The Defector's Weld, Shepherds Bush - pub details
Previously called: Edwards
Address: 170, Uxbridge Rd, Shepherds Bush, London, W12 8AA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 5598)
Shepherd's Bush (0.2 miles), Goldhawk Road (0.3 miles), White City (0.5 miles)
Kensington Olympia (0.8 miles), West Brompton (1.8 miles), Acton Central (1.9 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Sunday roast, Cocktails
- Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
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> Current user rating: 5.6/10 (rated by 54 users)
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user reviews of the Defector's Weld, Shepherds Bush
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| Had a great xmas party in the upstairs bar on Saturday. Wonderful three course meal with xmas crackers and mince pies. Went downstairs afterwards and danced til 2am. Excellent night! good_pubs_are_rare - 15 Dec 2008 13:14 |
| Slow bar staff, rude door staff, glasses not filled up, no drinking up time, expensive beer, pretentious patrons, loud music, uncomfortable chairs, expensive food. But some people like this sort of place. stash - 11 Dec 2008 04:17 |
| I was in this pub on Sunday, I really really fancied a quick pint after an exhausting time christmas shopping with the better half in the westfeilds shopping mall set just behind the defectors, my intention was to stay for 1 then head off but we ended up staying all night, the atmosphere was electric, there were board games being played all around the pub and the cocktails were flowing and also very reasonably priced, there must have been a promo on or something. There staff were fantstic and they were all working with a smile enjoying the music being played by the dj set next to a roaring fire, probably the best open fire in the world. The Christmas trees and their splendid sparkling lights braught a tear to my eye and it was at this very moment that I realised life was at its best. The smell of winter wonder had taken over as the warmth of the roaring fire gently touched my cold face, shopping bags full of christmas magic and perfect smiling faces chomping merrily away through home cooked platters and hand cut chips, laughter was free and we became fat with happyiness and as the twelve days of Christmas approached with a flouresect glow from yonda horizon I thanked the lord for the almighty adventure of the defectors weld. Arnold_Grey - 6 Dec 2008 19:55 |
| I love this place, if you wanna get away from the regular old man rubbish in the bush then this place is a real gem. Great music and in contrast to what some other reviews have said I found the staff there seem really cool. I mainly head over there on sundays with my housemates and get some roasts (which really are perfect on a sunday afternoon) and then on to cocktails. I sometimes head over there on a fri/sat night and my friends we have had some amazing nights there. The crowd generally seems pretty cool with some nice guys (on both sides of the bar!) and the girls in there all seem like the right kind of people. I think this bar is run by the same people as The Lock Tavern in Camden so if thats your kind of place then I would say you have to visit The Defectors. Overall it's got great music, good food, cute barmen and an increadibly cool atmosphere - one of my favourite bars in London!! tara_g - 6 Dec 2008 19:36 |
| I often used this place in its Beaumant Arms days, a proper pub with the Jam & the Stranglers blasting away in the background. Since its conversion to Edwards I think I only ever used the place once and it was more out of curiosity that I gave it a try under its latest guise as the Defectors Weld (the meaning or origin of which is totally lost on me). On the face of it, it’s a pleasant if rather pretentious place, expanded at the rear since its original pub days. The front and one side have an upmarket pubby feel whilst the rear and remainder of the bar circuit present a more ambient loungy dining feel with a sucession of sofa and armchair sections that feel a bit like wandering through a soft furnishings showroom. A couple of impressive fireplaces are hardly enhanced by the artwork above them although the lighting is so subdued that it is almost impossible to make out anything above the dim glow of the table candles. Staffwise, the barman didn’t exactly exude personality and it was a tough call for him to decide which of his 2 customers needed serving first (sorry to the bloke who was there before me – tee hee). 4 hand pumps but only 2 Ales - Pride & Landlord (expensive at £3.20) supplemented by a range of upmarket draught beers (Peroni, Fruili, Leffe, Hoegarden and the like). Fairly sedate and comfortable early evening when not busy but the presence of a DJ stand suggests that it becomes more clubby later in the evenings. Pubs like this are not really my thing and too many good traditional pubs are being destroyed to accommodate such places (why can’t they take a leaf out of Wetherspoons book and convert carpet warehouses for such ventures?). Not a place I would choose to return to but for what it is, I have been in far worse and I can see the attraction to a certain social demographic, but just not really mine. RogerB - 4 Dec 2008 13:18 |
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