The Broadway Bar & Grill

Should you find yourself in the vicinity of Fulham Broadway and in need of refreshment then a right turn out of the station will see you find the Broadway Bar & Grill. But in an area where businesses are all the usual homogenized high street favourites (aside from Bodean’s), it seems the pubs have to fit in too.

The Broadway Bar and Grill doesn’t have a great deal of personality to help it stand out and once inside you could be forgiven for thinking you’ve just walked into a Lloyd’s Bar. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing – if you want space, plenty of seating and big screens then you’re in luck. But if you want something a little different from your Fulham sojourn then the idea of burgers and British classics might leave you cold.

That’s the negatives out of the way. What the Broadway Bar & Grill does have going for is a lively crowd and plenty of live sport. It can be hard to find a screen to watch live football in London but with over eight mounted on the walls in here you’ll be sure of a good view. Simple pleasures.

Draught beer is a little unimaginative with Heineken, Tiger and Kronenbourg keeping things classic. There are a couple of real ales but lager dominates the taps. Perhaps slightly incongruous is the fact that you can have the bar serve you up a cocktail – we didn’t see too many people drinking cosmopolitans or daiquiris but maybe it’s good to know that they can if they want to.

Standard grub, standard beer but with way more screens than your average pub – that has to be a good thing. We do hear talk of a refurbishment coming in the future… watch this space.