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was in there at weekend, tidy little place but kinda lacks a jukebox, couldnt hear it so wasted my money, staff wouldnt turn it up. Nice to see a pub supporting the fair trade too ! good on ya! will be back when next in area
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Am new to the area but have found somewhere to while away my evenings already! This pub is very friendly, serves good cask ales, has a good quiz (which is why I went in the first place) and serves reasonably priced food. I really pleased with myself for finding my new "local"!!
danio - 23 Apr 2008 18:37 |
Went back to this excellent pub on the night of their Carol concert.
They really do make an effort to make the place work for customers.
I can't praise it highly enough.
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Managed to pop in a couple of times over the Xmas period. Still a very good pub, juke box seems to have been switched up a bit. Beer very good including Red Squirrel London Porter which was very, very good. Bar staff very friendly and very efficient. Best pub in the area by far.
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not keen on this place bit too upmarket gastro style, lost all its character and has no atmosphere juke box so low you cant hear it. rowdy teachers make the place echo and hurt your ears apart
from that not bad food
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Still love this pub! I was down there for the Ally Pally fireworks recently - a very busy night but I was served quickly and efficiently and with a smile. What more could you ask for?
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Definitely the best pub in in the area. Beer, food and staff all great. They've seemly won lots of awards and deservedly so.
anonymous - 25 Jul 2007 00:17 |
I just don't get the 'rude staff' bit - I've been in loads of times and find them freindly and efficient. Beer is always good and good choice, decent relaxed atmosphere.
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As a regular customer of this pub, I have to strongly disagree with "binaroundtheblockabit". I think the staff are the friendliest I've ever come across (and I've come across a few). I've eaten there at the weekends and the food was excellent - strongly recommend the Sunday lunch - its reasonably priced and really good! As a non football fan I sit in the front when footy is on and wouldn't even know it was there (except for the cheers when a goal is scored).
The customers there are all friendly and welcoming too. Its a great place to go for a quiet drink and read of the newspaper or a good night out with my friends - a lot of whom I met there!
Its only fault for me is that its not closer to my home!
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I have not been here for a while and this time was no better they still employ the rudest bar man and bar maid that i have ever met (and believe me i have met a few) football has taken over and the food is bland
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the music on Saturday afternoon/ early evening could not be described as unobtrusive.... when you have to walk out on early Roxy Music and Lloyd Cole and the Commotions due to the volume and leave beer behind...
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best pub in the area - good ales (including regular guest beers), decent service, unobtrusive music.
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I love this pub. Wish I lived a bit closer so it could be my local, but I've probably still made it about once every week since it reopened. Great beer, staff and food.
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What a pleasant surprise and a lucky find! I opened my [new] Good Beer Guide 2007 in the North London page and spotted this pub last night. When I telephoned I spoke to a very friendly manager, and felt all the more reason to come and try out the pub before meeting friends nearby later on.
The pub is spacious, with a traditional interior and there were no less than SIX real ales on last night, namely Deuchars IPA, Timothy Taylor Landlord, Tring Colley's Dog, Rebellion Mutiny and Golden Arrow. Most of these beers are priced at £2.65 per pint. These are supported by a comprehensive winelist. I had a superb pint of Deuchars IPA.
Excellent, imaginative food menu, with last orders taken just before 2200 most evenings. Time restrictions meant I needed something quick, and the spaghetti bolognese was ideal. Full-flavoured, al-dente pasta in a generous portion with garlic bread on the side. The food arrived within an impressive 15 minutes given the pasta was cooked from fresh. There were excellent meat and fish specials on the blackboard, and I will definitely make another trip soon to explore the food and beer further.
Recommended!
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best no smoking pub (partially) in the (o smoking) area big sign saying ... "if you can read this you are in a no smoking area" good unprentitious menu with daily specials and good real ale and if the food service is slow sit back and have another beer.....
or go to some of the "local chains" in crouch end
sometimes the music can be too loud
however it's in the good beer guide and deseveredly so
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As someone who actually travels across London to go this pub, I can't say that I recognise the comments of 'anonymous'.
It's a very friendly community pub; it is the opposite of elitist. It serves working people and city flyers equally.
A lovely pub.
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Community pub that seems to think the local community should all live in the new river development. Food service slow with erratic quality. Never any sign of management and an incredibly rude barman. Had really good potential but how long before the big screen takes over and the louts move in.
anonymous - 9 Jun 2006 01:29 |
Have been going to the Three Compasses regularly over the last year or so - it's a very pleasant place to spend an afternoon, or an evening, for a quick drink or a long night, just one of those very adaptable places.
The staff are all very friendly; the sofas are really comfortable; it's deceptively large; big screen is well placed for sport; the quiz night is good; the selection of ales (and wines, I'm told) is excellent; food is great; prices are all standard for London - but cheaper than poncey chain bars. And you get individuality and character thrown in too.
Right, I'm going to stop there because this is starting to sound like an advert. And I don't want *everyone* turning up and crowding the place out... But I do really love this pub.
If I had any complaints, would be that the food service is usually pretty slow (so don't expect to be in and out quickly if you're eating) and while the menu is interesting - so great the first few times you eat there - it's not that extensive for variety on regular visits.
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Disagree about the friendliness of this place. They have always seemed friendly to me. This pub pretty much get everything else right too - good, and imaginative food, excellent beer, always changing. Pool and Sky Sports out the back, which you can avoid if you wish by sitting in the other section. Something for everyone.
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nice quiet local - good food and friendly staff
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A fantastic selection of ales. Very comfortable pub - something for everyone. Barman was a bit grumpy, but what's new in London. Well worth a visit - if just to look at the pub interior.
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I enjoy the selection of games behind the counter although have had to put in a request for backgammon. My housemate had gueinia fowl for sunday roast most unusual. I reckon its the best pub around in Wood Green, Hornsey & Turnpike area by far.
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oh, and they've just started a quiz too, on monday nights. not been yet, but I fully intend to. spoke to one of the staff about it and he said they got three questions right in the first three rounds. sounds like my kind of quiz!
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This used to be my local but I've recently moved nearer Muswell Hill. However, I still prefer it to all the pubs in my new area and am happy to walk that little bit further to get there. Always a friendly atmosphere there. Guinness is good. Food is a bit on the pretentious side but not stupidly expensive (Sunday Roasts are usually excellent, even if you don't get that much compared to other pubs). Staff are always friendly and up for a laugh. I've also found a few of my fellow geordies will pop in if the toon are playing.
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father pierre will be very pleased to hear that the bar person is long gone. The pub is my local and i'm very happy with it. it is the best pub in N8 by a suburban mile!
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I am really impressed with this pub its a good older crowd, comfy couches & not all that smokey. The pool table is in excellent condition & the bar staff are very friendly. The bar staff take the challenge to prepare you a drink if you're a bit indecisive.
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Alsation?? It's the cleanest place I've ever been! Wizzard must be confusing it with somewhere else!
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Smells of Alsatian.
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This place is one of my locals and I must say it's improved so much since it opened.
The food's pretty good (poor choice menu), the beer's always well kept and not overly pricey and the mix of poeple it attracts is excellent.
It has picked up trade since it opened and is well worth a visit as it's always clean and apparently trouble-free.
Other than the bar man who refuses to speak (even a thank you, a please and just nods at the price on the til when you ask how much - he needs to be sacked!) the staff are all very good.
It would get a 9 but loses a mark because of the idiot who sometimes works there!
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This is my favourite pub in the area. I used to live a few doors away but have sadly have to move further away. It is always clean, staff are friendly, good juke box (though pricey) and a good wine list. What more could you want?
Would definitely recommend.
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Well, for Hornsey, I must say I was impressed. It has changed a lot since I was last here - completely refurbished. It looks like a chain pub but it wasn't. Food was very good. Two bar areas - one sporty, showing rugby on a big screen, while in other bar people were just chatting.
Good mix of males and females of all age groups.
Recommended
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the pub was good wen sean had it but now it has gone downhill.
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A bit soulless and the service can be slow even when the place is empty.
On the plus side it's very clean with an excellent range of beer and wine. The food's pretty good, too and they have a no smoking area - even though it's often ignored and not enforced by the staff.
Peter - 30 Oct 2004 14:35 |
Great pub. Friendly atmosphere, good beer, clean attractive decor and not a chain pub.
Clare - 15 Oct 2004 17:34 |
Great atmosphere and facilities after recent refurbishment (swanky furnishings, lights, real ales and a wicked screen). Staff know their way around a guiness and could talk for England. Not the cheapest bar in Hornsey anymore but changes well worth it for me.
Ian - 17 Sep 2004 12:08 |
we used to play pool all day for 20p a game and drink pints of pilsner larger for 50p, and that was only 3 years ago, but now its changed and not realy worth going to!
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