The Grange, Ealing Common

The place looks nice. Unfortunately it's completely let down by the overbearing staff who seem to be too afraid to ask big groups of youths to leave at drinking-up time, but who are very happy to badger small groups every other minute from the dot of 11pm on. Their excuse? Their neighbours hate them and they'll lose their license. Except the small groups have already drunk up and handed back their glasses and the only ones still drinking are the big groups...who presumably are the same ones who'll make a racket upon leaving. We're locals and used to like this pub, but having been bowled over by the likes of the red lion and newly-refurbished kings arms, haven't been for a while. I can safely say the next time we think about going back, we'll go and walk over hot coals instead for a bit of a laugh.

27 Aug 2009 23:49