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I have to say, I agree with the secret squirrel. I deliberately stayed away from this pub for about two years. The former landlady had lost the plot and then this new fella came in. He was sober, probably liked his tea a little too much, but at least he made you feel welcome and he spoke to you. His beer was excellent and his attitude to the low-life rubbish of KT was dismissive: GET OUT!! The pub was on the turnaround and the beer was bloody good. Went in there today, quite a nice landlady (Irish girl), but the old rubbish had crept back in. O'Reilly's hear me now: get rid of that rubbish (the low-life I mean), or like woodworm, it will rot the foundations of the pub and you'll be lucky if you have one left. Oh well, back down the George or the other pretentious pubs in KT.
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What has happened to this pub? After several years of having a landlady who did not exactly 'have her eye on the ball' they get a great landlord in that bloke called Toby. He cleared out all the rubbish, cleaned the pub from bad smells and made it an inviting place to drink, with probably the best draught beers in Camden. He's gone and I am afraid the decent reputation which he built will rapidly vanish. All the rubbish from before is back in there drinking and it is just a matter of time before it becomes the hell hole that it was previously. A great shame and I won't be going back. For sure!! :(
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My information is that this place has been bought by the local brewery who doubtless will turn it into an overpriced crap beer joint,
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Springsteen on the jukebox, a pool table and guinness in abundance! An excellent emporium.
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Not as pretentious as some Kentish Town pubs though it does angle a bit towards a 'care in the community' end of the scale. Some of the clientelle may frighten the more sheltered of folk but they are generally harmless. Not too grotesque a rip out of a traditional pub. Also has a pool table and juke box. No ale though and even the keg (Kronenbourg in this instance) was a bit ropey. Relatively cheap for the area.
anonymous - 31 Dec 2010 23:47 |
This is the only pub my Grandad will go to, primarily because his hips won't allow him to walk too far down the road...
Friendly bar staff, the regulars aren't too scary (but then again, if you've met half of my family, I guess nothing will scare you!), but be warned, once one starts talking to you, they won't naff off! Reasonable prices for the area, unfortunately, I haven't tried the food, so I can't comment there.
It needs a bit of TLC, and some of the chair definitely need replacing, and it can feel a bit close and dark in there. Oh, and the toilets do need some attention!
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As you might expect from this type of place, very much a locals pub. If that doesn't bother you then it struck me as a reasonable place for a quiet pint. Threatening geezers and psychos were not present yesterday evening - Guinness is now �3 though.
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This pub is one of the best in the area and has really improved since Austin took over managing it. The guinness is excellent as are the draft lagers. Sky Sports available with excellent large screen and a TV to cater for customers, when I visited on Saturday they had football on the big screen and racing on the other TV so everyone was happy! Austin provides and makes home cooked food, e.g. irish stew and fresh rolls and also provides a Xmas party for his customers with buffet and live music every year. Well worth a visit.
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This is a pretty rubbish place with mediocre lager that I�ll never go into again. It doesn�t look very inviting from the outside and in the case of this pub looks aren�t deceiving.
I didn�t venture upstairs or into the loos as I didn�t want the exit out of my line of sight.
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Was very very scared, the landlord was nice in a kind of not sure whether he's going to turn at any point. The best bit was the pyscho trying to catch me eye so he could kill me I assume.Not one for the faint hearted. On the plus side you can get a pint of guiness for �2.00.
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Horrid, just horrid. Toilets invariably decorated with vomit, threatening ring of geezers around the bar who're given priority by the bar staff. Avoid.
anonymous - 22 Jan 2006 10:38 |
only been in here once, but i got a really terrible pint of guinness - might have been a one-off, but i won't be going back to find out
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Once the best pub in the area, now pretty nasty. The comedy club, set up two years ago when 'Irish Mark' kept a good pub, is still going and well worth dropping by - just don't linger in the downstairs bar!
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used to be the best pub around, cool music, nice staff, great for a quiet evening on the booze! now it has a new owner and has become a male dominated, tacky unpleasant place with a scummy, cheesy disco on saturdays that attracts all the local tracksuit brigade. such a shame, avoid at all costs..
Bill P - 15 Sep 2003 14:19 |
Great Irish pub in Kentish Town with wonderful bartenders and regulars. Muisc on Saturdays and a wonderful, lively cast of characters from all over John Bull's Other Island.
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Great pint of guinness, and good atmosphere, best pub in kentish town.
jim - 1 May 2003 11:09 |
