The Old Swan, Notting Hill - pub details
Previously called: Rat and Parrot
Address: 206 Kensington Church St, London, W8 4DP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 020 7229 8421
Notting Hill Gate (0.1 miles), Queensway (0.4 miles), Bayswater (0.4 miles)
London Paddington (1 mile), Kensington Olympia (1.1 miles), West Brompton (1.6 miles)
Chain: T&J Bernard
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
- Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
Pub added by anne. Last visited on 13th Nov 2002.
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user reviews of the Old Swan, Notting Hill
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| Reasonable enough pub, with well kept beer. However, I am not sure that they actually have as wide a range of real ales on at any one time as the number of handpumps suggest (because a surprisingly large number of them have little plaques on saying that the beer shown on the clip is conditioning). rpadam - 13 Dec 2007 13:43 |
| I popped in for a pint yesterday evening and on seeing the Casque Marque I was looking forward to my pint. They had three ales on, Green King IPA, London Pride and Old Speckled Hen, plus two others which were off at the time. I opted for the OSH and it was pretty good. The pub itself seems to be something of a tourist pub and is lacking somewhat in character. The pub's history is scrawled in fake chalk on blackboards on the back wall, but unfortunately is looks rather tacky. There are also "Wetherspoons-style" special offer blackboards on both side walls advertising various bits and pieces (Christmas reservations, I think) but these do not add anything whatsoever to the experience. All in all it's not a bad pub but there are plenty of other pubs in the area which offer a lot more. gatomalo - 21 Nov 2007 13:21 |
| No happy memories of this place. I got glassed here on Queens Silver Jubilee Weekend. Glasgowboy - 1 May 2007 13:11 |
| Not bad,not bad at all.The service, while slow,was friendly and the beer was fine. Didnt try the food.Next time maybe. The loos were clean, and other customers seemed comfortable enough. MavicChen - 17 Nov 2006 18:59 |
| This is a bit of a tourist trap during the day and at weekends it attracts a rather young crowd. Bar staff ok, drinks reasonable but the atmosphere is a little depressing and occasionally it deteriorates into confrontation among the alcopop crowd. It’s also worth remembering that where there are tourists there are pickpockets so keep your valuables close. Alternatively try one of the other pubs, which are all within easy reach and all much, much better trasker - 27 Jun 2006 15:51 |
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