The Queens Head, Uxbridge

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This is a compact town centre pub with a simple, two room layout. You enter into the front bar, which has a small seating area either side of the entrance and the servery further down, along the right-hand wall. The bar has a nice dark wood counter, pleasant canopy and traditional bar back. Fixed benches and plenty of chairs can be found through the majority of the front space, with high tables and stools further back. A very large TV screen on the back wall was showing the England game, with a couple of slightly smaller screens dotted through the rest of the pub. To the rear left is a small side room, which is bare boarded and has exposed brick walls and four tables with chair and pew seating options. An additional table to the front had a big stack of board games on it and there were lots of photos of Queen Elizabeth II on display, including a large coin style mural, whilst an old map of Uxbridge covers the ceiling. The room is pretty cramped, so the presence of a dartboard felt a bit optimistic, whilst the lone TV screen couldnt be viewed from my seat at the far end of the room, so I had to move on to another pub to watch the match.
When I arrived, there were two cask ales on - St Austell Tribute (£4.75 a pint) and Greene King Abbot Reserve, whilst three more pumps were clipped but unavailable - Greene King IPA, Taylors Landlord and Morland Old Golden Hen. However, having ordered the Tribute it immediately spluttered its last, but the very helpful barmaid said the Old Golden Hen was ready to be tapped. She then found me somewhere to sit, got the beer on, poured me a pint and brought it over to me, which was excellent service, so it's a crying shame that it was in a pretty poor state - not a good sign for a beer that's only just come on.
I can't really say enough good things about the staff here - they were friendly and helpful beyond the call of duty and are definitely great assets to the pub. However, the poor beer quality was a real letdown and the pub itself is nothing special, which makes it hard to recommend the place. I'm glad I stopped by but would probably look elsewhere the next time I'm in town.

Date of visit - 6th July 2024

On 31^st October 2024 - rating: 5
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