The Harringay Arms, Crouch End - pub details
Address: 153, Crouch Hill, Crouch End, London, N8 9QH [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 2614) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Crouch Hill (0.6 miles), Harringay (0.8 miles), Upper Holloway (1.1 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Quiz night, TV
- Real ale
- Outside seating
Pub suggested by BlueDuck on 7 May 2003
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> Current user rating: 7.1/10 (rated by 44 users)
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user reviews of the Harringay Arms, Crouch End
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| I think I'm just annoyed that others have discovered my best kept Crouch End secret. Obviously I drink in a variety of pubs/bars, but which one I choose depends on my mood or what I have planned that evening. If I am going to get on it before heading into town then I would choose the railway or wetherspoons etc, however when I fancied a quiet one I would come here. It has now become popular and personally that distresses me! Fair play to the management for making a business of it, but this is no longer a place for chilling with a pint. Oh and Slavinka, when I find a library that serves Broadside I'm there! joffle - 10 Feb 2012 11:34 |
| Well I actually meant to say THREE Aussie guys not two - and Joffle I don't know what 're-vamp' you refer to? The guys have done their best to keep the Harringay in the same manner we all know and love. They just 'switched the lights on' so to speak. You say you are not an 'old man' as if being an old man automatically gave licence to moan? Surely age is just a number? There are several sprightly pensioners I've met who are just as delightful to converse with as the younger people and the Harringay has a selection of them all. Yes Witherspoons are cheaper but who wants to drink in a place with zero atmosphere? With respect to the previous owners; The Harringay now has a new lease of life. Great little pub - knocks the others into a cocked hat. Slavinka - 9 Feb 2012 19:57 |
| Well said 'rougehayes.' Glad to hear that your plans don't extend to ripping the heart of the pub out. As a regular drinker, I think the additions are perfectly welcome. It's still a wonderfully peculiar little place and long may it stay that way. Just don't put in a wooden floor and Ikea furniture. Joffle - I agree with some of your points, but you can still get a quiet pint in here - just not necessarily on a Saturday night. To be honest, even WITH the music, it's still a damn sight better than any other pub in Crouch End (the cloest comparison is the Famous Royal Oak, which also has a jukebox.) lookmother - 7 Feb 2012 16:43 |
| Hi - Crouch Enders...this pub has just become THE best pub in Crouch End- thanks to the two Aussie guys who have bought it. It is now a great venue - still with the lovely old feel of a 'proper' pub but with a special quality added. I can't be wrong - all of a sudden it's a 'happening' and busy place so they must be doing something right. It's as if the pub has been given a new lease of life and it really needed it too. Hard to pinpoint 'what' has changed exactly; but if you imagine an old treasure covered in dust and then someone comes along with a duster and reveals what's hiding under that dust??? That's what they've done here. They've even opened a fab little pizza place immediately next door. I love this place. As for sitting down quietly reading a book??? How about going to the library? Slavinka - 7 Feb 2012 08:51 |
| On relfection, I think my previous review was slightly childish. Thank you to the management for their response. I appreciate you are running a new business and I do not wish to cause you problems early on by being a dick on the internet! I will then, review it slightly differently: The Harringay arms is now under new management. The previous incarnation of this place was my favourite boozer in London. It has now been spruced up and a juke box added, which has changed the atmosphere slightly. No longer can you sit and read a book in complete silence and a saturday night, but I doubt it was much of a money maker like that. In short, this place is no longer my favourite, but I am sure many crouch enders will love it and I will doubtless return anyway! joffle - 4 Feb 2012 18:34 |
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