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Biddy Mulligan's, W14

43 Blythe Road
W14
W14 0HR

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West Kensington, Brook Green

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David Walton left this review about Biddy Mulligan's

Visited 06/01/25

No cask. Keg options were quite limited, but the Guinness was good! Other choices were Inch's cider, Maltsmiths IPA, Heineken, Moretti, Amstel and Neck Oil.

Essentially an L shaped venue with the bar counter on the right-hand wall. The stools at the bar counter were the popular choice for the locals here on my early evening visit. The leather banquettes that run around the front and curved street facing side were deep, battered and undoubtedly the repository of the action and secrets of this place and which served some small tables in front thereof. Some taller tables between these and the bar counter provided decent seating capacity. The far-left end of the venue was divided off by a heavy curtain, and the main feature of the space was a large dining table with probably a dozen dining chairs around it - this would be the private dining area to enjoy a group consumption of Guinness and Tayto’s. To arrive at that part, you would have to navigate past the pool table and piano, neither of which were in play on my visit. Seating out the front is still offered under the somewhat out of place gazebo. Lighting inside was subdued, and the soundtrack was one of the best I have encountered in a pub for quite a while. So the Dave Clark 5 summed up my feeling of Glad All Over and the welcome here was so warm that I had the decision posed to me by the Clash as I left of Should I Stay or Should I Go - the latter sentiment clearly winning as there are other venues to visit back into W6 after ticking off this last remaining unvisited W14 venue. Very enjoyable venue despite the limited beer option, but sometimes Guinness is all you need!

On 8^th March 2026 - rating: 5
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Tris C left this review about Biddy Mulligan's

The Freemasons Arms as it then was, dates from the late 19th century, but was rebuilt, probably in the 1930s and until recently, was known as Jameson, the current name arising from a 2020 makeover and visible on Google above the entrance. However, on arrival the name displayed was that of Biddy Mulligan’s, unsurprisingly flanked by more than one shamrock, just to be sure.
Once you get past the ugly gazebo (which the neighbours must love), you enter a room which has been much modernised. The floor’s modern bare boarded with the bar at right, with very modern lighting above, beyond a tiled apron. Walls and ceiling are painted very dark blue/green and feature flush downlighters. Furniture is a mix of styles, fluted banquettes, some tall with chunky wood and scaffold frames; some is conventional, but much is plum velour armchairs, looking more at home in a jazz lounge. Indeed, there’s a baby grand piano to the rear and Gaelic music was advertised, with much Gaelic script in evidence; beyond is a further area, presumably for functions, delineated by dark curtains. Customers were overwhelmingly Irish and in high spirits, the overall ambience being good, to a decent soundtrack. Décor amounts to masses of ugly Six Nations bunting, framed prints and literally dozens of empty Jameson’s bottles lining all the windowsills, no doubt remaindered from this place’s time as Jameson. Lavs are good, with two cubicles, no less.
Ales amounted to two unused pumps, with a Neck Oil at £3.75 a half, served by a friendly barmaid.
This is ok for what it is, but the lack or real ale and better pubs in the area, mean I don’t see a justification for a return.

On 17^th February 2022 - rating: 4
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Jameson

Angled corner pub with a small patio in the triangular area left at the front. Difficult to tell whether the 'L'-shaped bar has always been one open space, but the rear room has been opened-out to form The Parlour seating area. Curious green paintwork and a right mix of furniture in various traditional and modern styles, with a pool table squeezed in near the grand piano. Not having visited for eight years (when it was still called the Fox & Hounds, I wasn't 100% convinced that I would find any real ale, but there proved to be a serviceable pint of Butcombe Bitter (£4.50) available from one of the pair of handpumps. Overall, a modest improvement.

On 30^th September 2018 - rating: 6
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