The Salisbury Hotel, Turnpike Lane  

I've been a regular in this pub for the past 2 years and these two comments are totally incredible...sounds even personal and are totally out of place. What's wrong with Moonsky and Drinker? Sounds like they are writing about some other place! I've been working in pubs myself before, so I can see that the only reason why the service might look slow is that the bar is huge and it takes a while to reach all the items. the bar staff is always polite,friendly and precise and the food is daily prepared and cooked with top quality ingredients (I buy my own food from the same shops...). As far as I can say every effort is made to make it a wonderful place to hang on and if someone feels so much against it, it might be because they just don't belong to it.

Have been to the Salisbury a few times over the past 12 months, either evenings or for Sunday lunch. Unfortunately will have to say that our last visit will indeed be our last as the service is exceptionally slow and unfriendly and the food is generally of a poor quality at inflated prices. Whilst the outside of the Pub is certainly appealing, once you are inside you realise that it has been an illusion and you are stuck in a pub with the occasional stuffed animal, naff decor and sticky tables and chairs. As mentioned on other posts, the service is unbelieviably slow with bar staff unwilling to crack a smile and unable to speak basic English. The decor is in dire need of updating, its not any style in particular its just cheap and well worn out. The washroom facilities are damaged, contain graffti and I can vouch that the Gents’ smelled just as bad as any Whetherspoons after a busy bank holiday weekend - even more concerning when one realises that the Gents’ loos lead out on to the kitchen. Hard to appreciate, but if you have been there then you will know what I mean. The food leaves a lot to be desired for the price, each time I have eaten there I left feeling that I had hardly eaten, so it is good for dieters. On balance, the area is not a huge tourist hot spot so one can understand why they have let things slip.

After reading the write-up here i went to the Salisbury last sunday for lunch and was very disappointed. My main (Beef roast dinner) was ok, that is until i realised it had cost £10.95 - so not worth it! (No wonder the prices weren't listed anywhere). My friend had the vege option, which was listed as nutloaf but turned out to be a large mushroom with couscous on top - although tasty not the advertised sunday dinner and again not worth the £8.95 charged. Don't recommend trying this for sunday lunch - especially not at this time of year as it was colder inside than out. Definately a pub i won't be going back to - there are many, many north london pubs offering a better sunday lunch at far better prices! Lovely building though, but shame the refurb didn't include the toilets.

Pub does look amazing, but the service can be incredibly slow - once waited a good 15 mins and had to give up!

Tuesday night is Salsa night in the beautiful function room. Beginners class 7.30pm Improvers 8.30pm. £7 per class. Great teacher, lovely friendly people, perfect place to dance. Best pub in the whole of Haringey!!!