The Union Tavern, Westbourne Park

The staff are wonderful, the venue is an absolute god send and the booze selection is always on point. Honestly nothing beats this place for sitting near the canal on a nice sunny day, sipping a beer, chatting with friends and polishing off a burger. Only thing i would change, if I could, would be a better bar to serve people from. The queue is generally really long, on a busy day it goes out the front door. That is simply because the staff have a TINY bar with 2 x POS that aren't always working. If they could somehow put the downstairs space to better use, I'm sure it would draw in more people. A common issue people have with this place is the time it takes to get served, and just to clarify the staff are fantastic, but the tools they are given (the bar) to complete their job is sub standard.

I was so impressed with this cosy and cool bar. They infuse their own vodka/brandy/gin which I tried and they are delicious! The buffalo wings and chocolate brownie was also great, and they do a lovely pint of Guinness (and we are very fussy about our Guinness). I recommend coming down to sit out near the canal, and definitely recommend the rhubarb and custard vodka! Staff are also so lovely here too!

They have some rotating selection of craft beers on craft which can be enjoyed depending on availability and your preferences. I was amazed to see that they have vegan/plant-based options on the menu. The jackfruit tacos were amazing, the arancini balls were ok, but the pad Thai was tasteless, yet very oily and spicy. So food can be improved upon, but diversity was better than expected. And I enjoyed the canal views!