The Dove Bar A Historic London Pub Worth Visiting
After my walk along the River Thames on Saturday I was in the mood for a few pints of lager. I had heard of and past by the Dove Bar in Hammersmith on a few occasions, without actually ever setting foot in the place.
The Dove, was either the best pub in London according to some and according to others not quite so good. But as most of us know 99% of the reviews you see for bars online are from people with a hidden agenda, if you get my drift!
The Dove Bar is what you would call a historic London pub, it was originally built in the 17th century and it still retains a lot of character and is a fairly comfortable place for a drink or two. I’m not too sure how good the food is, whether it is frozen crap or if they have a proper chef. Next time I’m there I will have a wee look in the kitchen and find out the answer for myself.
I must admit when the mood suits me I like a few pints in a historic pub, they are good escape from the busy music filled loud trendy bars that are all over the place. Don’t get me wrong, I also like trendy and buzzing bars. I couldn’t drink in places like The Dove on a regular basis, I would die of boredom.
The young guy serving behind the bar was a bit of tosser, that hasn’t got much customer service skills or manners, but I suppose this is London. Quality customer service staff don’t really exist. Also you have few local older twats, you know the type that nurse the same pint for 2 hours and they think they own the fucking place.
The Dove is clearly a fairly popular bar, it was quite busy even early on a Saturday evening. I would hate to see that young tosser who was serving behind the bar in operation, when he has big queue of thirsty customers waiting. I think you would be better off walking along to the Blue Anchor or the Rutland.
London is full of so called historic pubs, which live off the fact they have seemingly had a few famous people drink in them. The Dove bar is no exception to the rule, the most notable being Ernest Hemmingway and Graham Greene who have supposedly drank in there once or twice. Also James Thomson, who wrote Rule Britannia, was said to have lodged and died there.
The Dove bar is not the best bar in London, hell it isn’t even the best bar in Hammersmith, and it sure as heck isn’t even the best bar along the River Thames, but never the less it serves good lager and there is a fairly good vibe to the place. If you are in the area it is definitely worth going for a pint or two, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to visit the place.
I had a couple of pints of lager, which tasted decent enough. But I had noticed a local woman in her 40’s who looked like a serial killer, who was giving me the eye. I kept catching her out of the corner of my eye, eyeing me up. She was in for swift couple of pints before she met her non-existent friends. I had overheard her talking to the young tosser. Every time I blinked she was edging her way closer to where I was standing. The next time she blinked I was out of there and gone in a flash.
Before I headed back to tube station, I admired the view of the sunset from Hammersmith Bridge and what a view it was too. I thought to myself a bottle of lager, for a quid from the local shop would have went down a treat.
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