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The Princess Royal
London
With four boutique bedrooms, an atmospheric bar hung with modern artworks, a light-filled conservatory, lovely courtyard, seafood bar, and creative Mediterranean-inspired cooking, this Victorian pub is a great local drop-in and base for anyone wanting to stay over and explore Notting Hill.
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‘Just off affluent Westbourne Grove’, this Victorian pub has been redesigned ‘in an outdoorsy style’ for Cubitt House (see The Orange, The Grazing Goat). Four boutique bedrooms have hand-printed wallpapers, original features, modern artworks. Walk in to find aged timber floors, a horseshoe bar and seafood counter, ‘an invitingly gorgeous conservatory’, a ‘vast area with leather banquettes’, and ‘lovely courtyard’. Our inspectors ate from a Mediterranean-inspired menu with few vegetarian options. ‘Gnocchi with gorgonzola, courgette, chilli and preserved lemon was top quality', though ‘with no discernible lemon’. Grilled duck breast, confit leg, courgette, tomatoes, chilli and basil was ‘cooked well, but lacked vegetables’. Service was hit and miss, but, ‘overall, a wonderful place for outdoor eating’.
Hotel Details
Address
Notting Hill, London, England
Telephone
0203 0966996
Bedroom
4.
Openings
all year except August carnival weekend.
Background Music
in bar, more muted in restaurant.
Children
all ages welcomed. Extra bed (small charge).
Dogs
allowed in bedrooms and bar, not in restaurant (no charge).
Prices
room-only doubles from £270, breakfast cooked dishes from £14, full English/vegetarian £17.50. À la carte £53.
Quality products offered at this hotel
Facilities
pub bar, restaurant, snug, 2 private dining rooms, garden terrace (alfresco dining), courtyard, conservatory, in-room TV.