BITE user comments - tim.charles
Comments by tim.charles
The White Horse, Shepherds Bush
The White Horse of Shepherds Bush, most definitely not to be confused with The White Horse of Parsons Green.
If the Parsons Green WH is referred to as the Sloaney Pony, any suggestions to what the Bush WH should be known as....
20 Feb 2010 07:05
The Shepherd and Flock, Shepherds Bush
S&F is a much under-rated cosy, little one-room pub predominately serving the local the veteran drinkers. Very reasonably priced pints, in fact probably the cheapest in the area.
20 Feb 2010 07:00
The Bush Bar and Grill, Shepherds Bush
Quick update...The Green Room have HD large screens, with fantastic picture quality and they turn the sound up high, making it the perfect pub to watch the Saturday evening Premiership game after another depressing afternoon down Loftus Road especially as they serve decent burgers
20 Feb 2010 06:56
The Stinging Nettle, Shepherds Bush
It's really hard to review the Stinging Nettle as the original Bush Ranger was my favourite pub in the Bush, well infact my favourite pub.
The current Stinging Nettle is a vast improvement on what the Bush Ranger became in the summer of 2004. It has a very good function room upstairs, where many of my friends have held partys, as there's no minimum bar spend and the bar staff are very helpful.
But as they say �If I hadn�t seen such riches I could live with being poor' and
if I hadn�t known the real Bushranger, then I'd be more than happy with the Stinging Nettle. The Bushranger used to be a cracking character pub; it was such a refreshing change to the near-by formulaic chains, traditional with dark atmospheric, low ceilings, period features, wood panelled walls and a handsome fireplace with a cosy roaring open fire. Talk of spit and sawdust, they actually had sawdust scattered on the floor.
Built in 1864 and originally called the Railway Tavern, to supply a watering hole for the Metropolitan railway construction workers
20 Feb 2010 06:51
Very popular QPR pub. In July 2004 was renamed The Prince, from The British Prince, but it's original name was the Orange Kipper.
Across the left hand side of the pub, an American artist has painted an enormous QPR mural featuring past greats including Phil Parkes, Les Ferdinand and strangely Andy Thomson?
A couple of years ago Paddy Power bookmakers conveniently opened up next door.
Gianni Paladini infamously (well to QPR fans) announced Gary Waddock as manager in the Prince
20 Feb 2010 06:42
The Brackenbury, Shepherds Bush
Lots of potential for this establishment, obvious choice would be to convert into a trendy gastro pub given the location. Would be great if it could be brought back into independant ownership, currently owned by Enterprise Inns, or at least Fullers could buy it.
20 Feb 2010 06:30
The Bush Bar and Grill, Shepherds Bush
Recently bought by Matt Jacomb, has sepnt �500k on refurb, rebranded and now called THE GREEN ROOM
Has American pool, table football, large projector screens for sports.
Usual pub prices.
From the pretentious to unpretentios in 1 month & �500 big ones!
29 Jan 2009 09:03
The Queen Adelaide, Shepherds Bush
Yep, reports can be confirmed, its now a Gastro pub
perhaps a rival for the Princess Victoria across the road?
14 Dec 2008 19:25
the refrub just make you want ot cry! Used to be a great olde worlde pub - an old building in great settings. Now it's an awful upmarket pizza restaurant - not a pub anymore. RIP Orange Tree. They should at least change the name - Pizza Tree or summit!
19 Jan 2007 12:33
Up and down the City Road
In and out the Eagle
That�s the way the money goes
Pop goes the weasel
29 May 2006 15:28
The Brackenbury, Shepherds Bush
Relaxing pub, perhaps due to the abundance of Green decor. Go there quick before it gets eaten up by the Brackenbury Village ya ya's
18 Feb 2005 14:14
Albertine Wine Bar, Shepherds Bush
Great little wine bar, full of BBC types during the week.
18 Feb 2005 14:12
Great under ground bar, converted from old victorian toilets. Big names in comedy perform on Tuesdays. London's coolest bar said the Times.
1 Feb 2005 16:57
Essentially a working mans pub, well used by local bus depot.
Used to be called The British Prince, does anyone know why it changed it's name?
apparently there's a meat raffle traditionally on Fridays - but I've never seen it.
1 Feb 2005 16:54
The Defector's Weld, Shepherds Bush
does anyone know why it's called Defector's Weld?
3 Dec 2004 13:54
Check the o'donoghues name on every inch of the carpet! To clarify o'donoghues is a large pub.
19 Oct 2004 09:43
The Stinging Nettle, Shepherds Bush
Why? Why? Why? Used to be the best pub in area. Used to have period features, old paintings, fireplace, saw dust, wooden bar.
Now it's so bright you need sun glasses, there's loads of these non-descript bars around why have they destroyed a real pub?
3 Sep 2004 14:07
The White Horse, Parsons Green
met Jamie Redknapp & half the Wasps team last sunday night. Great pub, with BBQ outside.
4 Jun 2004 14:19
The Askew Arms, Shepherds Bush
Now called The Askew following Bar Room Bar take over. Lovely wood fried pizzas, by 1 get 1 free tuesdays
26 Nov 2003 13:54
The Crown and Sceptre, Shepherds Bush
gotta be one of the best pubs in the bush. Great food, nice beer garden with outdoor heaters - top class!
24 Nov 2003 14:01
The British Queen, Shepherds Bush
A small, two-bar corner pub very popular on match days. They may as well have a No women sign on the door, such is the lack of the fairer sex drinking in the British Queen.
Located on the corner of Thorpebank Rd, where interestingly they filmed �Monty Python�s Flying Circus� BBC series.
Also back in the late 1950�s when Rangers were then in the Third Division, the players were not well paid and often had to live as lodgers in houses close to the ground and Thorpebank Road seemed to have more than its fair share of Rangers players living in the road.
20 Feb 2010 07:16