I don't see the hype behind the Dog and Fox pub? What am I missing?
I'm a Wimbledon local, lived here for a few years, and I think the first time i went to the Dog and Fox was in 2022. It was good, not great - but at that time the food was decent.
Since then, I've even stayed overnight there and had a few meals and I can say some of the worst food I've had in my life has been at that pub. Their fish dish was not good at all, and the steak was really bad quality that I as well as some other people said it was like a 'fishing line down the throat'. It was so stringy and when swallowed it won't even go down. The service wasn't particularly great either - they completely forgot to offer us dessert menus one time when we waited a long time. This isn't a one off, we've been there a few times and its just not as great as people say it to be.
But the pub is always so so busy... even when i run past it during the week - its so full. During the championships, people always say they will be going there. But I just don't understand how it can still be doing so well despite the bad food. Do people just go to have drinks?
There are many better pubs around Wimbledon, the Crooked Billet is way better, but you almost never hear about it from anyone..
is it just the location, since its in the middle of the Wimbledon Village, or am I just missing something?
Has anyone had a similar experience to me?