Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 3 and Version 2 of O'Brien's, TW8 8JB

Version 3 Version 2
== Line 26 ==
node_image='https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2358/1803486743_79c5bf4523_m_d.jpg'
node_image_copyright='Kake'
node_image_licence='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/'
node_image_url='https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/1803486743/'

Free house in Brentford, in the Good Beer Guide. (Formerly the Northumberland Arms.)

It's not particularly large inside, though not tiny either; there's probably seating for about 40 people. Some of the seating is tall tables and stools, though they do have normal tables as well, and a banquette along one wall. Wooden floorboards and a fairly open, clean-looking feel. There's a beer garden of some kind out the back.

Kake visited on a Friday afternoon. There was a scattering of other customers, all of whom knew each other, but I didn't feel at all out of place or unwelcome. They even persuaded me to join in the conversation. Nice pub, pleasant service, will happily return.

Beers available were Twickenham Scrum Down, Oakham Ales Bishops Farewell (£1.40/half pint), Everard Pitch Black, and London Pride. (This was slightly at odds with the beer blackboard outside, which had Butcombe Gold in place of the Bishops Farewell, but it's a good sign to see the beers advertised outside!)

Food is served noon-3pm Mon-Fri; roast lunch served noon-4pm Sun. The food is chalked up on a blackboard, and looks like it changes from time to time. On my visit in October 2007, the menu included tomato-basil soup with crusty bread for £4, baguette sandwiches (chicken, avocado, and bacon; mozzarella and tomato) for £4.50, and a selection of main courses priced between £6 (e.g. sausage, egg, and chips; chilli con carne and rice) and £7 (pork chop with piquant sauce and rice). I think it's home-made rather than frozen-and-microwaved, but I was slightly too late in the afternoon to try it, so I can't verify quality.

See also:

Last visited by Kake, 26 October 2007. Food times and prices determined on that visit. Opening hours taken from the 2008 Good Beer Guide.

List all versions