Roebuck Public House

Great pub just of Hampton hill high street interesting

I love this place, very friendly staff, excellent well-​kept beer, and bonus of being a free-​house the choice of beer is really good! always something different. you will not get bored in this pub, I’ve spent an hour or so waiting for mates to turn up and i always end up reading the WW2 newspapers on the tables. It’s traditional but in a way that is different.

What a find! Brilliant little place. Really welcoming with the smell of a real fire, friendly bar staff and a truly eclectic décor. Good selection of real ales and for a proper ‘pub’, happy to find that they have decent reds served at the right temperature. I think I’ll be going here more often!

Amazingly, I have lived in Hampton for the last 16 years, and never set foot in this utter gem of a pub.
Before even stepping in, you know this pub will be a little different — the exterior is a shocking red, and stands out. It appears to be a large pub on the corner on the road between Hampton Hill and Teddington — it is not immediately obvious, however, what will greet you inside.
The Roebuck is one of those pubs where you just want to wander around looking at, well, stuff. From a wicker motorcycle (could that be a prop for the new movie The Wicker Escape? Or perhaps The Great Man?), to (as has been pointed out) an H25 Request Bus Stop sign, to a little model airplane made of Stella cans, you’ll find a host of interesting and quirky items to gaze at. Under the glass tops of the tables are old (WWI and WWII, as far as I could tell) newspapers — these can get quite distracting, and cause you and your companion to read instead of chat. Just as well the interior is quite dark, thus discouraging a concerted read. Moving further into the pub, you’ll find a little, yet pretty (though it was night when I went in) garden, with a small (very small) covered area for the inevitable smokers.
Of course, you don’t go into a pub just for the décor. There are five real ales on tap — I drank the Hopsback Red Amber, and it was beautifully kept and very tasty. I believe the selection changes regularly, though I was offered Youngs Ordinary, Hopback Red Amber and Elf n’ Happiness and Sharps Doom Bar and Special. There is also a selection of speciality lagers (in bottles I believe) from a number of countries, including speciality brews such as banana beer.
This is a locals pub, and very middle aged male. This is not a criticism, but it is worth noting. The landlord was handing out little gifts (2010 diaries) to the regulars, and it was clear that the vast majority of the punters there were regulars. There was one chap who clearly had enjoyed his beer, and felt himself to be the re-​incarnation of Tommy Cooper, but in general, the regulars were friendly and approachable, at least to me and my drinking companion.
All in all, I highly recommend the Roebuck (despite the cold yet clean loos), and, indeed, hope to visit again. They do food — I haven’t yet tried it, but today may well be the day.