The Elgin Review: A Gin-Palace Named for the Man Who Took the Marbles | A 4.4 Grade II pub from 2,250 reviews at 96 Ladbroke Grove, an 1855 gin-palace named for Lord Elgin of Parthenon fame
The Shepherd and Flock Review: A Pastoral Sign in Shepherd’s Bush | A 4.4 pub from 251 reviews named the Shepherd and Flock, a gentle pastoral name fitting for the Shepherd’s Bush district
The Union Tavern Review: A Canalside Pub Where the Waters Meet | A 4.3 pub from 1,613 reviews named the Union Tavern, set on the Grand Union Canal at Westbourne Park
The Globe Review: The Whole World on a Pub Sign | A 3.2 bar from 151 reviews named the Globe, an old and worldly sign, here with an honestly mixed verdict from its crowd
The Prince Albert Review: Victoria’s Consort on a Pembridge Road Corner | A 4.3 pub from 1,995 reviews at 11 Pembridge Road, named for Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s beloved consort
The Castle Review: A Second Stronghold on the Notting Hill Beat | A 4.5 pub from 1,713 reviews, a second Castle in the district, under the sturdy ancient sign of the fortress
The Eagle Review: A Second Imperial Bird on the Notting Hill Beat | A 4.4 pub from 873 reviews, a second Eagle in the district, under the imperial king of birds
Prince of Wales Review: A Big Notting Hill Local Under the Heir’s Sign | A 4.4 pub from 2,786 reviews, a popular local bearing the ancient title of the heir to the British throne
Bayswater Arms Review: A Big, Busy Local Named for Its Own Patch | A 4.2 pub from 4,267 reviews, a large sports-friendly local taking its name straight from the Bayswater district
The Queens Tavern Review: The Monarch’s Tavern on a Value Sign | A 3.9 pub from 151 reviews named the Queens Tavern, a royal name on an honest, value-priced tavern
The Scarsdale Tavern Review: A Hidden Kensington Backstreet Gem | A 4.5 pub from 1,791 reviews, a beautiful flower-clad tavern hidden in the Georgian backstreets of Kensington
The Richmond Review: A Royal Place-Name on a Value Local | A 4.4 pub from 581 reviews named the Richmond, a great royal place-name crowning a friendly, well-priced local
The Cock and Bottle Review: An Old-Fashioned Back-Street Charmer | A 4.4 pub from 1,014 reviews named the Cock and Bottle, an unashamedly old-fashioned Notting Hill back-street local
Old Swan Review: The Ancient Sign of the Royal Bird | A 4.4 pub from 1,967 reviews named the Old Swan, after one of the oldest and most graceful of English pub signs
The Gloucester Arms Review: A Royal Dukedom on a Kensington Local | A 4.2 pub from 1,981 reviews named the Gloucester Arms, after the ancient royal dukedom of Gloucester
Greyhound Review: The Swift Hound on a Kensington Sign | A 4.4 pub from 1,330 reviews named the Greyhound, after the swift, noble hound of the hunt and heraldry
Paradise by way of Kensal Green Review: A Pub Named From a Chesterton Poem | A 4.3 pub from 1,626 reviews taking its name from G.K. Chesterton’s poem, all taxidermy and Georgian drawing-room glamour
The Queen’s Head Review: The Monarch’s Portrait on a Hammersmith Sign | A 4.3 pub from 1,875 reviews named the Queen’s Head, one of the most traditional of all royal pub names
The Sun in Splendour Review: A Heraldic Sun on a Portobello Corner | A 4.6 pub from 2,933 reviews, named for the beaming heraldic sun-in-splendour, a Notting Hill institution near Portobello
The Elephant and Castle Review: The Cutlers’ Elephant, Not the Spanish Princess | A 4.5 pub from 1,175 reviews named the Elephant and Castle, whose famous name comes not from a princess but from an ivory-trade crest
Sindercombe Social Review: A Would-Be Regicide’s Name on a Great Local | A 4.7 pub from 4,382 reviews, named for Miles Sindercombe, the plotter who tried to assassinate Oliver Cromwell
The Hand & Flower Review: A Gentle Old Sign by Olympia | A 4.1 pub and hotel from 1,704 reviews named the Hand & Flower, a charming old sign of welcome near Olympia
Inda Pubs Review: A Name Without a Number, and the Last Word | An unrated entry named Inda Pubs, closing the survey on the one venue with no crowd at all to judge it
The Castle Review: A Portobello Road Pub Under the Commonest Fortress Sign | A 4.5 pub from 2,162 reviews on Portobello Road, under the sturdy, ancient sign of the castle
Angie’s Free House Review: A Personal Name and a Publican’s Freedom | A 4.6 pub from 460 reviews named Angie’s Free House, joining a warm personal name to the proud status of the free house
The Bush Tavern Review: The Ancient Sign of the Vintner | A 4.5 bar from 104 reviews named the Bush Tavern, after the oldest of all drinking signs, the bush that marked a house selling wine
The Walmer Castle Review: The Castle Where Wellington Died, Reborn on Ledbury Road | A 4.3 pub from 759 reviews named the Walmer Castle, after the Kent castle where the Duke of Wellington died, freshly revived
The Ladbroke Arms Review: A Celebrated Dining Pub on the Ladbroke Estate | A 4.6 pub from 1,037 reviews named the Ladbroke Arms, a much-praised Notting Hill dining pub on the historic Ladbroke estate
Goat Tavern Review: An Ancient Kensington Sign With a Curious Legend | A 4.4 pub from 2,429 reviews, a historic Kensington tavern under the sign of the goat, with a whiff of old legend
The Champion Review: A Bayswater Pub Glazed With Victorian Champions | A 4.5 pub from 2,284 reviews, famous for etched-glass windows celebrating champions of Victorian sport and endeavour
