The Plough Inn, W5

This is a large roadside Fullers pub with a handy location just a short hop from Northfields station. The pub has a good-sized, L-shaped layout, with a traditional, bare boarded interior that has been nicely smartened up by the Fullers’ interior design team. High tables and stools occupy a wide area across the front part of the pub, with the servery running along the rear wall. The bar has one of those distressed-effect, wooden counters which stands in front of a large, mirrored bar back set into a decorative dark wood surround. There’s a two-tone wall colour scheme throughout, which works quite well, and plenty of old reproduction advertisements have been put on display to good effect. The left-hand side of the room has some dining room style tables, with a rug in the centre and a nice fireplace on the back wall, under a large blackboard detailing the menu. The pub runs quite a long way to the rear down the right-hand side, passing a long, comfy looking banquette as it goes, finally emerging into a rear space that also felt a bit like a dining room, although I didn’t see anyone eating here. There’s another space beyond this, which |I didn’t manage to explore and my Saturday evening visit was accompanied by some chilled out background music. On the bar, Fullers London Pride and ESB were both double clipped, whilst Gales Seafarers was rather impressively quadruple clipped, giving the initial impression of a much wider range than the three standard beers actually available. The Pride came in at £5.50 for a pint and drank pretty well, and the pub has found its way into the Good Beer Guide on occasion in recent years. It's easy to feel a little jaded when visiting Fullers pubs in this part of town, as there seems to be one on every street corner, but I thought this place did enough to stand out from the crowd. It seems like a well looked after pub with comfortable seating, a relaxed ambiance and some well-kept ale. The beer options could’ve perhaps been a touch more interesting given the breadth of Fullers’ portfolio, but I still found this a satisfying visit and it’s a good place to know about in the dead man’s land between Ealing and Brentford.

Nice Fullers pub that's always busy on my visits.Large front bar with dining to side and rear.Large conservatory and beer garden.Usual Fullers line up but well kept.

Official site of The Plough Inn - www.ploughnorthfields.co.uk

Official site of The Plough Inn - www.ploughnorthfields.co.uk

Randomness Guide to London - Plough entry

Randomness Guide to London - Plough entry

The plough has a gastro vibe to it and I wasn't surprised to see signs up for the jazz nights on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, but it hasn't totally lost the pub feel. It has a pretty wide selection of lagers alongside Pride, Chiswick, ESB, Discovery with Honeydew and Fruli keg. The friendly barmaid added to the comfortable feel and I'd imagine the quiz every Tuesday to be quite entertaining. There is also a beer garden out the back with a children's play area. In my opinion this would be a great pub for a relaxing couple of pints, but forget it if you're up for having it large.