Windsor Castle (Kensington)

• The beer garden is fantastic full of heaters
• Probably the best feature of the Windsor Castle is its beer garden
• It has a 'Secret Garden' feel to it with fairy lights and vine covered trellising
• The interior is also charming
• The pub is split into two with this tiny door you have to pass through to get from one section to another
• There is a decent wine list and the food is good gourmet pub food
• The outdoor beer garden is amazing for the summer and the cosy interiors are great for winter
• Is lost in modern day pubs with slot machines and too many bright lights (did somebody say Weatherspoons
• They put up a marquee in the winter along with ample heating so you can still eat outside
• Be sure to book before as it is extremely popular
• This is a charming pub that still holds the characteristics of the olden days with wood panels to segregate the pub into areas
• The stand out menu item for me is the scotch egg
• Highly recommended if you are after a snack
• Once inside the same warm charm and character is maintained with dark wooden panelling adorning the walls
• I must admit for a Tuesday night I am a little surprised at how full the pub is with many of the pews and cosy booths taken up
• The bar plays centre stage with an impressive range of 18 speciality beers
• We are seated at a table inside the newly refurbished restaurant at the back of the pub with views of our subject&rsquo
• Our dining experience starts off well enough with a friendly waitress passing us our menus and offering us drinks
• Indeed a lager with a slightly chocolaty taste
• In an extremely relaxed pose or sit on the edge with a stiff upper back
• My choice was made simple as the chaise long pose was abruptly halted by the thud of my leg hitting the wobbly table leg
• M sitting upright with enough room behind me to happily seat another patron
• Gloucester sausages and Mash with cider gravy (£
• We quickly review the menu and settle on our starters and mains which are noted down and hurried to the kitchen for them to be made
• My partner however is disappointed given both his starter of Scallops and his Sea Bass main have disappeared from the new menu
• Whilst we wait for our food some more customers are seated at a booth table behind us
• Upon switching on the lights the customers remain in complete darkness until the bulbs are speedily replaced by a mortified waitress
• My guests meat board arrives and is laid out on slate and looks visually pleasing to the eye
• The homemade piccalilli is a really great accompaniment to the chorizo and spicy beef sausage
• My starter of ham hock terrine on the other hand is so very disappointing
• It is accompanied with a broad bean salad that also contains squares of terrine
• In between our starters and mains we sit watching life pass by in the courtyard and the errors keep on rolling with staff taking food orders to the wrong tables
• In a pub restaurant there are a few meals that I view as signature dishes
• The addition of the house relish with a hint of Worcestershire sauce is wonderful
• My steak arrives cooked to perfection and is accompanied with a huge bone marrow
• Some people this could be off putting but for me it brings back wonderful memories of Sunday lunch when my treat after dinner was to have the lamb bone and devour the marrow
• 8) to peruse over whilst I do my best impression to my guest that I am full and have no intention of ordering anything
• Me dessert is the most important part of the meal
• Having scanned the menu there are too many things that I would happily choose
• Both desserts are absolutely delicious
• The brownie has a firm nutty consistency and the peanut ice cream is tremendous
• The Bakewell I am assured is one of the best my guest has ever tasted
• The pastry is light and crumbly with just the right amount of jam and almond
• Re looking for a vibrant fun pub with lovely friendly staff and good favourable pub grub then you can&rsquo
• T go far wrong with the Windsor Castle
• T know about you but for me my local pub is more than a drinking establishment it&rsquo
• I have been there several times with friends and family
• A really *nice* English pub with loads of history that they haven't hesitated to write on the walls
• It's a cosy wooden affair inside with plenty of space whether you're eating or just drinking
• I got the burger which was tasty but didn't impress more than usual
• The cauliflower tart was equally OK
• So there we are on a summery Sunday evening
• Mooching about the house with a supper of Waitrose Thai Chicken Curry soup waiting for us in the fridge

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