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What is bollo?
(a) a bun made from corn, yuca or potato
(b) a slang term for extremely drunk
(c) the westernmost brook feeding the channels running through Chiswick
The answer, of course, is all of them. And while it's tempting to think The Bollo House might be named after definition (b), I think (c) is more likely.
Bollo Brook rises near Ealing Common tube station and closely follows the course of the District Line (or vice versa) to Acton Town station and from there along Bollo Lane, before flowing south through Turnham Green to the grounds of Chiswick House and then finally draining into the Thames downstream of Barnes Bridge. Bollo Brook formed the boundary of Lord Burlington's estate in Chiswick. The brook originally fed the lakes and fountains of Chiswick House, but because the laundries upstream were polluting the waters it now flows through a pipe underneath the lake.
The pub describes itself as "a beautiful cozy corner pub/restaurant hidden away behind Chiswick Park station". Originally built in 1885 and named the Railway Tavern for the workers constructing the railway lines nearby, it was renamed The Bollo House back in 2000. It's owned by the Metropolitan Pub Company, which also owns the Duke of Sussex and the City Barge in Chiswick.
Mrs WEST4URANTS had had a stressful day and nobody felt like cooking so we headed out for supper. I started with the parma ham and peach salad, which was tasty enough, but contained just two of the thinnest slides of peach I've ever seen. Mrs W went for the bruschetta, and both of the teenagers chose the crispy squid.
Master WEST4URANTS opted for the burger with bacon. He declared this the best burger he'd ever had, though in the interests of full disclosure it became apparent that this opinion was designed specifically to wind up his sister, who after much deliberation had decided not to order it. She plumped for the crab linguine, and was quite happy with that. The parmesan fries were a big hit.
Mrs W and I both had the harissa chicken breast with sweet potato hash, washed down with glasses of rose with ice. The chicken was just right spice-wise, the hash was basically just diced potato, but nice enough. Nice, dice, spice, ice.
Food (for 4): £86.00
Drink: £25.15
Total: £125.04
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