The Star & Garter, Slough

Very basic locales pub in an aged building, untouched since well before the smoking ban and even the whiff of ciggies past is still hanging around. Fairly small interior with a simple semi-hexagonal bar (seems to be a theme round here), blue carpet, basic seating, dart board, gas fire with a copper top and some embossed swirly wallpaper of a type I haven’t seen for years. Loud 80s hits akin to those from a wedding reception blaring out. Selection of papers spotted. A few middle-aged ruddy-faced locals inside, plus a crackers landlady. It’s a proper tight place that hushes up when ‘unknowns’ enter. Two ales at the bar; GK IPA and a left-field one in Vale Wychert (so-so).

Small community pub with a bit of a rough and ready feel to it. Plenty of flowery language and social commentary from the punters. Live football was showing and there is a dartboard above a copper topped fireplace. A sign above the bar points to the toilets, a beer garden, a car park, a smoking area, a swimming pool, an amphitheatre, a helipad and a bear baiting pit. Two ales from Twickenham and Vale breweries.