The Avalon

This place is HUGE! Outdoor seating out the front on the main road, bar stools, big tables inside the pub area, a dining area and then another two outdoor seating areas. The large area at the back (you have to go through the dining room!) was the best, with outdoor heating, a bar, big tables and smaller booths and also when we went they had a BBQ and a beer festival with plenty of London ale... more

What's happened to the Avalon??? I've gone from a firm fan to an almost detractor. Quiet Friday night drinks with some nibbles ... Firstly the cocktails took AGES to be made, OK move on to wine time. Then we ordered some nibbles... Nachos and chicken wings.. Not too hard right??? Wrong. Salsa tasted like it was fermented, guacamole tasted worse than cheap supermarket bought. The chicken wings... more

Really liked the size and ambiance in here on a Sunday afternoon. Good mix of young, kinda hip looking people and families.

We went for Sunday roast and my god I ate the biggest Yorkshire pudding I have ever seen. I had the pork which had some really great crackling on it. The veg in my opinion were just okay. Not as good as mam's..that's my benchmark: my mam's Sunday roast. Super hard to... more

Lovely pub with a proper restaurant as well. I had the steak and it was really delicious. Service for a large group was really great. Our waitress was on her toes all night, but did very well to keep a party of about 20 gals well looked after. more

I got the Gorgonzola, pine nut, arugula and pesto pizza for takeaway. For 11.50 quid, it was a bit pricey, but it's a decent-sized pizza, so I'd recommend it. It had a little bit too much oil on top, but nothing paper towels wouldn't fix. The pizza's flavour was obviously strong and the pine nuts played off the cheese well, but it wasn't the best pizza I ever had. more