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Had a really good night here last night. Excellent pub. Great staff, ok beer and great djs playing 10950s soul and rock and roll loved it. Keep it up.
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I use to go to this pub on a regular basis. However it has changed. The pub itself is fine, one of the best looking in Camden but the beer... Ohhhh. £3.15 for a pint of Fosters!!!! I wouldn't drink the stuff in there if i got paid £3.15 for it. The beer is digusting. And when i told the lady (think it is manageress) about the bad pint i got the most rude response. Telling me the pint's fine, even though it has no bubbles, and looks as if it has got a touch of milk in it and it smells. The taste is baaad! After she poured me the 2nd pint, she asked me to leave and don't come back. But at least i didn't have mould in my glass like the people at the next table who also complained not only about that, but also about the bad tasting flat pint they got. A shame really. Would be good to have people behind the bar who know at least when a pint smells and looks bad. As i said, it used to be absolutely fine pints in the pub. Maybe the management has changed.
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I use this pub when in the area,it is nothing special but good for a few beers.the prices are a bit steep but it is better than drinking in some of the poncy places in the area,still much prefer the dublin castle.
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always nice drink at the elephant but...miss u a lot babe (a.)!!!
anonymous - 28 May 2007 13:58 |
A good mix of people but otherwise very average.
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Not a place for your elderly aunt or for the scared tourists who sometimes can be seen in the corner. Good atmopshere, poor beer.
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Really need to review there prices,as punters are voting with their feet.No where near as busy as it was,and everyone is saying the same thing "It's too expensive"
The big red down Holloway road seems to be where everyone is heading
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If you don't like this pub you have got to check your pulse. There are some great characters there and some really good music. Check out the DJ on Sunday afternoon. He plays some really good Northern soul.
Granted the beer isn't up to much but that's not what this pub is about. Come for the atmosphere and not to sample fine ales!
8/10
wocca - 24 Aug 2006 15:28 |
Mitomighty - funny, but when I made my one and only visit here in May I too had to resort to the ice cold bottle of Broon. A real last resort!
anonymous - 14 Aug 2006 11:40 |
agree with the last beer comment. I was in there again and I always worry when I've resorted to an ice cold Newcastle Brown because I can't find anything I want. However, I do enjoy the atmosphere and the DJs when they play. Crowded mind.
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Not a fan. The high number of people affecting being "individuals" does create some amusement but the beer is awful and the place is generally miserable. Can'y understand why anyone would consider this a good pub.
anonymous - 30 May 2006 09:56 |
Good atmosphere. Bit pricey. Interesting crowd. Top music the other saturday.
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Shocking pub! On a sunday evening there's a real mix of people. The front of the pub is where the Ted's and Rockabillys mingle and the back of the pub is like stepping into a cess pit. Thats where the "hard core" punks reside. Obviously there's nothing wrong with them but the females can be a bit bitchy, but to be honest, thats the general vibe in there. Its fair to say that most women go to be seen and eyed up and the men go to show off their new Italian suits (the Teds that is!)
The DJ on a sunday night "Old man Shaun" is brilliant and plays records most people have searched for their entire lives! Overall a good pup with some amazing looking people!
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love this pub, when I was single I would go there to ogle the tattooed punk birds
anonymous - 23 Mar 2006 20:56 |
A good boozer, decent Guinness and always something happening. The cream of british "yoof" cults can be seen here(even if most are now middle aged), and all getting on.Decent guvner and decent music.
Only down side is having to put up with the drug dealing scum hassling you on your way from the station
regards
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Great Pub... Not saying that because i work there, but most of all because it has a particular touch, that gives to the place a unique atmosphere.
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simply the best pub in london.
Punks, Skins, Psichobilly, Rockers, Goths and mixed Mad people drinkin'&havin'fun!!!
Go there once, and u'll love it forever!
keep on rockin'!
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A pub where there's fine line between wondering whether or not you're going to get out alive and having a really good time. A good pub, and the pick of a really shoddy bunch of pubs in the immediate vicinity.
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Love this pub. If you sit at one of the window tables, you will see every conceivable tribe passing by (why, I thought I spotted Lord Lucan on one occasion). The atmosphere was a mixture of friendly tourists, punks, teddy boys, locals and goths. The bar staff are jovial and attentive. Choice of beer could be better but that's vindicated by the overall joy of being in the umbilical cord of Camden Town.
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Best pub in the world if you like rock music of any kind. Garage Punk, Sleazy Lounge, rockabilly, Ska, Beat. Good place to meet up before going somewhere else during the weekends. Sat and Sun are best. About the beer? Well nothing to shout about , but it is plentyful.
Filura - 12 Nov 2004 11:33 |
Best pub in town!!!!
Great for rock n rolling on a saturday night!
Hot Rod Girl - 29 Oct 2004 17:21 |
this pub is fantastic duuno much about the beer tho coz i drink VODKA! the reason i like this pub so much is because of the rockabilly on sat nite that is the reason i go because i love rock n roll!! and the dj is fab! it has a brilliant atmosphere on a sat nite!
judy - 7 Sep 2004 08:02 |
Dodgy Courage ales, slightly expensive, and probably in the minority for the area for not having a late licence. Very much a pub full of tribal gatherings -Rockabilly's not dead. Luckily there's no bouncer to refuse you entry for not wearing creepers.
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Not a bad pub, an ok pint of Courage Best. Nothing more to recommend it really, just a solid decent boozer. I'm sure the people who've been there in the eveningcan get a bit more worked up about it.
Owen - 21 Jun 2004 17:34 |
A great pub frequented by interesting Camden types. Rockabilly on Saturday nights and Jamaican music on Sunday nights.
Bob - 29 Dec 2003 18:18 |
brilliant bar, good atmosphere and music but the beer is questionable
jon - 7 Aug 2003 00:53 |
This pub has always been a favourite for me. It’s not the kind of pub which attracts the Camden Walkabout as during the day it is hidden by two street-traders stalls. One selling tacky ‘natural’ soaps and the other selling the type of sunglasses of which only girls who don’t suit those kind of glasses wear. They have video subbuteo, which is fun, but impossible drunk. The brews are Courage. I had a dodgy best which I am convinced gave me the headache the following morning. The ambience is very relaxing as only crowd ‘who knows’ come here. The food is very limited and I don’t think the ales are superb but this is still a nice pub
Doofer - 6 Aug 2003 13:00 |
A great fun pub with 50s rock n' roll sounds spun by the rockabilly DJ on a Saturday night. Ska & rockabilly on a Sunday. Lively and fun, well worth a visit.
Jo - 1 Jun 2003 15:27 |
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