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I feel rabbit's review isn't warranted nor fair. Like most pubs, the Queens Arms shuts at 23.00 so ringing after hours could also be considered quite rude as the landlord and his family live on the premises. Unfortunately, pjakeso's review runs along similar lines.
Bottom line - its a great pub and very busy. This is my local pub and I think its fantastic. You do need to time your visit around term time and the Albert Hall. The menu has changed recently and they have lots of new beers/wines on offer. There are other pubs in the neighborhood that are less busy, but if you try them, you will soon learn why.
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I have visited this pub less and less frequently over the last year, as it seems that during the busy summer months, the staff no longer have time to be courteous to their customers. They often close their kitchen early, and on my last visit I was hurried by the barman to place an order, when I should have had another half an hour to do so.
On a quiet night the staff are friendly and efficient, and it's a great place to have a beer, but I doubt their growing popularity will last long if the service remains this poor in their usually busy state. There is usually a long queue to get served, but you might as well get used to standing around the bar, because you're unlikely to find a free table to sit at.
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Didnt even get to the pub as staff so rude- tried to book a table at 2330 on a sat night for sunday and got a rude response telling me to phone back the next day because it was so late-how disappointing after reading the reviews.
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What a lovely place! Tucked away in a beautiful mews with cobblestone road.
Love the doors, although two in our party struggled to get in open;-)
Quaint inside and a great atmosphere. Get there early, there are few tables if you're planning on eating. Do yourself a favour and eat there! The steaks were awesome, coming from a South African, that's got to be good!
I'll definitely be back!
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So nicely tucked away on cobbled mews street that it feels like a find. Friendly interior and staff, quick service and well kept beers. Had some lovely deuchers ipa. Good selection of food, all looked nice without being too gastro fussy. I had a decent burger. Would be happy to visit again.
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Eh? You have to walk past it to get to where Google Maps says it is.
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Good pub, hidden from the street as others say. Google Maps could not locate it, which is why is may not be packed. Lucky for those who do find it.
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Looks like it has been 'done up' recently. A decent enough pint. Was a weekday lunchtime when I visited, so full of work colleagues lunching, but friendly atmosphere. Food was a tad expensive though! £5 for a fish finger sandwich seemed a tad much! A great tucked away location though.
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Tucked away in a quiet mews, but not far from the Royal Albert Hall, Imperial College and the Science Museum. Reasonable atmosphere, and decent beer.
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A great little mews pub, tucked away from the hordes, popular with maturer students from Imperial over the road.
This pub had a fleeting role in the movie Layer Cake, when we see the future James Bond (Daniel Craig) being cast from his "taxi" in his dressing gown just past the pub up the cobble mews.
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WELL WORTH FINDING IN THE BACK STREETS VERY BUSY AND NOT BAD PRICES FOR THE AREA
FRIENDLY LANDLORD
I AM A LANDLORD MYSELF SO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH EFFORT HE IS MAKING
300 YRDS FROM THE ALBERT HALL
SMALL BUT THE WEATHER WAS NICE AND THEY ARE IN A SMALL COBBLED STREET SO YOU CAN STAND OUTSIDE
I WOULD GO AGAIN
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WOW - what a find. So tucked away but thats what probably keeps it good.
Been back twice now. Food great, Ales great, manager is a local legend from all accounts...
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First visit in over 40 years .Pleasantly suprised good small beer range including Youngs ordinary which was excellent and not overpriced.
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Great pub tucked away down a side street. Cracking beers (Pride, Youngs and Staropramen as I recall - tho things got a bit hazy...) and friendly types. Food pretty good too.
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Not sure when you last went, but I'm afraid the swanky car showroom has moved out.
The pub is as fine as ever, though; the landlord really looks after the beer.
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Quite a charming number, haven't been enough to totally appreciate it but seemed like it was that rare of species; an individually-minded pub in Kensington. Beer good, landlord seemed nice (saw him training a young lad), and food seemed (by menu judging and other people's plate perving) above average. Also great because of the glorious car showrooms next door!
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With the demise of the Ennismore, this is the only pub anywhere near Albertopolis. It is understandably expensive because of where it is but the beer I had this evening was excellent and the staff coped in an extremely efficient and friendly way with the sudden influx of custom they had from patrons and perfomers from the Royal Albert Hall.
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Nearest pub to the Imperial Physics Department. Good food. Gets very busy in the evenings and friday lunch. Full of poncy music types from the Albert hall and RCM. Best time to go: Late lunch after Holland club closes at 2:30.
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Great Pub. Went here before a show at the Royal Albert Hall... Although in an upmarket part of London everyone there seemed down to earth and just out for a drink and a chat. Very friendly. Good size meals and inexpensive. Want to move, so it can become my local! :)
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for nickdavies -
since you're so close to it, you should go there more often. Who knows, you may see a Three Legged Dog there.
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I have never, in twenty five years of working accrss the road fro it, heard it called the Three Legged Dog.
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Was an awesome pub in the 90's when i worked there.
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Superb pub. Crowded on Friday but not unpleasant, good beer in cushy surrondings. And of course the car showroom opposite is fun. I also found the beer to be on tip-top form, and a good selection of whisky was avaliable as well.
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for the record, The Three Legged Dog is still a regular patron of the pub!!!!
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Over priced and under spaced. But nicely hidden away. The showroom opposite is definitely an attraction.
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I went for the first time today, and it was expensive as.., and very crowded at times, yet quality beer, location and atmosphere. I'll definitely be visiting again.
(Apparently also known as The Three-Legged Dog, after the said dog who used to frequent it).
anonymous - 26 Sep 2005 23:02 |
This is a quality pub. Decent variety of interesting beers - they had a raspberry lambic recently but there are also British real ales. Expensive but worth it. Food is also very nice. Good atmosphere and can perch beers on the outside windowledges in the summer and drool over the 1920s bugattis in the shop opposite.
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Alternatively known as The Nines. Please correct my facts if they are slightly wrong as I was told this a while ago but the story behind it is this:
The students from the RCM did and still frequent this pub in true artistic tradition, but something puzzled them. The rooms in the college went up to 98.....and then started again at room 100. Hence the regularly visited Queen's becoming 99 or rather The Nines. I really like that.
Anyway.....................yes, this is a very pleasant pub although it takes bloody ages to get served (even though there's two people behind the bar and no one else on your side) and the beer is pretty pricey. This is redeemed however by the bar stool seating down the right overlooking THAT car showroom with all those motors for you to dribble over. If in the area, definately worth a cheeky one. Good mellow atmosphere and hey - your surrounded by asthetically pleasing houses and cars that you could never afford.
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I love this pub. Not only is it in a rather attractive setting, you get to gawp at stunning cars at the same time. The varied selection of drinkers also adds a dash of character. I live in Cambridge but spend an awful lot of time in the capital, during which I always make time to visit the Queens Arms. Yes, it is expensive but the food is good, the staff v friendly and the general atmosphere really nice. You coulld do an awful lot worse without much effort.
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Good food (if a little pricey), good selection of beers, friendly and efficient staff, nice surroundings. Doesn't get much better.
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Very good & friendly atmosphere, with very good selection of beers & largers. Food is also good very quality.
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Used to be run by a bunch of townies who would demand you leave unless everyone at the table had a drink or food. Been in there more recently and they seem more reasonable now, even let us use their Scrabble board :)
Luke - 22 Jul 2004 14:47 |
The Queens is OK really, though stupendously dear compared to IC prices. Useful when the college bars are shut in the afternoon, can get uncomfortably crowded.
Nick - 13 Jul 2004 12:54 |
good food, good beer.
Walloon - 2 Mar 2004 11:33 |
hidden in mews behind the Royal Albert Hall. Serves good real ale as is the quality of the food, although a bit pricy. Enjoy as you contemplate which car from the garage across the way you wish you could afford
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Decent pub.
Mauro - 2 Feb 2004 18:14 |
