One Over the Ait, Kew Bridge
📍 2.9 miles from MATRADE Loftus Road
About this Pub
Why it's great for Matchdays
One Over the Ait is a riverside pub a short walk from Gtech Community Stadium, positioned by Kew Bridge and explicitly promoted as a pre-game meeting spot for matchdays. The venue shows live football on multiple screens, including Sky Sports and TNT Sports, and even highlights football-specific listings—useful for catching early kick-offs or post-match games. The pub's features include big-screen sports viewing and a dedicated upstairs Players' Lounge with plenty of screens, making it a practical matchday hub. It's also listed by Brentford FC on their official 'Away Fans' information page among the closest pubs to the stadium, indicating it's a common stop for visiting and home supporters alike. Fans can also grab food from the pub's menu before heading to the ground.
Recent Fan Reviews
I came here on 21/04/26 with my partner, I got my self beer battered haddock the fish was cooked perfectly outside was nice and crispy and delicious and inside was cooked perfectly as well soft and delicious 🤤, the chips was nice and crispy outside and fluffy inside, the mushy peas was by the far best I have ever had anywhere full stop, my partner got Bavette Steak she said it was coped with perfection and perfect medium rare full of flavour and juicy just melt in your mouth, today 28/04/26 we ordered Double Cheeseburger it was delicious and juicy it was like butter melting in your mouth it was cooked to perfection best burger in Brentford by far the triple cooked chips was delicious crispy outside and fluffy inside that’s how it should be, Crispy Tiny Rebel Glazed Chicken Burger omg it was big and yummy so delicious full of flavours and my partner struggle to eat it she said that she would get it again in a heartbeat the triple cooked chips crispy outside and fluffy inside, I had a London pride and the miss had a Coca-Cola, on this two days I came in it’s been the same staff members, they are so lovely and kind and polite and very helpful, I will be going back because of them
Loved the interior and seating area, really comfortable. There’s a good selection of alcoholic drinks, but the cocktails were disappointing. Our Porn Star Martini arrived without the prosecco shot, and when we asked for it, the staff acted as if it were an unusual request and refused to provide! Their attitude wasn’t particularly pleasant, which took away from the experience. Overall, the quality of the cocktails felt poor for the price.
Ordered an avocado toast for 11 quids. The avocado toast is 3 slices of cold white bread with supermarket-bought guacamole on top (the one ready-made that comes in a tube). I'd happily pay 6 pounds for that, tops. At least the service/atmosphere is nice.
Really helpful staff. Phoned kitchen to check good was available as showing out if stock on system. Quiet when we were there but I get there would be good vibe when busy. Good selection of ales. I had the Tiny Rebel Clwb Tropica. Welsh micro brewing company available in the big smoke
I’ve been coming to this pub for a couple of years and have generally enjoyed it. The atmosphere is usually good and most of the staff are friendly and welcoming. However, my most recent visit was disappointing. The kitchen is normally advertised as closing at 8:30pm, and the pub’s website currently states 8pm. At 7:50pm I tried to order food at the bar and was told by the manager (wearing a cap) that the kitchen actually closes at 7:45pm in January. This was frustrating, especially as there was no clear notice of this anywhere. After being unable to order food, I stayed for drinks and bought a packet of peanuts. I then briefly left to grab a sandwich elsewhere and returned to finish my drink, only to be told quite abruptly by the manager that I was not allowed to eat my sandwich in the pub. This was particularly disappointing given that I had tried to order food there in the first place. I felt the manager’s attitude was unnecessarily rude and unwelcoming, which really took away from the experience. Other staff members were great, but his manner made me feel like customers were more of an inconvenience than a priority. If the kitchen is closing earlier in January, that’s understandable but the website and in-house information should clearly reflect this to avoid confusion and disappointment. Better communication and a friendlier approach would make a big difference.