O’Donoghue’s

O’Donoghue’s is located halfway down Goldhawk Road in Shepherd’s Bush, West London. The nearest Tube is Goldhawk Road. Built in 1874, this pub started life as The Swakeley Hotel, later becoming The Swakeley Arms. The pub has been known as O’Donoghue’s for some time now, it had a brief stint as a live music pub and a gamers bar but reverted back to O’Donoghue’s. This is a sizeable two bar pub which although has traditional features, it felt quite modern. The front bar has the servery located at the back right with a fielded panelled front. Around the walls are Georgian style panels which are painted sage green. The seating consists of poser tables, a few sofas and stools around the bar. Other features include a fruity, a jukebox, a few large screens and some signed QPR shirts. The back bar is huge and is set up as a function room. There is a curved servery, a banquette with tables and a stage at the far end. The beer line up is all keg with a selection of mainstream beers to choose from. I decided on a Carlsberg, my pint hit the spot, price point was reasonable at under a fiver. There is no food menu but plenty packs of crisps and nuts if you’re peckish.