Reviews The Pilot, Chiswick

We came in last night to see lots of new options on the menu. I can highly recommend the salmon! The staff here are always attentive, with nothing too much trouble. Already looking forward to our next visit.

Great place for the family... helpful and friendly staff. Excellent food...

Lovely surroundings great service good food, desserts exceptional and fullers beer what more can I say.

Absolutely stunning Sunday roast and desserts. Excellent service. Highly recommended this place.

Amazing wee pub :) been here a few times and always had brilliant service! Food was delicious and drink selection is brilliant!

First time at this spot. Great gin selection and lovely staff on a quiet Sunday afternoon. We'll definitely be back!

🚇 Gunnersbury 🍺 £5.95 Amstel ❤️ A welcoming laidback local. . The Pilot Is located on the corner of a crossroads in a quiet residential area at the western end of Chiswick. The nearest station is Gunnersbury Overground which is a five minute walk. . This pub was built in 1860 by architect Adam Askew. The name ‘The Pilot’ comes from the pilot horse, which was the horse that was tied to the river barge or tug boat that helped it to be moved and steered. . This is is a good size pub that has three distinct sections. At the front as you walk in is the main bar, as you head towards the back of the main bar you will find a cheerful dining area, at the back of the dining room is a welcoming beer garden complete with covered areas and the old hay store which is used as a function room. There are some nice decorative touches throughout, like the circus wallpaper, colourful parkay flooring and stylish servery. . This @fullers pub has a good selection of beers and four cask ales. I decided on an Amstel, decent pint which was average price. The food menu is a mix of pub grub classics and a few dishes from further afield, Fish & Chips cost £18.95. . We arrived mid-afternoon on Good Friday back in April. The pub was fairly quiet with a few local punters in attendance. It was a nice day, so we made our way to the garden which is such a nice spot. This pub prides itself on showing live sport and even has a large TV in the garden so you don’t miss any of the action. There are themed quiz nights throughout the month if you want to test your noodle. . @thepilotw4 is welcoming laidback local with I thoroughly enjoyed visiting. . ℹ️ Info correct on visiting 07.04.23

Looking for somewhere local to Brentford, but accessible to guests coming from further afield, my fiancé and I booked the Wellesley Room at The Pilot for our engagement party for around 65 guests (held on 16 September 2023). We'd already been to The Pilot before at various points in our lives with each other or with friends, and we knew we liked it as a pub, so it was nice to discover the function room. Even with minimum input from us with regards to how we wanted the room set up, the events staff at The Pilot quite clearly have a knack for this sort of thing. We arrived on the day to find some tables and chairs put out and arranged in such a way that those of our guests who couldn't be on their feet for too long had somewhere to sit down, with with more than enough ample seating out in the covered outdoor area that comes reserved as part of booking the Wellesley Room. The Pilot were able to provide festoons of fairy lights, which were all around the room and just perfect for the event, and there were enough points in the beams and walls where our own decorations could be hung up. As a Brentford fan, we wanted to be sure to be able to watch the match that day too - not a problem as there was a large TV in the room with Sky Sports and TNT Sports. Music later on we were able to put on ourselves with the Bluetooth speaker system available in the room (which staff will show you how to set up when you arrive). There is no hire fee, which is really good, just a minimum spend, and if booking over the weekend then expect to pay a £100 deposit to secure the room on a particular date, which is more than reasonable given the location of the pub and the size of the function room. The food options if you require catering are really good and even two weeks on from the event, our friends and family are telling us how much they enjoyed the buffet that we were able to arrange with the in-house catering (the Yorkshire puds were the firm favourite), with options available for all dietary requirements. We were allowed to bring in our own (shop-bought) cake and staff had a fridge where this could be safely stored until needed. It really was the perfect day. There's so much I want to say about it, but if you are local and considering space to hold a function, then we can highly recommend the Wellesley Room. We would also like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Ian at The Pilot, who went above and beyond that evening; he looked after us, our families and our friends on the evening to the point that we all considered him a very important person at the party – we honestly owe so much to him for making our engagement party the success that it was. It really was the perfect day, and there was no request too big for staff during the planning stages, or for Ian and his staff on the day. Thank you again to all at The Pilot for giving us a space to make memories that many of us will treasure for years to come!

Booked here for my wife’s birthday party last Sunday and they were just amazing. Nothing was too much trouble! They have a passion for what they do and were so much fun. The bartenders were charming, professional and oozing with charisma #Jude, and looked after everyone including the non-drinkers and the kids. We didn’t have to worry about a thing except the weather, but happily we got that too☀️. I cannot enthuse enough how the managers (Liz and Ian) made the day super-special…!! Highly recommended and would definitely book here again.

I recently visited The Pilot, which used to be one of my locals when I worked in Chiswick. I was very impressed with all of the improvements that have been made, it really is a lovely pub, with excellent indoor and outdoor facilities . I was part of a large party but, despite our numbers, the staff coped brilliantly with our orders and the food was excellent. I would like to give Ian, one of the bar staff, a special mention. He was really helpful, efficient and polite and made our evening extra special.

We decided to visit this pub to watch the Women’s World Cup Final. Although they were fully booked they were so accommodating and we managed to get some seats at the bar. The staff were so friendly and the atmosphere was so welcoming. The owners and staff should be very proud of how inclusive and welcoming the space is.