Snowfall, December 2010

Red Lion from Elm Grove Road corner.

 Just in case the weather is not getting you down enough and you are not longing for lazy summer days, hog roasts & BBQs in our garden, as depicted on earlier posts in our blog. Here are some snaps of the pub during last year's snow, oh what short memories we have ! As one of my locals told me, he likened it to a visit form the "in laws", great to see them, but can't wait to see them go - or words to that effect !


Snow covered decking



A snowy front.

Burns' Night passes by...

Thanks to all who came & enjoyed our inaugural Burns' Night, it was a massive success & was fully booked up with two weeks to go, I would like to thank Mr Julian Glover & his lady wife Ms Isla Blair for their beautiful readings & input, Mr Mark Cockram (Cockram Books) for hosting, although being a bonafide sassanach, done a Stirling job , Mr Charlie Ward http://www.london-piper.co.uk/home on the pipes & Mr John Canmore for his excellent renditions. Everybody thoroughly enjoyed themselves, I think we can safely say it will now be a regular feature at The Red Lion Barnes for many years to come. If you missed out, sorry, but at least you can book early for next year !

Burns' Night at The Red Lion Barnes.

You are able to view our menu for Burns' night by clicking on the picture, left.

It is going to be a good night, We have some thespians involved there will be a piper, whisky,and a freshly shot haggis !

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Kitchen opening times at The Red Lion Barnes.

Just a quick line to inform everybody that our kitchen will be open all day from the 26th December right through to the 28th December inc (11am to 10pm) & also from the 31st December to the 3rd January inc. Outside of these days the kitchen will close between 3pm-6pm as usual. We also wish you all a Happy Christmas & New Year. Remember to eat loads, enjoy your ale & stay safe, all of which you can do here.  :-)

Burns Night 2011 at The Red Lion Barnes

Planning is now underway for a truly thespian Burns Night in The Red Lion. We are scouring Barnes' local community for famous faces to attend to read selected poems during the night from the Scottish Poet.
The evening will involve a top quality Scottish dinner, especially given the chef/manager's Scottish roots. A piper will be piping in the haggis & the drams will be flowing. The 25th January will be truly authentic and something not to be missed. The menu will appear here shortly, spaces will be limited. Get in touch now to book your table, you will not regret it, that is a certainty.
In the great man's words ;
“Some have meat, and cannot eat, And some cannot eat that want it; But we have meat, and we can eat - And let the Lord be thanked.”


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Happy staff = Happy customers

This just goes to show, happy staff = happy customers, our Thanksgiving dinner was a roaring success this year, in fact, it was our best one yet, lots of great feedback & a pub full of happy people.
After Christmas keep a look out for our special Burns night supper, bookings only...........book now !! - go on get there first.

Take a hike !



 One thing that we have not yet written about is the surroundings of The Red Lion Barnes. One of it's greatest features is that it is set in beautiful, leafy, SW13. Having spent fifteen years in London it was not until  we were "posted"  here that we discovered it at all, having now lived here for the past seven years we fully appreciate what a lovely place it is.



  Here is something you must try. Have a walk along the banks of the river Thames.
 Take yourself down to Putney embankment (where the university boat race starts), park the car up (check the tides !) and take a walk, don't forget the dog &  bring the kids too.(if applicable/delete as appropriate)




Read the signs

 





  Walk over the footbridge at the far end of the embankment from Leaders Garden, there is a little kids playground here, & keep going for about fifteen minutes, after having passed Fulham Football Club's Craven Cottage on the opposite Middlesex Bank, & Wandsworth Council's Barn Elms boathouse on our Surrey bank , you will see our signpost, follow it up Queen Elizabeth Walk, past The London Wetland Centre, which is also well worth a visit (great kid's adventure playground) & hey presto you will arrive in Barnes, but more importantly you will arrive at The Red Lion. Now all you have to do is eat, drink & relax, then work out who is going to fetch the car !







Parking's OK but watch the water !



Beverley brook walk



Barn Elms Boat house

 

Rowers everywhere !





Fulham FC





London Wetland Centre



Beverly Brook