Pub in London NW1
Queens Head & Artichoke
30-32 Albany Street, London, NW1 4EAClosest station: Great Portland Street, about 4 min walk4.2out of 5 on Google, from 507 ratings
Details last checked October 2024. Things may have changed since.
About Queens Head & Artichoke
Modern British menu with sharing plates served in a Victorian pub with stripped floorboards.
23/07/21 Noted last night as closed and covered with scaffold and tarpaulins.
This is the same view from Google as January 2021:
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.525675,-0.144208,3a,75y,48.14h,105.7t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1slZ81P4QUpGDVN1Q3ZVd5dw!2e0!5s20210101T000000!7i16384!8i8192
The pub's website says it will reopen in late spring, but it's already mid-summer; perhaps they are behind schedule.
On the cusp between a drinkers' pub and a gastro, it is, if anything, striving for the latter with an upstairs restaurant, tapas and more standard menus, and extensive wine list, and a snack list which seems to be reaching for the more upmarket end, albeit not especially expensive. Popular lunchtimes and early evening. Per the Wadsworth Dictionary of Pub Names the sister of Henry VIII, widow of Louis XII of France, was passionately fond of artichokes (it is said). She persuaded her chief gardener to call his tavern by this name. That tavern has gone but the name survives here. See the pub's website for more history.
Description from WhatPub, CAMRA’s pub guide, with a summary from Google Maps.
Features
- Dog Friendly
- Outdoor Seating: Seating & tables on street at front
- Serves Food
- Serves Lunch
- Serves Dinner
- Restaurant
- Real Ale
- Function Room
- Disabled Access
- WiFi
- Reservable
- Good for Groups
- Smoking
- Good for Children
- Serves Coffee
- Accepts Credit Cards
- Accepts Debit Cards
- Accepts NFC
Opening times
- Monday
- 4:00 – 11:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 4:00 – 11:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
- Thursday
- 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
- Friday
- 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
- Saturday
- 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
- Sunday
- 12:00 – 11:30 PM
As listed in October 2024. Hours change, and bank holidays differ: check with the pub.
Good to know
- Operator
- Independent
- Price
- 2 out of 4 (Google’s price level)
- Phone
- 020 7916 6206
Photos
Photos from Google Maps contributors, stored when the pub was last checked.
Google rating and reviews
4.2out of 5 on Google, from 507 ratings
4 out of 5Joanne Tehon Google, March 2024
Had our Sunday roast at this restaurant that opens at 12pm on a Sunday. Nice cozy restaurant and the food selection was good. Overall suitable for a group of people.
4 out of 5Dai Treeon Google, October 2023
The Queen's Head and Artichoke is a delightful pub nestled away on the corner of Longford and Albany streets. The pub looks like a late Victorian pub, it offers a tapas menu, enticing for a longer visit. Dog friendly and a very happy go lucky atmosphere. The service is excellent and the beer is great too. Indeed, a fine offering of keg beers along with a couple of cask ales. A fine place indeed.
4 out of 5Maria Tarabanovskaon Google, January 2024
Lovely place with a great food and a very nice atmosphere - a true hidden gem in central London! My favourite dishes were the octopus, pumpkin, flatbread, pardon peppers, croquettes and the desserts (crumble and the citrus cake) - which is most of what we've ordered! Will definitely be returning to try the rest of the menu!
5 out of 5Dave Selkirkon Google, April 2023
I was in the area and needed somewhere to eat. I walked in here and it was very quiet (14:30 on a Saturday). The staff were very attentive though and welcomed me in. Good selection of food on the menu, and what I ordered came quickly and was tasty. It get get busier a bit later, by the time I'd left.
5 out of 5London Pub Mapon Google, July 2023
🚇 Great Portland Street 🍺 £6.70 Estrella ❤️ Victorian charm meets tantalising tapas. . The Queens Head & Artichoke is located at the end of a Victorian terrace near the south east corner of Regents Park. The nearest Tube is Great Portland Street which is a few minutes walk away. . When Regent's Park was created, several Inns were demolished including the Queens Head. It re-located to this spot in 1811 and the name was extended to the Queen's Head & Artichoke by 1825. The pub was re-built in its present form in 1900. . The decor here is full of old world charm with some stunning features…
Rating and reviews are from Google Maps, as they stood in October 2024. See the latest on Google Maps.