Pub in South Kensington
h-bar
Sherfield Building, Imperial College, Ayrton Road, South Kensington, SW7 2AZClosest station: South Kensington, about 10 min walk4.2out of 5 on Google, from 222 ratings
Details last checked October 2024. Things may have changed since.
About h-bar
Busy student & staff hangout at Imperial College offering drinks, food, quiz nights & other events.
A bar, run by the Imperial College Student Union, open to the college's staff and postgraduate students and the staff of the Royal College of Music, the Royal College of Art and the South Kensington museums.
The entrance is off the ground floor foyer of the Imperial College's Sherfield Building and leads into a modern spacious but low-ceilinged room, half of it divided off into a self-service cafe until 7pm. The decor and lighting create a relaxing atmosphere, evidently much appreciated by its users.
One regular and one guest cask ale are normally available. The bar hosts infrequent cask ale festivals, perhaps just twice a year.
"h-bar"? Well, perhaps because it used to be the Holland Club Bar, the name often shortened to the "H Bar", "h-bar" being the pronunciation of the symbol of the Reduced Planck's Constant, beloved of scientists!
Description from WhatPub, CAMRA’s pub guide, with a summary from Google Maps.
Features
- Live Music
- Sports TV
- Serves Food
- Serves Dinner
- Real Ale
- Events
- Disabled Access
- WiFi
- Good for Groups
- Accepts Credit Cards
- Accepts NFC
Opening times
- Monday
- 4:00 – 11:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 4:00 – 11:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 4:00 – 11:00 PM
- Thursday
- 4:00 – 11:00 PM
- Friday
- 4:00 – 11:00 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
As listed in October 2024. Hours change, and bank holidays differ: check with the pub.
Good to know
- Operator
- Imperial College
- Price
- 1 out of 4 (Google’s price level)
- Phone
- 020 7594 3846
Photos
Photos from Google Maps contributors, stored when the pub was last checked.
Google rating and reviews
4.2out of 5 on Google, from 222 ratings
5 out of 5Jason Mantzouranison Google, November 2018
Excellent food! Lively atmosphere
5 out of 5Felipe Andres Leonel Huerta Perezon Google, February 2023
Hbar is a canteen for Postgraduate Students at Imperial College. It used to be a bar, but now it has changed to an Indian Restaurant. The food is of excellent quality and there is plenty of space to share a nice meal with your friends.
4 out of 5Jesse Rosson Google, February 2019
I really recommend it to all imperial college students.Satisfying and filling food of a good quality. The service is above average and very good prices for London. Burgers and tapas choices i would recommend visited twice so far and have experienced consistently good experiences
3 out of 5David Kurkaon Google, May 2019
Lunch have been decaying in quality: small portions and very greasy food. A bit overpriced for what you get. Salads are more expensive than hot meals! Very nice and attentive staff though.
4 out of 5Clay Goldmanon Google, August 2018
This is a nice student bar. There's plenty of space for both large and small groups. The drinks are pretty cheap and the appetizers are delicious. It was not very loud when I was there, so it was nice for working on a group project.
Rating and reviews are from Google Maps, as they stood in October 2024. See the latest on Google Maps.