Roebuck, Hampstead

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location:

Hampstead

address:

15 Pond Street, NW3 2PN

phone:

020 7435 7354

nearest stations:

Hampstead Heath railway station
(220m) - zone 2

Belsize Park London Underground station
(440m) - zone 2

Hampstead London Underground station
(780m) - zones 2/3

Gospel Oak railway station
(1.1Km)

Finchley Road London Underground station
(1.1Km) - zone 2

bus routes:

24, 46, 168, 268, C11

how to find it:

Hampstead Heath: turn left out of the station, and when you reach South End Green, turn right downhill along Pond Street. You'll soon see the pub on your right. Belsize Park: turn right and continue up Haverstock Hill. At the traffic lights by the semi-derelict church, turn right uphill along Pond Street. You'll soon see the pub on your left.

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opening times:

Opening Times:
Sun 12:00 - 22:30
Mon-Thur 12:00-23:00
Fri-Sat 12:00-24:00
Food Times:
Sun 12:00-21:00
Mon-Sat 12:00-22:00
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* opening times can change, please check with the pub before organising important events.

nearby attraction(s):

Fenton House (1Km)

Street View - click to see the area around the Roebuck

Until the end of 2008, the Roebuck was run by Mitchell and Butler, as part of their upmarket unbranded chain. We liked it then, but they decided to sell it to Wells and Young's, who have kept the general upmarket feel to the place; it is Hampstead, after all. As such, apart from the choice of standard Young's beers on tap, you'd be hard pushed to work out who owns it. There's a good selection of areas to sit in the main bar, ranging from open tables to private nooks; some of the retro looking chairs are exceptionally comfortable and don't jar with the remaining vestiges of the pub's Victorian past. Elsewhere, you'll find something called Fawn's Cocktail Bar (get the connection?) down in the basement and an attractive conservatory out the back. The leafy beer garden is perfect to soak up some sun and get some exercise, as some of the wooden seats are so heavy, you might need help to move them. Overall, the feeling is luxuriant but welcoming and better than a number of recent Young's refurbishments.

reviewed:
31/05/2009