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The Queens, Crouch End, N8
N8
N8 9DE
Served areas
The Queens
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Reviews of The Queens (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Steve of N21 left this review about The Queens
Cannot really add anything to the excellent review below, as far as the superb interior of this large Victorian pub is concerned, just to say if you do find yourself in the area of Crouch end, it’s highly recommended to come and see it for yourself.
On the first real sunny afternoon we’ve had this wet August. The pub was advertising its secluded courtyard garden on a chalkboard on the pavement outfront, so it was no surprise when I entered to find that this was where most of the action was. As described below, they only serve from one section of the expansive bar area, but at least on my visit there were signs clearly indicating the sections that were closed and arrows pointing to where you needed to go.
Three hand pumps adorn this section and for my visit theses were Adnams Mosaic, Sharps Doombar and the Brunning and Price house bitter brewed by St Austell. So not a stunning line up by B&P standards, but I forgave them as the Mosaic was very good and the secluded courtyard garden was indeed an excellent spot catching the afternoon sun but with enough tables under shade for those that required it.
On 10th August 2023
- rating: 8
[User has posted 2110 recommendations about 1992 pubs]
Bucking Fastard left this review about The Queens
A magnificent Three Star listed CAMRA pub of national significance,this used to be the Queens Hotel and now operated by Brunning & Price.It looks similar to the Salisbury on Green Lanes ,same architect although the upper floors from the exterior look somewhat unloved.The interior is terrific with four quite seperate sections,some of the room dividers still have their original doors.The island bar serves all four rooms and has it's own mirrored bar back,but the mid building room to the right does not offer bar service and there seem a lot of unused handpumps.Go to the room to the left beyond the main front room to find the working handpumps which on my Sunday trip were drawing Adnams Lighthouse,Sharps Doom Bar and Vale Orca (tired ,NBSS 2).
The rear room has an open kitchen and is used as a dining area and has a large alcove where dining tables have been shoved in.The wood panelling here is attractive and throughout the moulded ceiling and walls are most impressive.The other rooms are used by the young people of the area as a drinking venue ,so this pub is not dominated by food unlike a lot of Brunning & Price outlets.
The features are many and varied and the stained glass art noveau windows around the exterior are noteworthy.There is a good victorian fireplace but I was surprised to see a lot of high tables as seating ,taking away any feeling of oppulance.It's a workaday pub.The muzak was not too loud but mindless and thankfully the screens were off,but probably only used for terrestrial broadcasts.There is a tidy beer garden out the back.
A must visit if in the area,higher marks would have been awarded if a better ale range was available and a little more care has been taken by B&P to celebrate the outstanding features with appropriate furniture.
On 24th July 2023
- rating: 8
[User has posted 2727 recommendations about 2727 pubs]
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Tris C left this review about The Queens
Visited a few times over a decade ago, I was looking forward to my visit to this place, an absolutely fantastic National Inventory pub and listed nationally as Grade II*, though it’s positively modest compared to the Salisbury, its sister pub about a mile due east of here. I read below, that the pub may have been visited by Laurel & Hardie. I can’t verify this, but in the film Stan & Ollie, the duo is seen visiting the even more extravagant Warrington.
Well-described below and on CAMRA’s site, though as usual, their pictures look washed out, failing to capture the richness, colour and texture of the interior; other interior pics are on this website. There are photos on the pub’s website, but as usual, they fixate on showing unnaturally attractive apparent customers and burgers, which rather misses the point. A slight oddity is that some of the furniture comprises modern stools clad in vinyl of contemporary colours which jar with the period interior; I’m also sure that when I last came here there were banquettes upholstered with genuine black leather? There's little decor here - it hardly needs it - other than dried flowers in bottles to tables along with candles.
There were just three pumps available with only one on, dispensing Ghost Ship, served by a very friendly barman, hankering after a Yorkie Bar. It was in good shape and at a very reasonable £4.60.
From an architectural perspective, this is an absolutely must-visit London pub, but an increase in ale range would make for a more immersive pub experience. It also makes for a great triple with the Great Northern and Railway Tavern. An added bonus is that pickled onion flavour Monster Munch is available as a bar snack.
On 15th September 2021
- rating: 9
[User has posted 1985 recommendations about 1951 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Car Park : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Child Friendly : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Darts : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 15 September 2021 by Tris C
- Function Room : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 15 September 2021 by Tris C
- Jukebox : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Karaoke : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Live Music : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Micropub : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Pinball : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Pool Table : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Quiz Night : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Real Cider : No last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
- Wheelchair Access : Yes - Disabled WC. - last updated 15 September 2021 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 23 September 2018 by Komakino .
