Highly recommended, just a really comfortable, non-pretentious, kind of old-fashioned pub to spend time in. The most amazing ceiling, wood panelling, fireplace, comfy couches, friendly staff and a few colourful local characters all add up to make the Black Lion a great spot to hang out.

The food is good too and there’s a proper restaurant with full menu. It’s also a guest house - haven’t stayed there but heard good things. Since the smoking ban, the picnic-style tables around the side have become more popular.

Admittedly slightly more pricey than some other bars in Kilburn, but you can’t beat it for either a pre-drink before a show at the Tricycle across the road, or a full night out with friends.

This is the best and prettiest pub in Kilburn. First thing you have to do is check out the beautiful ceiling which is covered in golden swirls. Very relaxed environment with a mixed crowd of people whose ages range from 20 to 90. Tasty restaurant next door and if you want a snack with your pint get the chips which come in giant homemade slabs, stacked up like a Jenga game.

This is a pub that thinks obviously thinks its address is West Hampstead rather than Kilburn, but I love it all the more for being in the latter and welcome more pubs with such character to Kilburn.
The Black Lion is a gorgeous pub, the interior really is so inviting. From the ceilings to the wooden floor, to the high backed chairs. It has such a cosy feel to it for what is quite a spacious pub. For a renovated gastro pub, it has done well to retain its feeling of just popping down to the local.
The large attached dining room always seems to be empty in the evenings, and seems a bit of a waste of space for this popular pub, but perhaps is busier during the day with the guests, as the pub is also a guesthouse.

The fire or the ceiling? I can't decide which is lovlier. But this is a special pub with a a "national trust property" feel to it, a hyperactive barmaid and a funny throne-like chair which everyone avoids. Shame about the television screens but at least they are small, up high and out of the way. The best pub in Kilburn.

This is not a pub review. And this is not a guest house review either. Although the Black Lion happens to be both, a pub and a guest house. No, this is meant to be a praise for one of the finest pub interiors that you will come across in London. It's Victorian, It's Grade II listed and it's spectacular.

The beautiful main pub area is huge and the separate dining room is not on the small side either. I can't vouch for the quality of the food and it seems to be a bit pricey but the sofas, the old fire places, the wooden panels and a gorgeous ceiling make it well worth spending your hard earned money for a couple of pints.