The Express Tavern, Kew Bridge - pub details
Address: Kew Bridge Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 0EW [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 3645) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Gunnersbury (0.6 miles), Kew Gardens (0.9 miles)
Kew Bridge (0.2 miles), Gunnersbury (0.6 miles), Kew Gardens (0.9 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Outside seating, Smoking area
Pub suggested by millym on 26 Jul 2003
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> Current user rating: 7.2/10 (rated by 53 users)
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user reviews of the Express Tavern, Kew Bridge
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| A great old fashioned Pub with no Juke Box, Fruit Machine or other modern distractions. Civilised conversation with the Owners Gordon and Liz and a great place to make your local. Good beer, well presented food and spotless toilets (a real rarity these days) and all in all a really good pub to enjoy your favourite Cask ale or other Lager etc. Also very handy for Kew Bridge Station. GeorgeLyall - 8 Feb 2012 16:17 |
| I'm another one in the camp of having often driven or walked past this pub and had never been in... but I finally got around to it the other day, for a mid-week pint... As some of the other reviews have said, it's a traditional old boozer which sadly suffers the traditional range in quality of ales. The bar staff were pleasant and the locals seemed fine. We didn't talk to them, mind. The Bass, which is presumably the house ale was in good condition. I foolishly opted for the Rudolph's Whatsit - the festive ale. In fairness, I should have known better - it was bound to be past its best. There was no background music or noise when we were there, and patrons were in small numbers, seemingly not talking much, which meant that everyone ended up listening to our conversation whether they wanted to or not. The silence from the surrounding tables was punctured twice. The first comment was something like, "I did my tax return". Obviously this was barely gruntworthy, and that's about the extent of the response it achieved. The second was a gentleman enquiring of his mate as to whether he had told him the joke about the Reindeer. His mate affirmed that he had indeed, and the pub around us returned to silence. If they didn't keep old beer on tap and played a bit of background music when it's quiet, it could be a lovely little pub. I can imagine it being busy when Brentford FC are playing, for example, and it would presumably be a very different atmosphere to the one we experienced. Would I go back? Maybe, but not in a hurry. harveydt - 5 Jan 2012 14:09 |
| My first visit to the Express Tavern, and I really wish I had been in before now! A gem of a pub, and a perfect pint of Bass! £3.35 initially seemed a bit steep, but I don't mind paying for a decent pint. robhealy - 4 Sep 2011 09:40 |
| Having driven past this pub for years without actually going in, it was quite nice to find out how much of a hidden gem it was. The décor is real throw back to pubs of yore with two separate bar areas. I really like to potted history of pub as well as the rules for Sunday drinking from 1888. This does show how times have changed. A great selection of ale and a very nice garden area. Considering how close it is to a busy road, you could hardly hear the traffic. A really good find and highly recommended. LennyBanter - 5 Jun 2011 12:54 |
| Why closed till 6.30pm on a Saturday?????????? bjbrummiejohn - 14 Dec 2010 12:35 |
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