Ailsa Tavern, Twickenham

Official site of Ailsa Tavern - www.ailsataverntwickenham.co.uk

Official site of Ailsa Tavern - www.ailsataverntwickenham.co.uk

One of the few Sheps pubs in west London.Nice looking pub with a warm interior.Friendly staff.Great beer garden.Shame about the beer .Bishops Finger and a dull Spitfire.

A Shepherd Neame house with Spitfire, Whitstable, Bishops Finger and Masterbrew available. A traditional pub decor - wood panelling, tiling, several small spaces that may at one point have been separate bars. Has a dartboard, TVs for sport, and Open Mic nights on Sunday. An agreeable place to be and I would return.

Update – July 2011 Shepherd Neame house with beers usually well kept – Canterbury Jack on good form yesterday - £ 3.20p. Spitfire and Whitstable Bay were also on. The pub is still branded as a T J Bernard house ( as noted by Rex below ) – why this is is anyone’s guess as it is listed on the Shepherd Neame website, so it’s clearly one of theirs. It’s in the 2011 CAMRA Good Beer Guide April 2010 visit Fine roadhouse community local situated in a residential area between St Margarets and Old Isleworth on the H37 Richmond - Hounslow bus route. The pub has a rather contrived rustic feel to it with much light wood dominating. There's a small public bar area on the left with a dart board, although I can't recollect ever seeing it in use. On the right is a smallish but pleasant garden. A pizza menu is offered and there's a Sunday roast between 12 and 4 pm. A plaque on the outside wall tells us that the pub is named after a former Victorian landlady. Unusually, on the front door, a notice tells us "Any comments or complaints, please contact the manager of the Ailsa ( phone number provided )" which rather reminded me of those signs you see on the back of lorries inviting you to phone up and comment on their driving. Despite being acquired by Shepherd Neame in 2009, the pub is still branded as a T&J Bernard house. The pub is one of five pubs in Twickenham listed in the 2010 CAMRA Good Beer Guide and, on my most recent visit, the Canterbury Jack - £ 3.05p - was in good form. I've also previously had decent pints of Kents Best in here recently. This pub is worth seeking out if in the area.

Randomness Guide to London - Ailsa Tavern entry

Randomness Guide to London - Ailsa Tavern entry