5/5 Mark B. 1 year ago on Google • 147 reviews
The
Ram
itself
was
originally
a
brewery
site
in
the
1500s,
it
was
first
noted
as
being
a
pub
in
1708.
Although
this
was
a
few
doors
down,
and
the
current
"Ram"
site
only
appears
from
1840
onwards
after
a
licence
transfer.
There's
nothing
significant
of
note
about
this
place
historically,
only
that
it's
maintained
a
degree
of
independence
from
other
tied
houses
having
been
owned
by
Frickers
Brewery
(1903-5)
and
Royal
Brewery
of
Brentford
respectively.
Only
2
doors
down
was
the
more
colourful
Eagle
Tap.
It
was
described
as
poorly
ventilated
and
unsanitary,
cited
for
drunk
and
disorderly
behaviour,
and
the
landlord
during
WW1
would
sell
intoxicants
to
soldiers.
Despite
this,
it
would
turnover
5x
as
much
as
The
Ram,
but
it
ultimately
became
offices
in
the
1950s,
and
now
a
Best-One
cornershop.
History
lesson
over
(credit
to
Richard
Holmes
again),
the
pub
itself
had
such
a
welcoming
vibe.
Open
space
with
lots
of
booths,
a
small
but
refined
select
of
local
ales
on.
I
opted
for
@twickenhamales
Naked
Ladies
which
is
always
a
winner.
Keg
wise
it's
the
usual
suspects,
but
with
a
Lervig
House
Party
beer
on,
and
in
January
I
think
they
even
shove
the
NA
one
on
too.
Food
looked
very
good,
a
step
above
normal,
and
50p
a
wing
Wednesday
with
the
T&C's
specifying
a
minimum
of
6,
and
no
maximum.
Intrigued.
A
spacious
garden
down
towards
the
river,
which
during
the
"outside
only"
period
of
lockdown(s)
took
over
a
much,
much
larger
space.
Must
have
some
decent
contacts
at
the
council
to
get
away
with
that.
Felt
like
a
nice
pub
overall,
one
I'd
definitely
go
back
to.
Something
kind
of
interesting
(to
me
at
least)
sitting
in
old
buildings.
Take
a
lot
of
pubs
current
states
for
granted.
Anyway,
I'd
love
to
see
a
wider
selection
of
beers
but
what
can
you
do
if
you're
tied.
Another
one
checked
off
the
list,
and
if
you're
strolling
along
the
river
you
can
sack
off
that
Sam
Smith's
pub
and
head
here
instead.