The Ailsa Tavern, Twickenham - pub details
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Description
The Ailsa Tavern is an olde worlde listed building situated in the picturesque area of St Margarets. History has it that it is named after a landlady from Victorian times and it is thought that a tunnel runs from The Ailsa to a house belonging to an ardent admirer!
The Ailsa Tavern serves great quality real ales prepared by an awarding cellarman along with a delicious Mediterranean food menu and extensive world wines.
Being within sight of Twickenham Rugby Ground, The Ailsa is very popular with sport lovers with Plasma screens showing key events, a darts board and plenty of board games for entertainment with friends over a quality pint.
Outside, there are wisteria vines decorating the walls on the front of the pub and the enclosed beer garden is a favourite haunt as there are not many in this area with families and dogs very welcome.
The Ailsa is very close to Richmond and the Thames Path and so walkers and cyclists can have a well earned break.
(last updated: 25th Mar 2008)
Address: 263 St Margarets Road, St Margarets, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1NJ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 5477)
Website: http://www.ailsatavern.com
St Margarets (0.4 miles), Twickenham (0.8 miles), Richmond (1 mile)
Chain: T&J Bernard
Pub facilities/features:
- Quiz night (Thursdays), Live music, TV, Big screen
- Dartboard, Fruit machines, Quiz machines (Multi)
- Food served, Sunday roast, Real ale
- Riverside location (Close to Thames Path)
- Outside seating, Dogs allowed, Children allowed, Credit cards accepted, Coach parties welcome
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other pubs nearby:
Turks Head, St Margarets (0.3 miles), Victoria Tavern, Isleworth (0.3 miles), St Margarets Tavern, St Margarets (0.5 miles), White Swan, Richmond (0.6 miles), Castle, Old Isleworth (0.6 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Ailsa Tavern, Twickenham
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| Excellent selection for the beer festival. Last nights St George's hot pot was amazing! Try the Haka and Tinners. Black Sheep amazing as ever! Oolybel - 24 Apr 2008 14:32 |
| Best pint of Black Sheep in a long time and wonderful TT Landlord as well. A really lovely style of pub with great food and a nice atmosphere. Not too pricey either considering the high standard of food and beer. Oolybel - 18 Dec 2007 17:43 |
| Nice to see the place under Brazier family control and the changes from a year ago. Good choice of ales, and well kept. A better pint of Pride than the Turks Head. stmargaretsman - 26 Oct 2007 12:17 |
| Great pub! The new chef really knows what he's doing and has passed his knowlage onto people who maybe don't so they can carry it on when he's not there. The pizza's are very origional but definatly the best in the area! The new owner has a great ability to make you feel part of the atmosphere as do the bar staff. Alot of them are new and so still getting the hang of the place but nether the less are lovely to be served by. Theres still one of the origional girls behind the bar which i'm glad to see as she's a clear favorite by the customers. (not only for her looks) The beer is truely the best around at the moment. I'm more then happy to give this pub a great rating! anonymous - 7 Aug 2007 18:19 |
| I have read what some people have said,but I think that the new owners have done a great job. Sam and Gary don't know their arse from their elbow. Marak has done a great job, shame to see the manager leave but he has moved on to better things. And everyone in there loves rugby having seen the Old I's and Quins Ladies drinking there now. Last rugby day was brilliant. Great idea getting rid of the pool table and sky, all the pikeys and chavs (apart from a few) have gone. The beer is absolutely fantastic, yes the cellar man in a kiwi gobshite and gives as good as he gets but he knows how to look after beer and I am looking forward to the beer festival he told me about. You will not get a better pint for miles. If he is not happy with the pint you are not going to get it. This guy takes so much care over the beer and recently I have seen him go over every glass washing them individually for quality and cleanliness. You don't see that anywhere else The food is amazing, the chefs are great. One of them even comes over and talks to the customers and makes sure the food is up to scratch. He used to work on the bar so he knows how to keep the customers happy, probably the best barman the place has ever had and he knows his stuff, never had to ask for a drink memorised rounds and knew what all the locals drank with out asking. Both Chefs are very accommodating to what ever your needs are. I have seen them get in special dishes as a one off for customers. And the new specials are great, you just have to try them. Now that is how you look after people and keep them coming back. The girls are ok every place needs its eye candy, but some of them are slow but they are new, glad to see the dippy one has gone and haven't seen the one with big boobs for awhile, shame not the sharpest tool in the box but a nice girl and gets on with everyone. I have seen more parties in this place in the last 5 months than they had in the last 4 years and the spread is superb from what I have seen. Your don't get pressurized to leave at the end of the night drink your drink in your time and then leave, how civilised rather than have some prat come round every 2 seconds and say drink up and get out. I highly recommend this pub and would advise you to go there to see for yourself. get the staff properly trained and I would give it 10/10 bar_runner - 25 Jul 2007 00:42 |
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