The Golden Lion, SW1

One of the best pub fronts I have ever seen, and I immediately added it to my to do list. When I looked inside, though, I saw three hand pumps with three Greene King beers, all with "coming soon" notices draped over them. I've seen this before in a Greene King pub (Old Dog & Partridge in Nottingham a couple of months ago), and then - as now - I turned around and walked out the door. Is this a widespread phenomenon in the GK tied estate? And if so, are they having a laugh?

Nice exterior, with a large bay window. Interior is very Nicholsons in feel - this extends to the same menu and near same drinks selection that I found in the Prospect of Whitby the day after. On this visit, the TT Landlord was off - so it was a Beavertown Neck Oil. Standard pub food, delivered quickly and effeciently.

Nice ornate exterior with a wood and tile bar. Greene King pub serving 6 real ales.

A pub I have visited probably only once in my lifetime but having been to a do recently on a Friday night opposite this was the perfect opportunity to correct that. A GK managed pub, might be owned but I'm unsure, 6 hand pumps with 4 ales on. I had a few pints of Timothy Taylor Landlord with each pint being very good. The other ales on were mainly from the GK stable though Wimbledon Brewery had an ale on next. This is a small thin pub with the gents toilets downstairs and a function room upstairs, which on this occasion was closed for a private function. To the side is a well used outside area for both smokers and drinkers. The walls have various images and words of the local area and the windows are stained glassed. Bit of a local after work pub but fine for a few pints and is very traditional.