Famous Three Kings (F3K), West Kensington, W14

There were three ales on in here when I dropped in the other day - Sharp's Atlantic (£1.80 a half), Doom Bar, and Cottage Brewing Tornado. I went for the Atlantic which was in good shape. Illustrated pub grub menus were on the tables, inluding a "2 meals for £11" deal, with a handful of dishes like fish & chips, and lasagna included. This is a magnificent old Edwardian pub dominating an important corner site. There are masses of interconnected rooms and drinking areas, including a mezzanine floor, and a room with a couple of pool tables at the back. There's loads of exposed brickwork and modern lighting about the place, and furnishings are the usual mix of normal tables and chairs and tall tables/tall stools. Sport is big business with screens all over the place, and forthcoming football matches - including both the Premier League and Africa Cup of Nations - were advertised. This pub is handily placed on the way to West Kensington Station, but it's fairly characterless having lost all of its original features, and not somewhere I'm likely to return to unless I need another pit stop on the way home.

Large sports pub (2 bars) next to west kensington underground station. Beers included brains, sambrooke and windsor & eton.

The service in here leaves a lot to be desired. The barman that served me couldn't have looked more disinterested in doing his job if he tried. The Brains SA Gold was very good and Greene King IPA and Pride were also available alongside a selection of standard and premium lagers. Most of the seating is high tables around the windows looking out onto the high street. There are also some sofas up by the gents toilets that look onto a plasma screen. Some more plasma screens can also be found in the main bar. There is also a back bar, but this was closed during my visit. This is an ok pub and the sort that you would expect to find on a high street next to a tube station. It's just a pity about the attitude of the barman.