The Euston Flyer, NW1

Large Fuller's pub with the usual range of ales, including one of my favourites - ESB. Actually stayed for two pints yesterday, rather than going to the pub in Kings Cross station. A good pub - worth revisiting.

A decent haven to escape from the hustle and bustle along the Euston Rd. Eight handpumps with a choice of five cask ales. Unfortunately the Butcombe Rare Breed had just finished, so opted for a couple from the Fullers range, which were well kept. The bar area is situated on the left of entry and is finished in a golden pine coloured timber. A large screen dominates the front wall, near the entrance, handy for catching up with some sport. A handy pit stop if feeling a pit parched, the pub is also busy with diners.

Smart ,tidy comfortable Fullers pub with a good range of Fullers beers plus Butcombe as a guest. My Wild River was good.

A fairly large single room pub ,well laid out with areas for drinking and for eating ,my early morning visit while waiting for a train at nearby St Pancras found a decent selection of the Fullers range of beers plus a guest of in this case Bath Ales Gem, a decent pint if not outstanding at a fairly steep price of £4.10, only to be expected I suppose given the location.Quiet at 10.30 in the morning and as a result there was no atmosphere about the place, it may well be a different story at busier times of day. the pub served my purpose but not being a great fan of Fullers beers I wouldn't make a point of rushing back.

This is a large single room Fullers pub with a good location roughly halfway between Kings Cross/St Pancras and Euston stations. The room is very wide with the servery on the left hand side. There are a number of high tables and stools opposite the bar as well as a good deal of room for vertical drinking and a few standard tables and chairs in front of the windows. As you move towards the right hand side of the room, there are more formal seating areas, mostly on a raised carpeted section which rises to a second tier near to the front windows. At the back of the room is another raised space with plush banquettes which looked like a comfortable spot to relax and survey the goings on in the rest of the pub. There’s a lot of dark panelling throughout, which combined with the muted lighting, gives the place a nice ambiance. The walls are adorned with various old pictures and lots of mirrors, but there wasn’t the train theme that I had expected prior to entering. A couple of large screens were on showing the afternoon’s play-off semi finals to a small group of people. A good selection of Fuller’s beers were available at the bar – London Pride, ESB, Bengal Lancer, Discovery, Spring Sprinter and Seafarers – but given the location, expect to pay premium prices, as my Bengal Lancer clocked in at £4.00. The barmaid was friendly enough but the place seemed to lack any atmosphere on my Sunday afternoon visit. Now that both Euston and Kings Cross have Fuller’s pubs at the station, I’m not sure if I’d make the effort to walk the extra distance to this place. It’s a nice enough place but it doesn’t really stand out and with other excellent ale houses near by, it’s falling further down the pecking order.

After a while away from London I was pleased to find that the Euston Flyer is a Fullers house and I enjoyed every drop of the first decent pint of London Pride I’d had for some time. I don’t know why, but if London Pride leaves the boundary of the M25 it tastes funny… then again it could just be psychological. Five other Fullers beers were available from the eight hand pumps and there is a large cider selection. The pub opens at 10am and serves breakfast, including full English for £8.50, until 13:00. The usual Fullers fayre is served throughout the day and the prices are a little higher than the other pubs of the area, but I find Fullers food is usually very good. There are screens throughout and along with the two projector screens they show Sky Sports. There is plenty of seating in this healthily sized pub, although much of it is up a step in raised areas. I found the service to be polite and there was a decent sized crowd gathered around the bar during my visit on Wednesday afternoon last week. I’d have no problem popping back in here for another pint or two.