Fox & Grapes

5 Reviews on “Fox & Grapes”

• Phil

  A low ish three for us. Been here a number of times over the years, why you ask if you only rate it 3/5? You can’t fault it’s location just by the common and usually someone else has booked it. Which is why we were here recently. The positive : very accommodating for children (perhaps a negative for some). Kids food came out quickly and were nice sausages. The soup was good but for what it was. The average : I can’t say I was thrilled with the roast, not particularly flavoursome, potatoes were meh, just overall not one to remember, felt quite for what it was75 a couple for two pints, two main, two starters

  April 15, 2017, 11:03 pm

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• EATDRINK

  An off hand find in the heat of an August day. Couldn’t ask for more. Thanks to the team at Fox & Grapes for great service, grt food. Steak well cooked to order, haddock an nice size (not grotesque) burgers spot on.

  November 23, 2015, 12:24 am

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• Philip Duffy

  It had been quite a number of years since my last visit, forty to be exact, used to run cross country around the common and the F & G was a pit stop on the way back to college. Well spent a delightful time on a grotty rainy lunchtime. I had the Beef ragu and linguine, it was just right, hearty and warm but not too heavy or big a meal. Certainly bought back memories and the food was light years away from the pub fayre offered previously.

  May 10, 2015, 7:32 am

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• Andy Hayler

  The Fox and Grapes is run by Claude Bosi of Hibiscus, who also runs the The Malt House in Fulham. The restaurant opened in February 2011, with Cedric Bosi running it. Initially Patrick Leano, formerly sous chef at Hibiscus, was in charge of the kitchens, but he has now moved to Wild Honey. The kitchens were, at the time of writing, being run by John Christie, who has been in place since June 2013 and had previously worked at Hibiscus and at Malt House.The wine list had choices such as Baldrick Shiraz 2010 at 24 for a wine that you can find in the high street for 6, Au Bon Climat Wild Boy Chardonnay 2010 at 45 for a wine that retails at 18, up to a few grander choices such as Margaux Chateau Giscours 1995 at 120 for a wine that will set you back 86 in a shop.A salad of Isle of Wight tomatoes (8) with basil oil was harmless enough, but oddly appeared to be topped with flakes of ice. If there was a flavour in there it was subtle to the point of invisibility, so just ended up making the tomatoes soggy; as an aside, it was an oddly large portion for a starter (10/20). Citrus cured mackerel (8.50) with dill and buttermilk was not very successful either, the thin strips of mackerel almost entirely lacking in flavour (10/20). We were on safer ground with the pub staple of haddock and chips (14.50). The fish was cooked properly, the batter fine (12/20), and triple cooked chips, although they could have had a crisper coating, were perfectly pleasant (easily 13/20).Raspberries (7.50) with clotted ice cream were decent enough, but there was hardy much intervention from the kitchen here other than plating the fruit. Wye Valley blueberries (7.50), salted chocolate and yoghurt sorbet reported worked quite well. Service was friendly enough but rather lazy, with who ordered what? a particularly poor question given that there were hardly any other diners in the restaurant. If you consumed three courses, coffee and modest wine then a typical bill would be around 55 a head. To my mind this seems a lot of money for the level of what was delivered. The Harwood Arms it is not. andyhayler.com

  October 3, 2014, 6:07 pm

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• London Curry Blog

  Went for a weekend stroll around Wimbledon Common, but needed some sustenance on the way. I was recommended the Hand In Hand or the Fox & Grapes if I was willing to spend a little more. Ultimately, the Fox & Grapes was the path we took (both literally and metaphorically). It was indeed a little pricier than normal, but the food was of a quality to match. I opted for the haddock and triple cooked chips. The haddock was perfectly battered, and whilst the triple cooked chips weren’t as good as others I’d tasted, the mushy peas were excellent. The positive noises from the other side of the table suggested the burger was pretty good too! londoncurryblog.com

  January 15, 2014, 1:00 am

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