

Out to the rear is a never-ending dining area which has been busy on all three recent visits.
But most important of all, it’s dog friendly. I had a very nice chat with a local couple who own Poppy – a 12 year old former rescue dog with a distinctly Staffordshire Terrier look about her. Whilst her owners had thoughtfully placed a rug on the floor for her, she wandered around the bar saying “Hello” calmly to other pub visitors. No doubt in the hope of finding a stray chip.

There’s a good menu and the other night, when feeling a little peckish, I sampled the vegetarian sharing plate (they do a meat-eating version too). For £11 the wooden board contained a pot of olives and garlic, two sizeable pakora-like sweet potato chunks, some arancini (deep fried Italian rice balls) and a heap of flat bread with some houmous that had a bit of a kick.

Most wines I have tasted there have been good. And the Guinness passed muster too.

Reviewed by KimT on Mar 3, 2014
Published on Mar 3, 2014


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