North Nineteen

A mere empty Special Brew can's throw from the Holloway Road is this spruced-up boozer that's all pine, adventurous colour clashes and swirly flock wallpaper. A tad 'Changing Rooms' but the service is immaculate.

On the pumps are St Austell Tribute from Cornwall and, should you prefer your beer made with bottom-fermenting yeast, Budweiser Budvar, imported from the Czech Republic. The food is quintessentially English: freshly prepared pub grub carried off with a modern twist. Tuesday hosts an open mic night, and there are monthly wine-tastings, lots of board games and more televised sports than you could shake a remote control at.

On our visit bar talk centred on the forthcoming beer festival from April 10-13, and which beers will get the regulars' votes (see website for details).
Ben McFarland. Photography Will Robson-Scott

Time Out Issue 1964: April 10-16 2008

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This is an estate pub. The decor was, as described in the Time Out review, very 'Changing Rooms', the service was moderately friendly but inept, the music was nauseating and loud to boot, and the clientele spurious to say the least. I'm sure if you lived on the estate near where this pub is... [More]
Harold Shand  May 12 2008