Very unusual Victorian Young’s pub located in Maida Vale, north west London close to Warwick Avenue tube station and Little Venice. The exterior of The Prince Alfred is rather unusual, consisting of wood and etched glass. Inside, it is very quirky indeed, made up of a series of wooden booths with miniature doors connecting one to the next! Moving around the pub is a little like moving around a submarine, ducking low in order to pass through bulkhead doors! The ceiling is high, with chandelier type lighting hanging down. The bar itself is of a fine wooden design with a high gantry which reaches almost up to the ceiling. A clock is incorporated into the design. A very interesting pub indeed and well worth a visit!
Arun K.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Mercer Island, WA
Right down the street from our place, the Prince Alfred is a favorite and we are waiting for it to open again. I saw one of the managers that used to work here working in a pub nearby, so not sure if that means they are going to be shut for a prolonged time, but we are definitely missing our neighborhood pub.
Lily H.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Sitka, AK
Martini with Sipsmith gin was first rate. The steak and ale pie tremendous. Service is very casual.
Jessica B.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 London, United Kingdom
Great neighborhood pub. I even learned a piece of British history on my first visit. Don’t be put off by the partitions when you first walk in, just go with it. Overall it is a nice pub and the staff is very attentive. This will be my pre-going out spot.
Phil P.
Évaluation du lieu : 3 Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY
Went to the Prince Alfred for dinner in the Formosa dining room. The décor of the bar is very nice, and the staff serving us were very polite. The food was good — a little expensive but good none-the-less. This is why I’m giving the place 3 vs 4 stars. I had the lentil soup to start and the steak and ale pie for the main. I would consider coming back here again if I was ever in the area.
Kozue M.
Évaluation du lieu : 3 San Diego, CA
If you have time, go there. 4 star décor, beer selection, food, and service at a bar 2 star service at a table Bathroom is outside, so make sure to ask where it is. Don’t bother to look for it yourself. They gave us beer right away when we were waiting at a bar waiting for a table. As soon as we sat down, we waited and waited… finally waitress came to our table. From the 2nd beer, we just went to the bar and brought it back to the table. So, I recommend to go order directly at the bar. We ordered beef pie, and it was excellent. Nothing like the one I had in the U.S. They get it from the restaurant next door called Movember.
Christina B.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Houston, TX
I love this pub– when we can actually manage to find a seat! The interior is stunning, with their little hobbit doors and gorgeous wood class dividing walls. It’s great going during the day or on a slow weekday night, sitting by the fire, and playing scrabble! But trying to go on a Friday or Saturday night? Forget it!
Sophie C.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Chinatown, Manhattan, NY
Pub from one side and very good restaurant on the other side. People and place very nice. You can come with children They have their own menu
Ayako Y.
Évaluation du lieu : 3 Maida Vale, London, United Kingdom
Cute pub– it has walls diving throughout the pub — supposedly, they were class dividing walls in old days. Drink on the menu is what you would expect from London pub. Nothing disappointing but nothing great. The dinning room adjacent to the pub has a full dinning menu with quite long list of wine by glass. The good just does the job– nothing to praise about but not too bad also. If you happen to be in the area — why not try?!
Rhys M.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Sutter Creek, CA
Lovely restored Victorian pub with a great atmosphere. Have eaten here twice in the Formosa dining room at the back. It’s not cheap but steak was great and a nice dining space.
A M.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 London, United Kingdom
Had a really good pub meal in the Formosa Dining Room on a Saturday night. Three courses each for three plus a bottle of wine came to £110, good value for the quality. Particularly yummy was the steak & ale pie and the sticky toffee pudding. We’ll be back!
Harvey
Évaluation du lieu : 4 London, United Kingdom
The place is nothing special but I’m used to it and I like it in a homelike way. The staff already knows me and I have always been served fast enough. The food is good but the décor is a bit dull. Anyway, nice place for a quick lunch.
Ben c.
Évaluation du lieu : 2 London, United Kingdom
Two of us went to Formosa Dining Room on a Friday night in the summer, not too busy. We just ordered mains. Another couple were seated after us yet got their starters and mains … and were almost done before we got our mains. Duck breast and haloumi were tasty enough but pricey for what it was. We shared a chocolate tart for dessert– it was the size your grandmother would ask for when ordering a small piece(ie, a thin sliver). Terrible value for money at £6.50. Waitstaff and kitchen were clearly struggling with organisation and although friendly and pleasant not attentive enough to customers. Overall complaint would be that it’s poor value for money.
Josy A.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 London, United Kingdom
What a pretty, pretty pub! I finally understand what Ashley meant about tiny little doors! I like them(even though I was worried that I’d hit my head!!) We have a friend who lives around the corner from here, so we wandered in for a drink after spending all day outside in the sun(as soon as the sun went in, we became cold, and in need of drinkies!!) Apart from the pubs good looks, it was great because: * I love all the little compartments to divide up drinkers * The staff were speedy and friendly * The food smelled lovely * A previous review said it looks unremarkable… but I thought it looked beautiful! I like the frosted glass pattern, the pretty ironwork and light, airy space(although I suppose this would be less impressive if it was a cloudy, grey day!!) **I should probably mention that I was in a reeeally good mood… so I may have had a rose-tinted and tipsily happy view of the world when I visited this pub!
Josephine B.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 London, United Kingdom
What a beauty. I have to take my(proverbial) hat off to this pub. Why? Because it is exceptional. Why? Because it’s like the«shire» meets Oliver Twist! Old British heritage neatly displayed in a compact yet spacious establishment. High ceilings, oak bar, ornate windows and teeny tiny doorways that make you feel like you have stepped into Lewis Carroll’s fantastical world. If I wanted to share this I would probably say that I highly recommend it, that it’s not to be missed and it’s one of the best pubs that I have ever had the pleasure of frequenting, but as I don’t want to share I didn’t say a word.
Lloyd S.
Évaluation du lieu : 3 London, United Kingdom
A really cool quaint pub situated in Maida vale, nice quirky partitioned rooms that require you to duck down and crawl into each one. The decour is unremarkable but the atmosphere on a Friday night is friendly and welcoming. A average selection of drafts and one or two real ales. The restaurant seats plenty and a large portion of the guests look like what one would assume Maida vale locals look like. We had the lobster and ribs at a very reasonable £30. The lobster was a little small but the ribs very tasty. If I lived in the area, this place would definitely be on my local list.
Ashley V.
Évaluation du lieu : 3 Oakland, CA
Tiny little doors always get one star! A great local pub on a really cool little street. Grabbed a cider and sat outside at these high tables in the spring sun, aahhhhh. It’s right on the corner so you can people watch in this interesting part of town. Kind of out of the way from me but it seems like a great local to hangout in.
Erika G.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Chicago, IL
Started out NYE2012 here, and went several other times past that. What a great, friendly, amazing, gorgeous pub. Made several friends here, and had a BLAST of a New Year’s Eve. The little sections divided up by wood and short doors were allegedly were businessmen brought prostitutes — and who among us does not find that fascinating. The gorgeous front windows — etched glass sinuously winding around the front — has NEVER been broken in all the years this pub has been here. Well over 100 years without a break. Yanks could take a lesson from the Brits in taking care of their stuff.
Chris B.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Chicago, IL
The Prince Alfred is a charmer! Original curved and frosted Victorian glass windows and partitions, killer backbar woodwork full of architectural details and flourishes and those historical partitions with the ‘duck under’ passageways. I’ve gotten two different answers on the origins and they are probably both true to some extent. The first answer was that the partitions separated the classes drinking in the pub. The main entrance on the corner was for the livery men and the private entrances to the sections were for the gentry. A second version told of prostitutes gathering in the front and bankers(why bankers? I dunno. Just relaying the story) would take the woman into the privacy stalls. Whatever the story, the relics of history give the pub some additional cache. One quirky outcome of the interior layout is that there is no interior access to the toilets. You have to go outside to the door by the restaurant(separate entrance). The staff here is friendly as are the patrons who range in age from young singles to neighborhood regulars and professionals. It’s very close to the Warwick Avenue Tube Station and is well worth checking out.
Jennifer F.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Pasadena, CA
Great pub with a unique atmosphere, little sections divided by wooden walls and little doors to get between sections. Folks that work here are very friendly. Great place to stop for a drink and unwind! If you get hungry, you don’t need to go far… they have great bar food and there is a restaurant in the back that offers a nice menu.
Bhoesc
Évaluation du lieu : 4 London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Der Prince Alfred ist ganz objektiv die schönste Kneipe Londons. Da kann man sagen was man will, der Laden ist einfach was besonderes. Bier hat normale Preise und das Publikum ist extrem angenehm. Der Formosa Dining Room ist ein nettes Restaurant, welches zu dem Pub gehört. Das es gibt da gute Englische Küche, das Essen ist lecker, die Portionen riesig, die Preise OK und die Atmosphäre sehr gut. Keller sind nett und die Getränke kann man us dem Pub mitnehmen, wenn man da auf seinen Tisch gewartet har. Immer wieder gerne.