The Arab Boy, Putney, SW15

Interesting final venue for me on Lower Richmond Rd. Long rectangular pub from the entrance with the bar on the left hand side about midway along the length of the venue. Tables and chairs a fairly regular assortment throughout the pub. So some tall tables in the front part of the pub before receding to more regular tables beyond the bar. There were two beers on hand pump during my visit, Original and L Pride. Small keg offering of Estrella, Guinness, Brooklyn Stonewall IPA, Brooklyn lager, Stowford Press and San Miguel. Probably one of the more basic cask and keg offerings where both are available whilst I have been recording venues. On arrival it felt like the entire cast of Tool Academy, past, present and future were at the bar. Thankfully they gravitated, coalesced like some form of terrestrial galaxy formation in the beer garden at the back so it was, beyond my beer buying experience, quite tranquil here. If the universe collapses in on itself before my next post, take this as the cause, an over concentration of estate agent type tools in the same space in SW15. I hope I get to visit another venue beyond this one.

Official site of The Arab Boy - www.thearabboy.net

Official site of The Arab Boy - www.thearabboy.net

Refurbished Greene King pub with quite an attractive interior with semi-modern furniture and decor (if you like that kind of thing). Main seating area at the front of the bar, with tables set for dining on either side of the narrow room beyond that leads to the compact patio beer garden. Reasonable menu and friendly service. Bank of five hand pumps on the front counter, with IPA and the 'house' Sirries Gold supplemented by Morland Original, Ale Fresco and Betty Stogs as a guest.