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The Audley
Wandering through the lonely streets of Marble arch and Mayfair we stumbled upon this characteristic looking pub with tables outside with candles upon them and, though quiet, looked rather inviting. Upon entry we found a posh pub with old men in expensive suits sporting bottles of champagne and cognac. The chandeliers on the ceiling and the random painting s on the walls reflected the mood of the place which was an old mans pub for people with a large inheritance. The clientele, having said this, were quite friendly and the bar staff even more so. There was a fine selection of beers from across Europe and a cash point within, which saved scouring the streets! This place appears to close late at the weekend although i am not sure and was big enough to accommodate a group, with plenty of free tables. At about £2.70 a pint it was surprisingly cheaper for alcohol than the area around it reflected.
Overall a rather fat-cat 6/10. Perfectly charming for a pub in the area if a little snobbish.
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1 Travelworm aka Wayne Motton (Australia) // Oct 9, 2007 at 5:33 am
I worked here in its ‘heyday’ in the Eighties when it had a Cavery in the Bar an Aussie wine Bar in the cellar and a small exclusive restaurant on the 1st floor that had customers like D. Hoffman and many other celebs.
In sad state at the moment, ie, sticky carpet under food, bad pub grub and in need of a revamp. Still serves good beers!
2 Cathie Sherwood (Australia) // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:11 pm
I also worked at the Audley but much earlier than its ‘heyday’ in the 1980s. I was there for most of 1976 (and bits of 1975) when it really was a swinging place as it was just down the road from the US Embassy and always had celebs like Elton John, Rick Wakeman etc etc coming in as well as royalty, dukes and duchesses with money or those who were asset rich but cash poor. The top levels housed the Manager and his family, while the level above the street was a restaurant run by two wonderful Cockney women during the week and me on the weekends. Below the ground level was a bar which had a disco at night. The staff were young, either Australian or Irish with some Brits thrown in. During our breaks, we would dash across the Mount St gardens to the Punch Bowl in Farm Street (another wonderful little pub) for a quick drink.
3 Betsey (USA) // Sep 2, 2008 at 10:39 pm
When I worked at the Audley in the ’70’s, we took advantage of the clientele, even our regulars. We’d “charge up” a number of pence. Now and then we’d serve beer that had mistakenly been drawn previously (an hour or so before). Cleaning consisted of dipping the pints in soapy water, then clear water, but by the end of the evening soapy and clear were indistinguishable. No famous people there in those days, but we had the rich and the local drink-needy. It was the hardest job I ever loved…one winter was enough for me. And by the way, I never pocketed the “charged up” amounts. I just put them in the till. Someone made money, but it wasn’t me. Don’t know about the quality of the beer. People seemed to like it. The food was great though. Roast beef, stilton, Nuit St. George to accompany, salmon, just the best. AND the bloody mary’s. Does anyone else remember?
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