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Latymers, Hammersmith, W6
W6
W6 8BS
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Tris C left this review about Latymers
As mentioned, this was the Red Cow, dating from the early 18th century and rebuilt in the late 1980s, run by Fuller’s.
The interior is one room, but essentially three areas, with the dining room to the rear. The bar is to the right, with white tiles and tubular steel shelving. Indeed, the interior is very modern with an untreated wood floor, high and low conventional furniture with some studded banquette booths. The walls and ceiling are white, with a strange metal framed circular mirror attached to it (see photo). Lighting was at a reasonable level, provided by filament sconce lights with metal shaded lamps over the bar. Décor was predictable, with ugly Six Nations bunting, pot plants, framed prints and an inflatable diplodocus (see photo). Customers were youngish office workers, perhaps having a party and with the loud sound of conversation, loud music and poor acoustics, the levels were too much for me.
The ale front amounted to ESB, Pride and Hophead at £2.55 a half and on the turn, served by a very enthusiastic Thai barman; the food’s Thai and genders are applied to lav doors in Thai writing.
This isn’t really my sort of thing; one night in Bangkok is enough for me.
On 12th February 2022
- rating: 3
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Rex Rattus left this review about Latymers
Nicely described by the previous reviewer, it hasn't changed appreciably since his visit a year or two ago. This is a Fuller's pub, so available ales won't come as a surprise. There were four handpumps, three London Pride clipped (£1.90 a half), and the other ESB clipped. The menu is mainly Thai, with almost everything at £6.95 including rice. There are also a handful of "English" dishes - omelettes at £6.50; sausages & chips at £5.95; plaice & chips £6.95; and steak & chips £9.95.
The main bar area as you enter is bare-boarded with modern replacement boarding, with a couple of tall tables/tall stools in the middle of the room, and banquettes and normal tables and chairs around the sides of the room. All quite typical really. But it's got a bit of an art deco look to it, epitomised by the enormous panelled, metal-framed and decorated mirror on the ceiling. There are a couple of TVs here, only one of which was on (muted) showing some cricket.
At the end of this room is a round vestibule signed "Thai & English Food". This of course leads you into a carpeted room which must be regarded as the dining room, although none of the tables were laid for diners and it wasn't clear whether it was OK to sit in here if you were only drinking. As is the way with pubs specialising in Thai food, the restaurant seems to be a separate enterprise, as you have to order and pay for your food at a food counter at the end of this room, rather than at the bar.
I found this a comfortable enough pub. It's a relatively new build at the bottom of a large office or residential premises. But interestingly the Fuller's griffin is set in teracotta high up on the wall of the building. The stir fry I had was as good as any I've had in a pub for the £6.95 I paid for it, but although the Pride I had was in good shape I didn't think that having just the two ales on was particularly good by Fuller's standards. It was doing a good trade (office workers rather than locals I would say, or perhaps staff from the college next door who seemed to be experiencing a fire drill at the time) when I was in at Wednesday lunchtime. But it's certainly not a destination pub for the pub and ale afficionado, although a good place to stop off if you fancy a bit of reasonably priced Thai nosh.
On 16th March 2015
- rating: 6
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Pub SignMan left this review about Latymers
This decent sized Fuller's pub on the busy Hammersmith Road, was built in the late 1980's on the site of a former pub called the Red Cow. The pub is a pretty pleasant, slightly upmarket affair with a few interesting features to make it stand out from the crowd. You enter into a bare boarded room with large windows to the front and left and a pewter(?) topped bar counter running down the right hand side of the room. The servery has a tongue and groove bar back with a massive centrepiece mirror, although this pales in significance when compared to the amazing circular mirror on the ceiling which was apparently rescued from a former cinema. A fair bit of standard seating can be found to the front and left sides of the room, whilst copper topped high tables face the bar and banquettes run around the rear corners. Some nice decorative lamps around the bar counter provide some pleasing visual distraction and the walls have been decorated with various mirrors and old photos. A couple of TV screens were showing muted Sky Sports News and music played quietly throughout my visit. To the rear there is a second room accessed through what looks to be a revolving door that has since lost the revolving part, leaving a circular vestibule behind. This room serves as the pub's restaurant, offering a Thai food menu, formal tables and chairs plus a single banquette down one wall, serving counter to rear and lots of Oriental art on the walls.
The full Fullers range was hardly being showcased here, with just London Pride (triple clipped) and ESB (double clipped) across the five handpulls. My pint of Pride (£3.80) was in pretty decent shape to be fair and the extremely large post-work, Friday evening crowd generated a lively atmosphere, but made it really hard going to move around the room.
I got the impression that this is a pretty well run pub that serves the local community well and provides a good option for decent food and drink to those passing by. It is by no means going to excite on the beer front alone, but it's the sort of dependable pub that you're unlikely to complain about should you find yourself drinking there.
On 4th March 2015
- rating: 6
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- Accommodation : No last updated 23 August 2013 by Steve C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 23 August 2013 by Steve C
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 11 February 2022 by Tris C
- Beer Garden : No - Front patio. - last updated 11 February 2022 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 23 August 2013 by Steve C
- Darts : No last updated 23 August 2013 by Steve C
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 04 March 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Function Room : No last updated 11 February 2022 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes - Thai. - last updated 11 February 2022 by Tris C
- Jukebox : No last updated 23 August 2013 by Steve C
- Karaoke : No last updated 23 August 2013 by Steve C
- Live Music : No last updated 11 February 2022 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : Yes - Selective. - last updated 11 February 2022 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 21 June 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Pinball : No last updated 23 August 2013 by Steve C
- Pool Table : No last updated 23 August 2013 by Steve C
- Quiz Night : Yes - Tuesdays 6.30pm. - last updated 11 February 2022 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes - Fuller's. - last updated 11 February 2022 by Tris C
- Real Cider : No last updated 23 August 2013 by Steve C
- Wheelchair Access : No - WCs downstairs. - last updated 11 February 2022 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 11 February 2022 by Tris C
