The Albert Tavern

D_K

Lunch at the Albert Tavern 3rd June 2009

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Looks great from the outside, unfortunately once inside it is apparent that the Albert Tavern is a tourist trap, with the price scheme seemingly designed to rip them off.
The beer is expensive but reasonable quality. The food is...well terrible.
I asked for a falafel burger and chips and what I got looked like a cheap veggie burger (with cheapest quality burger bun) and unappetising chips. It cost £6.99 + £3.21 for a beer, you can get better in Wetherspoons for £5.49 for both.
The barman gave me £5 less change than I should have got, if I hadn't have noticed and told him I would have paid over £15 for a meal that can be gotten from any take away in London for £4.
My friends who had a steak and roast beef bap respectively also thought their food was poor quality and hugely overpriced.

chrisp

Regal 15th August 2008

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It's between Victoria and Westminster, so it's full of tourists looking for a "traditional" English pub and a plate of mediocre overpriced fish and chips. But if you avoid the food, the Albert is a lovely old spot for a pint or two. A recent refurbishment has the distinction of somehow leaving it look OLDER than before, and that's no bad thing. Extra character is provided by the occasional attendance by red-uniformed Chelsea Pensioners, and there's even a special table in the front room that you have to vacate should any of the old boys wander in! This is potentially quite annoying of course, but having never been personally inconvenienced by this odd rule I can declare it to be charming and characterful. Anyway, pop along and make your own mind up - everyone else already is.