Newsflash: Ed Sheeran opens pub on Notting Hill!
This is Bertie Blossoms on a grey November day... it's neither a pub nor is the North end of Portobello Road strictly located in Notting Hill...
It actually didn't look any more inviting or buzzing on Saturday night either when a couple of friends and I decided to pop in for a drink. Despite being more than half empty with the perfect stretch along the bar to easily accommodate us, we were greeted with "let me check with the manager whether we have any space"... needless to say, we didn't hang around for the boss' verdict and moved on.
This is the new "friendly neighbourhood dining concept" (according to @bertie_blossoms on Instagram) replacing a truly friendly and local Spanish restaurant that never turned anyone away, no matter how crammed the once cosy dining room.
... we moved on to David Beckham's pub, the Walmer Castle, which is still a pub and located in actual Notting Hill read more