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Phone: 020 7243 9551
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Food - till 10 pm, 9 pm Sun
Good for: Traditional pub, Good food.
A fine old pub that wouldn't be out of place in a much more rural setting, the Windsor Castle has been a favourite with the Fancyapint? reviewers for years.
It's a rambling, higgledy-piggledy place, with the sort of pub interior you'd expect to find in Treasure Island - including forehead-bashing little doors in the partitions.
The beer is pretty good with excellent well-kept real ales on the hand pumps - Pride, Landlord, Sunchaser and Old Rosie (OK so that one's cider) on the last visit - and so is the food. True it is pricey, but that's hardly a surprise considering where it pub's located.
There's a very agreeable enclosed beer garden out the back, but it's unlikely you'll find a seat on a warm summer's evening, but for a leisurely weekday lunch it's an excellent spot.
The Windsor Castle's a very pleasant place when it's not crowded and when it is, it's often a jolly crowd.
FOOD REVIEW: Decent upper-class pub grub: steaks, burgers, bangers, and veggie options - nicely presented and not too pricey.
FOOD RATING: 2 FOOD VALUE: 2
CLIENTELE: posh locals, some tourists
NEAREST STATION: Notting Hill Gate station
PHONE NUMBER: 020 7243 9551
FEATURES: real ales, outdoor seating
Details are correct at the time of publication - please check with venue before booking.
