The Forester Ealing

A very nice pub and garden. The staff are friendly too. However we ordered Thai food and asked for starters, duck pancakes and a main course of pad Thai noodle. It all came at once so we had to send back the main and rush to eat the starters and then duck before it got cold. The duck pancakes were just about edible but the crispy duck was cremated! Extra crispy and burnt. The pad Thai was nice but no peanuts and cooked in chilli sauce which although we stated was unusual they didn’t agreed. However they did cook another for us and this was tasty but still no peanuts. Will return but choose a curry instead and stay away from the duck.

Disappointing Sunday Roast despite good reviews and nice photos of the outside! First time in this "charming inn" and really looking forward to it. But I was served ridiculously thin, tough and overcooked meat (paid extra for lamb) with small portions of vegetables. So, I complained to the charming waitress, Zoe, and, God forbid! she came back with a plateful of thick, deliciously juicy lamb and more vegetables: a real Sunday Roast! Thank you Zoe! I was right to complain but wouldn't recommend this pub for Sunday lunch. What about their Thai food on the regular menu?

We ate and drank at this pub. The food was amazing, really tasty across the 5 dishes we ordered. The only suggestion I would make is - stop advertising Prosecco ladies night on a Thursday at £16.95 a bottle on your website, when you charge £5 more….£21.95. When I questioned it, I was told 3 times that the manager would look into it and get back to me, they never did. If your prices have gone up, just say and put it on your website! We all have to factor the increase in bills, customers included. Otherwise….the food is second to none!

The staff here are very friendly and welcoming. The room was a bit jaded, bathroom door wouldn't shut as it didn't fit. The bar area was great and had a good choice of drinks. The cooked breakfast was good quality but the service was extremely slow. The pub has a function room which you need to walk through to get to the accommodation. One night there was a function on and we found ourselves returning from a day out and having to walk through a birthday party function, and move some chairs just to get to the door leading to the pub's bedrooms. Stayed Friday and Saturday night. Could forgive a lot but the function room makes staying a lottery. We are unlikely to return and wouldn't recommend staying on a weekend for that reason.

Spent 3 nights here and recommend to all. Rooms are clean and nice shower, with plenty of options for breakfast in the morning. Good value for London as is 4/5 minute walk from Northfields tube station! Favourite part of our stay was the Thai food available from the bar! Absolutely gorgeous, we had it 2 nights out of 3!

Having booked a room in advance via *********** I was a little perturbed on arrival to be greeted by a member of staff who insisted I produce a form of photo id. Had it not been for the intervention of the ( I assume) manager, I would have been denied my room . She was clearly not going to let us have our room without the photo id of which I had none. Our room itself was clean and served our purpose which was a night prior to our final move. The only thing I would suggest is a glass or beaker in the bathroom for washing out the toothpaste after cleaning ones teeth. Otherwise the room was clean and the bathroom larger than most. The hotel boasts a continental and/or cooked breakfast. We came down the following morning to find a staff member on her mobile. No " good morning ", I had to initiate the greeting. We sat ourselves down and waited. We saw the continental buffet laid out so after about five minutes we decided to help ourselves. At this point a staff member called out from behind the bar if we required tea or coffee. That was it. The staff , of which there were about three or four, disappeared. From time to time we got a cursory glance from the kitchen entrance. At no time were we offered a cooked breakfast or if we required anything. No more tea or coffee was offered. It felt as if we were a complete nuisance being there. At no time did we feel welcome . On a positive note, the Thai restaurant within the Foresters is second to none and would strongly recommend eating here. I would suggest that the management either replace the staff with those that are suited to hospitality or have them sent on training courses as they were all very unwelcoming and surly. Would we stay here again? No