Prince Albert

Having lived in london over two and a half years now and with Notting Hill being one of my favourite areas of London, I have often wondered past The Prince Albert and thought to myself hmmm ‘I wonder what it’s like in there’. Well tonight I finally got that chance.
It’s actually quite a nice pub with a huge outdoor area and plenty of seating for all who enter. Tonight was a particularly busy with evening with England playing but we were still able to grab a couple of stools at the bar and grab a bite even at 9pm.
I originally opted for the rainbow salad but they didn’t have it. I then opted for the steam buns with a side of corn on the cob — they didn’t have the corn either. Rather disappointing so my trying to be reasonably healthy turned into the complete opposite. In the end we ordered nachos with pulled pork, chips cheese and gravy, corn frittas, steamed buns AND Mac and cheese — yes way to much for two people but what a tasting platter and all for a reasonable price.
The food came altogether and at a good pace. The stand outs by far were the chips cheese and gravy (I mean you can’t really go wrong as this is one of mans greatest creations) and the bacon steamed buns (the bacon steak was in a sticky and delicious sauce, tops with cut up cucumber and chilli — delicious! And to say it was a traditional viet meal option a pub actually did it well!)
Overall a good experience and I would definitely come back to check out that beer garden properly! :)

PROs: central location, good vibes, classic RnB, middle sized range of booze, the food looks decent (didn’t eat it, but the kitchen’s running behind trying to keep up — either a very good or a very bad thing).
CONs: Australians everywhere, including myself.
A really relaxed and spacious pub, in a great spot. Easy to reach and well connected by public transport. The atmosphere is casual, despite the great old school wooden finishing.
Hot tip — while you’re waiting to be served, look slightly up. The paneling above the bar is made of old window shutters. It’s trendy as all get out.
Beers are surprisingly affordable for the area, so you can leave your wads of 50s at home.

Si los londinenses están acostumbrados a ir al pub por la tarde a tomarse unas birritas, ¿por qué no podemos imitarlos?
En este caso, antes de iniciar el paseo por el barrio de Notting Hill, decidimos hacer una parada para reponer líquidos y, de paso, cambiar el agua al canario. Como buen pub, por fuera está decorado con flores y por dentro predomina la madera.
Apenas hay servicio de camareros puesto que pides en la barra y te sirves tu mismo. Al fondo, se veía una coqueta terraza, pero no llegamos a ver qué pinta tenía. No llegamos a probar nada más que unos refrescos, pero tenían carta para poder comer o cenar algo.
El cuarto de baño es amplio y no hace falta hacer mucha cola, ya que en el caso de las mujeres, habían 4 baños, suficientes para las pocas mujeres que teníamos necesidad al mismo tiempo.
Precio, ¿quién dijo que Londres fuera barato? Desde luego, al hacer la conversión a euros no es barato, pero tampoco es excesivamente caro.

Walked in to have dinner at around 9:15 for dinner and sat in the table for about 15 mins. No one attended to my family and I. Decided to just go to Itsu Japanese next door.
Oh well… At least We got use Prince Albert’s toilets!

Prince Albert is a good pub if you’re looking for a watering hole in Notting Hill. They have a solid selection of beers and ciders on tap. I would recommend those over any wines (red or white) simply because their selection is generic.
There’s a wonderful back garden that gets packed pretty early on the weekends, so I’d recommend snagging some patio seats in the early evening!

I didn’t eat but I did have a pint. Service was good and fast. I didn’t eat but the food looked and smelled great. A pub like most others I suppose. Nothing stood out to me but I didn’t have a bad experience.

Typical pub. Daily menu w/​some special food. Local beers and ciders. Good cocktails!

Stopped in out of the blue for a quick lunch. Food was fantastic, had the pork and chorizo burger with cheese and fries. Great beer selection, and nice cask ales. Service was quick, attentive and overall far above average. If your looking for a «pub» lunch with more than typical pub fare, it would be worth your while to come here.

Came here for a pretty relaxed weekday dinner with a girlfriend. Had a beef tongue+red wine+something pie thingie, which was a bit thin and gruely, but nonetheless cozy-​acceptable. The side of kale wasn’t great (and I love kale!), but the mashed potatoes were splendid. Wine was OK.
Atmo was really lovely though: low-​lit, classic pubby/​yuppie chic, I felt like Meriadoc Brandybuck in hipster glasses.

One of the pubs I like the most. Little overcrowded but not that bad as some other pubs. I like the food here, they serve great pies and the beer selection is amazing. The service is good too, they are friendly and polite. The reason I’m not giving 5 stars is that some days there is no free table.

Very nice nothing hillish pub. Terrace could have been better arranged but the ambiance is great

Great place to drink but not for dining. Brown avocados were served with our sad looking salad, and the portion was small. DO NOT SIT in the back near the bathrooms since it reeks pretty badly.

Nice pub, quote good beer and cider. Not too loud music. Near tube station Notting Hill.

Netter Pub mit vor allem einheimischen Besuchern. Allerdings samstags wegen des Portobello Road Markets nicht zu empfehlen.

Came here last minute on a week night to farewell an old housemate back to oz and managed to find ourselves a table outside of this relatively busy and thriving place. Would stop by again should the occasion arise. Alright place with alright drinks.

I like this place better on a week night than on a weekend. Seemed to be very crowded and messy on a Saturday evening — although we did manage to grab a table quite quickly.
They seemed to have issues with our food order too. Good selection of alcoholic winter warming drinks though!

It’s nice enough, it’s clean enough, it’s got decent pints enough.
But then it’s crowded enough, it’s got people who look at you funny enough, and it’s got the splashiest men’s toilets in London.
It kind of fulfils the whole «you have to be at least 200m and around a corner from a Tube station to break three stars» feeling. It’s fine, but you suspect if it were slightly less in the middle of things it could be nice.

Looked up a good place to stop for a bite to eat and drink before going to the Museum of Brands. The reviews for this place seemed great, but overall I was rather disappointed. The service (well, for Britain’s idea of service) was rather poor where the bartender decided to serve her friends before getting to my friend and I who were waiting for over 5 minutes with only one other couple ahead of us. The food was ok — I’ve definitely had better fish and chips at other places in London and not a huge fan of the mint in the mushy peas. Really wish I had the bloody mary, seemed like a house specialty. Expect to pay more than the quality deserves. Even the atmosphere was disappointing.

Recently had an equally awesome and random experience here last Sunday, which included the following:
–Bloody Mary (one of the best in London)
–A table of hot Swedish girls (my lovely ladies)
–A Latvian millionaire who generously offered us a bottle of champagne
…Make that two
…Make that three and a round of Jagerbombs
–Pictures with sunglasses and mayo bottles
–A swedish bartender who wanted to be spanked (in Swedish)
I’m not sure I remember the rest although I wouldn’t mind visiting here again. Seems like they have a great back patio if you make it past the bar.

Stopped by on the way to the Portobello Road Market on a recent trip to London.
Grabbed the 5 pound english breakfast right when it opened at 11AM. It was about what I expected it would be. Tasty and filling. There were a couple things that were a little off about the place though:
1) It was freezing inside the pub. Sure, it just opened and no one wants to waste energy heating an empty building, but it was really cold inside here.
2) There was no coffee. Yeah, it’s a pub. But still, it would have been nice to have a hot cup of coffee with my breakfast. Especially given that it was so cold in the place.

I hadn’t been to the Prince Albert for a couple of years, but was pleased to find on my return that the atmosphere was still the same– relaxed and lively. Good mix of twenty-​thirty somethings, and not particularly touristy, despite being virtually opposite the tube station.
Food was good. In fairness I only had a plate of nachos but the portion was good value for money with generous helpings of ‘guac’ et al, left no room for complaint. Also by eyeing up the food at the table next to me– the burgers looked pretty darn good too.
Selection of beers was good, if small, and I recommend the house Pinot Grigio.
Good sized outdoor terrace/​smoking area. Would recommend dropping by for a few beers after hitting the shops on a saturday afternoon.

Kamen zufällig dort rein, als es gerade anfing zu regnen. Ich hatte den Burger mit Hähnchen und Pommes Frites. Es schmeckte sehr gut, war aber auch nichts besonderes.
Das Pub hat eine entspannte Atmosphäre und ist liebevoll eingerichtet.

Came here for pre cinema drinks today. It was pretty cool– good beer selection, some sort of £10 a bottle wine deal on Tuesday (couldn’t see very well, it was kinda hidden) and ample seating– lots of cozy sofas including sofas in the beer garden! Score!
unfortunately we had to move in because the twits sitting on the sofa next to us were complaining loudly and incessantly about how terrible they felt after taking all that drugs over the weekend– Get over it, or stop doing it.
Also, the sofas outside smelt strongly of cigarettes (even though it was a no smoking beer garden (which i gave another secret punch in the air to) and or puke (not sure which) so we had to move. Then we sat inside and two dudes decided to sit right next to us and talk so loudly, we couldn’t hear our own conversation. CORRECTION– they decided to sit at the only table in a ½ empty pub at with plenty of seats where I had to stand up every time they wanted to get another pint, which was every freaking 15 minutes.
This pub has so much potential, that’s why I am giving it 3 stars, despite us leaving 40 minutes early for the cinema which was a whole 1 minute away– they have a bbq set up, decent menu (v. similar to the phoenix in town, might be owned by the same people?), good drink choices and honestly, there isn’t like there is a pub within 5 minutes of the place… Clean up the puke-​y smells and may be bring in a clientel with some sense of personal space and i might just come back and give it 5*.