The Whittington, Pinner

Official site of The Whittington - www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk

Official site of The Whittington - www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk

The only real pub left in Eastcote, this large corner pub is still operated by Greene King and well described by Rex, below. Four ales on, I had a pint of Everard's Tiger which was in quite good condition. The gaming machines were burbling away quietly, while BBC News was on the TV. The pub is quite loud as you approach, not terribly comfortable, so it's fine for a quick beer but I wouldn't spend an entire evening here.

This is another Greene King pub with its typical pubco hotel lounge look. It's mainly carpeted with all tall tables/tall stools in the main bar area as you enter, and with normal tables and chairs in an effectively separate area on the left. These two areas can apparently be isolated from each other by concertina dooors, presumably to accommodate private functions. There are fruit machines as per usual for these sort of pubs, but switched off for some reason (maintenance possibly) during my Thursday afternoon visit. There are TVs around the place as you would expect, and there's some outside seating at the front, plus a fairly large car park. There's also a pool table and a dartboard inside. Being a Greene King pub there are no surprises on the ale front, with GK IPA and London Glory available, and with a third pump having an Abbot clip reversed. The usual pub grub menu's available, including the regularly seen "2 meals for £9.99" meal deal. This is a fairly ordinary pub. It's an identikit GK pub, with little individual character. But it was clean and comfortable on my visit, and as it's the only one within e

Randomness Guide to London - Pinner Arms entry

Randomness Guide to London - Pinner Arms entry