A solid pub, nothing to special about this place but serves its purpose. You can get a decent pint and watch the sport.

Classy pub, with a very well-heeled crowd.

It’s on Ladbroke Avenue, just off Ladbroke Grove, on a residential street that’s usually quiet (although since it’s across from the police station you get the odd eyeful to gawp at!).

Nice interior, not too rustic nor too modern. There are some nice mirrors on the walls. Not very big, so you may need to jostle to get to the bar. A lot of dog owners seem to stop in here. The small raised middle room and long, narrow back room are more for dining with nicely set tables. I’m told the food is fabulous and it gets very busy at lunchtimes on weekends, though I’ve not tried it myself.

There are some tables outside, though under renovation at the time of this writing.

Possibly a bit too upper-middle class for me, though, at least on weekends. Lots of people with jumpers tied around their shoulders and BBC accents.

The Ladbroke Arms is a perfect place to have a summer drink outside on the front patio, or inside during the colder months. The food is top notch, especially the mixed leaf. pumpkin seed & beet salad, as well as the fish dishes. The chocolate fondant desert (complete with chocolate sauce & vanilla ice cream) is the best one I have had in London (better than the one at Zuma).

Service is very spotty, and when it gets busy (basically every night), they temporarily halt service from the kitchen. Very difficult to get a table to eat at, and sometimes the kitchen closes earlier than the 10pm closing time cause they frequently run out of food. Service could be friendlier, but its a great local with a gorgeous setting.

This is probably one of the best pubs in the w2/w11/w8 area in London. A small pub on a little street with a nice terrasse in front of it and serving good food, good wine and the usual draft beers. This is not a trendy place, but more of a local pub where the older British residents mix with the younger more international crowd. Always a lot of buzz, particularly on a sunny day where its hard to get a table. This is a good place to watch sport too (world cup in particular). And of course very safe... as it is opposite the police station.