With the general devastation of pubs in N7, it's good to see one outlet still flying the flag at the corner with Ellington Street. It has received the standard North London makeover - large, mixed size scrubbed tables, comfy chairs, board games and books and a liberal use of candles. There is a TV but volume is used sparingly for large, national sporting events. Being close to the Emirates stadium it can get busy when Arsenal are at home. On those days the pub will have an outside BBQ and unique bar snacks such as balti pasties. Quiz nights Monday and food nights also held, such as Wednesday pie nights, and cheese and beer tastings, see website for detail. Full meals are served Mon to Fri 12.00-15.00 and Sat/Sun 12.00-16.00 and evenings 18.00-22.00 with full table service. There is a snack menu. It still retains a number of original features although a lot has gone to create the L shaped open space. Cask Marque accreditation achieved March 2008.
Historic Interest
Grade II listing (part of 415-441):- Terraced houses. Early C19. Yellow stock brick set in Flemish bond; nos. 421 and 427 with painted upper storeys and nos. 441 with rendered and painted upper storeys. Roofs obscured by parapets. Brick party-wall stacks. Sidehall entrance plan. 3 storeys, 2 windows each. Rendered rusticated stucco ground floors with arched openings with rendered keystones. Recessed sash windows with curved and radiating sash bars. Doorway with fluted pilaster jambs carrying corniced-head, floral patterned fanlight, and panelled door. Altered doorways to nos. 427, 429, 435 & 437. No. 439 with C20 shopfront; no. 441 rebuilt as late C19 corner pub called the Fox and Fiddle. Ellington Street return wall with C20 alterations. 1st floors of brick with stucco sill band beneath full-length, square-headed sashes. All architraved with cornices and wrought iron window guards. 2nd floors with architraved square-headed sashes. Plain brick cornices to all except nos. 415, 437, & 439. No. 417 with acroteria.
This Pub serves 2 changing beers (Usually from local breweries such as Twickenham, Cronx, etc or a cider) and 0 regular beers.
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