The Academy, Holland Park  rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Holland Park

address:

57 Princedale Road, W11 4NP

phone:

0871 984 1159*
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nearest stations:

Holland Park London Underground station
(310m) - zone 2

Latimer Road London Underground station
(760m) - zone 2

Notting Hill Gate London Underground station
(940m) - zones 1/2

Ladbroke Grove London Underground station
(960m) - zone 2

Shepherd's Bush London Underground station
(980m) - zone 2

how to find it:

Turn right out of the tube, walk along Holland Park Avenue for a little while and turn right up Princedale Road. Keep walking, passing The Prince of Wales, and you'll see it on your left.

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nearby attraction(s):

Portobello Road Market (970m)

picture of The AcademyA done up boozer? In Holland Park? Hardly a shock that. The real surprise here is that it still plays host to a few of the old regulars, you'd have thought paying 3 for a pint would have scared them away (perhaps they've been hired to give the place an authentic feel). The relatively small size of this one and the cheery nature of its patrons, lays the basis of a friendly venue. That's somewhat undercut by the serious looking bar staff and woeful lite jazz on the stereo. Everything else is par for the course: a stripped out interior, local art on the walls and a menu heavy with gastropub standards. I'm sure it's a decent enough local - if you can afford it.

reviewed:
04/03/2005
reviewed by jack
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