One of Richmond-Upon-Thames’ oldest public houses, the Red Cow has been around for over 200 years. This popular community local maintains a traditional atmosphere despite extensive changes over the years. The Victorian painted glass panels can still be seen behind the bar. The first floor has four ensuite bedrooms providing B&B accommodation. Tuesday is quiz night and live music is performed regularly. Food is provided by Heng Heng kitchen serving Cambodian & Thai Cuisine. Monday night curry club, 5pm - 9pm. Six Nations food menu available on Match Days. The pub is prominently situated between converging roads. Front patio area and free Wi-Fi. Pub reopened 2nd Feb 2018 after a major restoration. Pub now owned by Punch Pubs & Co after Young's disposal of 56 of their tenanted pubs in August 2021.
One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest
Listed status: Not listed
The one really stand-out feature in this otherwise modernised pub is the remarkable mid-Victorian bar-back, making it one of the oldest in London.
The bar-back has three bays stretching right up to the ceiling and filled with back-painted glass in green and gold. The stylised foliage bears wording offering the blandishments of 'Jamaica Rum' (first bay) and 'Superior Scotch' (second bay); the third bay contains no such blandishments, the bottom half of which has apparently been lost to modern panelling. The uprights also bear painted glass panels, and also painted green and gold. In the main bar area four snob screen panels have been resited just inside the front windows. These are small, square, swivelling engraved glass panels of the kind popular in Victorian times to give a degree of privacy between staff and customers in the 'better' parts of a pub. They are now very rare but good examples survive at the Prince Alfred, Maida Vale, London W9 , and the Lamb, Bloomsbury, London WC1N .
This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 1 regular beer.
Red Cow, Richmond
Changing beers typically include: Hogs Back - Surrey Nirvana , Surrey Hills - Shere Drop , Twickenham - The Naked Ladies