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Prince George

40 Parkholme Road, E8 3AG Full details & map

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Time Out says 5 Users say 4/5 Rate it

By Time Out Editors Posted: Jun 30 2010

Once a mellow backstreet local, the George now swarms with rowdy, slumming-it art students in ridiculous outfits on Fridays and Saturdays, to the point where the landlord has even hired a bouncer.

As the pub's popularity has risen, so have the prices; you can drink for less in Mayfair. Still, catch it on a quieter night, and this remains a great pub, a mixed coterie of longtime Dalstonians and recent arrivals shooting the breeze over pints (Pride, Seafarer, George Gale HSB) and a jukebox-led soundtrack of classic cuts and hipster-friendly obscurities.

The raffish decor (yellowing walls, stuffed animals) will be familiar to anyone who's drunk at Stoke Newington's Shakespeare or the Royal Inn on the Park in Victoria Park, two of the dozen-ish pubs under the same umbrella, but the George retains its own identity to the last.

Tags: Hip factor, Local flavour, Speciality beers, North East, Dalston, Pub

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Prince George details

Address

Prince George

40 Parkholme Road E8 3AG

Transport Dalston Junction or Dalston Kingsland rail

Telephone

020 7254 6060

Open 5pm-midnight Mon-Thur; 5pm-1am Fri; 2pm-1am Sat; 2-11.30pm Sun

Credit cards MC, V

Facilities

Tables outdoors ( 8, heated forecourt ), Babies and children admitted ( until 8.30pm ), Entertainment ( quiz 8.30pm Mon ), Wireless internet

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Comments & ratings 4/5 (Average of 5 ratings)

By Wayne and Jane - Dec 29 2011

5/5

Started coming here at the start of the 90's and still coming back 20 years later with very little changed. Superb well thought out music on jukebox, which is free (not sure if all the time)
I have been drinking in London for so long now and this is still my favourite pub!!
O to afford one of the lovely houses in the street its in!

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By Ejsel - Dec 26 2011

4/5

Great pub, nice staff!

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By lowestoftboy - Jul 28 2011

A nice pub spoiled by a landlord with serious anger management issues. Avoid.

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By Alexis - Jul 27 2011

4/5

i like this pub, gets a bit too crowded at weekends but that's a good sign.

ales are occasionaly hit and miss

(and in reference to the other review here) there is one barman who is notorious amongst my local freinds as being grumpy and rude but the rest fo the staff are perfectly lovely so we just put up with him and slag him off behind his back

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By Shaleila - May 12 2011

1/5

I'm afraid that I just went to this pub and have to write a review somewhere as I have never been treated so badly in my life! I have never experienced rudeness quite like it. If that's how they want to speak to people and treat people then good luck to them. I sure won't be going back.