Ground Floor

I went here last night for post work drinks.

I like the ambience of this place, it's nice and chilled out but warm at the same time.
The staff were friendly and the drinks were made properly, and a double really was a double (you tend to forget what a double looks like if you drink a lot in central London).
There was a group of us so we all decided to eat here. I'd already eaten burgers twice this week at other restaurants (talis est vita) so I opted for the chicken. The chicken itself was nice and the gravy complimented it well but I was left a tad hungry afterwards as it really needed a couple of portions of vegetables to go with it, which one would except for a £12 meal.

A gin and tonic along with a double vodka lemonade came to £12, so expect to pay the usual London prices here.

I don't normally check-in with Qype, mostly because I simply forget to, but there was a sign stuck on the window reminding me to do so. I've never seen a Qype sign before, thanks whoever put it up, I'm now the champion of this pub :-)

The Ground Floor Bar is a Portobello staple and an excellent meeting place. It has gone through many reincarnations over the year, but remains one of my favourites.
It is currently going through a pretty phase, offering food rather than live music. Haven't tried anything beyond nuts, though ...

Being one of the only bars around this area, the ground floor is an obvious choice for the casual drinker who can’t afford membership to the exclusive electric member’s bar. With a cosy, bashed up feel, and serving an interesting selection of lagers, this place is a great Sunday afternoon venue.

Mix and match furniture and good affordable food ( try the burger, you know you want to) lend a real laid-back charm to this haven of knockabout quiet in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Portobello Road. Gets busy on a Friday and Saturday night, but still usually enough room to swing a kitten.

The Ground Floor is a pub combined with a restaurant. The restaurant is upstairs and has a separate entrance to the pub. The pub, is as the title suggests on the 'ground floor' nestled away on the corner of Portobello Road and Blenheim Cresent.
Food is also served in the pub area aswell as in the restaurant. The dishes downstairs are served as bar snacks, salards and meals appropriate for lunch time. The Ground Floor serves a blend of British and European cuisine, tasty enough to gobble down after a hard day shopping at the Portobello Market. A DJ is on rotation Thursdays through to Saturdays, providing musical entertainment for the Ground Floor's drinkers. On the whole, Ground Floor is quite average for this area.