The Elephant and Castle, Kensington - pub details
Address: 40 Holland St, London, W8 4LT [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 61)
High Street Kensington (0.2 miles), Notting Hill Gate (0.5 miles), Queensway (0.6 miles)
Kensington Olympia (0.9 miles), West Brompton (1.2 miles), London Paddington (1.2 miles)
Chain: Nicholson's
Pub facilities/features:
- Quiz machines (Countdown)
- Real ale
- Outside seating, Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
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> Current user rating: 6.8/10 (rated by 28 users)
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user reviews of the Elephant and Castle, Kensington
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| This small but quite picturesque corner pub in a back street but seems a mile away from the hustle & bustle of the nearby High Street and it was proabbaly my most visited Kenny pub when I spent 10 years working in the area. Recently had my first visit for several years and little seems to have changed apart from the fact that the old regular chatty and welcoming bar staff appear to have turned into an automaton barmaid incapable of speech or smile facilities. The interior is cosy but quite basic and simply furnished with panelled windows and a traditional style bar frame. To the rear is a small, dark paneled section containing reproduction Daily Mail / Evening Standard front pages of some of the more monumental days in history (the Associated Newspapers are based just off the High Street). There is some outside seating to the front and rear but the residents apparently get a bit narked if the customers spill on to the pavement. 4 Ales - Landlord, Badger, Pride and Broadside at what for Kensington, are reasonably priced. All my memories remained thankfully intact, but a point deducted for the dreary barmaid. A smile and a hello makes all the difference! RogerB - 29 Oct 2008 23:31 |
| I'm mystified as to how this pub has managed to attai n the cask marque. I tried a mediocre pint of Timothy Taylor Landlord followed by a slightly better Broadside. I suspect the locals have more money than sense. The landlord/landlady has a lot to learn about keeping a good pint. spookyhead - 17 Sep 2008 18:10 |
| I was in last night and the bar staff were excellent - fast, attentive and polite. I believe the landlord can be a grumpy b*gger however and about a year ago I had a spat with him when he served people out of order. When I politely objected he said "I haven't got eyes in the back of my head" and when I then pointed out that the his customer care skills could do with a tad of brushing up he informed me that if I didn't like it I could clear out of his pub. Apart from being a charmless nerk he's obviously never heard of the "cycle of virtue" and how good manners breed good manners (the opposite also being true) ... Ullage - 29 Aug 2008 11:12 |
| Quaint old pub on a lovely corner in Kensington. This is just the kind of pub I like, and I have known about this place for years but had never been there. I was therefore bitterly disappointed by the rude reception I received on Saturday afternoon. I asked for 2 pints of Amstell. I nipped to the toilets while the barmaid poured them and on my return I found a pint in an Amstell glass and a somewhat darker pint in a Pride glass. I politely asked the barmaid what the darker of the two was, and she told me it was Pride, like I asked for. Just as politely, I told her that I had actually ordered 2 Amstells, and could she please exchange it for another Amstell. "Of course," she said, "No need to argue." Who was arguing?! She then said to me, as she was pouring, "In that case you owe me another 50p". No 'please', very blunt. I handed her over the 50p and she took it without a thank you and then plonked my pint down on the bar. Is this anyway to treat customers? Has anybody else had similar experiences in here? Greshon - 14 Jul 2008 14:59 |
| Nice place. Serve a good pint. Quite unpretentious and fun. I work round the corner so this is a cosy little retreat post stress. Oldsod - 2 Apr 2008 10:38 |
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