The Victoria

The Victoria is a particularly well sheltered pub from the rest of buzzing Camden nightlife and as such you would assume it was piping with old men, ale and flat-caps but instead it proves to be a cosy hideaway for a trendy selection of people and young professionals that want to turn down the volume on their evening [...]

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The Bald Faced Stag

Where has this gastro pub gone? Only about an eighth of it is still a pub apparently - the rest is a platofmr restaurant - laid bare and sorry at the back of this establishment. The selection of drinks however is quite good and the vibe is relaxed but up-beat with a [...]

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The Jester

Not strictly housed in central Cockfosters- this “off the beaten track” local sits in between Cockfosters and New Barnet and it is some kind of miracle that this place makes enough money to stay alive. Clearing the people on the surrounding estates are community drinkers and entering the lounge bar I find several of [...]

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The Famous Cock Tavern

Seated next to the station in what seems like a rougher-than-average area of London sits the Famous Cock Tavern. The name certainly made me laugh for indeed I wondered if the name was once something else and it had been changed by a furious landlord’s wife in the early hours of one [...]

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The Prince Arthur

Euston Station hides this pub in its shadow. Relatively busy inside with nice leather sofas and small but with a thick-set central bar. There are flowers on all of the tables and the bar persons are a token above friendly making the experience fully enjoyable. There is also a good variety of drinks [...]

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The Catcher in the Rye

This pub is a short stretch up the high street from Finchley Central Station and then suddenly it appears right at the side of the road. Apparently this pub has recently had a refit from a more traditional a shady image and now presents a couple of small tables outside with [...]

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The Atlas

The Atlas is a Big wooden pub just down the road from the Earls court 2 Exhibition centre. It is quite hard to see from the centre so you wouldn’t actually think it was there unless you veered off of the usual paths. The pub is a flat red wooden front in full bloom [...]

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Souk Bazaar

Three pigeon steps from the infamous Ivy bar and restaurant in Covent Garden sits this rather small shisha bar. In fact you wouldn’t even realise this cocktail bar and restaurant was here, within a nose of Shaftesbury Avenue. the venue is suitable for couples and small groups of no more than 4 friends sitting [...]

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Kings Arms
With Liverpool street station nearby , this ember inn style bar  is a step down into the pub off the street outside and enters into a cosy carpeted, (but quite big) bar for the area. The features include a Games machine, a very nice quiet beer garden out the back - opening into the [...]

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The Enterprise

Naturally nothing whatsoever to do with Star Trek by any means this venue appeals to the sailor and the gentleman. A short trek from Holborn station one finds a clean hall-like pub with exotic spaciousness, bar with European staff and a strong atmosphere of up-market living and backless-stools. There are a number of [...]

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