It almost feels wrong to refer to this pub as old' after a recent refit, which has brightened up the interior and provided a much-needed covered area for smokers. However, with London Pride and Deuchars IPA, and two guests, it...
The Beaconsfield is a welcoming if slightly down at heel locals pub, which is mostly geared towards the area's sports fans. The multitude of screens makes it almost impossible not to get a good view of that vital goal or...
Zig Zag didn't last long. Now a cafe-bar called Mezzo.
The Garden Ladder is an established part of the Green Lanes (or Harringay Village for the estate agents out there) drinking scene, providing more of a bar atmosphere than the local rivals. This former restaurant is quite...
The Finsbury is a pub we'd passed many times, without ever feeling tempted to pop in. In the interests of public service we've now done that more than once and are here to tell the tale. There are plenty of TV screens,...
Once a no-go care in the community pub, this one's been transformed into as good a recreation of as grand a Victorian pub as you're likely to see in London. It's a truly stunning achievement on the décor front but if you...
Well after years under perpetual threat of closure, the developers have finally won and the Oakdale is shut. More flats for an area that didn't need them. If truth be told it had gone downhill for a while beforehand but it was...
We had great expectations when we found this small wooden-fronted pub, which on closer inspection extends into a former shop next door (maybe it hit hard times), still with its sign and original clock in the window. To then...
We said back in March 2007 that we hoped this underperforming pub wouldn't end up as "more flats" when it closed. Well, it's now been demolished and more flats are now being constructed on the site. Deep joy.
The boards are up and the skip is outside. Having only been taken over in 2008, the latest incarnation didn't last long. We'll keep an eye out to see what happens here, but we wish a decent pub company would come an inject some...
Closed, with a for sale sign offering it as a "retail premises", and that this was a "former public house".
Hidden away on a back street just north of Finsbury Park, the Faltering Fullback is one of the best options within the vicinity of the station. This ivy-clad local stocks a decent range of beers, has a friendly, laid-back...
Despite the bright colours of its exterior and grand heraldry of its name, this is another rather depressing Wetherspoon pub. There's always going to be a place for pubs catering for punters drinking on a budget but unless...
This is now such a well established pub that we've almost forgotten what it was like before a refit a few years ago, though in part that could be due to a few knocks on the head and the ageing process. There's nothing radical...
<h3>our final review</h3><h4> posted by squirrel on 6/3/2005</h4><h4>last rating: <img src='/images/rating_2.png' alt='last rating: 2 pints' title='last rating: 2...
The Park Tavern is a pub of two halves. The front bar is small and dark, slightly tatty with an aged red carpet and a clientele consisting of older gentlemen. The back bar was a lighter, airier affair and seemed to attract a...
The Larrik is no more, and has been refurbished as the Stapleton Tavern - a name it held previously. Now under the wing of the people who run the Dogstar in Brixton and the White Hart in Stoke Newington, expect the same trendy...
This pub was once the ludicrously-named Big Fat Sofa, but memories of that incarnation are now, thankfully, dim and distant and the Noble has turned into a good little pub which takes its food seriously. After receiving a...
The sheer size of The Twelve Pins and its proximity to Finsbury Park station limit its appeal a little, but it's not really so bad. The interior is quite magnificent, if a little careworn, a good example of a Victorian pub...
The people responsible for a small <a href="http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1671.html">gaggle</a> of upmarket gastroesque pubs in North London have turned their hand to the impressive space occupied by the...
An often intimidating place packed with long-standing regulars. Unless you're one of them, we don't think you'll find too much to enjoy here.
An unremarkable pub which does the (slightly more) remarkable task of pleasing all the people it serves. The clientele consisted of old locals, young N4 flatsharers, couples popping in for a pre-meal drink and even a couple of...
Situated directly opposite the tube station, The Gaslight is a sparsely furnished place with little to recommend it. Loud pop usually blares out, making this more a convenient meeting place than somewhere to linger over a pint.
Located right beside Finsbury Park tube and bus stations, this small, oddly laid out and sparse pub is arguably a convenient place to meet people, rather than hanging around outside the station. The service is friendly enough,...
Having closed for a while, the Brownswood Park Tavern has returned, refurbished and minus half it's name. The interior has been given a clean, almost sparse feel, save for a scattering of original features and the attractive...
You would think from reading Fancyapint, that sometimes we have some issues with Wetherspoon pubs. Sadly when they keep running atrocious places, we will keep criticising them. Saying that, despite a less-than-salubrious...
