The Royal Staff, Aldershot

A Fuller’s pub in the back streets just off the main drag in a Victorian housing estate. The single J-shaped bar has a hard-wearing carpeted floor with a few laminated areas, gaming machines and two dartboards, a juke box and a large screen, presumably for watching sports, but blank on this visit. There is no WiFI. The barmaid and landlord were very friendly, the landlord welcoming, but for some reason there were very few locals in. No ales on draft, just Oliver’s Island and Pride in bottles, both kept much too cold in the fridge and both over-priced. It’s quite a pleasant place to be and I’d like to come back when they get some ale on draft.