The George and Devonshire, Chiswick - pub details

George and Devonshire
[image 2] [image 3] [image 4] [image 5] [image 6] [image 7] [image 8]
Get directions using the
TfL Journey Planner:
Enter the postcode you're travelling from:

Address: 8 Burlington Lane, Old Chiswick, London, W4 2QE [map] [gmap]

Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 12246) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras

Nearest tube stations Turnham Green (0.7 miles), Stamford Brook (0.7 miles), Chiswick Park (0.9 miles)

Nearest train stations Chiswick (0.8 miles), Barnes Bridge (1 mile), Gunnersbury (1.1 miles)

Brewery: Fullers

Pub facilities/features:
Cask Marque accreditation

  • Live music (Regular mike nights - call us), TV (In public bar), Big screen
  • Pool table (in public bar), Fruit machines (in public bar)
  • Food served (Chef-grown tomatoes and herbs new menu from July 2008), Sunday roast (Great value and quality Sunday Lunch), Real ale (Top cellarman)
  • Riverside location (100 yards from the Thames, in historic Old Chiswick)
  • Outside seating (On the terrace at the rear and at the front), Dogs allowed (No biting, no fighting), Children allowed (Children's parties welcomed), Late licence, Credit cards accepted, Car park (Last beer before the Wales), Smoking area (Smoking allowed in covered, heated terrace), Function room for hire (Weddings, family events, business meetings), Wireless internet access, Coach parties welcome, Disabled access (to terrace, lounge bar and function room)

Are you the Licensee? Click here.

> Current user rating: 6.4/10 (rated by 26 users)
> Hotels nearby: Search
> Local guide: London pub guide
> Log in to rate this pub or upload a picture of it.
> Post a comment > Mail a friend

other pubs nearby:

Mawson Arms/ Fox and Hounds, Chiswick (0.1 miles), Devonshire Arms, Chiswick (0.2 miles), Duke Of York, Chiswick (0.3 miles), Pickwicks Wine Bar, Chiswick (0.4 miles), Packhorse and Talbot, Chiswick (0.4 miles) - see more nearby pubs

 

user reviews of the George and Devonshire, Chiswick

please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.

5 most recent reviews of 22 shown - see all reviews

Another Fullers pub on the opposite corner from the brewery and overlooking the Hogarth Roundabout. Fullers beers available were London Pride, Discovery & Chiswick. The bar area was packed with people watching the start of the England game. A pool table was being used near the window. Relatively uninspiring and I couldn't quite see the need for a bouncer on the door.
blue_scrumpy - 19 Jun 2010 15:44
Situated close to Fullers Brewery, the River Thames and also on the edge of the notorious Hogarth roundabout is the George and Devonshire, a Fullers pub with two adjoining, but distinctly separate bars.

The public bar is what it says on the tin - a basic, bare boarded room dominated by a snooker table, dartboard and TV. Curiously, it's in this bar, where most of the customers seemed to be of the lager swilling fraternity, that there's a dartboard describing the characteristics of the Fullers beers. It's also here that we learn that the George and Devonshire is "where Dick Turpin is said to have tied Black Bess and strolling players performed Shakespearean plays in the 16th Century to the nobility and gentry of Chiswick village."

The saloon bar is well appointed with flowers in vases on the tables and more of a food emphasis than I remember from previously. On my recent evening visit, a live music band was just setting up their instruments and equipment, taking up much of the space in the room. This room leads to an impressive and elegant function room, which, most notably, I can't remember ever noting it as being used for anything.

There's some outside seats at the front on the pavement where you can watch the traffic negotiating the roundabout. A quieter and more pleasant area is at the back of the pub, accessed from the lounge bar.

The London Pride - £ 3.20p - was reasonable. The pub is a CAMRA Good Beer Guide regular.

This is a pleasant enough pub, but not worth a detour.
JohnBonser - 9 Jun 2010 11:55
At last this pub has sorted itself out! I used to work at Lamb House and we'd occasionally go here for lunch but the staff were so unfriendly and they were forever running out of beer, so it was no surprise I used to go past and see the place half empty. The food was awful too. I went back last weekend when we were having a stroll down the river and it was packed. A really happy atmosphere, and, as someone else on here commented, some very sharp musical choices playing. There's also now a retro games corner, and it's not your usual tatty old Scrabble and such like, but genuine collector's items! There's a very funny and interesting guide to their history on the bar too. But best of all is the Summer Menu which makes this the only place in Chiswick that does traditional British food at a sensible price. It's obviously decided to resist the gastro route but go for cheerful honest grub. I had the Welsh Rarebit which was scrumptuous (apparently made with a dash of Guinness) and my wife had a Quiche Lorraine she raved about. The beers are first class, and the manager was very friendly, especially, since he and one other barmaid were running a large function at the same time as serving lunch without appearing remotely stressed! He also recommended to us Fullers Discovery with a lemonade top and I'm now hooked on the stuff. Definitely going back.
JasonEmm - 4 Jul 2009 16:16
Cosy pub even nearer the Fullers brewery and unfortunately also near the A4, a nice old building even if it isn't as traditional as, say, the Duke of York, it is still more so than the Devonshire and unlike the Feathers it is still standing (that was on the opposite side of the main road).
rainlight - 21 Mar 2009 07:14
Excellent beer, as you would expect from a pub literally spitting distance away from the brewery. Some interesting prog rock on the stereo as well.
a good pub
TheGP - 4 Mar 2009 08:30

see more reviews
 

got anything to say about this pub?

Please read our comments policy before posting.
Only registered users can post reviews. Please log in. If you don't have an account yet, register here.