Notting Hill Diary

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Value for money: Good - normal pub prices
Atmosphere: Excellent
Service: Friendly and charmingly eccentric

Inn on the Green is one of my favourite bars in the Notting Hill, in fact in London. A good reflection of the area itself, it is eclectic and unpretentious, with a warm atmosphere, enhanced by the presence of its current owners and hosts, the slightly eccentric Dave and Tina, who have transformed it from being essentially a sports bar attached to the fitness centre below. Part pub, part venue, part time gallery and part community centre (by the nature of some of the events they put on), they have made it into just what this area needs and it is understandably very popular with locals.

Nestled under the Westway between Ladbroke Grove and Portobello Road, it features a balcony overlooking Portobello Green that is perfect for watching the market on summer days, or for shooting the breeze in the evening and you can evening smoke out there (not that you’d want to of course, very bad for you!). It has outdoor heaters for colder nights.

Comfortable chairs and sofas, family friendly and with a chair lift. Oh - and they do a fantastic Sunday lunch!

It is rapidly becoming known as a venue as well, with its large room behind the bar with a low stage and basic PA. Several times most weeks local acts play in the evening and it hosts a variety of events. Notably at the start of the year The Clash/BAD Mick Jones’s and Generation X/Sigue Sigue Sputnik’s Tony James’s current band Carbon Silicon hosted a series of 7 nights under the name “Carbon Casino” which are well documented elsewhere, but can’t go without mentioning that Rotten Hill Gang played at most of them

INN ON THE GREEN
3-5 Thorpe Close W10
Ladbroke Grove tube - cross over and walk under the motorway - look for a balcony and come upstairs
Buses 7, 15, 23, 52, 70, 295

Phone: 020 8962 5757
OR: Dave for booking events/hire: 07984 420 530
Tina re Gallery space
and available as DJ 07976 569 259