The Richmond, Shepherds Bush, W6

Doom Bar and London Pride were on, the latter at £3.40 a pint. There was no food that I saw at 2.30 PM on Saturday. The ambience of this pub changed instantly when the Liverpool v Man Utd match ended and all the QPR supporters hot footed it off to Loftus Road. The racing was put on, and it turned into an Irish pub. The large Kilkenny flag on the wall was a clue I suppose, and I detected several Irish accents. This is a fairly large pub with a central island bar, and with several interconnected drinking areas – up a few stairs from the front bar area to another one; then down a few stairs to another one. There’s a pool table at the back. Some of the walls are painted cream, but the overriding colour scheme here is red – some of the walls are red, as is the carpeting, the curtains, the banquette seating, and the upholstery on the stools and chairs. I did spot a tall table/stools, but no sofas, and the majority of furnishings were normal tables and chairs. This is a no-nonsense straightforward pub. I don’t think that I would go out of my way to visit here just for the ale selection, but it’s a decent enough place to stop off for a pint if you’re passing.