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The Walmer Castle, Notting Hill, W11
W11
W11 2AJ
Reviews of The Walmer Castle (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Mark Davey left this review about The Walmer Castle
Oh dear. Very loud music and drinkers, crammed around a bar that had no beer. Landlord, Doombar and Wainwrights all off on a Saturday night. Simply because it was raining, we ordered pints of Meantime Pale and found the slightly quieter bar upstairs, probably because there were no staff there. All we wanted was a decent pint before a meal at the Leadbury down the road and the Walmer Castle failed miserably. BTW...How much is a bottle of Prosecco if they sell it for £10 off on Friday nights?
On 26th January 2016
- rating: 4
[User has posted 292 recommendations about 276 pubs]
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Tris C left this review about The Walmer Castle
This is an imposing pub situated at the junction of Ledbury Road and Westbourne Grove, meaning that it's not exactly off the beaten track. Back in the early 1990s this was the ultimate pub for the area's up-and-coming fashionable - trying to get a seat was an ordeal. Today, the place is far less popular, perhaps because other surrounding pubs have markedly upped their game.
The interior is gloomy, not helped by being painted battleship grey and the lights, which comprise halogen downlighters, shaded sconce lights and glass bell chandeliers, are turned right down. Indeed most of the illumination seemed to come from the TV which was showing Sky Sports news with the sound off. Why? This isn't a sports pub and the TV is an ugly distraction. The floor is bare boarded with a large rug to the rear; furniture is conventional and mixed and there are some knick-knacks to the walls. Out front there's a covered patio area whilst upstairs there is a separate bar. The main bar is very attractive - if you can see it - and has an integrated gantry. The pub is perhaps under new management as (probably microwaved) Thai food has been eschewed in favour of more contemporary pub grub such as artisanal burgers. The lavatories are very good.
The barmaid was very friendly and I was served a pint of Sharp's Doom Bar at £2.80 (Monday is £1-a-pint-off night), which was passable. Also on offer were Timothy Taylor's Landlord and St. Austell's Tribute and Blond, all of which were off.
The pub was almost empty on my visit, which would have been unheard of in the mid-'90s. Despite living just around the corner I never come here - there's nothing inherently wrong with the place, rather it's just a bit ho-hum.
On 5th August 2015
- rating: 4
[User has posted 976 recommendations about 961 pubs]
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Walmer Castle
The pub was covered in scaffolding on this visit, but it was still possible to make out the glazed tiles along the front. The double pot shelf, over the front counter was another pleasing original feature and in use.
We arrived early Sunday lunchtime and when we were leaving the pub was getting busy for Thai food. They have a dining room upstairs, so plenty of choice for seating. The food here was excellent and reasonably priced and portion size more than adequate. Two handpumps serving Doombar and Otter.
On 4th February 2015
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 04 February 2015 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 07 November 2013 by Rex Rattus
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 24 June 2015 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : No - Covered front patio seats. - last updated 07 February 2017 by Tris C
- CAMRA Discount : No - £1 off per pint on Mondays. - last updated 05 August 2015 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 24 June 2015 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 24 June 2015 by ROB Camra
- Darts : No last updated 05 August 2015 by Tris C
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 24 June 2015 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : Yes last updated 05 August 2015 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 24 June 2015 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : No last updated 05 August 2015 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 05 August 2015 by Tris C
- Live Music : No last updated 24 June 2015 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 24 June 2015 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 24 June 2015 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 07 November 2013 by Rex Rattus
- Pool Table : No last updated 07 November 2013 by Rex Rattus
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 07 February 2017 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 24 June 2015 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 24 June 2015 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 05 August 2015 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 24 June 2015 by ROB Camra
