Black Lion

My dad chose this gastro-pub to have his birthday dinner last night. It was incredibly quiet in the restaurant section as we were the only one in there for most of the dinner. Dad previously visited on a weekend, and said it was very busy on a Saturday.

Really spacious place. But it was such a nice evening I stayed outside. They have outdoor bench seating on the side of the place. Next to a lovely park so it was good people watching space too.

One of the most beautiful pubs I've come across in London so far. I've been in a couple of times, when its quite and when its busy busy. There is always a fire lit and a warm atmosphere.

I spent a month in Kilburn a few Summers ago and stayed at this amazing B&B.  It was full of charm and the people were great...I felt like family.  They even gave me a card when I left!  How sweet is THAT?

The reason i discovered this pub was after one of my many visits to the Tricycle Gallery.

The first thing you'll notice when you walk into this pub is the amazing ornate ceiling and the, what appears to be, original décor of the building. One side of The Black Lion is a pub whilst the other side, which is separated off, is a restaurant. I really love the feel of the place because of the aged wooden furniture. One of the chairs is incredible with it's 8 foot (I'm guessing) back-you feel like a royalty when sitting in it. Because of the beauty of the interior I really expected the quality of the food to reflect this-It was nice enough but nothing special.