The Lamb, Chiswick, W4

Despite the rather cute old pub being located on a back street, they have contrived a frontage on the High Road through a patio area. Inside is posh modern, especially in the restaurant area at the back. Sadly both handpumps were glassed with reversed clips (one of which was Tribute) leaving some moderately interesting if typically overpriced keg craft. I can't personally see any reason for coming back.

Official site of The Lamb - www.thelambchiswick.co.uk

Official site of The Lamb - www.thelambchiswick.co.uk

The brewery operation here is no more, and the pub has truncated its name to The Lamb. This pub stretches between Chiswick High Rd and Barley Mow Passage, with entrances at both ends. The Chiswick High Rd one looks like the main entrance. There's a good amount of outside seating at this end. There's a bank of 6 handpumps at each end of the pub, but when I visited on Tuesday afternoon only the bank at the Chiswick Rd end was in use. The ales on were Andwell 5 Little Fishes (£2.10 a half); Doom Bar; Windsor & Eton Knights of the Garter; Harviestoun Broken Dial; Wild Beer Bibble; and Ilkley Mary Jane. Sandwiches are from £7 upwards - the fish finger sarny, including fries, is £7. Main courses are from £11.25 (beefburger) upwards. Seating is the usual mix of tall tables/tall stools and normal tables and chairs. There's a fair amount of copper about the place - the bar top's made of it, it's wrapped around the pillars, and the centre of the T bars are made to look like copper fermentation tanks. Presumably this was decor associated with the erstwhile micro-brewery. There are various prints on the walls, and a large mirror on one of the exposed brick walls. Blankets were stacked in a basket by the front entrance for those who have to sit outside when the weather's a bit on the cool side. The bar back might well be an original piece, but otherwise there's nothing of heritage interest remaining inside. Nonetheless, this is a much better pub than when I visited a few years ago. The beer selection alone makes it worthy of a visit