The Norfolk Bar, South Kensington, SW7

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Roger Button left this review about The Norfolk Bar

20 years ago I used to stumble up (and down) the Norfolk's front steps on a regular basis but its lack of inclusion on BITE (untiol now) led me to assume that it was no longer open to the public and that it was now merely the bar for the attached hotel. Any joys of nostalgia from my recent(ish) visit only lasted from the bottom step to the front door. I would never have claimed it to be the best drinking establishment in the world but it has now turned into the sort of sofa and tub seat lounge bar that I have almost made a career of trying to avoid. No Ales to be found so I resorted to a Boddingtons which at £3.30 a pint was neither kind to my wallet or my tastebuds. Both sides of the bar were pretty much identical with bare floors, plain décor, a plasma screen one end and the smallest big screen I have come across at the other, both tuned to a crap music channel. It is difficult to sum up any plus points but they did have a peanut machine. I should have stayed with the memories.

On 18^th February 2010 - rating: 3
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