Value for money: not bad
Atmosphere: good
Service: good - just
Formerly the Warwick Castle, this is yet another pub on Portobello Road in a brilliant location for the market (yes there are a lot!) and another that’s undergone a renovation, though in this case it was a few years ago now and actually, they transformed it from being a rather shaby affair with a bad reputation (or god one, if an evening of random violence is your thing) to one with rather a nice atmosphere.
Not, to my mind, an atmosphere like to diagonally opposite and one block away Market Bar (you’re never likely to hear locals saying “Let’s meet at The Castle” in the same way), just different. The fod looks very god here (and once I’ve eaten I’ll tell you for sure) and the staff are just certainly friendly and attentive.
In brief, it’s more that there’s nothing not to like rather than a place to go overboard about, but that’s a judgement by me personally. The relaxed crowd outside on a Saturday afternoon or inside almost any evening attest to its popularity.
225 Portobello Road
W11 1LU
tel: 02072217103
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