I have to agree with the Unilocalers thoughts. Huge pub, unsavoury looking characters. Superfood pasta not looking so super after 4 mins on my plate. Wilted salad, suspicious salmon. It has the settings of a great Wetherspoons. In all honesty I had this same dish in Pudsey, Leeds yesterday and it supercedes this southern effort. Well I guess I am not in Yorkshire. Ciao
Bigdav
Rating des Ortes: 2 London, United Kingdom
Big Dave wouldn’t even entertain his dead mother in here. In the early 1900’s people would have paid for this sort of freak show.
Chelse
Rating des Ortes: 1 London, United Kingdom
If you enjoy rudeness directed not only at you, but every other person attempting to order from the bar, then this is the place for you. Went here on a not very busy night and witnessed so much eye rolling and sour faced attitude from one barman in particular I felt compelled to give him some career guidance. DOTHEWORLD A FAVOURANDGETANOTHERJOB! I cannot stand people like that. I’ve worked in customer service myself for years and would never treat anyone with as much contempt as this individual has for his clientele. Whoever runs this place needs to review their hiring policy. No wonder you can always get a seat.
Rhian1
Rating des Ortes: 3 London, United Kingdom
The Railway is an institution — as far as my friends are concerned, it has a reputation that precedes it(and which it literally can never live up to). As a Wetherspoons, drinks and food are obviously cheap. The seating areas are quite pleasant I find — it’s kind of annoying that upstairs is never open when it gets so busy but you would expect that from such unfriendly members of staff, whose key priorities seem to be barring people and general rudeness, as opposed to serving people drinks. The staff aside, it’s a nice pub. Would be 3 stars, were it not for the personal affiliation I feel to the Railway that I’m sure many others also do. Oh, and it has a miniature railway going round the like, rafters I guess you would call them. Which is excellent.
Stellio C.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Earlsfield, United Kingdom
There’s not much remarkable to report about The Railway. It’s a large, two storey pub on the corner of an arterial Putney road. It’s of the JD Wetherspoon variety, therefore quite consistent, and is central to all of the surrounding suburbs. It’s very spacious inside, though the gaming machines placed right near the entrance tastes a little like the worm you get in certain bottles of tequila. If there’s one good thing about JDs, it’s cheap. And at least the service was good. This is probably a good place to begin a night if you’d like to hit the Fez club a bit later on(it’s right across the road) but I’ll willing to bet you won’t be staying too long. The Railway is in pretty dire need of a refurbishment and the aromas of one too many past nights is an unappealing feature.
Mike_
Rating des Ortes: 3 London, United Kingdom
A good pub if you are on a budget, The Railway is popular with students. Even on a Friday or Saturday night it never gets so busy that it’s uncomfortable and that’s probably a good thing because even as it is, it can take long enough to get served at the bar. The food is the standard Wetherspoons menu, so while it’s nothing to go crazy about, £4.49 for a burger and a beer is always a good deal. You will be hard pushed to find anywhere in Putney that can compete price-wise but the pub is somehwhat lacking in atmosphere.
Wooste
Rating des Ortes: 2 London, United Kingdom
The size is the only impressive thing about this pub. If you are looking for somewhere to drink cheap beer where you can be sure to get a seat, this is the place. It’s basically your bog standard Wetherspoons — if that floats your boat, then fine. There’s cheap food, quiz machines andwell, that’s about it.
Plasmo
Rating des Ortes: 4 London, United Kingdom
The Railway Inn is the cheapest pub in Putney, being a Wetherspoon’s. Right across the road from the train station and several bus stops, it is easily accessible. It has two bars, one upstairs and one downstairs, and if you choose to sit upstairs, the anonymous books lining the wall will make you feel very intellectual as you sip your pint.