Cock & Bottle, Westbourne Grove

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location:

Westbourne Grove

address:

17 Needham Road, W11 2RP

phone:

N/A

nearest stations:

Westbourne Park London Underground station
(640m) - zone 2

Notting Hill Gate London Underground station
(690m) - zones 1/2

Bayswater London Underground station
(720m) - zone 1

Royal Oak London Underground station
(750m) - zone 2

Queensway London Underground station
(860m) - zone 1

how to find it:

Westbourne Park: turn right out of the station along Great Western Road. At the end, turn left along Westbourne Park Road, then turn right down Chepstow Road. When you reach Artesian Road, turn left and you'll see the pub at the next corner on the left ahead. Although this is the nearest station, the walk is probably more pleasant from the others listed. Notting Hill Gate: head up Pembridge Road, which becomes Pembridge Villas. Turn left along Chepstow Road after a few minutes, and then take the first left, Artesian Road. The pub is on the corner of the first road on the left. Bayswater: turn left up Queensway. At the end turn left onto Westbourne Grove. When you reach Chepstow Rd turn right then then take the first left, Artesian Road. The pub is on the corner of the first road on the left. From Royal Oak turn left and continue down to Bishops Bridge Road. Turn right and continue walking as the road leads into Westbourne Grove. When you reach Chepstow Rd turn right then then take the first left, Artesian Road. The pub is on the corner of the first road on the left.

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nearby attraction(s):

Museum of Brands and Packaging (300m)

Portobello Road (610m)

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This really is a very fine boozer. The warm and friendly welcome that it offers is probably best appreciated on a chilly winter evening, but can be recommended all year round. There are two rooms, each of which has an ambience subtly distinguished from that of t'other: the smart front room, facing onto the street, has a (discreetly placed) sports TV and music, although not so loud as to intrude unduly. (In fact,the TV, in particular, is often switched off.) 'More prominent are the splendid, presumably Victorian, fixtures around the bar. The back room is equally smart and is decorated in the fashion of an Edwardian drawing room, with prints and striped wallpaper. The pub is pleasingly unpretentious, particularly given its location in the one of the first neighbourhoods to have pioneered the concept of the gastropub. Service is friendly, and there is a reasonable selection of notably well-kept ales. Very fine.

reviewed:
28/01/2010