The Kingdom, Kilburn - pub details
Address: 229 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7JG [map] [gmap]
Brondesbury (0.3 miles), Kilburn (0.5 miles), West Hampstead (0.5 miles)
Brondesbury (0.3 miles), Kilburn High Road (0.5 miles), West Hampstead (0.5 miles)
Pub suggested by cathal O murchu on 29 Mar 2005
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> Current user rating: 4.9/10 (rated by 19 users)
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| This is the best pub for the gaelic games, going to watch the kerry game on saturday there will be great banter. I love the atmosphere its like being at the game. The drink is good (even the guiness), and you can have a laugh rather than these new yuppie bars where they overcharge, you can't see in the place because of darkness or hear yourself speak as the music is up so loud. The old school is the best. Also if you don't like generic irish pubs why go into them? its just common go somewhere that suits you. Then you won't have something to complain about. s.roche - 30 Jul 2010 13:23 |
| This is a generic Irish bar with the usual standard draught array and more than enough plasma screens that were showing two different rugby matches and horse racing during my fleeting visit. I didn’t stay long as I didn’t find it very welcoming, although the barmaid was pleasant enough. The Guinness wasn’t the best and next time I’m in the area I’ll purchase it from the Golden Egg up the road as it is better and a pound a pint cheaper. Strongers - 25 Nov 2009 10:48 |
| Having recently visited the Kilburn area was in this bar a few times and found the staff and customers very friendly. This is a real drinking mans (and womans) bar - act like a normal person and you'll be fine; act like a muppet and you'll find yourself in bother. There is nothing wrong in hanging on to your heritage (in this case Irish) and this is clearly what the staff and patrons are trying to do. These traditional pubs are dying out, especially in London, so hang on to them - once they're gone, they're gone for good. For anyone visiting the area i would say this pub is a must-visit highlandpaddy - 28 Jul 2009 12:04 |
| This place is one of the last great Irish pubs of the Kilburn High Road as it was in the days of yore. Sure it's not for everyone & is capable of being hostile to someone coming in and not observing the etiquette, that's what it's all about. Packed on a Saturday night, amazing regulars, all ages, live music, impromptu dancing, very friendly, a guy right next to me got decked, out cold on the floor - his own fault. It's like living in an episode of Father Ted. Bronxrichie - 31 Oct 2008 01:19 |
| Irish pubs and bars seem to be 10 a penny these days, especially in this part of the world, so they need to be something special to stand out from the rest. The Kingdom looks OK from the outside but for the most part is as plastic and contrived as an Irish bar can be. All the usual characteristics are present, the sports shirts, the homages to Guiness, Harp and Magners, multi channeled TVs showing Irish News and horse racing. In short it is all very typical with little to lift it over and above any other Irish Pub. The interior is a single, rather open room, comfortable without being particularly cosy, with built in seats along one side opposite the bar, quite plain décor and half frosted windows depicting the pub name and parent company. An impressive array of trophys are lined up at one end (not sure what for though – there are no obvious pub games played here). Being a sports ground enthusiast, a panoramic 1938 photo of Croke Park caught my eye, which left me wondering how people managed to get into the upper tier of the stand that seems to hover over the crowd. At best, I would describe the place as average but, whilst I didn’t witness or get any impression of the aforementioned tales of violence, I was hardly afforded a big welcome. From the moment I approached the bar to the moment I left with my pint of Guiness (Irish Bars generally mean no Ales), the barman did not utter a single word. Not a hello, a please, a thank you or even that’ll be £2 whatever. My change was virtually thrown into my hand and I got the distinct impression I wasn’t expected to stay long. They needn’t have worried. Being packed to the rafters on St Patricks Day may be one thing but whilst it displays such open coldness to a first time visitor on a quiet early evening, it isn’t going to win me over. RogerB - 17 Jun 2008 10:35 |
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