A welcome refuge in the quiet back streets two minutes from Kensington High Street, the Elephant and Castle's multi-award winning flower-festooned facade almost hides this small and homely pub. Though taken over by Nicholson's,...
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One of the great pubs in London and it's been consistently one of the greats for a long, long time. You get a good pint of Fullers, one of the best pints of Guinness around town, traditional food and one of the first (if not...
When a pub lays claim to 300 years of history you would be entitled to expect olde world charm and bags of character. Unfortunately, with the Goat Tavern you only get an average, at best, tourist pub for those unable to find...
Fairly ubiquitous in the middle of London, a T & J Bernard pub in Notting Hill feels oddly out of place. Still, being a chain you know where you are with these pubs and that's somewhere in between a Wetherspoon and a more...
Walk the Bayswater Road from Marble Arch to Notting Hill and the pubs you pass (unsurprisingly) fit the image of the olde worlde London pubs that the majority of the area's hotel guests expect to find. It's a different story at...
An unspectacular modern pub with the usual stripped floorboards and bare interior. Smaller than on first impressions and geared towards local lads watching sport, this is a good enough pub of its kind, though hardly anything...
Apparently built in 1720, the Black Lion retains some attractive features today. Its ornate original brickwork, and later Victorian ceiling and columns, are lovely. However, the elegant surroundings are somewhat compromised by...
The recent (April/May 2013) refurbishment has left the front part of the bar area relatively unscathed, but the rear has been opened out somewhat and converted into an eating area. The wide range of real ales (ten on our...
A jolly decent local tucked away in a back street just a short distance from Notting Hill Gate. The Uxbridge sports a good range of good beers - Tribute was well kept on the last visit with Harveys Best and Pride also on offer...
A new paint job for an old theatre pub that's been kicked into the 21st century: the formula is certainly not new - there's a large island bar of which half is a grill/kitchen to show where your chosen dish was assembled. One,...
"A decent, friendly local boozer" is how we've very previously summed this one up, but given the pub has recently has a gastro makeover we may have to reword that one. We'll be back round to re-review it as soon as we...
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Quoting Flann O'Brien on a chalkboard is a good start for any boozer, and this place didn't do much wrong after that. Bombardier and Greene King IPA were available on tap, and the pub had a local feel that was pleasant, added...
The Gloucester Arms isn't going to set the world on fire, but it is a solid if unexciting place to go. A rather average pub when all's said and done, and probably making its money on tourists that don't come back.
Another change for this pub on Gloucester Road. We'll get back and see what it's like now.
Still behind hoardings, but there are signs that somethings happening - and as the sign's still up, you never know. We'll keep you posted.
You'll find a decent range of beers from both the UK and the continent, and a reasonable menu of modern British pub grub, priced for the area. And that is the problem. Anyone going to Portobello Road from Notting Hill tube will...
Leinster Terrace has a group of independent shops and restaurants, so it's perhaps not too much of a surprise that the local pub has a similar, free-spirited air. We don't often come across pubs like the Leinster Arms in such...
We came past here at lunchtime today and found it to be boarded up. We'll keep an eye on it if there's any developments (bad or good!).
This is a Best Bar None accredited pub, which means it has been assessed and meets national standards for pubs and bars in the UK, meaning it should be well-managed, safe and clean, providing you a good location for that night...
Rather like the part of London in which this pub sits, the Prince Alfred is difficult to categorise satisfactorily. Both have the feel of being a place through which people pass, with the nagging sensation that there is more to...
A decent, no-nonsense boozer with none of the pretensions of some of the places not so far away from here. It's a big, well-looked after place, with good, Hall & Woodhouse ales (eg Badger, Tanglefoot and Fursty Ferret) and...
We've not been back to this one for quite a while - it's a little off the beaten track and, to be honest, we forget it's there sometimes. The clientele obviously don't as they'd happily filled up the garden on a warm and sunny...
