The Royal Exchange, Stone

Very pleasant visit on a Saturday afternoon- just a short walk from the town centre.Full range of Titanic ales plus a few others in good condition.

This is a pretty small boozer serving up Greene King IPA, Abbot Ale, Stella, Fosters etc. Barman was friendly enough and no complaints with my pint. The Garden is fairly small and decked out with lots of potted plants and a few strategically placed watering cans. Pleasant enough, but I'm not sure about the empty champagne bottles in all of the ashtrays, is there a reason for it that I'm missing? Not a bad pub, like most in Brentford.

A nice brick end terrace cottage style pub with extension at the back. The interior is open plan, an 'L' shape around the bar. The decor is mainly blue and white, with wood panel, with the odd Frenchy mustardy wall and a brick fireplace. Amazingly, most of the ephemera is of the Titanic to set the mood and there is a dart board. The servce was really good and the clientele more mature, and it was busy. We enjoyed the pork pies with dip as a snack. Beer; A full range of Titanic beers with of course, the best Titanic MILD i have had, with the exception of the Congress in Longton that was on a par. The only downfall was the stout was on keg, and too cold, though easily still drinkable. Further, there were three guest ales on, but sadly i did not note these as i was too engrossed with the MILD. Quality place, good beer. This place alone has meant that i am now organising a full day out in Stone - coupled with the Swan, you cant go wrong. I returned and the MILD wasn't so good, but they do a £5 special - 5 thirds from their ale range with a bit of pork pie and cheese - worth a try

Royal Exchange page at the Titanic Brewery site - www.titanicbrewery.co.uk

Royal Exchange page at the Titanic Brewery site - www.titanicbrewery.co.uk