Cock & Dragon, Cockfosters  

So this is what's at the end of the Piccadilly Line... we had half expected the terminus at Cockfosters to be marked by a waterfall a la the edge of the world, so I suppose we should look on this pub and restaurant first with relief rather than anything else. It might not be worth a journey from west London for but this place does have a certain charm. It's helped by a walk from the tube that's almost rural England in miniature (Church, overgrown graveyard, Cricket ground) and the striking initial view you get of the pub (not often we've seen a pub with a clock tower). From the exterior we thought we'd stumbled across a polo club, and a sense of grandeur is carried on in the bar - all mock country house leather chairs, family crests and wooden walls. Luckily, the fare on offer is a match for the interior. There's an good supply of ales on tap and some fine Thai food to go along with them. Not really the sort of place for a Big Night Out, but once you get settled into one of the armchairs here you'll find it very difficult to leave.

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