The Old Oak, Gospel Oak, NW3

Handy for Gospel Oak station directly opposite. We visited by chance after our connecting train at Gospel Oak was cancelled due to a train failure in front. Pub was busy and seemed pleasant enough mid afternoon. They did have Fullers London Pride on handpump.

There is a dart board by the door as you walk in and I have reason to believe there are a few professionals that play for their super league team on a Thursday night. The lager has always been very good and there is plenty of seating inside and out. I've found the people here to be a little insular, but then I have not made much effort to speak to them as a few seem like old gangsters and a few of the people off the estate think that anybody they don't know are old bill. The Old Oak is not a pub I would take the other half again after the fight between a heavily pregnant young woman and a 15 year old feral girl from the big estate behind the pub. It's a good place for a pint if you need the bog after a long train journey or you are going to watch a match, but other than that I'd keep walking.