This is a perfect pub for almost everything… outdoors it’s a great place to drink on a Summer day, or even under a patio heater on an Autumn evening. Indoors, the place is vast, much bigger than it looks at first sight. The entrance area is quite traditional in style with large tables and armchairs, round the back there are sofas a plenty, nice lighting and a fantastic atmosphere. The pub quiz’s inn the big open lounge-like area are fantastic. On the food front, there’s a few choices… you can choose from bar snacks, a sit down pub meal or you can eat in the very stylish restaurant – all of it’s delicious! The staff here are lovely too, my only complaint would be that it can sometimes get so busy that getting served becomes a bit of a mission but you’d be a fool to let that stop you going! The Windmill is cool in Summer, cosy in the Winter and a generally great place to hangout as a couple or a group.

The Windmill is all about drinking out on the common, so it's a summer venue for sure. Oh wait - what summer?! OK - there were a few sunny days. Thr problem is that it's basically too popular on the all too infrequent occasions you could sit on the common without looking like you've wet yourself, therefore it's a nightmare to get served. The staff are generally from the southern hemisphere... therefore the service, well you know what to expect.

Other than that, good summer drinking.

My first experience of the Windmill was like this. It was in the summer, and I was sitting outside waiting for my friend to come back with our drinks when an extremely drunk man staggered past me to take a piss in the bushes. He subsequently staggered back to me and wanted to shake my hand (why not just piss on my hand directly, and save some time).

Well, I never expected much from the Windmill but it's actually not a bad pub, not bad at all. It's quite different from a lot of other pubs, a bit posh but not in a pretentious or off-putting way. The rooms are really very nice. Another advantage is that it is very spacious, if you're with a big group of people you should still be able to fit around a table without splitting into two groups. And of course, extremely handy in the summer if you're sitting out on the common, just pop in to get some drinks and enjoy them outside.

The Windmill pub looks so nice situated quite far back from the road on Clapham Common southside. I'd somehow convinced myself that it had a beer garden on the other side looking onto the common but upon going there realised that all the outside seating is in two areas at the front. It’s a pleasant enough place, we ordered a plate of nachos which were disappointing and over priced but I'd would come here for a drink again!