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Pub in [[Locale Acton|Acton]]. They have virtual reality facilities, and put on circus, cabaret, and comedy shows.
Pub in [[Locale Acton|Acton]].
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The pub was [http://web.archive.org/web/20170131171523/http://www.aeronaut.pub/post/132605648788/aeronaut-fire-as-you-might-have-heard-our-new-year badly damaged in a fire] on 1 January 2017, but [https://twitter.com/AeronautActon/status/936605644597153792 reopened eleven months later]. Before the fire, there was a microbrewery on site, but [http://www.beerguideldn.com/news.273 this has now gone].
Note: The Aeronaut was [http://web.archive.org/web/20170131171523/http://www.aeronaut.pub/post/132605648788/aeronaut-fire-as-you-might-have-heard-our-new-year badly damaged in a fire] on 1 January 2017, and was closed for most of the year. It [https://twitter.com/AeronautActon/status/936605644597153792 has now reopened], but we haven't visited since, so some or all of the below may be out of date. In particular, [http://www.beerguideldn.com/news.273 according to Beer Guide LDN], there is no longer a microbrewery on site.
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Today, entry is into a large bare-boarded room with mismatched wooden chairs and tables lined up neatly. Decor and paraphernalia are not traditional, but rather in line with the aeronautical theme of the pub's name and the fairground/circus theme of its regular entertainments.
[[bob]] visited at about 3pm on a Sunday afternoon in September 2014. There were a few customers outside in the beer garden and a couple inside. A large area to the side of the bar was closed.
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Bunting hangs from the ceiling, winding around a similarly-suspended large-scale model of an aeroplane, and the basket of a hot-air balloon stands in one corner. Parts of fairground rides are here and there, along with the "world's first robotic animation photobooth".
I had a pint of the Laines Porter (£4), brewed on-site. It was fine. The other beers were a range from the original brewery in Brighton and other London outposts.
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[[bob]] visited before the fire, at about 3pm on a Sunday afternoon in September 2014. There were a few customers outside in the beer garden and a couple inside. A large area to the side of the bar was closed. I had a pint of the Laines Porter (£4), brewed on-site. It was fine. The other beers were a range from the original brewery in Brighton and other London outposts. There was supposed to be a jazz band playing from 3pm, but they were still turning up while I was there.
There was supposed to be a jazz band playing from 3pm but they were still turning up while i was there. On Friday and Saturday nights they sometimes have circus performers. The new season was just starting up in September.
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[[Kake]] visited after the fire, on a Monday lunchtime in September 2018. Arriving around 1pm, I was the only customer. Chill-out music was playing, not too loud. Service was friendly and helpful, offering me a taste of the cider I was interested in and giving me a free side dish (either to compensate for temporarily accidentally overcharging me, or to make up for the dish I wanted not being on the menu, or both).
According to a leaflet seen in September 2014, there's a quiz every Wednesday at 8pm.
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I initially thought they only had keg beers, but the bar has four handpumps tucked down the side. These were clipped for one ale and two ciders: Laine's Breaker, Snails Bank Elderflower Gin And Tonic cider (£4.50/pint), and Celtic Arches Thundering Molly cider.
Accessibility: A step to get in and another step to the gents'. There is a Yale locked accessible toilet, with no indication of whether a key is available.
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As of September 2018, food is served noon-10pm Mon-Sat and noon-8pm Sun. [[Kake]] tried the Dutch fries (&pound;6) and salt &amp; pepper squid (&pound;5) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/44546442432/ photo of both]</small>. The fries were good, served with cheese, spring onions, and paprika, and they'd put a second layer of this partway down to make sure all the fries were coated. The salt &amp; pepper squid was disappointing, though; both squid and batter were bland, and the batter was greasy.

According to a leaflet seen in September 2014, there's a quiz every Wednesday at 8pm (though note that this was pre-fire, so we aren't 100% sure it's still going).

Accessibility: Two steps (no handrail) to get in. No further steps to accessible toilet but a step to the ladies' and gents'.

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* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/43686838825/ Photo of the menu as of September 2018]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], September 2018. Opening hours taken from the 2015 Good Beer Guide.</div>
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[bob]], September 2014. Opening hours taken from the 2015 Good Beer Guide.</div>
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summary='Pub in Acton with virtual reality and circus acts.'
summary='Pub in Acton.'

Pub in Acton.

Note: The Aeronaut was badly damaged in a fire on 1 January 2017, and was closed for most of the year. It has now reopened, but we haven't visited since, so some or all of the below may be out of date. In particular, according to Beer Guide LDN, there is no longer a microbrewery on site.

bob visited at about 3pm on a Sunday afternoon in September 2014. There were a few customers outside in the beer garden and a couple inside. A large area to the side of the bar was closed.

I had a pint of the Laines Porter (£4), brewed on-site. It was fine. The other beers were a range from the original brewery in Brighton and other London outposts.

There was supposed to be a jazz band playing from 3pm but they were still turning up while i was there. On Friday and Saturday nights they sometimes have circus performers. The new season was just starting up in September.

According to a leaflet seen in September 2014, there's a quiz every Wednesday at 8pm.

Accessibility: A step to get in and another step to the gents'. There is a Yale locked accessible toilet, with no indication of whether a key is available.

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Last visited by bob, September 2014. Opening hours taken from the 2015 Good Beer Guide.

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