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Hmm. Trading on past glories. Only one ale (GK IPA) and that's piss-warm.
Current rating grossly inflated. I make this a two or three at best.
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The repositioning of the bar gives this place less of a dour feel than it used to have. Three handpumps all displaying GK IPA - and no one around drinking it, so went for the Kronenbourg. It was relatively busy on this Saturday evening visit and although there was no proper ale (think I can GK IPA to the list of not proper) and the music (in particular the base) was unnecessarily loud in the front bar (if they just aimed it to the back where the pool tables are then people in the front could talk to each other without shouting) the different ethnic mix of this pub seemed to work where others fail. Still nowhere near the rating it has but it is the only pub in West Hendon.
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Afraid I think the average rating for this place (8.8 as I review this) is an overestimate by about 3 marks. This isn't a great area for pubs (to say the least) but the Midland Hotel is pretty unremarkable. It's located high above the M1 next to Hendon railway station. There's a pleasant and airy front bar and a darker pool room at the back. The pub advertises itself as a GK house, and a poster by the door advertises various GK ales, but all three handpumps were disused when I happened by - whether a temporary glitch or not, that's not really good enough for a GK pub. The landlord seemed friendly enough but ultimately I'd only visit this boozer again if I needed to kill time waiting for a train.
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I agree. This is one of the better pubs in Hendon alongside the new and improved White Bear on the burroughs. For a good night out in the area, these are the best two bars in town. I like to start in one and finish in the other depending on the weather! good atmosphere and drinks.
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This is a great pub with a DJ and late license on Friday and Saturday nights. The landlord is truly lovely and very helpful. The food is really nice and we were advised if there was something we fancied to eat that wasn't on the menu, to come into the pub the day before we wanted to come in for dinner and tell the chef who would get the ingredients and cook it especially for us - how's that for service?!! Decor is understated but nicely done, and there are loads of tables so you rarely have to stand (which is good when you have a penchant for wearing heels). Although the wine list is a little limited, I found the white very drinkable (Venetian Pinot Grigio) and it was reasonably priced. I even took a bottle home at the end of the evening and the landlord refused to charge me the normal pub price for it. I feel very lucky to have this pub as my local.
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Small, quiet, smokey, burger menuing, pool table’d establishment with varied choice of wine... yes, ‘it’s either red or white, love’.
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I recently started drinking here - what a great place! The food is fantastic - restaurant quality. Just found out they won't be showing SKY sports anymore - which is good news for the ladies! Happy that there is finally a decent place in Hendon with a bit of class.
Tessa - 18 Oct 2005 17:17 |
the pub is in the process of being refurbished ( thank god we havent got to drink in that pink pub anymore ! ) should be great when finished, John the landlord still in charge so HAPPY DAYS !
keefa - 13 Jul 2005 16:11 |
Been drinking here for 15 years, lots of landlords along the way but john the current boss takes some beating, friendly atmos great locals.
keith - 26 Aug 2004 14:51 |
a real pub.
ales from greene king and it's subsidaries . not the the greatest of ale breweries, but all of the surrounding suburbs are very asian and irish, getting the over-flow from cricklewood, so the pubs are all guiness-focused and keg only, apart from the odd wetherspoons..........great .
dan - 27 May 2004 16:45 |
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