Windsor Castle, Westminster, SW1

review below sums it up really, high ceiling but still slightly dark, walls are half wood pannalled, half typical pub wallpaper, there is also a typical pub carpet.. There is a central bar and a darts board to one side of the room. A large fire place has a mirror above. One area is partitioned off and is more foody. It seemed popular on a Monday afternoon depite its back street location. There was a strong smell of garlic in the air! A nice place for a beer, it was friendly and efficient. Sam Smiths OBB was ok if nothing brilliant

Being tucked away behind Westminster Cathedral, this spacious Sam Smiths pub is easy to miss. The first thing that strikes you is that the place has a very sombre and drab feel to it with dated wallpaper and a heavy dark patterned ceilings. The bar takes up a huge chunk of floorsapce and retains its canopy upon which are a few barrels and nick nacks. At one end is a darts area and a Big Screen hovers over to the other side. To the rear behind a divide is a further seating area which, even under the skylight, is equally dark and dingy where even the sunniest of days fails to pentrate through the gloominess. A kitchen area can be seen behind a half divide at the very back. Pictures of various Bishops and other ecclesiastic celebrities from the dim and distant pass adorn the walls and there is a small book collection on a shelf at the rear. Upstairs is a small lounge bar which is open open at selected times. The beers are of course from the Sam Smiths range and the Old Brewery Bitter is on hand pump (currently £1.99 a pint). If you don’t mind the pub’s perpetual grimness and the Sam Smith beers, it is generally a quiet and peaceful place that is overlooked by the hordes that throng the nearby shops, theatres and station.

This is one of the less structurally remarkable Sam Smiths pubs that I have been into, but the barmaid that served me was friendly enough and they still retain OBB on hand pump. There is a dartboard at the front of the pub and the rear has a dining area feel as it is overlooked by a big food bar. Worth a look if in the area.

A Samuel Smith pub.Usual dark wood interior, comfortable seats. Has their own ale on sale, £1.88 a pint. Lunch served until 2:15 Mon-Sat and Evening food Mon-Thurs, though I can;t remember the times. No outside drinking area. Has an upstairs bar available for hire and an enclosed seating area at the back.