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We went there because the Thai bar food is excellent and tasty and reasonably priced. The drinks are defintiely another matter. A pint of Ale and a large glass of white wine - 20p change from a tenner ! Queried it at the bar and they said the wine was £6 something for a glass. Oh come on................extortionate !!
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I go in here occasionally for a few Pints after work if I'm working in the cockfosters area as this is now One of the best Pubs around the Oakwood & Cockfosters area. I find it Has that nice old fashion country Pub feel to it. As you go in the front door the left hand side is more the Food side but the Right hand side is more traditional Old Pub style. Although it sells good food It has not been turned into one of those horrible Gastro type Pubs and keeping it slightly separate means it is still a traditional Pub where you can go just for a few pints of excellent Quality Real Ales on tap. Which just Proves If Its done Properly a Pub can still sell food and not be ruined. I would say its well worth a visit during the weekday early evenings.
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An established Thai/Pub. Food is good value for money and the service means its a good location for a quick business lunch.
Real ale choices can be variable, sometimes its poor usually leading with a Greene King beer and not much else, other times it can be quite exceptional with Woodforde's Wherry available on draft.
The question though with many of these types of establishments is would you go there for a beer in the evening?
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Yes has become a bit pricey here. But friendly bar staff
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Much improved from how it was in the 1980's - plastic/spit & sawdust city! It has an interesting Egyption/Eastern (can't make it's mind up) them these days. Been in there several times this year, but the quality of the beer (esp Bombardier) has been disappointing. It's also bloody expensive! I don't expect to pay West End prices in a quiet North London boozer - especially if the beer isn't very good.
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Not as good as it used to be. The resturant used to do some of the best Thai food in North London but now it's no better than any other Thai/pub which is a shame as this used to be a great little local secret. I visited it last week and had the green chicken curry which was more oil than curry, a pint of Coke cost me £3.60 (Pint of Carlsberg cost £3.00!!!! since when did coke become more expensive than larger) and the bar man was more interested in eating his salad than serving customers. A few years ago i would have given this a much higher rating.
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After going on friday night and ordering two meals for my boyfreind and I. We recieved one wrong meal. Not wanting to cause a fuss, my boyfriend ate it. After eating I went to the bar and was charged £4.70 for a lemonade and Lime! I was astonished, asked the bar maid who then gave me another pound...so £3.70! Still expensive in my opinion.
Leaving at this I said nothing until the land lord came to clear our table. I queried again with him. He then went off on a rant! He was so rude. I mentioned the wrong food, and he said not to come here if i wanted a cheap night out. And also said 'I'll appologise about the weather as well' Cocky and Rude. I will not be coming there again.
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Very comfortable and well run pub. Interesting interior, pleasant garden, friendly attentive staff. A rare example of how to run a restaurant in the same building without sodding up the pub side.
Bombardier in excellent nick. Also GK IPA and a guest ale (something sweet from Davenports that night). A more interesting beer choice would merit a very high score. Nevertheless, best in the area.
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This is now One of the best Pubs around the Oakwood & Cockfosters area. It Has that nice old fashion country Pub feel to it. Although it sells good food It has not been turned into a horrible Gastro Pub it is still a traditional Pub with excellent Quality Real Ales on tap. Which just Proves If Its done Properly it can be done. Well worth a visit during the weekday evenings as It can get full at weekends.
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If I'm thinking of the right place I was in there the other day when I got fed up of waiting for a drink in Maze in Oakwood. Should have come here first. Lady manager was the perfect host. Staff were friendly if a bit chain pubish. Good beer but could be that bit colder. Good garden. Food smells nice. Used books for sale. Or am I thinking of somewhere else ?
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Went here with a mate on a Monday. Pint and Thai Green Curry. One word.. 'QUALITY' Love this place!!
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Good family pub on a Sunday afternoon after a walk in Trent Park. Staff are great - really attentive and genuinely amused by the kids (we try and make sure our kids are well behaved, but the crisps in the slot machine are probably down to us!). Beers are good and well kept. Barnetblackdog may well have a point about Saturday nights, but this place was as rough as a badger's bum back in the 80s. It's a really nice now.
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Not much local competition but nonetheless a good pub all the same. Deceptively big with a vast number of nooks and crannies in which to disappear. Can be a tad smoky in winter but a real treat in summer with a great beer garden. Staff are friendly and attentive and the bar food is competitively priced with large portions. Never eaten in the restauarnt but it looks pretty good too.
Only downside is moron content can be high on a Saturday night due to lack of suitable alternatives - I have been there on more than one occasion when loud profanity laden conversations have taken place alongside a pleasant dinner.
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Not a bad place for a relaxing drink. A well known page 3 model used to be a regular.
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Live in walking distance to the Cock & Dragon and frequently eat in the Thai restaurant which is in a separate part of the pub. The decor and the atmosphere is really nice and welcoming and the food is lovely and reasonably priced. Even if you just want a lighter bite it is nice to be in a pub that offers slightly different bar snacks than the usuals.
In the winter the comfy chairs and warm tones are really appealing on a cold night - in the summer - fab garden!
anonymous - 23 Feb 2006 16:11 |
Very nice suburban pub, nice if inconsistent Thai restaurant (food can be absolutely brilliant, but can also be very average), nice plush atmosphere, good drinks, excellent service. Terrible tragedy a couple of years ago when landlord was stabbed to death by a staffmember (somebody told me he was a Kosovan bloke who reckoned he was owed money, whether this is true or not I don't know).
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Very pleasant pub, nice large beer garden, nice restaurant, do lovely bar snacks, fairly priced drinks - would thoroughly recommend. Though the landlord was murdered by a member of staff a couple of years ago in the bar.
anonymous - 27 Aug 2005 18:36 |
Nice pub - good beers, very good bar snacks, decent Thai restaurant out the back and a very relaxing beer garden for those hazy summer evenings.
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