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location:
address:
28 Stamford Road, N1 4JL
phone:
020 7241 0581
nearest stations:
Dalston Kingsland 
(420m)
Canonbury 
(1.1Km)
Hackney Downs
(1.2Km)
London Fields
(1.3Km)
Essex Road
(1.4Km) - zone 2
bus routes:
30, 38, 56 67, 76, 149 242, 243, 277 
how to find it:
From Dalston Kingsland train station exit right and walk straight over the junction with Balls Pond Road. Stamford Road is the second on the right and the Trolley Stop is a few shops down the road on the left.
click for directions to Trolley Stop from wherever you areclick here for a larger map
From the outside we had high hopes. The ornate Victorian ironwork, stating its original name ('The De Beauvoir') was still intact and the large bay windows easily invite you in. Recently under new management, all the ingredients are in place to make this place great, but sadly something's gone wrong in the oven. From the sparse interior and strange-looking bar, to the odd chemical smell and the incorrect punctuation for the Ladies' toilet, nothing was quite right. The service was good and the Guinness well-kept, but its often a bad sign when the ale pumps are purely decorative. We also know the large back room was previously an alternative music venue, but didn't see much evidence of it still being a feature during our visit. Perhaps promoting themselves as a less pretentious rival to the overpriced Talbot down the road would draw the punters, because at the moment it's simply squandering some great potential.
15/3/2006
pool table
quiz night Wednesday
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