New hostelry at Cafe Rouge site revives name from the past

The Cafe Rouge site at Strand on the Green, is to become The Steam Packet pub, run by the same company which owns The Roebuck on Chiswick High Road.

In the 1870s there had been a pub called The Steam Packet on the site.

Renovations are being carried out and the pub is expected to open in July.

The renovations have kept the upstairs balcony area which has river views.

The Steam Packet is likely to be a popular addition to the area, which has several long-established pubs along Strand on the Green as well as the relative newcomer, One Over the Ait at Kew Bridge.

The Food & Fuel company also run The Duke in Richmond and have a total of nine other pubs across London as well as two branches of the Coco Momo brasserie and bar.

Cafe Rouge at Strand On the Green had its final day of trading on 17 March after being at the location since 2005.

Previously the site was occupied by the Dome restaurant and before that back to the 1870s had been the Steam Packet pub.

May 10, 2019