Restaurants, cafes and bars
The streets around Lauderdale Mansions abound with stylish cafes, bars and fantastic places to eat.
At the eastern end of Lauderdale Road is the Gordon Ramsay-owned gastro pub the The Warrington Hotel. Said to be one of London's most beautiful pub buildings, it has a spectacular white stucco frontage and ornate Victorian interiors.
Meanwhile, at the western end of Lauderdale Road is Le Cochonnet, a hugely popular bistro-style wine bar and Italian restaurant, and round the corner at 79 Castellain Road, the New Taxin Thai restaurant.
Nearby in Formosa Street is another ornate Victorian pub, the Prince Alfred, famous for its five 'snugs', each with its own bar area and door onto the street, The snugs are separated by ornate wood panelled partitions, through which there are low access doors. Adjoining the pub is the lively upmarket Formosa Dining Rooms restaurant (European cuisine).
Other restaurants a few minutes walk from Lauderdale Mansions include:
- The E Bar (part of the Colonnades Hotel), 2 Warrington Crescent, W9 1ER, Tel 020 7432 8455, (Spanish cuisine)
- Idlewild, 55 Shirland Road, W9 2JD, Tel 020 7266 9198, (British/French cuisine)
- Cafe Rouge, 30 Clifton Road, W9 1ST, Tel 0207 286 2266, (French cuisine)
- Ben's Thai, 15 Clifton Road, W9 1EH, Tel 020 7286 2266) (Thai cuisine)
- Raoul's, 13A Clifton Road, W9 1SZ, Tel 020 7289 6649 (Mediterranean cuisine)
- Red Pepper, 8 Formosa St, W9, Tel 020 7266 2708 (Italian cuisine)
- The Waterway, 54 Formosa St, W9 2JU, Tel 020 7266 3557 (European cuisine)
- Green Olive, 5 Warwick Place, W9 2PX, Tel 020 7289 2469 (Italian cuisine)
- Thai Rice Restaurant, 239 Elgin Avenue, W9 1NJ, Tel 020 7328 8883 (Thai cuisine)
- Jason's Restaurant, Boat House, opposite 60 Blomfield Road, W9 2PD, Tel 020 7286 3428, (French cuisine)
- Street Hawker, 166 Randolph Avenue, W9 1PG, Tel 020 7266 4696 (Oriental cuisine)
- Cafe Laville, Little Venice Parade, 453 Edgware Road, London W2 1TH, Tel 020 7706 2620, (European cuisine)
Pubs and bars within a short walking distance of Lauderdale Mansions include: The Elgin, 255 Elgin Avenue, W9 (near Maida Vale Underground station), The Robert Browning, 15 Clifton Road, W9, The Windsor Castle, 3 Lanark Place, W9, The Waterway, 54-56 Formosa Street, W9, The Warwick Castle, 6 Warwick Place, W9, and The Bridge House, 13 Westbourne Terrace, W2.
For more information on restaurants, see www.squaremeal.co.uk. For more information on pubs and bars, see www.pubs.com or www.beerintheevening.com.
Cafes and coffee shops within a few hundred yards of Lauderdale Mansions South include Porridge and La Piccola Dely in Lauderdale Road, Plan 9 in Castellain Road, Paddington Recreation Ground cafe, Grantully Road, Raoul's, Clifton Road, Baker & Spice, Clifton Road, Vicki's, Clifton Road, Starbucks, Randolph Avenue (by Maida Vale Tube), Roma's Cafe, Elgin Avenue (by Maida Vale Tube), and Daylesford Organic, Clifton Nurseries, Clifton Villas.