Railway Tavern, NW7

Visited 30/04/25 Cask was OSH and one unused hand pump. Keg was Moretti, Cruz, Fosters, Madri, Neck Oil, Inch's cider, berries and cherries Old Mount Cider, Amstel, John Smiths and Guinness. This was a pretty basic pub with the island like bar counter occupying the main part of the front of the venue. Stool seating around the bar counter and regular tables and chairs around the periphery of the bar counter. Quite a few TV's showing the Champions League action on my visit with commentary. Lots of railway memorabilia on the walls as you would expect from the name. There was a small seating area absent TVs to the left of the entrance. Beyond the bar there is a small area housing a pool table and dart board and beyond that is the beer garden at the rear of the venue. Pleasant, decked area with picnic tables and parasols that was absent punters on my visit as all were inside watching the footy.

This Edgware pub dates from the late 19th century, a fair size, with parking, situated on the edge of a roundabout. This would seem to have changed since the last review from 15-and-½ years ago and for the better too. You can get a flavour from the website, but otherwise there’s a bare boarded floor, grey wainscotting, white walls and grey ceiling. Furniture is conventional, tall or normal height, games machines with décor in the form of eclectic prints. Customers were locals and a very blokey bunch too, though harmless enough, some watching the football with noisy accompanying commentary, some on the pool table to the rear, no one playing darts at the time of my Saturday 9.30pm arrival; commentary aside, there was a decent atmosphere. The cask choice was credible, with alongside three unused pumps, Purity UBU, just £2.20 a half, decent nick, served by a polite but near incomprehensible Scottish barman. This is preferable to the Harvester (opposite) with in effect no competition for quite some distance, but on balance I’d probably take the Three Hammers or Adam & Eve when in NW7 which, like the vast majority of London, I’m unlikely to visit ever again.

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