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The Prince Alfred, W9
W9
W9 1EE
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Prince Alfred Pub
A brand new dish on our menu, Whole Megrim Sole
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Reviews of The Prince Alfred (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Prince Alfred
Yesterday was my first ever visit to this classic corner pub in the Maida Vale area of London. The impressive tilework and mosaic floor in the entranceway are the first things you notice. Once inside, your eyes are drawn to the five drinking compartments most of the way around the bar. Each supposedly had its own entrance. Although I didn't see if they were all still in use. However, I did manage to get through each of the service doors to explore each compartment. In fact, you have to do this if you want to view the full range of beers.
To the side of the bar is a slightly larger more open-plan drinking area which leads into a large dining area to the rear with an open kitchen.
Young's Original is the regular beer here. Guests were St Austell Proper Job & Redemption Big Chief. Dogs are welcome.
A fantastic pub to visit. Just don't expect much on the real ale front.
On 24th June 2023
- rating: 6
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Moby Duck left this review about The Prince Alfred
A very impressive interior to this pub with some stunning woodwork and etched glass, it would help if you were a limbo dancer should you wish to navigate your way around the pub with its low level doorways between the wooden partitions and snob screens. Beer wise things were a bit more ordinary with a choice of Youngs Original and Special along with St Austell Proper Job which was more than adequate.Very much a must see pub.
On 4th September 2022
- rating: 8
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Tris C left this review about The Prince Alfred
On and off, I’ve been coming here occasionally since 1995 when the area wasn’t anything like as affluent as it is today and the pub was a little rough. Back then it featured a peeling red lino floor and a pool table to the rear where now there’s a swanky restaurant and open kitchen, so that you can hear the clatter of pans being dropped into the sink.
With a CAMRA Nationally Important Historic Interior, this Grade II-listed pub dates from 1856, but the showstopper interior was installed around 40 years later and has to be seen to be believed. Undulating etched and engraved windows curve inward to the famous stalls with their infamously low passage height. The narrowest – known to some as the ‘birth canal’ – can certainly trap the larger customer and the knocking of heads is a common sound. The main entrance lobby features a mosaic floor and much of the right-hand wall features fabulous polychromatic glazed tiles, punctuated by a very elegant fireplace carved from pink and white granite, home to a real fire in colder months. The stalls are topped with carved wood broken pediments in the classical Greek style, with dentil cornices and finials. The central bar has a carved wood and glass central partition topped with a clock and fastened to the highly textured fibrous plasterwork ceiling with ornate metal ties. At counter level, it features some rare examples of surviving etched glass snob screens. The downstairs loos are up to scratch and there’s also a rather natty cellar bar too. Furniture in the stalls features a forward curved studded ivory leather banquette with brass footrail, the other stalls feature very conventional furniture as does the main room.
However, service here can frequently be very slow due to staff being weighed down having to spend ages mixing cocktails and serving diners. Beer quality can be a bit patchy too, but what really annoys is the selective opening times – if business is slow on Sundays or Mondays, the pub calls last orders at 10.00pm.
Ales: the standard Young’s selection of Bitter and Special and a guest from the likes of Wimbledon Brewery, but currently offering St. Austell’s Proper Job at an eyewatering £5.20 a pint, which for me is a proper rip-off.
This is a beautiful pub and can make for some very entertaining evenings when combined with the Warwick Castle and Warrington, but erratic closing times and in a pub which charges this much for a pint cannot go unpunished.
On 21st June 2019
- rating: 7
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Kilburn High Road, 1.19 miles, 22 min walk (show)
London Marylebone, 1.19 miles, 22 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 07 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 07 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 07 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 07 October 2014 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 07 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 07 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 09 October 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Darts : No last updated 07 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 20 February 2016 by Tris C
- Function Room : Yes - Cellar bar. - last updated 03 March 2020 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 07 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 07 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 07 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 07 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 07 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 15 June 2015 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 07 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 07 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes - Mondays 8.00 pm. - last updated 06 March 2018 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 03 July 2023 by Will Larter
- Real Cider : No last updated 07 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes - Accessible toilet on ground floor - last updated 03 July 2023 by Will Larter
- WiFi : Yes last updated 09 October 2014 by Pub SignMan
