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Beer of the Week (w/e 2nd June 2024) with Tris39
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The Albion, West Kensington, W14
W14
W14 0QL
Served areas
The Albion Olympia
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Reviews of The Albion (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
David Walton left this review about The Albion
Really attractive pub not far from Olympia. Nice vibe from the low lighting and traditional pub feel. There were some nice art deco features. I didn’t venture upstairs and downstairs was nicely populated with small groups of people generally my sort of age. There were a lot of actual lit candles around the venue adding to the pleasant feel of the place.
Oh dear this place fell off a cliff on the beer front. Downstairs there were 6 hand pumps none of them dispensing. Some evidence that Pride and Tribute might have been on offer but not a drop flowing tonight. Totally boring keg range of Brixton Reliance Pale Ale, Lagunitas Daytime, Madeline, Moretti, Inch’s cider, Neck Oil, Heineken, Guinness. Definitely a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
This place should be scoring higher. Maybe it just doesn’t matter with regulars. Thoroughly disappointing in my book however. Can’t say I won’t try again when around Olympia but it does seem to be a feature based on recent reviews. Bottom of the class for tonight.
On 30th May 2024
- rating: 4
[User has posted 236 recommendations about 236 pubs]
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Tris C left this review about The Albion
Dating from the mid-19th century, this was rebuilt in 1923, directly opposite Olympia.
Well described below, the slightly rustic interior and more, can be seen on the pub’s website gallery; of note, is the helical cast iron staircase leading to the upper bar, which is partially galleried. Customers were fairly young, seemingly with more upstairs than down.
The ale front delivered up four unused pumps, then just Pride and Tribute, sadly with the clip reversed, so it was a half of Neck Oil at an utterly unjustifiable £4.00 a half, served by a taciturn barman in one of Beavertown’s ugly stumpy glasses, which I could barely get my hand round.
This is really quite a nice pub (despite the location), but the limited ale choice and insulting prices drops the score by a point, but it would make for a good double with the Cumberland Arms nearby.
On 12th February 2022
- rating: 6
[User has posted 2019 recommendations about 1984 pubs]
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Albion
A rather cosy pub with a very laid-back feel and a fair beer range. The fairly dark interior is decorated with numerous photos of 60's pop groups. Oh, and check out the urinals! A row of handpumps featured TT Landlord and Knowles Spring, Tribute, Proper Job, London Pride and a rather nice brass Morrell's pump clip, the latter sadly of course just for decoration. If only...
On 9th August 2019
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3353 recommendations about 3290 pubs]
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 03 April 2017 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 09 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 03 April 2017 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 03 April 2017 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 03 April 2017 by ROB Camra
- Darts : No last updated 09 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 03 April 2017 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes - Not Saturday & Sunday lunchtimes - last updated 03 April 2017 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : No last updated 09 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Karaoke : No last updated 09 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Live Music : Yes - 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month - last updated 03 April 2017 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 03 April 2017 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 03 April 2017 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 09 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Pool Table : No last updated 09 August 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Quiz Night : No last updated 11 February 2022 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 11 February 2022 by Tris C
- Real Cider : No last updated 03 April 2017 by ROB Camra
- WiFi : Yes last updated 03 April 2017 by ROB Camra
