Pubs and Bars To Try In West London This Year

The Lazy Fox

If you’re a regular self-service user at the supermarket and spend nights dreaming about when this amazing invention is going to arrive in the pubs of London, then dream no more. The Lazy Fox has a self-serve wall in the pub, where you can help yourself to a huge range of craft beers and ciders. To gain access to this magical ‘Beer Wall’, just set up a tab at the bar or buy a ‘Beer Card’, then you can pour to your heart’s desire. With eight taps at your service, you can spend the evening sampling different beverages, without the hassle of the dreaded bar queue.

18 Farm Lane, Fulham SW6 1PP
www.thelazyfox.rpgpubs.com

Anglesea Arms

Once a regular haunt of the literary legend, Charles Dickens, the Anglesea Arms is a local pub with a local atmosphere. Even though you won’t find Nancy, Fagin and the gang clinking their cups and singing ‘Oom pah pah’, you can still enjoy a great selection of ales, gins and vodkas, some of which are brewed locally. Although the drinks here are flowing and there is plenty of choice, the main appeal is the history that follows the pub. Favoured by DH Lawrence and rumoured to be the location of the planning of the Great Train Robbery, culture vultures flock here for a snoop and a sip.

15 Selwood Terrace, South Kensington SW7 3QG
www.capitalpubcompany.com/our-pubs/the-anglesea-arms

The Cock Tavern

For a modern twist on the traditional pub, head to The Cock Tavern, a quirky bar with a little touch of the gastro pub. This place also caters for their ‘anti-queue’ punters, because situated in the booths; you have the option to call in your round on the retro telephone provided. There is a good selection of craft beers, wine, cider and cocktails; however, if you’re toying between a beer and a cocktail then it’s probably worth you trying the Ram Tail. This is a blend of John Jamesons, vanilla syrup, lemon juice and Young’s Bitter – the best of both worlds.

360 North End Road, Fulham SW6 1LY
www.cocktavern.co.uk

Tonteria

On the surface, this bar looks like an underground Mexican lair, but in reality it’s a classy Tequila bar with some quirky features designed to keep you drinking for hours. Once you’re seated, you can start to begin enjoying the Mexican tapas, cocktails and tequilas, all delivered to your table by a toy train circling over your heads. It’s probably best to dust off your sombrero, because slowly but surely the lights will dim until you realise you’re actually in a club now. This small venue means the intimate atmosphere turns into a fun, social playground, where you can really embrace your wild night in the west of London.

7-12 Sloane Square, London SW1W 8EG
www.tonteria.co.uk