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The Kings Arms, Fitzrovia, W1
W1
W1W 7QL
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Reviews of The Kings Arms (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Will Larter left this review about The Kings Arms
I quite liked it here, with a nice mix of traditional bar fittings and William Morris wallpaper and some fairly garish upholstery. There are three hand pumps with two McMullens beers on (IPA and Country bitter), with an amusingly apologetic notice on the one in the middle, along the lines of "this beer was so popular we've run out". My half of the bitter was nothing to write home about, but lacking familiarity with it I can't say if it's oddness is down to the brewer or the cellarman.
On 8th January 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3734 recommendations about 3471 pubs]
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Kings Arms
A small Macs pub on a street corner with 5 letting rooms.The traditional furniture had some very strange patterned seat covers ,garish and a design mistake.Further along the interior is a drinking shelf and then a small rear lobby with locked doors.It wouldn't take many people to fill the interior ,but it wasn't that busy on a Saturday afternoon visit.Strangely the muzak was light rap,again a slight jar with the semi trad appearance.I didn't investigate the basement bar.
Maybe the lack of custom has something to do with the beer options from Mc Mullens.Several handpumps but only their Country Bitter on offer (NBSS 3),while there were two of their sub brand Rivertown kegs.Food only seemed avaiable at breakfast,maybe related to the letting rooms.
All a bit dull,not on my revisit list.
On 25th September 2022
- rating: 6
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Tris C left this review about The Kings Arms
Dating from 1759 and rebuilt in the mid-19th century, this bucks the area’s GK/SS stranglehold for being a McMullen’s ‘boutique hotel’ pub, originally built for Charrington’s.
There’s a modern boarded floor with tiled bar apron, the bar being a modern field panelled affair with tubular steel gantry and bare brick, by way of a bar back. There’s Victorian-style wallpaper and obligatory smoky blue paint to the remainder of walls, as well as the richly textured ceiling. Lighting comes from Victorian-style fake candle lights as well as tea lights on tables, which are high in the front half, normal height to the rear. Décor comes by way of framed prints and Mediæval knight’s battle gear; mood music played over the stereo. There were two TVs on, but rather than show sport, they were showing a presentation video of the pub’s wares, alternating between shots of the ‘undercroft bar’ and plates of charcuterie; customers were a mixed bunch, some quite boisterous.
There were two unused pumps, then one dispensing McMullen’s IPA at a reasonable £2.35 a half, nice and served by a lovely barmaid.
There’s a more hotel bar feel to the place, unsurprisingly. It’s not really a traditional pub and as there are traditional pubs aplenty nearby, I don’t really see a compelling reason to return.
On 14th October 2021
- rating: 4
[User has posted 1983 recommendations about 1949 pubs]
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- Official site of The Kings Arms - www.kingsarmsw1.co.uk
- Randomness Guide to London - Kings Arms entry
- Facebook - The Kings Arms Fitzrovia
- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Kings Arms - whatpub.com
London Charing Cross, 1.17 miles, 22 min walk (show)
London Marylebone, 1.35 miles, 26 min walk (show)
Pub Details
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- Beer Garden : No last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- Function Room : Yes - Cellar bar. - last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- Live Music : No last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- Pool Table : No last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 20 March 2014 by hondo .
- Real Cider : No last updated 14 October 2021 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 20 March 2014 by hondo .
