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Have been on a few Saturdays when they play movie soundtracks all night, which is quite cool. Not sure it would be any good on a normal night though.
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cool vibe. went to a magazine launch thing a couple of weeks ago. it was £3 on the door but you got a load of free stuff from the magazine people. great atmosphere and great music.
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a lot nicer since it was refurbished. I've been there a couple of times at night and during the day. They've got some really good things going on in between the general Camden stuff. During the day it was nice and relaxed and has good food. :)
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I came here after the My Bloody Valentine gig at The Roundhouse and they had the most ridiculous indie disco I have ever seen. And I've seen 100s. The DJ actually threw some hula hoops into the dance floor at one stage of the evening. On the plus side, no pretensions, everyone was friendly and the beer was reasonably priced.
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major refurb, less of a boozer now, no handpumps, no real ale.
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yeah, that must be an old photo. I went there to Amy Winehouse DJ a few months ago and had a great time.
I keep popping back to see if she's going to be playing again, but they seem to be redecorating it at the moment. The manager told me they will be doing more big gigs when they reopen properly.
Not sure if it was worth the entry fee at the time, but when I've been back since they haven't charged entry on a normal weekend night.
Ooh, and I got my photo on their website with Amy, which is cool. http://www.monarchbar.com
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Fairly busy, loud music, early twenties crowd and open late – The exact opposite to the last time I was in here when it was a Spoons.
Some nights there are bands on so expect to pay an entrance fee.
I'm not a fan and will not be returning.
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no the photo is correct if old. This was the Man In The Moon. It is now The Monarch. Same dreary interior but with mega-PA and loud bands. Incongruous but good :)
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The photo is clearly wrong! It's the Man in The Moon which is a Weatherspoons pub just down the road!
The Monarch is a band venue pub. I used to go there a lot in the late 90s to see bands and go to club nights.
Can't say what it's like now.
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Semi decent range of drinks, decent size for live music. Fairly good atmosphere. I went on sunday especially to see a band called Metalworks, although they were advertised to come on at 8 o clock but after the pub had a guest band on, our band was ready to come on til about ten o clock and my friend and I had to leave before they started. Shame
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I was a regular in the early nineties before I knew better. About the best thing you can say now is that you could probably pop in to use the loo when shopping in the area without being molested...probably. The most scandalous aspect is the appropriation of a nearby, much better pub's name.
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I have never had a pint in this pub, however I am forced to walk past it everyday. I often arrive home in tears due to the lewd comments i am subjected to from the clientel who drink on the pavement outside. This would never happen outside the bar fly or The Loch tavern. Chalk farm would be better of if this blight on society could be removed.
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Not as bad as everyone makes out to be. It's cheap place in camden, use to have the BEST barman, but not anymore (left few months ago). Great metal band on sunday's so what more can you ask.
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Came in recently with some friends and met the most miserable bar man ever. Dont think I will be returning.
bee26 - 17 Jan 2007 15:41 |
tis the misty moon now and a great place to go before a late night visit to the bar fly
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great cheap independent pub near to the barfly. £3 a double jd coke? YER HAVIN A LAUGH!
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Its Not A Wetherspoons Anymore
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Went in here last Saturday. The pub was dirty, the toilets were disgusting. Wetherspoons usually pride themselves on keeping the loos clean, yet it looked like nobody had been in there for weeks. It's good for cheap beers, but that's about it.
anonymous - 7 Jun 2006 10:45 |
Horrible! council estate tenants in a Butlins holiday camp. Geriatric drinkers half of whom may already be dead? Atmosphere of a smelly, smokey morgue!
anonymous - 31 Dec 2005 15:41 |
Despite all appearances, this pub isn't actually a Wetherspoons anymore. Consequently, their beer's not quite so varied (no Baltika for me), and they don't take credit cards.
The pub itself is nothing special, but a relatively quiet place to have a pint and a chat if you find yourself in Camden on a Friday night.
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Never been in as too many people have warned me off the place. Walking past (quickly), as I regularly do, is more than enough from what I've seen through the windows.
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More of a day centre than a pub...
anonymous - 11 Feb 2005 14:46 |
A typical Weatherspoons pub, no soul or atmosphere.
gerry - 26 Oct 2004 15:58 |
I go here quite often because of gigs at the barfly, so much so that I take to ducking out in between each band. The ale is excellent and cheap (recently had a special on Old Bob for 80 pence) but the people can be on the scary side of clinically insane, whilst the old guy who blew his nose and then deliberately let his snot run off his hanky and onto the floor is surely one of the most distrubing things I've witnessed.
Also, only eat here if you're a gambling person. Have an accumulator on 1) how long it will take to get there 2) how many times you'll have to take it back 3) how often the staff will apologise 4) how edible it is and 5) how sick you'll get.
Despite all of that, it still gets a 6 out of 10. Just for the range and quality of the ale.
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It canot be denied. Man in the Moon is simply the best pubever to have existed and probably the best pub which will ever exist. I am no alcoholic but this place is my second home. It's relaxed, has a great atmosphere and the bar men are very cute. Cannot reccoment this pub enough
jessie - 27 Jan 2004 17:34 |
One of the better Wetherspoons pubs in London. Decent bar service and you can usually get a table. Good place to meet people before going to the Barfly.
Chris - 24 Oct 2003 13:02 |
The Man In The Moon isn't that bad at all - for a Weatherspoons. If you want to avoid the young media types at the Lock Tavern and would rather have a quiet/cheap pint, this is the place for you. Mixed crowd and ok decor. Enjoy!
P.S. The beer garden is not so much a garden but more of a very small patio.
Steve - 21 Oct 2003 17:47 |
Pretty basic Wetherspoon boozer - not ideal, but often it's a reliable bet for a half-decent drink in Camden.
Darryl - 11 Aug 2003 13:48 |
Now, this is from the old school of Wetherspoons and previously to tonight owns the trophy for the worst food service I have ever experienced. I had to wait two hours for a boil in the bag curry once. This pub has lots of old men. No sexy dollies and cheap beer. The men are fun…plenty of stories to be told so just go in there, wrap yourself around a pint of Duggies Dozen or Bulldozers revenge (Fictional beers!!) and get chatting to the wrinklies
Doofer - 6 Aug 2003 13:03 |
Its full of old men and there is no Music
bob - 15 Nov 2002 16:04 |
