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First found this lovely pub a couple of years back & pop in each year to see if I my first & favourable impression was right. Utterly charming & laid back, as a visitor I was made most welcome, even invited to contribute to a local's crossword puzzle. The landlady was friendly & efficient & my pint of Pride (4.25) was fine. Along with the Churchill Arms this pub is in my London top 10.
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Parochial locals bar where they will serve the regulars, or people they recognise, first even though you are the only other person waiting and there are two bar staff on. I moved to the area recently (Behind High St Ken tube station, so a bit of a walk) and was looking for a local. This most certainly is not going to be it. Hopefully this one will follow the 15 or so other bars a week that are calling last orders for the final time.
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Tucked away just off of Notting Hill Road this tidy back street pub is worth a visit.
A wooden bar greets you as you come through the doors, 3 ales on hand pump which were London Pride, St Austall Tribute and Harvey's Best.
Workers and regulars in on my Monday night visit....no music playing and the tele was off meaning conversation was king.
Attentive bar staff, newly painted walls (from brown to beige apparently), a nice friendly welcome and general niceness make this a decent pub for a pint and relax after a days work.
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The best quality beer of our entire evenings trawl. Price is sadly reflective of this being a tied lease I would expect - from the day Whitbread betrayed their heritage. Glad to see that it, and the Landlady haven't changed a bit. Lost in a time-warp but so friendly and welcoming can't wait to go back.
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Nice little pub tucked away behind Notting Hill Gate tube station. Very pleasant interior and a good pint of Harveys Best Bitter - but it's not cheap (neither are most of the other pubs in this area). Comfortable and quite friendly with a good mix of locals and visitors. Worth finding.
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I have quite a few favourite pubs which I like to drink at and this pub is one of them. The regular beers appear to be Tribute, Harveys Best Bitter and London Pride. The landlady who manages the pub and the staff who help run the pub always ensure that the beers are in good condition. For me its a real pleasure drinking at the pub because whether or not you are a stranger, you can be assured of a very nice welcome from the landlady and her staff.
Beeel - 16 Mar 2012 19:57 |
Love this pub to bits, but horrified to discover that Pride is now �3.85 a pint?! "It's West london love" the barmaid said cheerfully and apologetically. "I know" I said "I live here". The following day in a swanky gastropub in Putney it was only �3.55 ...
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Classic pub. Beer scrupulously kept and served, never stale, always the right temperature (London Pride, Harvey's, Tribute). A family atmosphere predominates, customers mostly regulars. The decor recently done up with taste. Often full, never rowdy. The sympathetic land-lady really keeps a proper eye on everything, from beer to hygiene. Pints are served full measure plus!
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Nice old school boozer.
Watch the stairs to the loo after a few pints though...
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Nice old school boozer.
Watch the stairs to the loo after a few pints though...
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Despite being busy and having locals sit round and clog up the bar was served swiftly by a pleasant enough lady who seems to know how to run a bar. It's a smallish pub with a small section to the right as you go in. Not a great or inspring ale selection but the Harveys I had was in excellent nik. Somewhere to escape the maelstrom of NHG.
anonymous - 18 Jun 2011 10:12 |
Visited on a wet Sunday late afternoon and were made to feel welcome by the landlady and the locals. Sadly, three very commonplace beers - Pride, Harveys and Tribute - but in good condition. Sunday quiz just staring as we left - wish we could have stayed, but too many pubs to visit and too little time......
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Three visits here and fine tribute thrice. Proper boozer with proper professional staff. Great in summer, best in winter with warming fires. Good camaraderie at all times of the year. Just a shame it's in west London. Ha.
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After visiting the horrid Mitre down the road, found myself in here on a pub crawl. What a difference. Nice pub, nice staff, nice beer. Brilliant.
3 real ales, Harveys, Pride and Tribute. �3.50 a pint ish.
Excellent place. Go there!
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Spent a lovely hour plus here on a Sunday in mid October. Stumbled across it as I took a right vs left. Read reviews of it here the past several years, and I am glad I found it. Nice cozy pub. Was a bit quiet when I was there, but it just opened. The barmaid was quite nice. Will go back again when I get back to London.
Joe
USA
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As the cold, dark evenings start, the glow from The Uxbridge Arms is a welcome sight. The colonel has got over his "Rorkes Drift" moment , "There's thousands of them, in Ladbroke Grove, don't you know". Notting Hill Carnival was faintly heard in The Uxbridge, the regulars have fair better things to debate. Linda, the landlady, "It's my ****ing pub, allright !!" is on her hols in foreign climes, so a few low fellows have dared to enter. These rotters will be sent packing, ricky tick quick, on Linda's return. The "Foxton Fools" still bray about the stress of making oodles of dosh at, "It's our table, thank you". The sunday night quiz is still good value, especially watching little spats between team members. No more clues!! Debs, a walking advert for Interflora, can serve three customers at once and still manage a smile. The beers are still of high quality, London Pride is still the best. The ladies of a certain age still do their jolly best on a Friday night to reduce the wine stock. "Thursday night is the new Friday colonel". "Bah, rubbish, mine's a large one, dear boy". Toodle pip, chin chin....
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Bar staff are lovely, great fun. lovely atmosphere and friendly locals.
The Thatcher's Gold was a nice touch to the standard ale's and Carling already on tap. Perfect lighting.
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A lovely old pub just a quick jaunt from the hustle and bustle and crowds of Notting Hill, you feel a million miles away from the hectic hoards in here.
Very friendly and an enjoyable place to visit.
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Smallish, unpretentious backstreet pub in a side street parallel to the main drag and close to Notting Hill Gate Tube.
Outside on the wall, a sign proclaims " convivial company awaits with a warm welcome" which reminded me that, on my previous visit several years ago, I ended up in conversation with a couple of elderly locals who both looked and talked like the Major in Fawlty Towers. On my lunchtime visit last Saturday, there were several groups of tourists in, but no majors and not one person who seemed to be a local. This struck me as unusual as the pub does not go out of its way to attract tourists, nor does it really try to cater for them.
It's a pleasant, traditionally furnished, wood pannelled carpeted single bar with a collection of prints and plates on the walls and, most noticeably, a framed soldiers tunic that looks quite old. There's no TV, music or other distractions.
3 real ales were on - Harveys, London Pride and St Austell Tribute. The Harveys - � 3.05p - was spot on. The Pride and the Tribute were noticeably more expensive ( � 3.20p - � 3.25p ). The pub has had GBG listings in recent years and is in the current 2010 edition.
It's not a pub to go out of your way to visit, but I would make a point of calling in if passing through.
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Still the best pub in Notting Hill Gate. 3 well kept ales, efficient and friendly service
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Still as relaxing and real as ever. Not the greatest range of beers but always a pleasure to drink in.
Some of the older characters are no longer with us but the pub is infused with their memories.
Until the next time; cheers.
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Good to see The Uxbridge old guard are still in attendance, but not so often.The credit crunch has affected their colonial/armed forces pensions, but "We will carry old boy, chin chin". Ali and Hassan are still the best bar staff double act in London. A good selection of real ales, but the best pint is still London Pride. Nice to see that gaming machines and music are still on Linda's 'Not while i'm the Guv'nor' list.The well heeled ladies, of a certain age, still cruise on a Friday night looking for a 'tradesman' to assist with something which needs some attention. Who said playing 'swops' was only while you were at school? A younger crowd are starting to discover the joys of The Uxbridge, a few nice young fillies, according to one retired gentleman. Pass the viagra, dear chap. No more clues...
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Drank here on a crawl after getting stuffed at Twickenham and the Harveys was PURE NECTAR.Tribute & 1 other that escapes me were also on.A thoroughly enjoyable visit was enhanced by the friendly atmosphere and good service.Try it if you're in the area.
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Nice ales, comfortable and welcoming pub. Unfortunately it smelt a bit musty in the left hand seating area. A good place to have a chat and avoid the tourists.
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This homely pub is small yet perfectly formed. The landlady is extremely friendly and the ale is top notch. The same ales were on as mentioned below and there were some standard lagers.
If I�d known some of the dross establishments that I ended up going into after this pub I would have knocked the crawl on the head and stayed here all day.
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Bombardier, Pride and Tribute on � the Tribute was superb, but at �3.15 a pint it is not cheap although I would prefer to pay that than have an ordinary pint for �2.80 or so. The pub is carpeted throughout; there was a coal-effect gas fire on the go; comfortably furnished; no TVs on, and I didn�t see any one-armed bandits or juke boxes either. It is set in a terraced street, with an attractive frontage and comprises two bars joined by an archway with a few (false?) beams.
This is a warm and welcoming pub that was fairly busy on an early Thursday evening. I can�t see any reason to come here other than for the decent ale and good conversation. I�ll be back!
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Long live The Uxbridge Arms,a pub for those who don't want to shout at the person their talking to.No Music,No food,T.V. only on for the event,then off.The locals are an endless source of fun,full of public school types,retired colonels and builders.What a mixture,but it works.Mid afternoon you could be talking with a plumber and a retired colonel about cricket,7pm a investment banker and a copper about 'modern' music,9pm a QC and a nurse about beach holidays.A good choice of beers and wines to suit all tastes.The Landlady,Linda,is definatly the'Guv'nor'.Great fun watching well heeled ladies of a certain age,knock back the wine,then try to pick up a builder.'Would one fancy a s...' Priceless!!!
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nice pint of St Austell Tribute, 7/10
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really nice traditional pub just off the main road
good service and good beers
obviously full of regulars but friendly
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A nice traditional pub that was quite quiet for a Saturday night. Our rather large post football touring ale party were comfortably seated straight away. It was also very impressive how many staff were serving and they were able to handle our party straight away. 3 hand pumped ales were in use but just a safe selection of amber best beers. Unfortunately the beers were pumped through a swan neck. Virtually the whole of our group were on the lovely St Austell Tribute. Unfortunately after a number of rounds the barrel went and was not replaced. This hastened our move to the other close by GBG pub The Churchill Arms.
The pub seemed a tight run ship by the land lady. She seemed the only one who was able to talk to customers as none of the bar staff seemed to. When I asked about the ale selection the land lady said she was tied to what Enterprise Inns offer her.
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Really enjoyed this pub which has oodles of character.
Lovely pint of Landlord.
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Tucked away and I suspect overlooked due to the proximity of the more storied Churchill and Windsor Castle, this is a cosy little pub with some marvellous posters charting family trees of beers and the odd obscure nineteenth century cricketer.
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Excellent pint of Landlord, friendly staff-some of the punters though,could have come straight from the pages of "Hangover Square".
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Plesant, typical open-plan pub; hard to criticise, but hard for me to enthuse about (sums up many London pubs I find) - Wadworth 6X only OK.
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Still pop in, regular like. All the regulars are there and I've developed a soft spot for them all.
No better place there is to unwind and that's what The Uxbridge is all about.
Even during the power cut we experienced there, a few weeks ago, beer was still being served until they could serve no more.
Now that's dedication.
The only thought is how will the regulars react when the smoking ban comes in?
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My last comment certainly stirred up a hornets nest but a recent lunch time visit found a friendly welcome from the Landlady and staff although trade was quiet probably due to to the monsoon!The Brakspears has gone which is a pity but the three real ales were well kept and the Greene King IPA was the best I have tasted for some time.The Uxbridge is a Pub Pub no food only booze and a rarity. I hope it survives but this will depend on locals rather the occasional visitor such as myself who has popped in for a quick one every six months for the last fifteen years.
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Great pub, with an ever-changing mix of customers. It is true that if you go for a lunch time session you�ll meet the older crowd made up of the �Generals, Admirals� mentioned by others. I can understand that if your face is a little off white like mine you could get a little uncomfortable by all the talk of bringing back the Empire etc etc, But more often than not these old guys are taking the mickey out of each other and can be quite fun to talk to. I have always been treated with absolute courtesy, although short skirts get you a long way!!!!!
In the evening you get a better mix of age groups and it gets a little livelier.
The place is small but I think this adds to the atmosphere rather than detracting from it.
The drinks selection is varied and the wine has the desired affect (don�t drink brakspears so won�t comment). The bar staff are always excellent including the landlady who�s more than happy to share a few with the customers.
They get a gold star for getting two large screens in for the world cup so a great place to watch a Brazil win again!!!
It�s a pity I live so far away or this would be my local.
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Stonch, try the Cock and Bottle in Needham Road - a good addition to the crawl, 5 mins from Notting Hill Tube
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Great place. Reminds me of my local, the Sekforde.
So pleasantly surprised by pubs in this area generally - expected them to be full of tossers, instead this place in particular was packed with genuine pub going folks.
Beer was Young's bitter, GK IPA and Brakspear bitter. Opted for the lattermost which was very lively and a lovely pint - never had it before, will make a point of looking out for it in future. Very tasty despite low ABV.
After one in here we struck out north, but next time will stick to this, the Windsor Castle and the Churchill for a zero effort Notting Hill/Kensington pub crawl.
anonymous - 18 Apr 2006 09:48 |
I see that my review has now become the subject of reviewers, interesting.
Since Behindthescenes has endeavoured to pick up the �simple sword of truth and the sturdy shield of British justice� it would be unfair if I didn�t reply.
Firstly I don�t think the Uxbridge is a bad pub and I disagree that my comments were scathing, I thought the barmaid was very competent and I said so, the d�cor is very old fashioned but does actually work, again I said so.
I also said that if you are laid back it wasn�t a bad place for a beer.
All in all I thought the Uxbridge was well worth the visit, and I have no doubt the landlady is all you say; such a glowing report must have some merit.
Although it sounds as if you take advantage of her good will since she appears to be managing your life.
But now then�thrust, parry, parry, thrust�rapiers at the ready�on guard. I�m afraid my comments about certain customers notably I used to be�. Generals, Barristers and Admirals et al was formed by observation and although firmly tongue in cheek I stand by them.
I note that you haven�t disagreed with other comments regarding baying locals�hurrah for empire and killing fuzzy wuzzies etc etc so I assume you do not contest this.
I think you will also have to agree that there is far to much of �I used to be�leading the conversations, although your comment about �used to be celebrities� sounds hilarious, I can see it now as one of the Generals at the bar shouts out �see that man he used to be Peter Ustinov don�t you know�
I would also like to say to Walkabout, I don�t know how many eighteen year olds you have met that order a pint of brakspears but I bet its not many, also I don�t think you should mention stabbing metaphorically or otherwise.
I think the pair of you have taken things all to seriously, however I concede that any bar that instils such loyalty in its customers must be doing something right�So I happily say, if you never visited the Uxbridge do pop along for a few you never know you might like it, at least you�ll be able to make up your own mind, and don�t worry if you see so poor sod running down the street being peppered by buckshot from the locals that will just be me.
anonymous - 21 Mar 2006 12:16 |
I HAVE BEEN USING THIS WONDERFULL PUB FOR A FEW YEARS AND LOVE IT EVERY TIME I GO THERE. THERE IS ALWAYS A WARM WELCOME, GREAT BEER AND A GOOD BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T STAB YOU IN THE BACK ( they stab in the front).AS FOR THE COMMENTS FROM LEGGLESS I GESS HE HAS JUST TURNED 18 AND IS JUST LEARNING TO DRINK AND CAN'T TELL A GOOD PUB FROM A DOCTOR'S WAITING ROOM. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK LINDIA.
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Good pint of Brakspears but that's about all. No food,atmosphere or customers on a lunch time visit.The iron hand of the Landlady has driven the regulars away to other establishments such as the Hillgate and the place is more like a chapter from Dickens Bleak House!
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What a hoot!We spent News Years Eve here and had a ball.The staff certainly know how to have a good time,with some of the clientelle in saucy uniforms.Great beer and atmosphere.Well worth a visit.
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Nice pub, with good beer and atmosphere. A good place to head to if The Churchill Arms is too full, especially after the horrible new remodel Hillgate has had.
anonymous - 22 Nov 2005 14:19 |
Great pub, because
a) there's no music drowning out conversation
b) the bartenders are very friendly and up for a chat
Highly recommended!
anonymous - 21 Jun 2005 00:03 |
There is an unbelievably poor bar maid in here at the moment,...when i finally caught her evasive eye and ordered my drinks,..she managed to get through the whole transation without a simgle word or any eye contact,... simply held out her hand for the cash at the end,..whilst looking away at the tv. Rated her in a way!..it is a shit business after all,...
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My wife and i have been in the pub again
and the new carpet looks great along with the tables,took care not to spill our drinks incase linda
got a bit upset! by the way Robin my wife thinks you are a very hansome man and like's to see you when she comes for a drink????
aecjs - 25 Apr 2005 21:33 |
Great pub, can't wait to return. can someone let me know when that silly old fart robin is not there driveing his raceing car and eating apple pie, love you Linda.
aecjs - 15 Apr 2005 11:34 |
Inspired by the comment of Ullage on the �Effing landlady� I nervously crept into the pub. The decor breaks every interior design principle in the book but it has a feeling of harmony that only a decent old age brings. It feels warm and welcoming and there are plenty of odd characters that you used to find in the proper old boozers.
It has an eccentric feel and if you like your pub cosy and intimate this is the place. The landlady looked in total charge and as I left I placed my pint glass nervously on the counter and slid out the door.
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More or less my local (though I live about a mile away). Great boozer. All the above comments are true. Not a good idea to get the wrong side of the landlady. I've seen her on two different occasions bellowing at truculent customes to "Eff off out of my pub!!!" at the top of her voice. Except she used the full Anglo-Saxon. I only go in the evening but I have never knowingly known them to do food apart from the usual crisps so be warned, but there are some excellent eateries nearby most notably two fine fish and chip restaurants (Geales and Costas)
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I visited here on Christmas Eve and it was lovely. Comfortable, well cared for, with an open fire and friendly staff who make you feel welcome. The customers were a very mixed and cheerful bunch of locals, with a couple of nice dogs wandering around. Brilliant.
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To maintain the honour and glory of the British Empire sah! This gem is one of a few old world pubs situated within this area. A last bastion of Albion. The decor is authentic as are the locals. Whato! The beer is superfluous and the bar wenches buxom. Hand me my bugle......hoorah!
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Truly, walking through the door to the Uxbridge is like stepping back in time!
Old fuddies talking of the good old days.
Fox-hunting. The Empire. Where one will be spending ones weekend, etc. You get it all.
It appears stuck-up. It IS stuck-up. But, however, it still retains that frindliness that makes it a must-see for anytone who remembers how pubs USED to be...
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by god i read this review and have to comment, the finest examples of humanity are to be found here, they are simply brilliant people, old fashioned hurrah! for that-very good lets keep it that way-rar for public schoolboys -i am one myself you see.
Sir michael chisholm-batten - 22 Oct 2004 16:07 |
nice old fashioned pub full of colonels and spaniels. its ace.
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Smoky, stuck up and very old arse
Roger - 16 Jul 2004 19:31 |
Friendly staff. Unfriendly prices. Unbelievable braying locals, often to be heard muttering about "foreign-types" and "lefties" but otherwise, a relaxing spot to wind down after a tough day at work. Or on the golf-course.
jer - 16 Apr 2004 17:49 |
Pleasant, quiet traditional place. Entertainment provided by middle-aged public school fascists on a Saturday afternoon, but don;t let that put you off.
Tim - 1 Jan 2004 17:59 |
A pleasant traditional pub behind the cinema in Notting Hill. Now this pub WAS in the Good Beer Guide until last year when it was omitted. The place had character when I visited in 2002, but the quality of the beer see-sawed whilst the prices took a ride in the elevator upwards! The up side is that I found the staff to be friendly. For good nearby pubs try the Churchill Arms in Kensington Church Street or the Britannia in Allen Street off Ken. High St.
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