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Winchmore, Winchmore Hill, N21

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Winchmore Hill Road
N21
N21 1QA

Phone: 02088825163

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Winchmore Hill

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Tris C left this review about Winchmore

Dating from the 1850s but almost certainly rebuilt and possibly in the ‘20s or ‘30s, as mentioned this was the Chase Side Tavern, Winchmore Arms, Willow now Winchmore again.
The interior is pure modern, with a flagstone or herringbone floor, modern furniture, much of it banquette, a Wednesday quiz (with silent sport); little children gambolled about at the time of my 8.15pm visit and the overpowering gust of fried food was even more off-putting than the smell of sweaty feet at the Dog & Duck.
Obviously real ale has left the building since the previous reviewer’s visit as there was just an unused pump, then fizz ‘n’ Guinness.
With young kids and potent pen and ink, I thought this was a feeble offering, easily the worst in N21 and the lack of cask didn’t help which is why I walked; the King’s Head is a short stroll but quicker on the 125 omnibus.

Rated: 3.5.

On 25^th May 2026 - rating: 3
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David Walton left this review about Winchmore

Visited 03/06/25

Cask was a single pump dispensing Tribute. Keg offering was Brixton Reliance Pale Ale, Orchard Thieves cider, Neck Oil, Fosters, Heineken, Guinness, Amstel, Cruz, Moretti.

Quite large corner pub with some outside seating at the side of the pub with picnic benches on a paved area. Inside it is bare boarded with a ceramic tiled skirt along the bar counter which is on the back wall opposite the corner entrance to the venue. Stool seating at the bar counter and the locals here were all perched on these on my visit. The area around the bar had leather banquettes around the external walls serving regular tables with a mish mash of dining chairs the other side thereof. There was a log burner in the fire grate on the left-hand wall with the entrance to the beer garden off the left-hand end of the bar counter and a raised seating area in the space behind the fire grate with regular tables and chairs. The area to the right of the entrance was a small seating area with regular tables and chairs. I had initially assumed it was a dining area, but no different to the rest of the venue. The kitchen to the left edge and behind the bar counter had a large pizza oven and the venue clearly pointed to the pizza offering. Indeed, as I discovered on leaving there was a structure built onto the side of the pub and accessed from the rear car park that was a pizza restaurant which was clearly popular with families on my mid evening visit. The TV was switched off, and a slow soulful soundtrack was playing. Passed this place a few times and so finally ticked off as a pleasant neighbourhood venue that is no better than average in the pecking order of North London (or indeed anywhere) pubs.

On 24^th May 2026 - rating: 5
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Steve of N21 left this review about Winchmore

A recent revamp of the bar top has now seen two of the original handpumps removed leaving a solitary pump which has St Austell tribute but was reverse clipped for my visit this week. So no ales available but the usual Brixton Pale Ale and Beavertown Neck Oil on the keg taps. The rest of my review of it being food focussed and family and dog friendly still holds true.

Original Review:8th November 2017
Glad to be able to report that this one reopened in June 2015 after being taken over by a brother and sister pair from Ireland, changed its name back to close to a previous incarnation and is still going fairly strong a couple of years later.
Not sure how much they did or whether they inherited the current modern interior from its time as the Willow, as I never visited during this phase, but it is now a modern interior with the usual farrow and ball pastel shades with greens and greys featuring prominently, light oak wood flooring throughout and some brown leather sofa seating in the main bar area and the small room to the right of the bar. The raised conservatory to the side has been modernised since the days I used to lounge here when it was the Chase Side Tavern and is now used extensively for dining, and from what I can remember the outside patio area by the very small car park has been upgraded as well.
Food is clearly a major focus here, as presumably they inherited the open kitchen and the Pizza oven behind the bar from the Willow incarnation, and Pizza’s, burgers and steaks feature during the week and Sunday roasts come in at £15 to £16. I have eaten here once shortly after it reopened and wasn’t that blown away. But recent reports on Trip advisor are very encouraging as far as the kitchen is concerned.
On the drinks front the house speciality is Gin and they have over 60 variants available behind the bar. Unfortunately for us beer drinkers that is not mirrored in the beer offerings. Along with the usual chrome offerings there are three ale hand pumps with two functional at any time. These usually carry St Austell’s Tribute and something badged as Winchmore Ale, which actually isn’t a too bad dark amber ale when I have tried it.
Popped in again late last Sunday after an afternoon’s constitutional through the close by Groveland Park and it was good to find the pub packed. But it prides itself on being dog and family friendly, the downside of this being that the Conservatory dining area was full of families with small kids who were hyper with e-numbers and running amok and pissed parents who were incapable of controlling them.
But I would rather it was like this and open than boarded up and shut again so I wish it well.

On 9^th April 2025 - rating: 6
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