Experts' Choice Award The Cow
What the experts agree on
A Tom Conran classic in Notting Hill: buzzy downstairs pub for oysters and Guinness, quieter upstairs dining room for pricier, well-made British fare. Crowds skew hip (some say too trendy).
“The bar’s motto is ‘Eat Heartily and Give the House a Good Name,’ and the real lure here is the food: it's a proper gastropub, with British classics like sausage and mash with lashings of onion gravy.”
– Condé Nast Traveler
Frommer's "Tom Conran's pub is a great mix. It looks like an Irish pub from the outside, and the downstairs bar is just like a regular local boozer." Full review
Travel + Leisure "A neon sign reading “Guiness and Oysters” hangs over the door at this lively pub-meets elegant restaurant." Full review
Gayot13.0
"Oysters are one of the delights (and wash them down with a pint of Guinness to be really Irish), but go upstairs for a treat from a menu that is unashamedly British." Full review
DK Eyewitness "A hub of the Notting Hill social scene, this hugely popular gastropub regularly hosts celebrities among the crowds thronging the bar or climbing the narrow staircase to the dining room."
Rough Guide Star
"This good-looking Tom Conran gastropub pulls in a cool, slightly raffish crowd. Tasty British food, including oysters, is served in the bar area and in a more formal dining room."
Time Out "Owner Tom Conran was a gastropub pioneer, and the Cow continues to serve fine, pricey, fish-oriented food in its upstairs restaurant." Full review
Zagat4.2
"“Push past the crowds” of hip Bayswater types at this “cultish” pub to find a “small upstairs dining room” serving “well-prepared” British food that “changes daily." Full review
Not For Tourists "Lovely pub. Let down by braying trustafarians."
The Infatuation8.2
"The Cow is a good 15 or 20 minutes north by foot from Notting Hill Gate, so use a different station to get here." Full review
