The Castle, N1

Official site of The Castle - www.geronimo-inns.co.uk

Official site of The Castle - www.geronimo-inns.co.uk

I entered this pub on Saturday night through a side door that was packed with smokers trying to escape the torrential rain. Upon entering I found quite a slender pub with the bar area in the centre and some stairs leading down to a seating area with plasma screen that shows Sky Sports by the front windows. Some more steps lead up to the rear of the pub where there is some more seating, another plasma screen and an open kitchen at the very rear that had a deep fat fryer pong even though it was closed. The toilets are also found up here and the gents are like the inside of a metal container. I was expecting to be kidnapped and was waiting for a crane to lift up the toilets and whip me off to some interrogation room. I thought that the staff were very friendly and they even gave me a pint after hours along with the regulars who were very welcoming. A couple of hand pumps adorn the bar and the Cornish Coaster was off, but Adnams was available alongside some premium and standard draught products and the Guinness was very good. There was some random music playing with a leaning towards reggae, but this was at just the right volume so it could easily be heard without having to shout over it. There are a couple of picnic tables under an awning out the front and also an advertised roof terrace that was closed during my late visit so I didn’t get to investigate. I liked it in here and would have no problem returning.