Location: 77 Castle Rd, London NW1 8SU
Year of Inscription: 2023
Venue Type: Backstreet Boozer / Beer + Cider Specialists / Neighbourhood Pub
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| EBG Rating: | 8.1/10 |
| Choice/ Quality of Drinks | ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Strong range of cask ales, most from independent, smaller brewers, at least two ciders on pump, and a competent back bar. |
| Style/ Décor | ❤️❤️❤️❤️ A corner pub with some deco/naval stylings out front, L shaped traditional pub inside with a seating around the bar and space for standing in between. |
| Atmosphere/ Character | ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Neighbourhood pub with a clear cast of regulars during the afternoon supplemented by people from further afield in the evening. Social and communal, low-key and unshowy. |
| Amenities/ Events | ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Meals, pies, snacks, Sunday Roasts, outdoor seating, tap takeovers, pop up events, live music, quiz, books, board games |
| Value For Money | ❤️❤️❤️ Well in line with the going rate for the area and quite reasonable for North London. |
| Description | On the side of ‘The Castle’, where reportedly Horatio Nelson’s uncle frequented, then rebuilt into the Trafalgar, and now ‘Tapping the Admiral’, a nifty name referencing alcohol consumption and Nelson himself. Not exactly brought to life, as restored to its potential by the owners of the nearby Pineapple (also a great pub). Low-key and neighbourly, but that is intended as a compliment. This is an operation determined to do what pubs of this sort excel in – great cask hand-pulled ale and some ciders, community events and amenities, somewhere to socialise, a meeting place. The interior doesn’t have the heritage glam of The Pineapple but it does have a sort of stolid appeal that would inspire loyalty if you lived anywhere near it. Keep a look out for their beloved pub cat too! An essential stop off if visiting the pubs around Kentish Town. (Added September 2023) |
