Beefeater The Orchard, Ruislip

Official site of Beefeater The Orchard - www.beefeater.co.uk

Official site of Beefeater The Orchard - www.beefeater.co.uk

Still known as The Orchard, this rather dull and unmemorable Beefeater is in a large 1930s building on a large corner plot with a car park and garden with wooden benches and tables, accompanied by a model Spitfire. Inside, the single large bar and dining room is grimy, the staff were unwelcoming and the other clients seemed to be mainly middle-aged couples on blind dates. The food was predictably bad, and the only real ale available was Pride, which was badly kept and unenjoyable. The atmosphere was akin to that of a funeral home. A fruitless visit.

It's a Beefeater so a standard corporate menu. However, the Sunday lunch was pretty good. As to the beer, only London Pride, but in very good nick. Might even go back, one day.