Nice pub in central North West of London. Came in the afternoon to meet a friend on Sunday and they had space at the back. Were happy to let me sit and read with a coffee for a while, taking up a table before the friend joined. We ordered a toast with eggs/avocado which was good value. Both were roughly £10 each when they could otherwise have been £12+. A few young family's came to spend the morning there in a larger table - it was nice that they could do this.

My friend and I decided to give the Elgin a visit as we had recently seen that their roast had been nominated within the Top 5 best in the UK. We arrived and was greeted by the friendly staff but the food I felt was lacking. The portion size and overall plate presentation wasn't great and a little messy with everything thrown on top of each other. The potatoes were the best bit - lovely and crispy and the veg was really nice too but overall it wasn't the best Roast I've had. The gravy was runny and didn't really add any depth to the overal roast like a gravy should. They had ran out of stuffing that was supposed to be served with the roast chicken option and when inquiring about this that's when the above was brought to our attention. The staff provided us with a discount and additional extra from the roast to make up for oversight which was nice.

The Elgin in Maida Vale, on Elgin drive is a fine little pub cum cafe close to Maida Vale underground station. A small selection of keg beers and ciders. No sign of any cask ales. Quick polite service, a card only outlet. A pleasant place for a beer.