The Prince Alfred, Maida Vale - pub details
Address: 5a Formosa Street, Maida Vale, London, W9 1EE [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 1336) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Warwick Avenue (0.1 miles), Maida Vale (0.4 miles), Royal Oak (0.4 miles)
London Paddington (0.8 miles), Kilburn High Road (1 mile), London Marylebone (1 mile)
Brewery: Young's
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
- Credit cards accepted
Pub suggested by simon on 1 Mar 2003
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other pubs nearby:
Warrington Hotel, Maida Vale (0.1 miles), Idlewild, Maida Vale (0.2 miles), Warwick Castle, Maida Vale (0.2 miles), Waterway, Maida Vale (0.2 miles), Bridge House, Paddington (0.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Prince Alfred, Maida Vale
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| A difficult one this... as a pub I entered and saw a classic Victorian style layout (though a red flock background would be more in keeping) and am sure that the H & S fraternity wouild be outraged about people ducking to go in to certain sections (though on request am sure the outside doors would be opened to allow you access, hence - banging your head = your own fault). A Young's outlet and increasingly I seem to find that Young's pubs just offer Young's Ordinary and Bombardier as a proper draught option. Here though they also had Chocolate Stout (on keg) which I went for. It was a nice drinkable pint but at £3.95 (when I'd paid £2.80 for an excellent pint at the Cleveland) then it is somewhere to drop in and marvel at the surroundings over a half before moving on to do your proper drinking elsewhere. Snarling_Mallard - 8 Jul 2010 20:22 |
| used to be my local when i was working at warwick ave tube station 20 + yrs ago and was a great proper pub with darts pool and no poncy food .alas no more went in there last year didnt even make it to the bar before walking out .why do they destroy pubs like this !!! red.ken - 9 Mar 2010 17:19 |
| I used to live round here but never managed to visit this place back in the day, and had heard it was rather pretentious. Visiting on a recent weekend lunchtime, I was quite impressed. The interior is splendid: an unspoilt Victorian interior with the different sections of the front bar partitioned in the style of e.g. the Earl of Lonsdale at Notting Hill. Lovely large windows give a very pleasant light feel and the ceiling is wonderfully high. Two real ales were on: Young's and Directors, although as I had over-imbibed the night before I stuck to the softies. The pub is obviously food-focused (there is a large "dining room" out the back): we ate in the main bar and I thought the food good without being excellent. The pub was pleasantly quiet, and I'd describe the patrons I saw as a pleasingly mixed crowd - I didn't get any feel of pretentiousness or over-trendiness. I'd return, I think. grecian - 5 Jul 2009 18:36 |
| I love everything about this pub. The food, beer, customers, staff, location - everything!! Not the cheapest place in the area, but better than any of the pubs around Maida Vale. I suppose if you want quality, you have to pay for it... ginsling - 19 May 2009 16:28 |
| yar... rar... ordered a cocktail to match my gucci loafers... as the drink was being poured i realised it probably wouldn't match (?!) ... quickly legged it to the westbourne & narrowly avoided a situation which could have been frightfully embarrassing ! cashdog - 19 Jan 2009 11:36 |
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