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The Hop Poles, Hammersmith, W6
W6
W6 9HR
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David Walton left this review about The Hop Poles
Visited 02/03/26. Visited previously 02/08/23
Cask was a solitary hand pump dispensing LPride with two unused hand pumps. Large keg range of Heineken AF, Camden Hells, berries & cherries Old Mount cider, Cruz, Amstel, Asahi, Peroni, Moretti (both varieties), Inch’s, Guinness, Jubel Peach lager, Brixton Reliance Pale Ale, the Juicy Chug Hazy IPA from Jiddler’s Tipple, Neck Oil, Gamma Ray and Camden Pale Ale.
Large venue, mixture of bare boarded and sections of patterned ceramic tiles. The bar counter is on the opposite wall to the entrance and is L shaped into the left-hand side of the venue. There are some tall tables and stools just inside the entrance then seating on the left-hand side is via regular tables and chairs. The rear part of the venue has a mix of regular tables and chairs, a booth table in the middle of the back wall with a pool table in front of it. There are some impressive etched glass mirrors on the back of the wall that is the other side of the bar counter. There are more bench, larger regular tables and booths on the left-hand side of the venue from the rear to the front. High ceilings and large glass front windows the order of the day with a shed load of TV screens all showing same non-descript channel on my visit. The pop soundtrack was barely audible on my visit, and the venue was popular with a younger post work crowd. Can’t say I would make a third visit here!
On 9th March 2026
- rating: 5
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Delboy 20 left this review about The Hop Poles
Decent pub not far from the tube station. Pride and Doom Bar on when I called in. The Pride was fine. Happy to have visited and would do so again.
On 3rd May 2023
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Tris C left this review about The Hop Poles
Dating from 1798 on the site of the Three Hop Poles, two being lost following a rebuild in 1857. Now grade II-listed and on CAMRA’s register of pubs with historically important interiors, this being of Some Regional Importance and better viewed on their website, rather than described in writing.
Some of the remaining historical vestiges of this pub are lovely, especially the quality of the etched and cut-glass mirrors and fibrous plasterwork ceiling. Otherwise, it’s a modernised pub, the remaining work, such as an abundance of shiny, white glazed tiles and games machines aren’t; customers were few in number and younger. Unsurprisingly, there’s free Wi-Fi, but it coms from Lloyd’s bank next door. What little enjoyment there was to be had, was spoiled by a very intoxicated customer (legally or illegally, I couldn’t say), harassing customers for cigarettes or lighters, the staff clearly put out by his behaviour; perhaps a remainder from the days when this place was visited by Roger or Steve, over a decade ago. Either way, his belligerence continued upward, swearing at staff and going over to intimidate them, which coincided with my leaving and not before time either; they should have called the police.
Ales amounted to Pride, Doom and Tribute at a very decent £4.50 a pint and fine.
This pub is very attractive in parts, a real shame that it’s been mucked about with, but the inability to control disruptive customers is reason enough to avoid a return visit to a pub which has a late, then very late licence, Thursday to Saturday; hardly something to attract the more sedate drinker.
On 30th November 2021
- rating: 3
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- Accommodation : No last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes - roof terrace - last updated 30 October 2019 by Graham Coombs
- CAMRA Discount : No - - last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
- Function Room : Yes - According to Twitter - last updated 21 July 2015 by Dave McNally
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 30 October 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes - Thursdays 19.00. - last updated 30 November 2021 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 30 November 2021 by Tris C
- Real Cider : No last updated 30 November 2021 by Tris C
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 30 November 2021 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 26 October 2016 by Quinno _
