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location:
address:
132 Blackstock Road, N4 2DX
phone:
0871 984 2690*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.
nearest stations:
Arsenal 
(530m) - zone 2
Finsbury Park 
(570m) - zone 2
Drayton Park
(1Km)
Manor House
(1.1Km) - zones 2/3
Holloway Road
(1.3Km) - zone 2
how to find it:
From Finsbury Park, take the Station Place exit, and follow the fag end of Stroud Green Road up to Seven Sisters Road. Turn left momentarily before dodging right onto Blackstock Road. Keep walking for about 5 minutes, and it's on the right, just after Monsell Road and before you get to Gillespie Road. On bus route 19, 4, 236 and 106.
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Finsbury Park can offer a lot more than old man's boozers these days (though is still well-served in that department), which means T-Bird doesn't stand out as much as when it first arrived. Comfortably worn sofas nestle with an assortment of other chairs to make this long, thin venue appear less like a corridor, but unless you get a seat it is hard to find anywhere to stand out of the way - especially with the smoking increasing traffic through the middle. The décor probably needs a bit of a lift now and the beer selection shows a distinct lack of imagination unless extra cold bland lager is your tipple of choice, though we still think it's worth a visit. The jukebox has an indie flavour, and is free on a Monday, while regular DJ slots and open mic nights provide further stimulation for your ears. Hopefully the comedy night we stumbled upon a couple of years ago is no longer a regular feature - we were almost reduced to hammering rusty nails into our eyeballs to escape the pain.
17/01/2008
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