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Windsor Castle, Notting Hill  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated4 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

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location:

Notting Hill

address:

114 Campden Hill Road, W8 7AR

phone:

0871 258 7330*
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nearest stations:

Notting Hill Gate London Underground station
(310m) - zones 1/2

Holland Park London Underground station
(520m) - zone 2

High Street Kensington London Underground station
(750m) - zone 1

Queensway London Underground station
(890m) - zone 1

Bayswater London Underground station
(970m) - zone 1

how to find it:

Go west from Notting Hill tube until you come to the junction with Campden Hill Road (2nd on your left) Go up Campden Hill Road and the pub is on your left near the crest of the hill.

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nearby attraction(s):

Kensington Palace (750m)

Leighton House Museum (960m)

Museum of Brands and Packaging (980m)

picture of Windsor Castle
A fine old pub that wouldn't be out of place in a much more rural setting, the Windsor Castle has been a favourite with the Fancyapint? reviewers for years. It's a rambling, higgledy-piggledy place, with the sort of pub interior you'd expect to find in Treasure Island - including forehead-bashing little doors in the partitions. The beer is pretty good with excellent well-kept real ales on the hand pumps - Pride, Landlord, Broadside and Old Rosie (OK so that one's cider) - and the food's also pretty good too. True it is pricey, but that's hardly a surprise considering where the pub's located. There's a very agreeable enclosed beer garden out the back, but it's unlikely you'll find a seat on a warm summer's evening, such is its popularity, but for a leisurely weekday lunch it's an excellent spot. The Windsor Castle's a very pleasant place when it's not crowded and when it is, it's often a jolly crowd.

reviewed:
10/08/2010
reviewed by pubdog

Eating at The Windsor Castle ... we last ate here on 10/8/2006

Decent upper-class pub grub: steaks, burgers, bangers, and veggie options - nicely presented and not too pricey.
food rating 2 - quality
price rating 2 - price

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 explanationbeer garden

second opinion:

Have your say! - 4 comments on this pub - click to add your own comment
posted by bernie5 - Wednesday 26th May, 2010, 9:28am
I went to the Windsor Castle last week for a lazy afternoon pint and was very impressed. The Timothy Taylor Landlord was in good condition, the barman was switched on - chatty, but getting on with his work at the same time - and I thought the beer garden was great. No, it was not a contender for the Chelsea Flower Show, but it was clean, it offered plenty of shade, and the walls kept out most of the traffic noise. One small gripe, the busy kitchen kept opening their back door to throw out their empty cardboard boxes (before coming out to create a tidy pile). Not very important, but perhaps an unnecessary distraction to customers drinking and eating outside.
posted by halfpintinlondon - Wednesday 3rd February, 2010, 6:59pm
We popped into the Windsor Castle on sunday night as we were walking past and it looked so cosy through the window with loads of church candels and an open fire. We ended up taking part in a cribbage tournament (I came second and won a bottle of wine!)Its great to see a traditional pub keeping up with traditional values and pastimes, we are definatly going back next sunday (I might even come first this time!!)
posted by david ginsberg - Monday 6th April, 2009, 3:21pm
Went to the Windsor castle yesterday at lunchtime and it has really gone downhill. the garden was looking uncared for and dirty. The food we ordered was terrible and it took forever to get a drink at the bar. This used to be a banker of a place for good sunday lunch and pleasant afternoon. Now it is looking very tired. The owners should wander down to the Ladbroke Arms to see how a pub can have character, good food and atmosphere. Really sad to see an old favourite go this way.
posted by on_tap - Thursday 12th February, 2009, 11:02am
my wife and I were not very impressed by the food we had at the Windsor Castle yesterday evening (11th Feb 2009) ----- food quality was OK, but not outstanding ----- our main complaint would be that the dishes were dirty ----- the ale that I had was also OK, but not outstanding ----- this pub has a very nice interior, but I would have to read of an improvement in food and drink quality before returning
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