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A small pub occupied mainly by locals, a traditional pub atmosphere which is a real rarity in this area.
Wood panelling, decent ales as well (3 on draft including Deuchars, maybe not exciting but in good shape). The opposite of trendy and as such, a great place to drink.
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One of my favourite London pubs just up the road from girlfriends place....if I move up here it would have to be within walking (staggering)distance !
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Very friendly place with a reasonable selection of ales and a big screen for sport. Get there early if you want a seat though!
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Nice traditional long narrow single bar pub in the centre of Crouch End.
I wouldn't describe it as "rough and ready" - it's just a proper old school boozer that does what it says on the tin.
It seems to be where the locals drink - and that's usually a pretty good sign.
Worth popping in if passing through
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One of the best boozers in London. A classic old-school pub which I just hope never changes.
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Bit too rough and ready, although its different from most of the other pubs in the centre of Crouch End.
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If you dont like new people coming to your pub there will be a day in years to come when there wont be anyone left. As a 'newcomer' ive felt a little intimidated by certain regulars obvious distain for 'newcomers' and people not in Eastenders, but my problem is, all the other pubs in crouch end are rubbish. The bar staff are nice though. Good porky scratchings. Minimal hair.
anonymous - 30 May 2006 18:41 |
Great pub, most favoured in Crouch End.
Comments about new people going elsewhere though are unhelpful to the pub, its regulars and the new faces that become tomorrow's steadfast loyal drinkers.
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My favourite pub in London and, indeed, the world. Scruffy, smoky, a little bit grubby, but altogether fab.
katep - 26 Apr 2006 15:45 |
I like this pub. Lots. Don't go in as often as I should as it's the other end of Crouch End and I'm a lazy bugger, but a good time is always had when the effort's made.
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I now live in Florida but when I lived in Crouch End in 1986-7 this was the best pub then & glad to hear it is now.
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This is possibly the best pub in London. It has the right criteria to be called a pub and not full of designer perfumed clientele like the All Bar Pitcher and Piano opposite.
Don't come in here for your Rjoca or Chablis or toasted paninis with sea cress.
The ales are great and not your usual waterey London offerings.
A real boozer for real unpretentious people
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Best pub in Crouch End and very possibly the world. Incredibly friendly and welcoming.
Having said that, I have to agree with Grumpy Crouch Ender even though I am a relative new comer (couple of years) - loads of new people through the door would be a shame. If its a good 'scene' you're after, get you to the King's. If its a good pint and a good chat, come in.
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Great place to drink, great quiz, great Guinness. It would be a little like drinking in your own front room, if there weren't so many people.
There are no pretensions, no attempts to artifically create an ambience, it just does the (very!) basics and does them well: a small, badly-lit, classic boozer.
A pub I miss if I've not been there for a while!
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A proper locals' pub serving a great pint of Guinness. My wife hates it. I go here as often as possible.
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It's what a pub should be, it smells of beer tobacco and old men. The TV always has horse racing on, even at closing time, and they do rolls wrapped in clingfilm behind the bar...I almost wept when I first saw that.
This is a proper boozer, run by and frequented by real people who go to the pub for a drink, a chat and maybe a little snooze in the corner.
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A great pub with a really difficult quiz. The staff are friendly and efficient and it's easy to relax there. I also like the variety of age groups who drink side by side.
This is also a good place for spotting the stars: I've seen Eastenders' Minty, Sean Hughes and Sgt Boyden from The Bill (although not all together) there! Primetimetastic!
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A fine and decent traditional pub. No pretensions, good beer and friendly staff. Definitely and after-work-with-the-Evening-Standard pub. Relaxed and sound clientelle.
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The last real pub in this area.
It's well hidden by its plain frontage and plain inside.
Not frequented by the fashionable - its main attraction!
Worth a visit.
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Small community pub with a friendly welcome, opened in 1877. The wood panelled interior shows old pictures of the area and drawings showing the history of the pub. Regular entry in the Good beer Guide. A TV plays quietly but here conversation rules. There is a small sheltered courtyard with seatingat the rear. The pub sign depicts a hare and suggests a possible origin of the name. Filled rolls are available lunchtime. Quiz night is tuesday.
Chris - 1 Jan 2005 08:41 |
Great proper boozer hidden round the corner from natwest, highly recommended if you prefer conversation to shouting in dull chain pubs.
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Great little traditional local. Relaxing unpretentious atmosphere. Good selection of beers and friendly staff. Good mix of clientele. Very small television not very good for watching sport.
William Clark - 2 Dec 2004 12:16 |
Small tradiational pub which can get really busy.Good selection of beers and good guiness as the land lord is Irish.No music so you can have a conversation, nice polite bar staff with a nice chiled out atomosphere. A selection of people drink in here from old regular to trendy media types. Well worth a visit
Delyth Jones - 18 Nov 2004 16:44 |
leave this pub alone! too many newcommers ruin the atmosphere and unsettle the locals!! go to the queens, maynard or Alex instead and leave the Harringay alone!
Grumpy Crouch Ender - 29 Jul 2004 14:44 |
A great friendly local, ideal for a swift pint or five of Guinness. Not the most spacious of pubs (I wouldn't want it any other way) so be warned that you can be hard pushed to find a seat on quiz nights.
A top, off the beaten track drinking hole.
Markmark - 17 Jun 2003 16:17 |
An old-fashioned friendly typical pub pub. Small but perfectkly formed with a small beer yard out the back on warm evenings.
Only one ladies toilet though.
BlueDuck - 7 May 2003 17:27 |
