Park Tavern, N4

I thought that this place was closed as I approached on Saturday afternoon, but thankfully the lighting was just a little dim. The pub is split in two with the front bar housing a dartboard, small TV that was showing muted horse racing and a projector screen that was showing six nations rugby. The busier back bar houses another dartboard and another plasma screen which was showing premiership football. There is also a paved yard out the back with some covered and uncovered seating. I found the staff to be friendly, but I got a feeling that this is more of a local’s pub, not that I was made to feel unwelcome in any way though. The doors to both bars have ‘no children allowed’ signs on them, but inside there are signs saying ‘all children to leave the premises by 7pm’. There were a couple of children present during my visit so maybe the management would prefer kids not to be present, but allow the regulars to bring them in. Being an Irish pub there is live Irish music on Saturday nights and there are no hand pumps, but my Guinness was very good. I wouldn’t go out of my way to drink here again.