One Over the Ait, Brentford

This is a large new-build Fuller's pub as part of the regeneration project on the northern side of Kew Bridge. As with JAQPTIO, the building also reminded me of a converted boathouse, but this is very much a purpose built pub that effectively replaces the Fuller's Waggon and Horses pub that stood nearby before the bulldozers arrived. Steps lead up to the main entrance which takes you into a large rectangular room with a mix of concrete and wooden flooring and the servery along the right hand wall. There is a wide range of seating options including banquettes, high padded benches, Chesterfield sofas and high tub chairs and stools. The servery has a rather odd back-lit counter, which might look more effective in the evening, and a nice dark wood bar back with huge floor to ceiling bottle shelves and craft beer bar style taps for dispensing various keg beers. The room has a lot of exposed ducting and pipes running around the ceiling space, which spoils what could have been a well put-together, cosy setting. Bare brick walls and metal girders and pillars actually work quite well, as they look pretty authentic and at no point was I sat there thinking about this being a new-build. In keeping with the riverside location, a rowing boat has been suspended above the bar (a trick already done by the Magpie and Crown further down the road), but the pub does have one seemingly unique feature in the shape of a table with some sort of fire pit in the middle of it, blazing away on my visit. A spiral staircase leads up to a first floor bar although I didn't fully explore on this visit, whilst a decent looking riverside terrace offers plenty of summertime seating options and I can imagine this becoming a popular spot in better weather. There was a decent menu listed on a large black wall near the entrance, although I thought the prices were a bit high. The pub also had a strong smell of food which presumably emanated from the kitchen doors, and I found this quite off-putting initially. For such a large Fuller's pub, their ale range wasn't being particularly well showcased, with the hand pumps dispensing London Pride, ESB and a distinctly average pint of Gales Seafarers, with one other clip turned. The keg taps on the back wall offered a few other Fuller's brews including Frontier, Black Cab Stout and Honeydew as well as a couple of guests. Staff seemed friendly and happy and the service was very quick and efficient. I liked elements of this place, such as the nice design, riverside terrace and friendly staff but was equally disappointed with the overall aesthetic and poor beer range. I got the feeling that this place was best suited to those wanting to eat or for a seasonal visit to take in the terrace, as there are plenty of other Fuller's pubs in this part of London which offer a more rounded pub-going experience.

Another very nice Fullers pub.Will be great in the Summer as they have good outside space.Very busy on my visit.lots of people eating.Fulllers beer range but I tried a dull cold pint of Meantime-Yakima pale.Spotted 14 highchairs stacked in the corner so beware of children.

One Over the Ait page on the Fuller's website - www.oneovertheait.co.uk

New riverside pub, built in a style that is reminiscent of a converted boat house. Semi-modern furniture and decor in the main bar and the smaller upstairs bar. As a Fuller's house, the real ale choice was Chiswick, Pride, Seafarers, ESB and the seasonal Fire Cracker (£3.90) from the total of 12 handpumps (three banks of three downstairs and another set at first-floor level). Abrahalls Thundering Molly draught cider was also available. It was a very grey winter day when I visited, but I can imagine that the outside seating will become very busy in fine weather.

One Over the Ait page on the Fuller's website - www.oneovertheait.co.uk

This is a brand new Fuller's pub, built approximately on the site of their demolished pub, the Waggon & Horses. From the outside, this place looks something like a cross between a barn and a fire station. On the plus side, it does have an enviable riverside location and I predict it will be incredibly busy when the warmer weather arrives. Inside it's predictably ultra modern. Furnishings are the usual mix of sofas/armchairs, tall tables/tall stools and some normal tables and chairs - with all of the latter being laid for diners when I was in here on Friday afternoon. The tables all had terracota flowerpots on them, all with little plants in them of course. There's a fair bit of outside seating - seemingly unused on a cold December afternoon, but obviously it's there for the summer and the occasional hardy smoker. A spiral staircase leads to a large upstairs room, which also has an outside terrace overlooking the river. I saw in here something I've never seen in a pub before - an apparently normal tall table, but with a fire pit in the centre of it. And it wasn't a gas coal effect fire, but the real thing as at some point the staff came to put more logs on it. I'm not sure what purpose it serves, but I can imagine some well oiled pinters having some fun and games with it before too long. It's the sort that belongs in Seoul I reckon. The beers on were from the Fuller's range of course, with Chiswick, London Pride, ESB, Firecracker and Gale's Seafarers on. This is a very corporate pub even by Fuller's standards. There were black shirted staff all over the place, including one chap manning a sort of welcome desk (my companions and I weren't welcomed, but I suspect we may not be the target demographic!!) with a computer screen on it by the main door. As you would expect, this is nothing like a traditional pub, being more a riverside bar. It's not the sort of place to which I'm likely to return - until Mrs R decides she wants a cold Pinot Grigio in a stylish riverside bar.