Big Smoke Taphouse & Kitchen, Crawley

David Walton left this review about Big Smoke Taphouse & Kitchen

Visited 22/03/26

No cask. Their own keg offerings were Electric Eye a Pale Ale, Cold Spark a Citra Pale Ale, Medicine Man an IPA, Runway a Pilsner and their Cider. Away keg offerings were Stella, Mahou, Guinness and Peroni.

After witnessing their venue at LHR closed on my visit there around a month ago I was pleasantly surprised to see they have a LGW outlet, airside in the South Terminal. It is a large venue, up a flight of steps from security on the balcony with all the other food and drinking outlets. The bar counter with a ceramic tiled skirt was against the rear wall on the left-hand side of the venue. Tall stool seating at the metallic bar counter. The rest of the venue is bare boarded and there are a lot of tables, regular, tall and booth and served by commensurate chairs and stools, also including some leather banquettes. Screens were showing the Man City v Arsenal cup final absent commentary, the sound provided by a poppy soundtrack. Too packed in and utilised to be a pleasant stop at my time of arrival, indeed unclear if I would have got a spot for just a beer if a stool hadn't become vacant at my time of arrival. I did return a bit later after I got bored with the airside JDW in this terminal and it was less crowded and more pleasant to sit at the bar.

On 27^th March 2026 - rating: 5
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