The Rochester Castle, Stoke Newington - pub details
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Address: 145 High Street, Stoke Newington, London, N16 0NY [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 4411) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Stoke Newington (0.3 miles), Rectory Road (0.3 miles), Clapton (0.8 miles)
Chain: Wetherspoons
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Outside seating, Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
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> Current user rating: 5.9/10 (rated by 35 users)
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user reviews of the Rochester Castle, Stoke Newington
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| the ifrst impression that you get is that of a public convenience with the tiles on the walls. as you progress the smell cleanliness and standards do not improve cobwebs everywhere i dont think theyve taken them down sincs halloween the service at the bar was apalling i was verbally accosted at the bar by what can only be described as the rudest manager i have had the mispleasure to meet that was aftr 10 minutes to be acknowledged i was going to order food but decided against it all needless to say i will not be returning there ever trogmaster - 1 Feb 2012 16:17 |
| This pub used to be called the Rochester Castle but its layout was a lot different back then. You walked in and the bar was a curved affair that was on your right with seating around it along a back wall. Don't remember it being as large as it is now so I guess it did have a larger room at the rear for private functions/gigs etc? Weatherspoons took it over around 83/84 and gutted the old interior and turned it into the pub we know now with lots of booths and a glass atrium at the rear. They also renamed it the Tanners Hall. They changed the name back to the Rochester Castle years later but I can't be sure when as I left my employment and Stokey around 85. I always remember this place as being one of the first Weatherspoons in London, not including the other Weatherspoon house The "Marlers Bar" across the road that predated the Rochester by a couple of years if memory serves me. ganger - 31 Dec 2011 07:01 |
| As far as I am aware Tim Martin opened his first pub sometime in 1979 so I would think that "The Rochester" fails in being one of the first opened. wyndham - 5 May 2011 20:20 |
| not a typical lookin spoons from outside this pub actually came up trumps!the ale selection was good and the quality was fine,we ordered food too that was served quickly and the bar maid was friendly,8/10 very happy fat_beer_badger - 25 Apr 2011 21:09 |
| An unreconstructed Wetherspooons shed with the usual high turnover of not-enough bar staff. But... I've never had a bad pint here nor paid more than 3 quid. If you come here with regulars, you'll feel welcome and safe enough. And I've been to rougher pubs (although not for very long). But, yes, it's not part of the New Stokey. KathS - 5 Apr 2011 14:34 |
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