Like the Ealing Park Tavern, this pub is not a listed building but it is one of London's Real Heritage Pubs and the description is as follows: "A popular pub for real ale drinkers, the Express was rebuilt in mid-Victorian times and old photographs show three original entrances. Now the sole, central doorway leads into a lobby with a mixture of Victorian and (perhaps) 1930s glazing. The right-hand room retains its original counter which, until rearrangements in 1994, stood further forward so creating a very narrow drinking area. The bar-back is ornate but, strangely, comes in two different parts, the left-hand portion being claimed as an import at some stage, though it is hard to understand what has been happening. The doorway to the former landlord's parlour has a fascinating double-sided clock over it, surrounded by brown painted and gilt glazing bearing the name of the pub. This decoration suggests a date of about 1870 and, if so, perhaps we have here some of the earliest surviving pub fittings in London. The left-hand room has a fine marble fire surround and original counter. The third room behind was remodelled in Tudor style in 1932 judging by the date scratched on a ceiling beam. A curious feature is the little peep-hole in the door to the serving area. Apparently this was used to call for drinks when the room was in use for private functions, for example, meetings of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes whose horns still hang proudly over the door to the front bar. The initials RA incised twice on the beams are of Robert (Bob) Aldington whose family acquired the pub back in 1882 and still own it to this day. History nearby: The Kew Bridge Steam Museum is the former premises of the Metropolitan Water Works Company. Its most prominent feature is the Pump House Tower built in 1867 by Aird & Sons. It is over 60 metres high."

The Express Tavern featured on the Daytime Crawl of Chiswick and Brentford in February 2005, the Daytime Crawl of Middlesex in February 2007, and the Way Out West: Daytime Crawl of Ealing and Brentford in February 2012.