Slough, Burgers, Etc Restaurant Guide

“A traditional pub with great ales and good food” – this madeover free house in Brentford claims justifiably (if ungrammatically) to be ‘a backstreet boozer doing it different!’. This includes an ‘eclectic’ food offering (from Moules Mariniere + fries to Sichuan Spiced Pork Ribs) and 14 kegs on tap (four with real ales, three with real ciders and the remainder natural wines).

Gordon Ramsay’s four-year-old fast-food chain – one of several diffusion brands from the TV chef – has half a dozen sites across the capital. Views on it have always been somewhat mixed and became even more polarised this year: between those who consider it “a great new discovery” and those who feel it’s “disappointing for an upmarket burger”.

“Love this new spot on the river off Barnes High Street” with riparian views from its upstairs dining room windows and “really good food”. It’s a passion project from local boy Joe Grossman, founder of Patty & Bun, that is “several cuts above regular pub standard” – “the waiting staff are friendly, and able to recognise exactly which glass of wine has been requested without having to point at the menu!”. On second thoughts, it “calls itself a pub, but is really a restaurant”.