Swakeley's, Shepherds Bush, W12

Visited 02/02/26. Visited previously as O'Donoghue's on 26/03/25. No cask. Keg offering of Guinness, Coors, Madri, Carling, Pravha, Staro, Sharps Atlantic, Alpacalypse, Aspall, Kopparberg s&L cider. Not much different compared to my previous visit here other than it was stripped of its sporting memorabilia and had a basic paint job. Very much now a very basic, no frills Irish pub. Some seating out the front but inside the front bar is a high ceiling, Lino floored affair with the bar counter providing tall stool service on two side in the rear right-hand corner. A few tall tables and tall stools dotted around with a pool table in the middle of the floor space to the right of the corner entrance. A single TV was showing Sky Sports News with sound. A rear room, closed on my visit has a continuation of the bar counter in the front right-hand corner with a doubling of the taps on the front bar. There was a dartboard on the rear wall and a strange that suggest this place is fitted for functions or live music. Not much changed almost a year since my first visit here, but felt even more basic and devoid of atmosphere albeit I did visit at a quiet time.

Visited 26/03/25 as O’Donoghue’s. No cask. Basic keg rage of Guinness, Coors, Aspall, Staro, Rekordling s&L and original apple cider, Estrella, Shipyard Pale Ale, Madri, Fosters, Carling, Sam Miguel, K1664 and Carlsberg. This is a pretty basic venue with some seating out the front with picnic style tables and parasols, not unfurled on a pleasant evening. Inside the main action is in the front bar where the bar counter is in the back right hand corner. The floor has some lino patterned tiles with some tall tables and tall stools isling the front window. There is a pool table in the middle of the floor and some tall stools at the bar counter, with some tall tables and tall stools dotted around the floor. Plenty of TVs but all switched off on my visit. Quite a lot of wood panelling on the walls put painted a very non-descript pale blue colour. Upper part of the walls adorned by signed QPR shirts, and some iconic sporting photos. There is a large rear function room with a stage area and served by its own extension of the bar counter but unused on my visit.

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