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The Colonies, SW1
SW1
SW1E 6PR
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Taylor Walker (Spirit Pubs)Reviews (Current Rating Average: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Danny O'Revey left this review about Colonies
I thought this was an excellent pub and having had some rather ordinally pints on the way from Victoria to Westminster was delighted to find the beer here was superb, in fact as good as if not better than the Buckingham close by.
The pub is a great contrast to the others nearby, the bar is to the right as you walk in & theres bare wood boards with a small carpeted raised area. They were getting ready for the world cup coverage, so there is a an eliment of sports here, but they had music playing whilst I was there. Soft benches & chairs & stools dotted around, it had friendly service on my visit. Smoking area is tucked out the back out of the way.
3 real ales, I don't know how this didn't make the Good Beer Guide compared to some of the others in the area.
Very nice London boozer
On 19th May 2010
- rating: 8
[User has posted 1456 recommendations about 1434 pubs]
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Roger Button left this review about Colonies
The Colonies is tucked away down the back street terraces between Westminster and Victoria and comes over as a straight forward establishment catering for locals and office workers alike. The extended single room interior contains fairly standard pub décor with light papered ceilings, some nice wooden paneling, tiling around the bar and job lot pub carpeting. They have made the most of the floor space by putting in a t-shaped raised ledge in the middle of the floor although unless you are seated here in a group, it all feels a bit exposed. 2 well postioned flat screens will satisfy the sport fans. Liquid offerings included 4 ales on my recent visit; Doom Bar, Pride, Greene King IPA and Adnams Explorer (which was sadly unavaiable due to pipe cleaning). They are Cask Marque accredited and I have never had cause to doubtb the quality on my occasional visits. Prices are reasonable for the area. Prices were reasonable enough. To the rear is a raised area behind some wooden railed screens with some interesting old photos of Victoria and St James Park and an Old World map. Beyond this are steps to an outside beer patio with some benches and a canopy if it rains but don't expect a particularly interesting view. It can get busy especially towards the end of the week and the service can be indifferent. All in all, not too much wrong with the place but there is nothing great to warrant a specific journey.
On 30th April 2010
- rating: 5
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john mcgraw left this review about Colonies
This could be a good pub as it had 4 real ales on but it was spoilt by the most uninterestd bar maid whose only two words were "one forty"(for half of Young's Ordinary)Nothing more,nothing less.
On 25th March 2009
- rating: 2
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