Monkey Chews

With a name like this you would imagine Monkey Chews is an eccentric place indeed and you would be right. It would be right at home in the middle of Camden but instead it is harboured in a residential part of Chalk farm. Finding the front door can be an issue and once inside you are met with deep red lighting and a central small bar with access down either side of it. The right side catches a couple of tables up front while the left side passes a few booths before descending on a hall of Gothic looking chairs, another bar and food hall at the back. The music begins metally but becomes gradually more obscure with binding genres of music as the night wears on. Whats more is that its not over-crowded but it has a supreme charm of unsubtle weirdness.

Overall a traditional pub turned into what looks like the pit of hell but feels like the inside of a hippie van from the 60s, coming outside begins to feel abnormal. The problem is that the place is a little too small and just too weird to attract a crowd looking for a good night out, but worth a visit if you don’t mind stepping off the normal Camden route - 6/10

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