West Ruislip
The
Soldiers Return
65 High Road, West Ruislip, Ickenham, Middlesex UB10 8LG
Date of Visit : 7th November 2006
Approx. Time of Visit: 6.00 pm
Route Used: Jubilee and Central from CW
Distance Travelled : 20.65 miles
Guests: None
Clientele: Young darts players, old bar-fly’s
Pub Number : 172
| Beer |
Cost |
Comments |
| Guinness | £2.64 | |
| Foster's | £2.35 |
| Characteristics | Rating | Comments |
| Ambience |
|
Smoky, cozy and lots of green mood-lighting |
| Facilities |
 |
Darts board, 3 x fruities, pool table, Tournament 12 Bingo machine, juke box and 2 wide screen TVs |
| Ladies |
 |
2 chesty barmaids (blonde and brunette), ageing females and some dart’s groupies |
| OVERALL |
 |
We’ll be returning soldiers here |
A left out of the station and a second right at High St leads you to the Soldier’s Return. Sadly it was ten days too early to take part in a bungee jump in aid of Children in Need but we would have been very tempted to seal this first scoop for Marathon Drinkers (in a pub car park in West Ruislip!). Inside the pub darts was clearly a favourite with the locals and they proudly displayed a number of cups they had previously won.
We sat near a young couple bickering over their first house purchase in London. We’d both been there before, trying to justify how you can spend almost a quarter of a million over 50 years to buy a one bedroom flat in complete slum. They should have taken our lead and invested their money in beer instead. We indulged in some Scampi Fries (they had a good array of bar snacks) and clocked off duty knowing tonight wouldn’t be an easy one on the tubes. Next stop Ruislip Gardens...
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