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O'Neill's, Muswell Hill  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

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location:

Muswell Hill

address:

87 Muswell Hill Broadway, N10 3HA

phone:

0871 258 8530*
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nearest stations:

Highgate London Underground station
(1.3Km) - zone 3

East Finchley London Underground station
(1.4Km) - zone 3

bus routes:

43, 134, 102, 234, 299 bus info

how to find it:

Once you're in Muswell Hill head down the Broadway and you'll soon see the pub. Or follow the map below.

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nearby attraction(s):

Alexandra Palace (1.1Km)

picture of ONeills
O'Neill's is one of those love or hate brands and the same might be said for this particular venue. Whatever your opinion about housing a pub in an old converted church, it's certainly very impressive, with the sheer scale quite breathtaking (by pub standards anyway). It's the predictable O'Neill's recipe of average beer and food, but being a place with such a huge capacity it's very popular on weekend nights with younger North Londoners. Therefore, rather officious bouncers appear at the door on those nights. If this place was in Central London it would be an utter nightmare, but up in tubeless Muswell Hill it's recommended, if only for the architecture. Come earlier in the week, get a seat and enjoy.

reviewed:
11/01/2010
reviewed by redcat

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TVs - click for explanationSky TV
live music - click for explanationlive Irish music, karaoke

second opinion:

Have your say! - 3 comments on this pub - click to add your own comment
posted by muswellbill - Thursday 8th April, 2010, 1:35pm
Excellent pub with friendly staff. Not too crowded at weekends. Always a good atmosphere for the footie
posted by PartyMan - Saturday 13th February, 2010, 6:28pm
Wow, Danneville, you sure don't like this place! I have a lot of sympathy for Danneville's reactions. The problem is that the first generation Irish bar staff and management (they were all born and grew up in the Republic of Ireland to judge from their strong accents) exhibit an unconcealed contempt for most of their (English) customers. This is manifested in the careless service Danneville refers to, with the staff ignoring who is next in line at the bar in favour of their own discussions among themselves. It's almost as if they see serving the customers as a hugely irritating distraction from their private conversations. Smiles for said customers are noticable by their absence, with narrowed eyes and frowns accompanying a staccato ''Yes!'' instead of, oh, something polite and friendly like ''Hello, what would you like?'' And before anyone starts, I'm one hundred percent, first generation Irish myself!
posted by DanNeville - Thursday 19th November, 2009, 10:01pm
If you enjoy waiting several hours to get served while surrounded by teenage mock 'geezers' who like to queue jump and then get served by gormless staff then this is the shithole for you. If you like pints with no head that often taste of pipe cleaner then this is the shithole for you. If you like trouble on a Saturday night and being rushed out by Soviet bloc thugs the second the clock hits eleven then this is the shithole for you. If you like subsidising soulless chains then please come here and join the thugs and zombies.
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