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Friendly service, only one hand pump on offer which was Doom Bar. I had a Guinness which was fine. A lot of regulars here. I think it's a decent little pub, and the food smelt nice not that I tried any!

Part of the Craft Beer Co. chain,this shop conversion has a very modern interior but the crittal windows on both street sides give the building character.There is limited outside seating,while inside there is a mix of seating booths down the left wall with some clever small cross benches for 2,the front section has a large bench seating and trad tables while the rear has some smaller tables and benches.Downstairs are the loos,kitchen and cellar snug,a good overflow area when the upstairs is rammed.Tables can be booked with a time showing ,and no shows tables are released by the staff after half an hour.
The 6 real ale handpumps face you on entry with the choice on my trip Padstow Pale,Burton Bridge Porter,Mackintosh Best Bitter (malty mess),the house Craft Pale brewed by Kent and Bang the Elephant Rubber Duck Rivers (NBSS 4,proved to be a great session ale taken at volume).Shame no strong ABV but the vast keg gantry would provide both high strength and style variance which might please keg fans.
It's an upbeat pub with friendly and efficient staff but a few short measure pints were pulled at busy times.However with a rotating ale selection this is a safe bet near Paddington and will get my custom again.Not quite up to the standard of their flagship Cask in Pimlico,but better by a country mile compared to many of the pubs in the immediate area.

Wasn't expecting to find this bar listed on the site, but after another extended session in the Hope at Carshalton, we headed to Gander Green Lane to watch an under-21 football game in the rain.

The bar is situated underneath the main stand. There appears to be access to it on non-matchdays from the car park to the side of the stand. However, having payed to enter the ground, we accessed it from inside.

A couple of handpulls were present, clipped with London Pride & Tribute.

The bar itself is a small, single room affair with a kitchen in one corner. There are plenty of Sutton United photos and memorabilia dotted around the walls. Similar to a theatre's half-time interval, a bell rings when each half is about to kick off. Staff seemed a friendly bunch, but I wouldn't pay a special visit here unless I was here for another match.

The entrance of Charlton House leads to a corridor with a laminate floored seating room to the right and a very busy bar to the left. I ventured into the bar to order a lager from the standard keg range on the short counter that runs across the rear. I felt like I’d walked into someone’s house during a party where all the extended family had been invited. After receiving my drink I escaped to sit on my own in the aforementioned room to the right where a dartboard also resides. There were kids running up and down the corridor and one was loudly calling to its mother over and over again, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, bejesus. A carton of half-eaten kebab and chips sat on the table next to me, and there was a strong smell of paint, which was odd because I didn’t see any hint of decorating. I was glad to leave and won’t be returning.

An unfriendly roadside pub with an over-inflated opinion of its own worth. It’s a food led establishment, to the point where going in and just asking for a drink puts an even deeper sneer on the already sour face of the young barmaid. Even the signs around the pub instructing you what to do with dogs, children etc seem oppressive. They’re dog-tolerant rather than dog friendly. There is a reasonable sized car park at the front along with a small terraced area which offers great views of the car dealership next door. The single L-shaped bar does have a small drinking area at one end, but most of the space is taken up by dining tables. The food is good, freshly cooked, traditional pub fare, though it is expensive for the area. There were 4 handpumps, one dry, the others dispensing Tribute, Doombar and Pride, and like the food these were very expensive for the area. The keg choices were Guinness, Peroni, Fosters, Stella and Strongbow Aspall ciders. There was a TV but this was switched off, so the only sounds were the barmaid being rude to customers and awful easy listening muzak on the hi fi. I didn’t enjoy this visit at all and won’t be going back.