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Fountains Abbey, Paddington, W2
W2
W2 1RL
Reviews of Fountains Abbey (Average Rating: 4½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Strongers . left this review about Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey has an L-shaped bar that faces some raised seating to the left, high tables to the front and standard furniture beside a wooden mirrored and panelled wall to the right. There are at least two televisions that were showing muted cricket via Sky Sports. This is a Greene King pub so the eight handpumps supported by the bar were badged with their beers, but they were all off. This wasn’t the first GK pub of the day to have very little or no cask ale options so I think there must have been a problem with delivery to the area. I went for a half a Stella at £3. I suppose the staff were polite without being very interested in making too much effort. This pub is typical of Paddington in being OK, but very forgettable.
On 4th July 2022
- rating: 5
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Tris C left this review about Fountains Abbey
Taking its name from nearby water sources once owned by Westminster Abbey rather than the Northern ruin, this dates from 1823, rebuilt in 1895, sitting on the thoroughly unprepossessing thoroughfare that is Praed Street.
The place is little changed in any from the previous reviews and really doesn’t look well cared for. The pub is on about three levels, with a raised carpeted and balustraded area to the left, with conventional furniture, the remainder being mainly tall. There do appear though to be a few classy details from times’ past, such as the bar structure and ornate fireplace to the lower snug at right. There are plenty of TVs showing the football and being a Greene King pub, interior details, décor nods, ugly sauce bottles and menus on tables and lighting need no elaboration; indeed, many of the bulbs had blown, meaning that much of the light came from the TVs and typical flashing games’ machines. Unsurprisingly, this is a very blokey pub, probably more so than any other of the other very blokey pubs in the immediate vicinity; there was a young couple in, but they looked like Paddington neophytes and are therefore entirely blameless.
The typical Greene King range of ales was available, along with Landlord which I failed to spot, after ordering a half of Abbot at £2.80; it was tangy as expected.
As mentioned earlier, this isn’t the worst pub in the area, but that’s not saying much.
On 15th January 2022
- rating: 4
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Graham Coombs left this review about Fountains Abbey
A good and busy boozer opposite St Mary's Hospital which is a reliable source of decent beer (Cask Marque listing). Restaurant upstairs and tables on pavement outside.
On 6th December 2017
- rating: 6
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London Marylebone, 0.68 miles, 13 min walk (show)
Kilburn High Road, 2.04 miles, 39 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 10% - last updated 01 January 2016 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 14 January 2022 by Tris C
- Function Room : Yes last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : Yes - Sky Sports/BT Sport. - last updated 14 January 2022 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
