Crown & Treaty, Uxbridge

A very fine exterior with a dutch gabled end,old brickwork and famous for a failure by Charles I to come to any agreement with the Parliamentarians.The interior is less impressive but an effort has been made to intoduce a community vibe and there was a friendly welcome from behind the bar.The servery is ahead of the porticoed side entrance with high tables opposite,a small wing to the right and a larger section to the left culminating in a raised section winding around a chimney breast.Out the back there is an undercover section in the beer garden which had been hired for a private function.There is a fine drawing room on the first floor unvisited by me. It was Tuesday quiz night with the compare wandering around with a mic and being jolly.On Thursdays there is bingo ,and these events seem to suit the mature client base. Three handpumps will despence Windsor & Eton ales but just their Knight of the Garter available on my trip,a struggle to draw but passable ,NBSS 3. Reading past reviews I feared the worse but some effort has been put in here and my visit was enjoyable but would have been better with more ale choice.

This pub is in a Grade II* Listed building dating from the 17th Century, and is where King Charles I met Parliamentarians to try and end the civil war. With a pedigree like that it really should be a magnificent pub, but unfortunately it's not. It does look a magnificent building from the outside, but inside it's nowhere near as large as you would expect, and is in fact quite ordinary. There's a nice stone built firepace at the back, and a bit of unusual carved woodwork around picture rail height, but other than that there's nothing of heritage interest. The bar counter faces you as you enter; there are one or two tall tables/tall stools on the right; and half a dozen or so good quality normal tables and chairs on the left. It's bare-boarded of course, and there's a fruit maching by the entrance. There was also a TV on the right, showing the news when I was in during a midweek lunchtime. There is a bit of outside seating at the front, but being on a busy main road meant that it wasn't the most relaxing place to sit. There was just the one ale on - Doom Bar at £1.95 a half. There were quite a few people eating - the food seemed reasonably priced as I recall with, for example, the chilli con carne at £6 or £7. I don't think I would paticularly wish to visit this one again. There's nothing really wrong with it, but on the other hand there's really nothing to draw me back.