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    The Black Lion

    4.0 (23 reviews)
    ModeratePubs, British
    Open 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    Quiet
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Robin W.

    It seems that things are on the up at The Black Lion. Having been here a few times of the years I was never impressed with what was on offer, even though it is a nice pub looks wise with a nice garden and a good location on the River. Enter the new management team and all is o.k. They have taken hold of the pub and are using it to its full potential. Add a splattering of service and up the any on the food and you have a sure fire winner. From the cold wine and beers to the clean bar and welcoming restaurant everything seems in order. I will certainly be popping back to see if standards are maintained - assuming they are, a loyal local based clientele will surely follow and then the summer crowds will be the bonus that the new team deserve.

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    Chris V.

    What's not to like? Good food, very cozy surroundings with multiple fireplaces, and a friendly staff. This pubs isn't quite on the river....but it doesn't need to be. Just stepping inside makes you feel like you're at a lodge in the countryside. The food prices reflect the property prices this close to the river, offering pub food at traditional restaurant prices, but I'll forgive them that. The place has an old style indoor Skittles court at the back!

    Juria Y.

    Friday night dinner/drinks. Great location by the river, cute interior and plenty of outdoor seating. Varied menu, we got burgers which were pretty big. Little on the salty side but ok. Service was a little slow, but friendly enough. Have to say it was much better a year ago. Would still pop back on a sunny day.

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    A terrific pub. If you find noisy braying ozzies a turn-off then walk the 30 metres from The Ship to the Black Lion. The building itself is fascinating: used to be a pig farmhouse, then a blacksmith and is now haunted. ooer. The outside "garden" is pleasant but they need to try harder; but that's part of the charm of the pub. They do some great barbecues during the summer. The single greatest thing however are the drinks. This is the best pint of Deuchers I can find. There's also pride and couple of guest beers. Inside is a series of pews and snugs which make a great place to have an intimate chat. The atmosphere is very laid back and relaxed, with a brilliant mix of well heeled locals, old geezers, and people passing along the riverside walk who fancy a drink. The new terrace is also terrific for watching the range of joggers who run the river From very foxy lycra clad godesses through to sweaty fat hairy men. A nice and proper drinker.

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    We had a lovely pub meal on the hottest day of the year! Great service. Felt like a resort that day.

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    Lovely pub. Great atmosphere and only 15 min away from Hammersmith station.

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    The George IV - outdoor patio

    The George IV

    4.0(27 reviews)
    0.7 miChiswick
    ££

    Perfect pub with beautiful outdoor space and tasty food. They had a beef pie which was exactly what…read moreyou wanted. And our steak with potatoes was delicious! I loved sitting on the back patio, they even have a ping pong table! Would be a fun place to come on a night out

    Right in the middle of Chiswick high road is the George IV, a biggish and busy pub in amongst the…read morebars, restaurants and boutiques of this up and coming part of West London. Being a Fullers owned pub it has a great selection of real ales and pub food - specialising in beer baked pies - I would suggest a good place for tourists wanting to escape the madness of the West end and enjoy a typical English pub and enjoy some good comfort food. Good selection of wines and the obligatory spirits and a decent courtyard out the back to smoke or enjoy the good weather. As far as I could see most of the staff are Aussie but I have to say they are very efficient and perfectly pleasant. It almost seems like a competition to see who can serve you first. Has a good local following of locals and a cross section of the community visit here, some reading the papers, others playing darts and the rest generally having a good time. Be careful if any big football games are going to be on the TV as this is not the time to go - It gets very busy, a visit to enjoy some decent food and a quiet drink will interrupted by the rowdiness that ensue.

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    The Dove - Interior

    The Dove

    4.1(75 reviews)
    0.3 miHammersmith
    ££

    I'm going to call this pub a hidden gem! It was a bit hard to find but I'm so glad that I found it!…read moreIt's located next to a lovely park and sits at the edge of the river. Walking in the bar area is spacious yet cozy. Then you approach the inside dining area which leads to a lovely outdoor dining patio and waterfront seating. We got there as soon as the pub opened and quickly watched it fill up with locals. The service there was amazing, attentive, and they were very good with tourists. The food was amazing!!! I loved everything I ate there except for the mac & cheese; which after adding some of the gravy (jus) from my chicken to it, it tasted way better. The desserts were also delicious! I highly recommend giving this pub a try!!!

    Complete disappointment. We travelled 40 minutes to this place for Sunday roast, based on glowing…read moreonline reviews. We were seated and given menus. For the next 25 minutes, no one recognized our existence. At one point, our server came by to clear the plates from the table next to ours (where they'd been sitting, dirty and empty, at least since our arrival and no telling how long before that). The table was inches from ours; the server almost had to perform contortions not to acknowledge us. She managed. While we waited, one guest at the next table told us, 'Don't order the lamb roast. It's bad.' One of his companions said, 'The beef roast wasn't good, either.' Those were the two dishes we'd been planning to order. Seeing no point in enduring terrible service to eat bad food, we got up and walked out. No one on the staff seemed to notice.

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    The Tabard - The Tabard

    The Tabard

    4.1(9 reviews)
    0.7 miChiswick
    ££

    The Tabard is a theatre pub in Turnham Green (pretty far west London). I went last week to see an…read moreacquaintance in a production of a modernised Dorian Gray story. The pub is on the ground floor, there a two rooms with the bar running through both. In appearance and atmosphere, though pleasant, it is a fairly typical pub. Also, the staff are friendly and efficient. Through the pub garden there are a set of stairs that lead up to the theatre. It is a small theatre with seating for around 40. As one might expect it has quite a diy aesthetic, with the small size making performances intimate. A pleasant pub and theatre, a fun place to see local theatre, though a little out of the way.

    Cozy, scenic theatre pub in Chiswick, very close to Turnham Green station. Pleasant decor, smallish…read morebut likeable outside seating area. Beers aren't cheap. Chiswick is an upmarket suburb of central London, so don't come here for cheap beer or food. The Tabard is a very nice place with an excellent range of real ales, hand-pumped or bottled, from Britain and from abroad. But a pint of regular British ale can cost as much as UKP 4.00, which is expensive for a venue outside of the immediate tourist area. Foreign ales can be up there at UKP 5.50. Or higher. The upside is the pub itself, which offers very cozy and amiable seating inside and out. There are several secluded booths so you can have a chat with your friends without disturbing everyone else. Generally speaking, there's much more room than the building seems to suggest. Staff are knowledgeable and efficient. Gets busy on weekends, especially the outside area, which is cordoned off from the street. Thankfully, the otherwise VERY busy Bath Road gets quieter towards the evening. As suggested above, this pub offers frequent stand-up performances and music.

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    The Tabard - A stellar drink.

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    The Italian Job

    The Italian Job

    4.0(9 reviews)
    0.6 miChiswick
    ££

    We have been wanting to go here forever but didn't get down to it. But it came recommnded from an…read moreItalian friend, which meant this had to be ticked of. Finally, on one of the "let's do a pub crawl closer to the house" nights, we ended up here. A pub that has more of a bar vibe. Nice selection of crafts. The bar staff is helpful with picking the beers. Some lovely aromatic Italian beers. To finish off the evening, I had an espresso. Shame they had Illy coffee...I wish they made their own coffee or some other sourced Italian coffees. Only disappointment...we were sitting by the bar first and then moved to a table. We went to order our drinks by the bar and the lady behind insisted she would bring our drinks to us. We were maintaining a tab and saw a service charge on our bill. We were planning to tip anyway, but it was annoying to see service charge for drinks..AT A PUB! They lose one star for this very reason.

    How was I not previously aware of this bar? An Italian beer bar in London. Frickin' awesome. The…read moreItalian beer scene is underrated and under known and hopefully this bar owned by the Birrificio del Ducato brewery will address that somewhat. I stuck to their own beers on this occasion, although other Italian beers were available. Their AFO was a deliciously crisp amber ale, but their DIPA called Machete was the standout. I could have happily had some more but it wasn't the best long term plan. The bar seems a little expensive at first, but isn't really that bad when you consider the beer has been transported across from Italy. There were a couple of negatives. The large Machete measure was supposed to be 2/3 of a pint. Neither I nor the waitress realised this and so I was lucky enough to get a pint. They then tried to bill us for two halves which was a bit cheeky as it was not pointed out to us until after I had finished the pint. They did correct this when we pointed it out though so I don't hold that too strongly against them. The other problem wasn't really the bar's fault but when we arrived there was a large and very loud group of guys drinking, shouting and clapping. In my brief foray to the bar they were turning up the decibels on a charming conversation about how English women are fatter than Sicilian women. We retreated outside until they oozed off elsewhere.

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    The Roebuck - Buffalo buttermilk chicken

    The Roebuck

    3.5(41 reviews)
    0.5 miChiswick
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    This is a well laid out pub with big comfortable tables for eating out. We shared a starter board…read morewhich was fine but not mind blowing and I liked my main course of sea bass although honestly I don't eat enough fish to tell if it was top quality. Service was swift, unobtrusive and pleasant. The thing that annoyed me about this place was the music. All you could hear was this really annoying booming bass line. It was grating and also totally unnecessary because there was already a great atmosphere in the place that didn't need any augmentation.

    The Roebuck - A good example of a gastro pub. Wooden floors and comfy seating, good food that the…read moreowners care about passionately and an area outside for the good weather although this could do with a bit of a tidy up. This is part of a small chain of gastro pubs and the last one to open, consequently the owners have a tried and tested formula for setting up a successful pub. Menu's are changing daily and they offer a typical pub food along with a selection of more upmarket offerings. It has a pub an area at the front which is typical pub where you can enjoy the bar food and then a more upmarket area at the back which is more "select" and like a restaurant offering more adventurous food. Being on the High Road it has a good vibe and is one of the places to be on the week-end. Give it a go - it is a nice place to be and one of Chiswick's better pubs

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