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The Railway Bell (New Barnet - London)

January 9th, 2006 · 7 Comments

The Railway Bell

who dare deny the sweet sweet call of a pub with the name of an instrument but without music inside?But who would deny you still had to stole inside grab an ale from some of the finest young bar persons in londinium and sip away the glorious days and nights as they all become one. The bell truly is a great place. It’s layout is confusing, it’s customers are  coked to the ceiling and  the women are rife with plague, so why, why go here? The best thing i can say is that when all is said and done and the hour reach twelve the bar comes alive with the character of an ancient sonnet and trumpets into the night with a chorus of laughter and cheer that you can escape from both front door and back. Simply the best bar in New Barnet (lowdown: very cheap, fast serving times, excellent range, v friendly, lots of seats and smelly bogs).

Overall an 8/10

More Pictures of the Bell

The pubs in Barnet have an incredible heritage, highlighted in Richard Selby’s recent book about Barnet pubs. I have to say this is one of the best books on the history of Barnet and well worth a read.

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7 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Steve // May 30, 2006 at 7:10 pm

    Cheers Fella!

    I’m Steve. I’m a barman at the Railway Bell. It’s nice to see someone appreciate the hard work we put in.
    and yeah its true about the coke. lol

    Many thanks.

    Steve

  • 2 Rebecca // Aug 22, 2006 at 9:41 am

    This pub is the worst pub in the world, i would prefer to shove broken glass up my arse, than spend any longer than half an hour in this pub!!!

    I have no idea how it got an 8, just cos its cheap, doesnt make it a good pub.

    Its full of sleazy old men, who talk about their chest fluid!!

    its not fun, its dull and boring.

    THIS PUB IS SHITE, DO NOT VISIT IT!

  • 3 molly / moz / moritz // Nov 9, 2006 at 3:45 pm

    TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, THE RAILWAY BELL TRULY IS THE GREATEST OF THE WORST WATERING HOLES THAT EVER SPRUNG FROM THE BOILS OF BEALZIBUBS ARSE, BUT, THEN AGAIN, WE’VE ALL HAD FUN NIGHTS TRYING TO PRY APART SCUM BAGS WHO WANNA THROW ASHTRAYS AT EACH OTHER AND HURL ABUSE AT THE GHOULISH BAR STAFF….

    CAN YOU TELL I WORKED THERE FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS…?

    RING BACK BOOZY LES AND ANITA!

  • 4 Andy P // Dec 28, 2006 at 2:26 pm

    *sigh*

    Okay, so when I was a nipper, I more or less lived in the Bell - t’was a place where my mates and I would go all the time (for about half a year, we went most evenings).

    Now Mr Greg and I infamously disagree about pubs all the time, but for this review, I felt I should make a post (rather than hunt him through the chav-littered streets of Barnet with a big knife, eh?)

    The Bell is shite. Let me repeat that one. SHITE.

    The problem is frankly the clientelle. Sitting in the dingy little ’side bit’, drinking flat booze and watching a group of local peons chash a barman out of his own place (and half-way home, as it turned out) whilst some chavette holds the barmaid up against the optics by her throat (sho she can’t ‘phone the police) is just one of many examples of this shit-tip’s ‘colour’.

    I used to really like this place, but these days, I’d rather tease my own lungs out of my anus then drink here. Go to the Lord Kitchener, or the Builder’s around the corner - both are friendlier, cleaner, and have juke boxes.

    Oh, and I got food poisoning a couple of christmases ago from this little armpit - ended up crapping my guts up and sobbing to myself for the whole of Christmas day (I actually mentioned this to the duty manager, friendly like. The little tinker must have been about 19. He warned me never to insult his pub ‘alright son?’ Pretentious as I know I sound, I was so reasonable. Fuck wit)

  • 5 luke F // Apr 9, 2007 at 2:07 pm

    well i actuly like the bell… u all probably think im abit crazy, but hey im from barnet so aint i allowed to be!!??
    i’m only 16 but if ever i need a good laugh with the older lot (or a good fight) the bell is the place to go.
    as for the girls, well……. their easy when they know i’m 16 and even easier when i tell em i’m 18!
    the barstaff are nice as well, when they wana be, other times they are complete cunts but there’s fuck all we can do about that!

  • 6 Roger // Oct 4, 2007 at 9:33 pm

    vey different now, no more scum bags, including shitty ex staff. Barnet, your pubs reflect the area!!!!

  • 7 The Great Smell Of Brute // Jun 25, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    Not the finest example of Wetherspoon’s I’ve ever visited (nor the worst, alas…), but the quality and range of beer was just fine when I visited, and the clientele were loud-but-tame.

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