click to hide Street View

Scarsdale Arms, Kensington  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated4 pints - click for an explanation of our ratingsvisitors award 2005 - overall winner - click for an explanation of our awardsCask Marque pub - click for an explanation of the Cask Marque scheme

location:

Kensington

address:

23a Edwardes Square, W8 6HE

phone:

0871 258 5147*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.

nearest stations:

High Street Kensington London Underground station
(600m) - zone 1

Earl's Court London Underground station
(780m) - zones 1/2

Kensington (Olympia) London Overground stationLondon Underground station
(790m) - zone 2

West Kensington London Underground station
(910m) - zone 2

Gloucester Road London Underground station
(1.1Km) - zone 1

how to find it:

Leave tube, turn left and walk along the High Street all the way down to the Odeon. Edwardes Square is the next on your left. Keep walking and the pub will be on your left.

click here for a larger map

nearby attraction(s):

Leighton House Museum (290m)

Olympia (770m)

Kensington Palace (1.1Km)

picture of Scarsdale Arms
Offering the sort of old world experience you'd expect in this neck of the woods, the Scarsdale Arms is a cut above most of the nearby pubs. The darkened interior evokes a genuine atmosphere as does the intriguing history of the place (it was reputedly built as living quarters for the officers of Napoleon's conquering army). Rather than being a full on gastropub it's first and foremost a pub, yet one with very good food. It also sports a restaurant space at the back if you're after a grander dining experience. And if the empty champagne bottles that ring the walls of the pub are anything to go by, then over the years plenty of punters have done so. Rather similar in style and clientele to the Grenadier in Knightsbridge (though this pub is a tad larger), its refined feel is upmarket yet not ostentatious. Busy all days of the week, but definitely worth a look.

reviewed:
21/09/2008
reviewed by jack

pub features:(click on an icon to see an explanation)

good beer served - click for explanationreal ales
beer garden or outdoor seating available - click for explanationoutdoor seating
separate restaurant - click for explanationseparate dining area

second opinion:

posted by jfleet - Wednesday 17th June, 2009, 12:25am
This pub is in an amazing quiet spot on a leafy street off high st ken, but that's as far as it goes unfortunately. As is the case in a few places these days, they seem to be trading off the location alone here. The food is ok, although very dated (scampi & chips?), but the attitude of the staff is really terrible. They only seem to have time for chatting to friends (at a busy bar), and the toilets are truly disgusting (even at 12.30 on a Sunday afternoon...!?). Consider alternatives.
only one comment, so far on this pub - why not add your own?

Looking for somewhere to stay around

Kensington?

... then try the Fancyapint? hotel room search

Find yourself a bargain with LateRooms.com...

Laterooms animation