Brook Green Hotel, W6

Randomness Guide to London - Brook Green Hotel entry

Randomness Guide to London - Brook Green Hotel entry

This is a Young’s pub that had the usual range on, including Deuchars IPA. I just had a half of Young’s Bitter, costing £1.68, so something in the region of £3.30 a pint, which really is a top of the range price for an ordinary bitter. The pub itself has that unmistakable late Victorian look about it – the very high ceiling gives the game away. Now knocked into a one-room pub of course, but evidence of its original multi-room format remains. There’s what looks like the original cornices in place, plus I spotted what is almost certainly a small original leaded light window above (and partly obscured by) the flat screen TV monitor. All the other tall, plain glass windows are more modern replacements of course. Furniture consists of those chunky high tables and stools that I don’t much care for, lots of sofas, plus some normal tables and chairs mainly in the dining area to the right of the bar. It had one of those racks you see in hotel lobbies containing London attraction flyers, but no London Drinker. I didn’t eat there, nor see a menu, so can’t comment on the food. The very high ceilings make it (unavoidably) pretty barn like. It’s not really my kind of place. There’s nothing really bad to say about it, but I doubt whether I shall pay a return visit.

Official site of Brook Green, includes drinks listing - www.brookgreenhotel.co.uk