The Red Lion & Pineapple - Acton

Visited 29th January 2012.
 
Just a mile down the road and we're at our third of the day. We liked this pub, with its out of the ordinary central bar feature and courteous staff. Pudding time, I had the sticky toffee, Mrs S. the pancakes and Duffy the crumble. Sadly no Buffalo Trace so I had to make do with Makers Mark (oh, what a hardship!) Mrs S. had a Pepsi and Duffy a G&T. We ended up staying a while and several more drinks were consumed... purely medicinal as we thought it looked like it was starting to get a bit cold outside. Once again, a nice way to spend an afternoon and the plan is to do it all again next week. Duffy is Scottish so we thought we would head to a pub in Twickenham for the start of the 6 Nations next Saturday, of course, we'll let you know how it goes. 

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The Sir Michael Balcon - Ealing

Visited 29th January 2012.
 
Our second pub of the day was not far away but it took a while to get there due to the amount of traffic. We managed to find somewhere to park just across the road and rushed to take some photos before it got to dark, we didn't quite make it. This pub was a bit more modern inside than the previous and definitely in a better state of repair. It was quiet inside and as the three of us only had a large latte each we didn't tax the staff to much. We quite liked this place but our local boy was keen to move on to the next, I think it was one of his old haunts... (Ghost, haunt... did you see what I did there?) 

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The Moon Under Water - Hounslow

Visited 29th January 2012.
 
Nobody fancied cooking Sunday lunch and the nearest unvisited 'spoons was in Hounslow. As it happens a ex-work colleague also lives in Hounslow so arranged to meet at The Moon Under Water'. We took the photo before we went in and didn't spot his ghostly image through the window until looking back through the pictures later. Yes, he really does look like that! The pub was a bit shabby inside but the staff were friendly and the service was accurate and prompt. I went for the roast beef and a pint with Mrs S. opting for the roast pork and Pepsi. We had a bit of a plan of where to go next, but what would we have for pudding when we got there?

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The Windsor Castle - Hounslow

Visited 20th January 2012.
 
What can I say, once again work has decided that I need to be in a different country and so I find myself back at Heathrow. This time I'm flying from Terminal four, which means that I get to visit 'The Windsor Castle'. Not much to say about this one, it was clean, the staff were friendly and prompt but it was soulless and the coffee was expensive compared to the more usual Wetherspoon prices. It's basically just one to tick off the list.

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The Hatchet Inn - Newbury

Visited 10th December 2011.

Well, we made it to Newbury slightly behind schedule, but not to much and after meeting up with our friends we made our way to 'The Hatchet Inn' which was not open when we did our last Wetherspoon visit to Newbury. The pub was very busy but we had no problem getting a table or having our order taken, but when the food arrived one of the meals was a little later than the other three. I had a surf and turf with Mrs. S opting for a jacket potato. We had a great time with loads of chat, catching up on almost a years worth of gossip. Sadly the evening came to an end all to soon and we had to leave, we still had another hours drive home. Not a bad day, five pubs visited, old friends seen and Mrs S. managed to do some Christmas shopping!

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The Silk Mercer - Devizes

Visited 10th December 2011.

Following another drive in the country we finally made it to Devizes where Mrs S. immediately spotted the pub. We missed the car park and ended up driving out the far side of Devizes before we were able to turn round and head back. We finally managed to park and were then swiftly across the road and into the pub. We both liked the layout and style of the pub but the bar staff were not keeping track of who was waiting. This meant that we had a fair wait before being served our two large lattes. We didn't stay long as we still had a bit of a drive ahead of us. The plan is to meet some friends in Newbury around seven for dinner.

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Sir Isaac Pitman - Trowbridge

Visited 10th December 2011.

The 'Sir Isaac Pitman' turned out to be, quite literally around the corner and a complete contrast to the previous pub. By now we were both feeling a little peckish so we ordered a large Nachos to share and a Pepsi for Mrs S. I had a Buffalo Trace and Pepsi. We stayed a while, mainly to allow Mrs. S. to rest her feet - all the dancing last night was catching up on her. It was while I was looking up at the ceiling, which had an interesting kind of light feature going on, when Mrs S. who had been staring out of the window spotted a pharmacy and decided it was time to leave as she wanted to buy some sticky plasters for her blisters. And we were off, again.
 
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