The Britannia, Kensington  rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Kensington

address:

1 Allen Street, W8 6UX

phone:

0871 258 5145*
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nearest stations:

High Street Kensington London Underground station
(290m) - zone 1

Earl's Court London Underground station
(880m) - zones 1/2

Gloucester Road London Underground station
(980m) - zone 1

Kensington (Olympia) London Overground stationLondon Underground station
(1Km) - zone 2

Notting Hill Gate London Underground station
(1.1Km) - zones 1/2

how to find it:

Leave tube, turn left and walk along the High Street before taking the third turning on your left down Allen St.

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nearby attraction(s):

Leighton House Museum (550m)

Kensington Palace (820m)

picture of Britannia
Back in 2006, this was one of the first of Young's pubs to be refurbished and relaunched, and since then, many more of their pubs have followed in its footsteps. In our opinion there was nothing much wrong with the old place, it might have needed a lick of paint here and there, but it was a warm and inviting pub - the atmosphere of which was helped enormously by the three real fires. Even though the refit kept the fires, this one - like many of the other Young's refits which followed - has the air of a pub that favours dining over brewing: drinkers are clustered around the entrance of the pub, leaving most of the rest of the space to those patrons sampling offerings from the gastro menu. Whilst this one remains a professional enough establishment, there's a certain part of its charm that's gone, and won't be coming back anytime soon.

reviewed:
21/09/2008
reviewed by pubdog

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