The Pembroke Castle, Primrose Hill - pub details
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Address: 150, Gloucester Avenue, London, NW1 8JA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 3144)
Chalk Farm (0.2 miles), Kentish Town West (0.5 miles), Camden Town (0.6 miles)
Kentish Town West (0.5 miles), Camden Road (0.7 miles), Kentish Town (0.9 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Sky TV, Big screen
- Pool table, Fruit machines, Quiz machines
- Food served
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> Current user rating: 5.3/10 (rated by 35 users)
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other pubs nearby:
Lansdowne, Primrose Hill (0.0 miles), Princess of Wales, Primrose Hill (0.1 miles), Queens, Primrose Hill (0.2 miles), Enterprise, Chalk Farm (0.2 miles), Bartok, Chalk Farm (0.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Pembroke Castle, Primrose Hill
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| very average indeed. not terrible, but really nothing to write home about. mps77 - 11 Dec 2009 11:23 |
| This must be one of the most unfriendly pubs I have ever visited. Last Thursday a group of us had the misfortune to stumble across this pub after a game of softball in Primrose Hill. It looked quite nice from the outside and while we sat on the terrace drinking we had no complaints, but as the evening drew on and we decided to move inside it became obvious that we didnt "fit in". we heard constant comments comming from other drinkers and were told by the bar staff that we were no longer welcome and would not be served any more drinks. When I asked for an explanation I was told it was because one of our group was a little loud and the barmaid agrred that we were not drunk. This was a case of us being ok while out of site but as long as we were not inside the pub. stevex100 - 4 Sep 2009 11:39 |
| nice little london boozer thumbs up dazkins - 23 Aug 2009 19:09 |
| I found the crowd in here to be nice enough, although there were a few wannabees that were trying a little too hard to be cool. The staff were nice and polite and the Tribute was on top form. Bombardier was also available from the bar alongside a selection of standard and premium lagers. There is a dining room downstairs and a room that is available for hire upstairs, where the Hampstead Comedy Club now resides. I remember going to a few of their comedy nights some years ago when they used the Flask in Hampstead and I remember them being very good. There is a reasonably sized beer garden at the side of the pub next to a quiet enough road, but the trains that pass on their way to Euston are very loud. This place is ok, but I wouldn’t make a special trip. In regards to the previous comment: I didn’t know about the connection of the Castle pubs in Camden to the navvies and found it very interesting. As you mention, the Windsor Castle is no more, but it is still loosely a drinking establishment called NW1 which is also on BITE. Strongers - 17 Apr 2009 09:58 |
| I think this pub was established for Welsh navvies when they were building the main line north out of Euston (the Dublin Castle and Edinboro Castle being for Irish and Scots navvies, and the Windsor Castle, which I'm not sure exists any more, being for English navvies). I'm pretty sure when I last walked past this some years back it looked like an unspoilt local's pub but since then it's been smartened and clearly has gastropubby aspirations (as if Primrose Hill doesn't have enough pubs for the smart set). The whole effect left me a bit cold. I had a pint of Tribute (always a welcome sight), but it was quite average to be honest. Not sure I'd bother coming back. grecian - 12 Sep 2008 15:01 |
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