The Victoria

Built in 1837 — the year Queen Victoria took the throne, which is either coincidence or marketing — The Victoria on Strathearn Place is Grade II listed with one of the oldest surviving mahogany bars in the country. The back fittings date to 1864, and upstairs you'll find fixtures salvaged from the Gaiety Theatre after it was demolished in 1957. Legend says Dickens wrote parts of Our Mutual Friend here. Fuller's Pub of the Year in 2007 and 2009, CAMRA West London Pub of the Year in 2024. We'd linger if the crawl allowed it.