The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 2 and Version 1 of King's Head, W3 9NX

Contents are identical

Pub is under new management

The pub has re-opened on 4th June 2003.

Drinks

Fuller's beers - London Pride, ESB, Seasonals. Pride is �2.20/pint (Jan 2003)

Strongbow, Stella, Heineken

Food

A subset of what is available at the Red Lion And Pineapple, W3 9BS . To be written IvorW/todo - what the food is actually like.

Service and Ambience

Pub has been divided into a non-smoking area (artificial wooden floor, alcoves, and also high tables with bar stools) and a smoking lounge area with tables and comfortable chairs.

Despite the apparent increase in square footage from the refurb (the bar was knocked back), it does not feel bigger, in fact it feels smaller. Tardis in reverse? Perhaps this is what an estate agent would call "deceptively cramped".

Staff are generally helpful and cheerful, and the new manager is keen to make friends with his clientelle. What recommends this pub though are the punters: you get a wide, colourful cross section of clientele, including BBC staff, local historians and local councillors. It is also my local --IvorW

Layout

A single L-shaped bar. The small bar area gives to a disproportionate seating area. This pub does not lend itself to people standing at the bar.

Everything is all in one room. Toilets are on the ground floor, up a single step.

Facilities

  • Upstairs bookable function room, separate from the main pub, with its own small bar. Room is enormous!
  • Public phone - but this is often out of order. However, this does not usually present a problem, as there are several phone boxes outside.

Other Reviews

I have not found a review yet of the King's Head as a pub. There are plenty of reviews of it as a music venue, as it has hosted jazz and folk music upstairs.


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