The Swan

Sunday just gone was a very fine day indeed.  Blue skies and bright sunshine meant that we spent as much of the day as possible outside.  But we did find ourselves with an invitation to lunch at The Swan in Chiswick from our good friend Moet (winner of the waggiest tail contest at Chiswick House Dog Show just a few weekends ago, now a minor celebrity in these parts.)

One swan, many dogs

The Swan is in fact quite a long way from the river so you are unlikely to see any real swans there, but there are plenty of dogs.  In fact I'd go as far as to say that of all the dog friendly places we've visited in the last year or so, this is the one place where you might feel a bit left out if you don't have a hound in tow.  

"Will one portion of bangers and mash be enough?"

The Swan looks like a proper pub.  Oak panelling, the original stained-glass windows, and a roaring fire inside give it a timeless charm. 

No UPVC in sight

There's a garden that's full of life at the back.  Hanging baskets and window boxes at the front of the pub are well tended, and the patrons are decent enough not to use them as ashtrays.

The menu is full of variety.  Everything that comes out of the kitchen looks like the result of a bit of imagination.   We had an excellent pork terrine as a starter, followed by home made fishcakes and bangers and mash which were both very good.  The Sunday Roast seemed a justifiably popular choice.  

Being as it was such a nice day we had lunch and then went to make the most of the remainder of the afternoon, but we could quite easily have whiled away the rest of the day on the battered sofas by the fire which will be an inviting prospect in the months ahead...

1 Evershed Walk, 119 Acton Lane, Chiswick, W4 5HH

http://www.theswanchiswick.co.uk/