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Balham Bowls Club

7-9 Ramsden Road, SW12 8QX Full details & map

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By Time Out Editors Posted: Aug 3 2011

Despite its upper-crust appearance, the BBC welcomes all-comers to its clubhouse. The bowls club's history has been sensitively preserved, with a warren of small, wood-panelled rooms decorated with rosettes, chesterfields and an old wooden scoreboard.

The bar itself is cosy and crowded, with a fire in winter; draught Ubu, Peroni and Grolsch are served along with bottled Honey Dew, Fursty Ferret and Abbot.

Food is a focus, with sharing platters of cured meats, comfort-food mains and generous Sunday lunches.

There's plenty of space in the back rooms to dine in comfort - space enough, in fact, for two snooker tables. A crazy-paved front terrace accommodates smokers.

Tags: Chilling out, Historic, Outdoor : Drinking, Speciality beers, South, Balham, Bar

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Balham Bowls Club details

Address

Balham Bowls Club

7-9 Ramsden Road SW12 8QX

Transport Balham tube/rail

Telephone

020 8673 4700

Balham Bowls Club website

Open 4-11pm Mon-Wed; 4pm-midnight Thur, Fri; noon-midnight Sat; noon-11pm Sun. Food served 6-9.30pm Tue-Fri; noon-3.30pm, 6-9.30pm Sat; 1-5pm Sun

Credit cards AmEx, MC, V

Facilities

Tables outdoors ( 10, garden; 4, terrace ), Babies and children admitted ( until 8pm ), Function room ( 50 capacity ), Entertainment ( quiz 8pm Tue ), Wireless internet

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Comments & ratings 5/5 (Average of 1 rating)

By Jane - Jan 30 2012

5/5

I've visited a couple of times recently and found the staff friendly, attentive and very obliging. Good food, great atmosphere, I'd definitely recommend a visit.

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By Marlon - Oct 3 2011

Love this place.

So funky and quirky and a really cool atmosphere. The summer is great when people hang out in the front garden. I like the retro nature of the decor, the type of place you don't get it Clapham right now, where it is all cheese and neon.

Highly recommend party bookings here, i live in Balham and went after popping in to the tried and trusted Be At one next door, and will defo have my bday there next time....