The Tarmon, Islington

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location:

Islington

address:

270 Caledonian Road, N1 1BA

phone:

0871 258 6264*
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nearest stations:

Caledonian Road and Barnsbury London Overground station
(510m)

King's Cross Thameslink railway station
(980m)

Caledonian Road London Underground station
(1Km) - zone 2

Angel London Underground station
(1Km) - zone 1

King's Cross St. Pancras Eurostar terminal railway station London Underground station
(1Km) - zone 1

how to find it:

Turn right out of Caledonian Road Tube. The pub is 10 min on the left. From Caledonian Road and Barnsbury, turn right out the station and left onto Caledonian Road. It'll be a few minutes on the left.

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nearby attraction(s):

London Canal Museum (610m)

Business Design Centre (810m)

Street View - click to see the area around the Tarmon

What kind of pub is conjured up in your imagination when you think of Caledonian Road? For in the midst of this long street filled with rather scary looking Irish pubs (even more than in Kilburn) is a, well, less scary looking Irish pub. In fact, from the a distance it looks splendid, adorned with flowers galore. If only they had taken as much trouble with the rest of the pub as the flora it would be superb, but sadly some TLC is needed here. Cigarette holes in the upholstery aren't a good sign and the flaking black paint on the outside only serves to reveal the lovely original red tiles underneath. Still, it's an honest enough pub for the locals and (as you'd expect) serves a good Guinness. Only a one pint rating at the moment, but a few tins of emulsion and it could get another.

reviewed:
11/7/2005