The Three Tuns, Uxbridge

Situated virtually opposite Uxbridge tube station, The Three Tuns is an attractive looking former coaching inn in the pedestrianised part of the High Street. It's a 350 year old Grade 2 listed building. An imposing looking Tudor style exterior gives way to a split level interior. The front part has a hot food counter, indicating that, perhaps unusually nowadays, food is served direct as opposed to being cooked to order. Down a few stairs is the bar counter and a low ceilinged bar with a flagstoned floor. It's a fairly standard cut-and-paste pub interior with that generic high street pub chain outlet feel to it ( eg - fruit machines, cheap drink promotional posters ) and nothing of specific note. It's part of the Punch Taverns portfolio. There's an outside patio at the back, a more welcoming conservatory style courtyard at the side and some seats outside at the front where you can watch the shoppers passing by. I paid a brief visit to this pub after watching the Middlesex v Sussex county cricket game up the road. Beers on were Speckled Hen, Adnams Bitter, Marstons Pedigree and Tetley's. The Adnams - £ 2.90p - was reasonable. Worthy of comment is the fact that, during my visit, there seemed to be noticeably more real ale trade than is often the case in a pub of this genre. I'd describe the pub as a perfectly adequate, but somewhat average bog standard town high street chain pub outlet. However, unless someone can recommend me a better alternative in the vicinity of the station - and I didn't immediately see any other pubs that looked worthy of investigation - a return visit next time I'm here for the cricket is reasonably likely

This is a split level high street pub with the front section housing some seating, a plasma screen and a glass food serving area that was empty during my visit, but after scanning the menu I ascertained that this place does mainly pub grub. Some stairs in the centre of the pub lead down to the bar which is stocked with Pedigree, Tetleys, Adnams and Old Speckled Hen alongside a standard draught range and I was served a decent pint of Guinness by a very camp barman. There is an inglenook in the back wall and a small portable TV up on the wall which, like the plasma at the front of the pub, was showing FA Cup football. I’m not sure that this place has Sky Sports as I believe the match was on terrestrial television and I do not recall seeing any advertisements for Sky. To the right of the bar area there is a conservatory extension which was baking hot and almost empty during my late Saturday afternoon visit. Also, along with some café style seating on the pedestrianised pavement outside the front of the pub there is also some covered seating at the rear which is located in between a large office block and some housing so it isn’t the most interesting of places. This place is a handy bolt hole away from the hustle and bustle of the high street, but I wouldn’t make this a destination pub as its location dictates a transient crowd so atmosphere is lacking.