The Prince Blucher, Twickenham — Restaurant in London

Intended to go to the Sussex Arms (Amazing pub just over the road), but parking was a bit sparse, so we went to the Blucher - their small car park was empty.

Visited on a Friday lunch time. Pub was as empty as the car park, with loads of staff on - more than you might expect for the time of day.

Service friendly, but clueless I'm afraid. They were oddly stressed despite there being very few customers (perhaps 2-3 tables outside, inside empty).

They gave our meals to the wrong table (not the biggest crime) but other customers kindly handed the plates over the fence to us.

Thing is, the portions were all over the place. My peri peri chicken was tiny. So tiny that I thought the staff had made another mistake and given me a child's portion (so be fair they did give me a small bowl of chips to make it up to almost adult size after I moaned).

Adult sausage and mash also tiny. But the kids' chicken meals were almost adult size. Go figure.

I filled myself up on the kids leftovers (overcooked, burnt, dry chicken). To be fair, the rest of the food was of reasonable quality, but you would expect it to be better for the price.

All-in-all, definitely one to miss. Will not be returning (I said that last time, but this...

The Prince Blucher oozes old world charm mixed with an indoor/outdoor ambience which caters for all age groups and tastes. The staff are always friendly and efficient and the pub offers all that is best about Fuller's franchises. The garden is very spacious and kid friendly with separate areas for smokers and non smokers alike. The WI fi is fast and all in all it's a great place to spend a sunny afternoon.

** Update....I revisited this pub after a long hiatus as it's always been one of my favourites. I understand that inflation and price increases are sweeping the country but The Prince Blucher (maybe all Fuller's locations?) is really charging eye-watering prices by anyone's standards. One pint and one spirit with mixer cost £16 ...the same drinks in the General Roy cost £7. I understand that Twickenham probably carries more expenses to run but the Barmy Arms (right on the Thames in Twickenham) is 25% cheaper for the same drinks and has the benefits of the river view and outdoor music, which is sadly lacking from the gardens of the Prince Blucher. Bitterly disappointed that Fuller's have priced me out of visiting one of my...

All good. Beers, food, staff.

Update after Mothers Day visit. Probably a mistake to have a roast dinner at 7.00pm. Roast sirloin was very poor, tough and full of gristle. Cauliflower cheese was supposed to be included but was missing so we asked for it. A small dish with a bit of rough cauliflower and no sauce was brought out - we asked for some sauce on it. Waitress returned again from the kitchen to advise us there wasn't any cauliflower cheese left but we could have more other veg - which happens but my daughter thought the cauliflower brought out looked liked leftovers, which was very off putting. It was probably better to have told us upfront. When the meal was finished we had to ask for the table to be cleared. We waited but were not asked if we would like a desert or coffee, so we paid at the bar and left. A real shame because I like the place. Not sure I will...