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Donkey heaven!
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Transient pub, understandable given its location. Wine was warm, and spilt by miserable bar maid when I asked for some ice. no apology came. The toilets were hideous - paper/rubbish all over them and two of them badly blocked. When I asked the petulant bar maid if they had been checked recently she just shrugged her shoulders...hopefully I will never need to go here again...
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Popped in to waste a bit of time on the way to Kings Cross station. Its a pretty large bar but well laid out and pleasant. A very good selection of ales to choose from. A far better place to wait than the bar on the station.
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SO many hot girls in one place and there all foreign barmaids!!!! hurray!!!! fit!!!!
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very good bar, with very well kept ales - best pint of ESB id had all weekend! :D the barman was friendly and knowledgable, and was ovbiously the person in charge of the cellar as he was immensely proud when my husband complimented him on his pint.
we were in the bar in the morning when it was quiet, and we also didnt have any food so i cant vouch for it is at busier times, but our time there was great! :D
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Just realised I gave this a rating without a review or else it's been deleted. Was in here over Christmas and they had both London Porter and Old Winter Ale on draught, Porter was very nice. Limited selection of foreign beer too.
Worth a look.
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Stopped here in Nov 2007 and service was adequate, beers fairly well kept. Not a great place though- unless you enjoy having your pocket picked.
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I’m starting to visit more often recently as I like Fullers Winter beers and they usually have a full compliment. On my last visit they had both the Old Winter Ale and the London Porter, both of which were excellent. If recent reviewers complaining about the food service stay away I’ll not be disappointed, it should mean I’ll get served a pint quicker.
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Our food was over an hour late. the complimentary drinks we received as a result were from a dodgy tap and so we had to complain again. Staff were rude when we asked for a refund as we needed to get back to work as unfortunately we don't have the luxury of a two hour lunch break. Those of us who did receive our food were unimpressed by the deeply blackened burgers. I wouldn't recommend this place. Sorry. Better to Try the Bree Louise or The Rocket across teh road.
anonymous - 2 Nov 2007 14:39 |
The menu and interior actually look quite good but the fundamentally bad service makes a mockery of any effort to be classed as a good pub. After an hour of waiting for food only a third of the group had received any. No explanation was forthcoming and a complete lack of interest in customer service. Although the manager had a good time at the bar.
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always found the beer pretty well kept; and they seem to have a proper guest on now (dark star when i last went). however the beer is fairly expensive, and the food extremely so. 6/10
mps77 - 13 Aug 2007 13:28 |
still poor value for money, thumping loud music all times so you cant hear yourself think, real ales are still hit and miss
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This pub is without doubt the best in the area and the food maybe a bit on the dear side but i guess you have to pay more for a fresh gastro style menu, but if you want frozen crap you can go next door to o'neills.The ales in this pub are always very well kept and the Fullers IPA was excellent.With these well kept ales,extensive range of speciality beers,large wine menu and fresh food menu there's something here for everyone.The staff and the decor always look fab but the best bit for me is the raised area with the couches and the plasma screen.
anonymous - 2 May 2007 04:34 |
t he london porter was replaced by gales festival mild, i had the last pint on tuesday , they are now selling ipa. as regards recent comments wetherspoons are cheap, as for the mice i can remember when i counted 14 in the head of steam, it's the building work at st pancras which has disturbed them.
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got a fright here last night - if you look carefully under the seating in the no smoking area - you will observe vermin running around. I guess if left alone they nibble away at the tv screens and give us all some peace and quiet....
anonymous - 6 Apr 2007 15:41 |
ales still hit and miss - too cold and flat and rip off price. Some soft drinks here are more expensive than a beer in wetherspoons.
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Pretty full of suits after work (as you'd expect on the Euston Road) but it's worth a trip. Very well kept ales and somewhere to keep in mind whenever you fancy a pint of London Porter (which I often do).
Cates - 14 Mar 2007 17:19 |
You know how pubs go up and down in your estimation , well after a visit the other night this one is certainly going up in mine. The range of bottled Belgian beers has been expanded and there are some interesting ones available. Fullers ESB and the excellent London Porter were also available so I was spoilt for choice. Add to this a range of lagers, an extensive wine list and a good menu and there’s something for everyone.
Fullers seem to have a policy in London of trying to price the flotsam and jetsam out of their pubs and it does seem to work in an area where it is much needed. But if you’re not bothered by £3.00 a pint and can pay £15 for a bottle of Pinot Grigio or Merlot without flinching then you’ll be fine.
Up to 8/10
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Quite a nice place, considering the location! Good point of ESB, an excellent restorative after a long journey.
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Went the other night the football was on ,it was abit on the noisy side but the beer from the cottage brewery made up for it.
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Large Fuller's pub, on Euston Road about half-way between Euston and King's Cross / St Pancras. Usual range of Fuller's ales on offer. Would agree with other comments about it being a tad on the expensive side, however it's a clean and tidy place in which to enjoy a pint or two.
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An excellent place for an ale or two, usual Fuller's range well-complemented by Archers Oyster Stout and Dark Star Hop Head yesterday.
Inside of the place looks like a Wetherspoons, but don't let that put you off. Staff are quick to serve, but a massive big screen for the football seemed to be out-of-place.
Wouldn't advise eating here though, it's too pricey for what you receive (which is essentially mass-catering Brake Bros style food).
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Doesn't look particularly inspiring from the outside, but is actually pretty good inside. Usual Fullers beers, and not bad food. A tad on the expensive side though. Still you could do a lot worse in this area.
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I like this pub.I'm a frequent visitor to London and have always had good food and a good pint in here .The Staropramen was excellent.Convienient for the mainline stations.
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Not cheap (or quiet), but the Fuller's beer is always well kept.
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Not been in for a while, and little has changed. This is good, as the beer was good quality before and still continues to be. The manager was also effecient in serving multiple people, ensuring very little wait time at the bar.
On the flip side, it is now gearing more towards food, with prices to match (mains being in the £7-9 range). They do look and taste good though. The same no-so-cheap pricing being reflected in the beer prices too. (most being around £3 a pint)
Worked our way through the beer range last night, with the 'guest' Archers bitter being the best (the Pride was not quite at its best). We'll be back...
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The Euston Flyer is now open again but despite having closed for about a week little seems to have been done. The wooden floor looks like it has been polished and there may be a new carpet but other than that nothing seems to have changed. You’d think they’d spend some of the £2.95 a pint they charge on something a bit more adventurous. On a more positive note the ESB was on good form.
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Looked ideal when i peered in through the windows the other day,..dark,.coupla fruities,...plenty of discrete seating,..no braying tools, or bearded fools,..Made my way to the door and realised that it was closed down for a refurb after a smash-up,..Coulda been a contender,..Toad was gutted as well,..had to adjourn to that French gaff,.L'O'Neills next door!
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Made a bee line for this Fullers pub early evening on 3-6-06, I had discovered it is one of the few Fullers pubs in London that serves London Porter. Bit pricey at £3 a pint but I suppose you have to expect that in London, the drink was in excellent condition but our visit would have been extra nice if it also had the Gales MILD. Very good service, very quiet and relaxing atmosphere. The layered levels and steps allover the place somehow added to the ambiance. A very good start to our London MILD trail.
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Early Saturday evening, the MLF, with Stus.search.4.mild and I arrive in London and start with this pub in our search for PORTER and MILD.
We were not disappointed and a cracking pint of Fullers London Porter set us up for the start of our London MILD trail.
Quiet at this time of Sat evening, but that suited us and we enjoyed our pint in comfortable surroundings enjoying the bustle of the traffic on the Euston Road.
No doubt the courteous bouncers on the door were a portent of what to expect later if one was foolish to dally too long.
So suitable refreshed the MLF headed over the road for the Head of Steam.
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Fullers london porter best porter i haver ever tasted,
ESB also excellent also with great food,belgium seciality beers and dark star and archers guest ales the place just gets better.
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A big drinking hole with the typical transient clientele you would expect close to main line terminals in a dodgy area. Beer a bit rubbish but it sells on convenience and is always busy so I guess they don't see any need to change. Not a place for a decent conversation
dodgy - 18 Apr 2006 08:36 |
Disabled access (as referred to in pub details above) somewhat limited. The doors have no steps up or down from the pavement but are very heavy to push or pull from wheelchair level. The main part of the bar is at the same level, but the (very small) non-smoking area is accessible only by a flight of six stairs. Didn't see the toilets, but asked and was told they are wheelchair accessible: doors to them looked wide enough but the layout of the bar is such that a lot of people on chairs at tables would need to move to allow a wheelchair through.
As for the pub itself, it's still pretty much as I recall it from my pre-disability days, although looking slightly more tatty and now very smokey. Good range of drinks, Fullers bitters present and correct, but personally a bit nonplussed at £3.00 for a mediocre pint of Strongbow. Customers mostly office types or the odd tourist, although I noticed a couple of rat-faced, inbred looking little urchins in baseball caps near the door eyeing everybody's belongings, ideally placed for a quick getaway.
It's always been a good idea to avoid the Flyer on Saturdays during the football season, as its proximity to three mainline rail terminals means it gets infested with travelling scum and has been known to kick off more than once. In fact, the joke in other local pubs has always been that the Flyer doesn't bother with window cleaners but just waits until the next time the glaziers are needed.
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i have to retract my previous posting - tried 3 ales all in very poor condition, no chance to escape the flaming footable which totally dominates when its showing even though a majority of punters are taking absolutely no notice.
anonymous - 2 Mar 2006 13:54 |
this place just gets better - Hophead/Dark Star - ales from Dark Star brewery currently guesting here
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Spacious, little character, but worth a visit to prepare yourself for the walk through Kings x.
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Didn't know they did Belgian beers, will have to look out for that! Always worth a trip, good Fullers ales. Atmosphere could be improved slightly but it's still a fine pub.
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pleasantly suprised to find guest ales and some bottled belgium beer on offer here, defintately improving and better than most of the competition around here.
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i visited three pubs in euston road o 'neills,euston
flyer and the rocket and euston flyer was without doubt the best with belgium beer,fullers ales and guest ales,good food and large wine selection and with the clientle being office workers their was a very good atmosphere.
anonymous - 17 Nov 2005 22:59 |
Have been to this pub on many occassions when travelling out of Euston. My liking for this pub has reached the point now where I actually turn up an hour before my train to give me time for a couple of pints. An oasis in a commuter desert.
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Cannot better the descriptions given below.
Just to say that have used the Flyer several times as a rendezvous when meeting up in the Kings X area and never had a bad pint of Pride or ESB.
One of our crowd (who will be nameless- you know who you are Tony) drinks the Chiswick, but we do not like to talk about him.
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having visited this pub for the first time i found the atmosphere very good with a good range of cask ales including a excellent pint of london pride.It also has a choice of ten red and white wines and a great choice of imported belgium beers.The food was very good as my wife and i had homemade london pride steak pie and double chicken breast which was also very hot which is unusual for some pubs.
anonymous - 16 May 2005 01:29 |
what can i say about the world famous euston flyer.as a regular of 3 years i feel able to comment fairly as i have witnessed a number of changes to the food menu and to the staff.at the moment the staff are the best i have seen! they are very friendly,courteous,professional and the girls by and large are "hot".
the food menu has taken many different guises in 3 years and at the moment every effort has been made to accomodate most palates,the dishes are pricey, but when it arrives (which is generally very prompt)i have never been disappointed.
a wide range of ales and lagers are on sale plus the usual cheap and cheerful pub wines.i must strongly suggest the stella i dont know what their secret is but its always cold clean and crisp.
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Anyone who has made the unfortunate mistake of walking into the shambles that is Euston’s O`Neils will appreciate the Flyer just for being 30 yards down the road. However, besides the plus point of simply existing, the Flyer has a nice (if slightly touristy) atmosphere, a decent drink selection and is very spacious and well maintained for a pub that is basically aiming to catch commuters. It also has nice and plentiful window seats overlooking Euston Road – OK this wouldn’t, despite the enticing description, make my “Top Ten Views From Pub Windows” chart, but there is something strangely soothing about sipping a pint quietly while watching London speed past at its usual heart-attack-inducing pace.
Its not therefore the greatest pub on the planet, but for its location and what it sets out to achieve it’s a decent enough watering hole – 7/10
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Decent looking Fuller's pub with a central location. Nice interior. The standard Fuller's cask ales are always on, Timothy Taylor's Landlord was on as a guest beer when we were there, but was unfortunately served too warm (room temperature). Good food, but pricey. Kids over 14 are allowed (they asked my son's age). The American chick who served us was gorgeous!
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This is a decent enough pub - quite obviously part of the Fuller's chain. Quality of the fullers beers varies from pretty good to very good. Food seems very expensive. Large Tv screens mean a big crowd of football fans whenever a game is on. Drinks prices are about average for the area.
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I've tried this pub a few times, and had a mixed experience. Only tried the food once and it wasn't great. But the beer was ok and the staff were nice enough. A bit big and souless for my taste, but ok for a drink after work, and its nice and cool in the summer.
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Not a brilliant pub, but good for a pint of ESB before the train comes. Worth avoiding when football fans travelling North have the same idea - but need to get laddish while they're at it.
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Have visited it on a Monopoly crawl: it has the advantage of being nearer to King's X than most of the other pubs on Euston Road
drinker - 30 Jun 2004 10:53 |
Very reminiscent of the cleanliness without character of a pub chain created makeover. Nothing of note here, try head of steam instead if you can mix with railway memorobilia and goths
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A large pub situaated on the main road opposite the British library. The pub itelf is very clean with a large screen for all those sports fans. It has a variety of lagers and beers which are all relatively inexpensive for the area.
paul - 2 Feb 2004 09:07 |
Good pub this although it has a feeel of a travellers stop off place, it is clean and well looked after.
pat - 22 Oct 2003 14:48 |
A large Fullers pub situated between Kings Cross and Euston stations opposite the British Library. Fruit machines, piped music and a big screen TV. Standard Fullers fare, Pride, ESB, Chiswick and today a light Summer Ale, Stella, Grolsh and Scrumpy Jack plus a full menu. The french doors at the front are often opened onto the main road in summer. There is plenty of seating including three raised areas, one of which contains comfortable leather armchairs and sofas which are excellent for people watching outside. A popular pub for an after work drink with friends before heading home.
Millay - 30 Jul 2003 21:36 |
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