The Fishermans Arms, Willesden Junction, NW10

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Rex Rattus left this review about The Fishermans Arms

This is a three room pub, although all three rooms are inter-connected. You enter into the centre room, where the bar counter’s located. This room has just three sofas in it, along with a large low table, in front of the window. The room on the left is a dining room; and the room on the right is something of a sports room, as it contains a table football game, and a pool tables, plus some tall stools at ledges round the sides. Thus there is no traditional seating for someone just wanting a drink.

The bar counter flatters to deceive. The magnificent brass based handpump is for decoration only; even the bog standard lager taps on the T bar aren’t all in operation, with just Guinness, Fosters, Strongbow and Sagres (£2.20 a half) available. There is a chalkboard menu above the bar counter (I guess a more flash version would be available if you elect to eat in the dining room) with burger and chips (£8) and fish, chips and mushy peas at £10.

The Portuguese influence didn’t end with the Sagres. The TV in the main bar was tuned to a Portuguese channel, and the barmaid, a bloke who seemed to be at home behind the bar, and a customer all conversed in Portuguese.

From the outside this looks like the real deal – i.e. a real pub – but in fact it’s really a Portuguese bar/restaurant.

On 16^th April 2015 - rating: 3
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