When I heard there was a place in London who not only had consistently been one of the greats for years but also had an eclectic, somewhat eccentric décor both inside and out I knew I had to check it out. Which place am I talking about I hear you saying…none other than the Churchill arms in Notting hill.
The Churchill Arms
119 Kensington Church St
London
W8 7LN
The first thing you will notice coming up to pub is the amazing front. It is covered from top to bottom in various potted plants, which apparently in summer flower making it look amazing.
I will have to go back in the summer…any excuse really.
Inside the Churchill Arms it is divided into two halves. At the front is the pub and the back is the restaurant. The pub still gives you that old English pub charm despite every nook and cranny being covered in every conceivable piece of Winston Churchill memorabilia.
You would never believe that this pub coated in flowers and foliage and filled with all this stuff would be home to a beautiful Thai Restaurant. Apparently 20-30 years ago the ‘in thing’ in London was pubs serving Thai food. There aren’t too many survivors of this trend. I have mentioned one before in my blog post The Old Packhorse and now I can safely add The Churchill arms to the list and I can see why it has survived.
The menu is small but what it does, it does well! There was five of us who went so we got to try a fair few dishes and all the food was excellent.
We had
Spicy prawn crackers and spring rolls to start
Then for mains
Pad Siew with beef
Noodles fried with soya sauce, egg, peas, mixed vegetables and bean sprouts.
Kaeng Kiew Waan with chicken
A traditional Thai green curry made from fresh green chilli and Thai herbs cooked in coconut milk with bamboo shoots, peas, red and green peppers.
Kaeng Panang with chicken
A spicy red curry made of dried red chili with coconut milk, Thai lime leaves, red and green peppers.
One Rad Na with mixed meat and one Rad Na with vegetables
Fried thick noodles with mixed green vegetables, red and green peppers topped with corn starch gravy.
The food was not only tasty but it was really reasonably priced, especially considering the size of the dishes, as you can see they were huge.
The only downside, if I can even call it that, is that so many people have cottoned on to how good the Churchill is so is gets extremely crowed. My advice make a booking, preferably a few days in advance as it fills up quick! That can only be a good sign right?
I can see why they are one of the greats but don't just trust me listen to critics. The Churchill Arms has won the Boozers on Bloom award, the Fuller's coveted Griffin Award three times and the Stella's "Love Your Local" award.
So you have no excuse not to check this place out.
The Churchill Arms
119 Kensington Church St
London
W8 7LN
The first thing you will notice coming up to pub is the amazing front. It is covered from top to bottom in various potted plants, which apparently in summer flower making it look amazing.
(photo credit https://littlelondonobservationist.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/churchill-arms-pub-london/)
I will have to go back in the summer…any excuse really.
Inside the Churchill Arms it is divided into two halves. At the front is the pub and the back is the restaurant. The pub still gives you that old English pub charm despite every nook and cranny being covered in every conceivable piece of Winston Churchill memorabilia.
You would never believe that this pub coated in flowers and foliage and filled with all this stuff would be home to a beautiful Thai Restaurant. Apparently 20-30 years ago the ‘in thing’ in London was pubs serving Thai food. There aren’t too many survivors of this trend. I have mentioned one before in my blog post The Old Packhorse and now I can safely add The Churchill arms to the list and I can see why it has survived.
The menu is small but what it does, it does well! There was five of us who went so we got to try a fair few dishes and all the food was excellent.
We had
Spicy prawn crackers and spring rolls to start
Then for mains
Pad Siew with beef
Noodles fried with soya sauce, egg, peas, mixed vegetables and bean sprouts.
Kaeng Kiew Waan with chicken
A traditional Thai green curry made from fresh green chilli and Thai herbs cooked in coconut milk with bamboo shoots, peas, red and green peppers.
Kaeng Panang with chicken
A spicy red curry made of dried red chili with coconut milk, Thai lime leaves, red and green peppers.
One Rad Na with mixed meat and one Rad Na with vegetables
Fried thick noodles with mixed green vegetables, red and green peppers topped with corn starch gravy.
The food was not only tasty but it was really reasonably priced, especially considering the size of the dishes, as you can see they were huge.
The only downside, if I can even call it that, is that so many people have cottoned on to how good the Churchill is so is gets extremely crowed. My advice make a booking, preferably a few days in advance as it fills up quick! That can only be a good sign right?
I can see why they are one of the greats but don't just trust me listen to critics. The Churchill Arms has won the Boozers on Bloom award, the Fuller's coveted Griffin Award three times and the Stella's "Love Your Local" award.
So you have no excuse not to check this place out.
Aroi mak mak
(its very delicious)
(its very delicious)
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