The Woodpecker, Battersea High Street, SW11

Spotted this venue was open (apparently for about 6 weeks on chatting to the barman - venue used to be a restaurant). Sort of a U shaped venue with one side truncated with bar immediately in front of entrance. Carpeted throughout with a mish mash of tables and chairs. Colour scheme is sort of a military green and black with lots of jazz and drinking pictures / enabled signs on the walls. No cask, just 9 very dominant keg taps on the right hand side of the bar. Nothing very adventurous, Cruz, Moretti and Amstel being the mainstream lagers. Add Murphy’s as the Guinness alternative stout, neck Oil, Inch’s cider, Brooklyn Stonewall Inn IPa, Sambrook’s Valhalla Red Ale and Rebellion IPA from Marlow and you get the picture. Music was much more to my taste here and at a sensible volume. The venue has live music, there is a small stage in the right hand front corner. Leaflets for the Battersea Jazz festival in July so clearly pushing venue as a music location. I liked the pub and it is in a quiet location (in spite of the address).