Permit Room, Notting Hill, W11

David Walton left this review about Permit Room

Visited 04/08/25. Visited previously as Distillery on 15/12/20.

No cask. Keg offering of Kingfisher, the Dishoom IPA, Umbrella Blackcurrent cider, the Pineapple & Pepper Crumble Berliner Weisse from UnBarred and a Watermelon beer from the Goodness Brewing Co, the last two as collabs with the Permit Room. There was a v decent range of beers by the bottle and can also in the fridges behind the bar.

This is part of the ever-expanding Dishoom chain, this offshoot seemingly being more bar / dining incarnation than a restaurant maybe with the bar space used as a holding pattern for diners. The venue is bare boarded with the bar counter along the left-hand wall with an aquamarine frontage and tall unbacked seating at the bar counter. There are a few tall tables in front of the bar counter also with tall unbacked stools but otherwise the remainder of the venue seems to be turned over to diners. Drinkers are also accommodated at the tables on the two sides of the exterior. No screens, low level music almost drowned out by the chatter of people here, it is a lively venue for a quick beer but not one to linger in unless you are dining.

On 6^th August 2025 - rating: 5
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