Goat Tavern

Very nice cozy little English Pub to grab a pint of beer. Located near Kensington Palace. Love the old time atmosphere feel. Great pub food menu and reasonably priced. Will be returning next time in Kensington.

Typical british pub. Good food, great beer with enough choice on tap and friendly bartenders. Great place for a tourist lunch after visiting the Lensington palace and gardens and awesome to unwind after work.

This is a very nice pub! I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the food was excellent. I had a chicken and mushrooms pie with mashed potatoes and greens. Enjoyed an Amstel with it, too!.

We had So much fun at The 🐐 Goat Tavern. We stopped in after exploring Kensington Gardens. It was warm outside and the tavern Air Conditioning was a welcome relief ☺️. The decor is so cute, and I loved the history of this tavern. Historically, there were tunnels connecting Kensington Palace to this establishment that Royals regularly used to visit the Tavern- how 😎 cool is this? The beer amd food was delicious, and staff were so friendly. Egest was an amazing bartender 🙂

They had a great deal on the Prosecco 2 glasses for the price of one which made my evening as we only popped in as we were early for a dinner reservation with friends. So made a great start to the evening. The staff were friendly. The pub was very clean and tidy. Good location and bright and airy.

June 2022. Enjoyed the mushroom and ale pie. Beer (IPA) was good. It's been a long time since I've been in an English pub, but the environment seemed fine. My favorite meal in London on this visit.

Such a lovely, cosy little pub with friendly staff & an incredible selection of beers on draft. It can get busy so coming at a less popular time might be a good shout.

The prices are very good, considering the location, and there's a great vibe at the bar.
The menu looks good as well.

🚇 High Street Kensington
🍺 £6.30 Estrella
❤️ The oldest pub on Kensington High Street.
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This pub is located on busy Kensington High Street and is just a stone’s throw away from Kensington palace. High Street Kensington tube station is a five minute walk away.
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The Goat Tavern started life as a coffee shop back in 1695 and developed in to a pub a few years later, this was due to William III building Kensington Palace and needing somewhere for his minions to swill some ale. This pub also has a darker story to tell, in 1944 John Haigh “The Acid Bath Murderer” met his first victim here, he later went on to murder eight more victims disposing of all their bodies in sulphuric acid 😳.
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Today this pub is dwarfed by the surrounding buildings and looks somewhat underwhelming. This is a Greene King pub which has their green and gold signage above the door which for me looks horrendous and not in keeping with the building.
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The internal decor here is traditional which creates an old world ambiance to the place. There are lots of comfy sofa benches, dark wood panelling throughout and proper pub carpet at either end of the bar.
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The beer choice was full of familiar favourites including some cask ales. I decided on a pint of Estrella, my pint was great and cost just over six quid. There is food available here which is mainly pub classics, fish & chips costs £16.49.
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The service was top notch, the fella who served me was welcoming and chatty. The pub was fairly busy and the atmosphere was relaxed. There were a number of tourists in attendance from across Europe, America and China all enjoying ye olde pint in ye olde pub, or so they’ll tell.
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The @thegoat_kensington has good beer, great service, a nice atmosphere and I loved the decor but please @greeneking_official change the external signage 🙏🏻.
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ℹ️ Info correct on visiting 29/10/22