The Beaconsfield, Kensington - pub details
Address: 24 Blythe Road, Kensington, London, W14 0HA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 020 7602 1412
Kensington (Olympia) (0.1 miles), Barons Court (0.5 miles), West Kensington (0.6 miles)
Kensington Olympia (0.1 miles), West Brompton (1.1 miles), London Paddington (2.2 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
Pub suggested by foxski on 8 Jan 2005
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user reviews of the Beaconsfield, Kensington
please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
| Back in the new Firkin days this was a great little pub. Such a shame to hear it has gone down hill. I may have to swing back by as i used to really love this place and the staff. Go back - or not??? Sometimes it is not a great idea... but i may just have to hudsonellis - 20 Apr 2008 22:53 |
| When this pub re opened after the Firkin days (which were once great when Firkin pubs sold Firkin beer and were decent ale houses.) it was ok. It normally had two decent ales served from the barrel on stillage behind the bar. Since then it has gone way downhill in the ale stakes but fair play that is clearly not the audience they are going for (as the Crown and Sceptre has that niche pretty well tied up.) The food is good and it is a decent boozer with little or no pretention to be anything else. Norealaleinorpington - 26 Jul 2007 14:28 |
| This is a great little pub, but it's not a swanky bar that belongs in Liverpool street or anything. Great hangout with high ceilings and nice outdoor seating that gets plenty of sun in summer. Good sport coverage and I would highly recommend the pies! If you are too precious to hear swearing then perhaps pubs aren't the place for you in general. Otherwise this is a good little pub. mattpub - 16 Mar 2007 13:08 |
| Lousy bar - especialy when the exhibition hall is occupied - i.e. most of the time. Dont go there alone. Beer is lousy too.Also,staff from the local Post Office sorting office like to take it over and generaly behave like idiots. It's not big or clever to pepper every sentence you utter with swear words lads - especially when those words can be heard two streets away.And I doubt that many of you could put into action what many of the words mean anyway. Mr.Raffles - 14 Nov 2005 16:42 |
| This was previously a Firkin pub (the Frigate if memory serves), and was fairly ropey. Things started to look up after the change of name, and they do make an effort with the occasional real ale and also maintain a reasonable stock of Belgian beers (2 for 1 Tuesday). Food is cheap and cheerful, but fairly hearty. Unfortunately it can get a bit yobbish when there is a big function on at Olympia as all the chav staff seem to descend upon it. Bodger - 13 Jan 2005 11:15 |
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