This Wimbledon Pub Lunch Doesn't Quite Hit The Spot
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The Fox and Grapes on Wimbledon Common is the perfect watering hole for the walkers that pass it, including numerous dogs and their owners. Its kitchen has had a change up so we tried it out for a spot of Sunday lunch.
We make a solid start with some salted cod cakes — the portions are on the small side, but make up for it with lots of flavour. Never mind; it's the mains we're here for. Now, a Sunday lunch in a pub is incomplete without a roast, so our dining companion opts for the pork belly, and regrets it — the pork is far too fatty, the potatoes under-cooked and the Yorkshire pudding lacking in volume as if the fluffiness has been squeezed out of it.
Thankfully we've opted for something more adventurous; the lemon sole fillets with clams turns out to be the highlight of both our meals. The zest of the lemon perfectly complements the sole and it's cooked to perfection — flaking to the gentle caress of a fork yet firm enough to retain its texture when placed in our mouths.
The pricey desserts are a little disappointing. The ginger cake is serviceable, and the cheesecake's lemon drowns out the passion fruit.
It's standard pub fayre, and while it's decent, we were expecting a bit more given that prices are a little higher than your average traditional pub lunch.
Fox & Grapes, 9 Camp Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4UN.
Last Updated 01 May 2019
