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the late licence is this pubs USP. Not the best of best but definetly not the worst, alright for a late un.
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Small one bar pub. Only Jennings Cumberland Ale on last night which wasn't impressive. They have tried to brighten it up from how it was before but lost some atmosphere. Plenty of better pubs around.
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Mildly above average pub in light of its otherwise ghastly location. Major drawback is the barladies' choice of eardrum-bursting teenage muzak which tends to drown out 75% of any intelligent conversation between Enlightenment Fitrovians in attendance.
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Liked it. Decent, friendly service. Nothing special but the lager was on form and the place had a good laid back feel to it. Will be going again
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Nice pub, unpretentious, just clean and tidy and welcoming. Would agree they sometimes need to address the lack of staff.
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Has the feel of an old pub that they've tried to turn into a trendy bar/bistro but run out of money half way through. It's a bit bare, perhaps they would claim minimalist, but there is a nice big brewery mirror on one wall. Didn't expect much in the real ale line but they had TT Landlord and a rather pleasant Cornish Coaster from Sharps as a guest.
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well i went here tonight and ive got to say i wasnt impressed , i visited around 2020 only one barmaid on !!!! for a busy pub this was poxy , but i was served quite quickly , couple of ales on didnt try them , a small range of beers , and a small pub .
together with the loud music and the smoke this wasnt my sort of pub . also the carlsberg was bloody awful , i really hate to rate this pub , in my honest opinon it doesnt deserve a wet fart let alone a number a bloody awful pub, but it gets a 1 due to a very nice blonde girl who i was talking to (the H files maybe ? what the bloody hell is a H file neway ?) oh well im rambling one word sums this pub up
SHITE
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I recently popped into this pub after some heavy shopping. I found it to be nice and friendly. Good selection on Draught and GREAT wine list. Cheese and Bacon Burger is HUGE and very reasonably priced. Now open til one Thurs, Fri and Sat and Midnighht rest of the week. Will be adding it to my future city visits for sure!!!
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Nice place to stop for a pint after the mayhem of Oxford Street, particularly if you're not feeling 'hip' enough to go for a drink in Soho.
Gets packed quickly on Fridays after 6pm, but then it's not exactly huge. Hardly a cosy local but perfectly alright.
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nice place, good wine offers - but please bring on the smoking ban ...
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once past the initial impulse of avoiding tottenham court road at all costs there are much worse places you could end up in than the 'arms. everything here is straightforward & unpretentious: service is fast, food is substantial and good looking cocktails & liqueur coffees keep the girls happy. cant fault it.
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Pub has been stripped of charm and character and feels like a Victorian house that's been abandoned partway through a trendy modernisation, leaving the place with a serious identity crisis. Two casks on offer - Spitfire and Pride. The London Pride was in very poor condition without being actually off. I couldn't drink it and returned it to the bar. The barmaid simply shrugged.
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a recent refurb has vastly improved the ambience of this place. rich plum & grey shades were used for the bar area and warm creams & browns for the sofa area in the back. it is not huge but that adds to its charm, there are cafe-style 'poser' tables with high chairs for a quick pint and more comfortable wooden furniture for a sit down meal. nice for a break from gadget-shopping on tottenham ct rd.
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I've visited this pub several times, so have given it a good chance, but its horrible. The area is grim too. It used to be well known for lock ins, but I don't think it even has that to recommend it now. Can't think of a single thing to recommend it.
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Popped in, had a small bite to eat of Saturday and a couple of pints. T'was ok butthis place has a bit of a reputation for being unfriendly (or worse).
Some mates of mine booked the place for a private do a few weeks back, paid plenty of money for drinks, food and keeping the place exclusive and when they turned up and the landlord denied all knowledge of it.
After plenty of arguing the landlord admitted, yes, he DID have the cheque and, yes, he WILL provide food and drink but but he would only let them use half the pub, resulting in everyone being crammed into one corner.
A nice looking pub, this bit of London needs decent boozer, but it need new managment.
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I was very suprised that once I had ordered my round the Barman said "Go and sit down and I'll bring them over". Two pints were then presented at our table on top of paper napkins!! Beer was okay. Been to worse pubs in the area.
Simon - 5 Nov 2004 07:40 |
I agree with Kath 100 percent. After being recommended to go there for a drink we ran out of the rain into the pub only to be stared at by the bartender and when asked about our drinks he then started putting candles out on the tables and left our drinks on the bar until he was finished. Then when our diabetic friend who had to eat some food he desperatly food in a paper shop next door and hadn't quite finished it before runing into the pub out of the rain. He was told very rude by the bartender to "Hurry up and finish that or get out". Being internation visitors to London we were horrified by the way Staff at the Northumberland treated their patrons. Obviously they do not need the busy nor warrent any. Please do yourselves a favour and Leave the Northumberland off your London Pub visits. This occured on the 20th of December 2003 at 4pm in the afternoon.
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The"North"as it is called was my local when I worked in London is a cracking pub,you can drink all night,which is handy when you work odd hours and I always found it friendly!!
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I was shaking the door trying to get in while the staff blew up baloons. OK it was for a private party, how was I to know... It wouldn't have hurt to let me know instead of letting me persist in my door shaking!
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I couldn't recommend it less. The staff are rude, the beer's awful and it gets very crowded. One of those prominent-location-can't-be-arsed pubs.
Kath - 28 May 2003 16:51 |
They could do with turning the heating on!
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