The Kings Arms Hotel, Ealing Broadway, W5

Very pricey pub, which you can sometimes put up with in London for a good pub with a nice atmosphere, but in addition, the bar staff are extremely unfriendly and unwelcoming. Wont be going back until theres a change of staff.

These types of pubs remind me of my youth when I had to sit quietly in the corner sipping my lemonade and eating a packet of salt and vinegar whilst my parents and their friends got drunk at the bar. I used to love those family days out and every time I walk into a local back street boozer like this one my heart skips a beat and I feel at home straight away. Courage Best and Pride were the ale choices alongside a limited selection of standard draught that you'd expect to find in a pub that time forgot. A lot of these pubs are grubby and in need of some TLC, but this one is well looked after. There is a small TV in the front bar and a plasma screen on the rear wall in the smaller back bar. Also, the barmaid seemed friendly and my Pride was good, if not great. My only gripe is that a radio station was being played over the sound system, complete with adverts. I still rate this pub highly and wish there were more of them.