Red Lion Inn, Uxbridge

A proper Olde Worlde inn, steeped in some history (some say Charles I stayed here) with a warren-like maze of interconnecting rooms, lovely almost ceiling-high wood panelling and cosy touches, such as numerous fireplaces, uneven wood flooring and tired old rugs. A Fuller's house, so limited to London Pride x 2 and HSB on the pumps, with a few further options in bottled form in the fridge, including London Porter. There's an area towards the back of the pub set out primarily as a restaurant which links to the rest of the pub, but there's no truck with grabbing a peripheral table should the bar seating all be commandeered (as it was on my Thursday night visit). A surprise find and surprise to be the first to review and although it's not a must-visit, it gets an extra couple of extra points for its style above its substance.

Red Lion Inn page at the official Fullers brewery site - www.fullers.co.uk