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The Barrel Vault (JD Wetherspoon), N1
N1
N1C 4QL
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Strongers . left this review about The Barrel Vault (JD Wetherspoon)
The Barrel Vaults is a Wetherspoons that is tucked away in the corner of St Pancras Railway Station, so it is easy to miss if just passing through the station. A sea of high tables and chairs make up most of the seating, but there are some standard tables at the rear where the toilets are located. The two banks of six hand pumps on the counter up the left were drawing the usual three Spoons favourites plus Titanic’s Plum Porter, London Pride, Oakham’s Citra and Blurred, Southwark Brewing’s Bankside Blonde, Brightside Brewing’s Time Bandit, Portobello Brewing’s Crown Jewels, Adnams’ Double Ghost IPA and Camerons Brewery’s Motorhead Road Crew. It was civilised in here during a recent Monday lunchtime visit, but it was more raucous a couple of hours before Newcastle were due to kick off away at Spurs on the following Saturday. I thought this place was decent, especially for a JDW in a railway station.
On 11th September 2026
- rating: 7
[User has posted 6826 recommendations about 6787 pubs]
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Barrel Vault (JD Wetherspoon)
Considering where it is, this is a fairly reliable place for a pint, with enough staff behind the bar and the tables being promptly cleared. Wetherspoon has done a reasonable job of decorating an unpromising space in the shopping area under the Southeastern platforms, and the natural light from the windows along the road frontage certainly helps. There is also a row of high pavement tables along this edge to supplement the interior furniture. As usual, there was a very good selection of cask ales available from the two banks of six handpumps on this latest visit, including beers from mostly smaller independent breweries - single-hop Ernest from Southwark Brewing (£3.95) - in addition to the usual Greene King IPA, Doom Bar and Abbot.
On 18th July 2026
- rating: 7
[User has posted 9226 recommendations about 9226 pubs]
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Barrel Vault (JD Wetherspoon)
Station branch of Wetherspoon's which is fairly small but always seems to have a good constantly revolving stream of customers. I'd forgotten about a recent visit there when I had time to spare before a booked train to the Peterborough Beer Festival.
Regular beers on here are Sharp's Doom Bar, Greene King Abbot & IPA & Thornbridge Jaipur. Guests on my visit were Oakham Citra & Bishop's Farewell, Lancaster Black, Twickenham Nooksack, Acorn Olicana IPA, Mad Squirrel Trident & Southwark Lemon Drop (Single Hop). Ciders were Weston's Old Rosie & Snail's Bank Raspberry Ripple. I chose the Lemon Drop, which was nowhere near as good as it sounded. I suspect it was nearing the end of the barrel. The fact that JAQPTIO's visit was on or before 10th August and mine was on 21st August would seem to confirm this theory unless they had more than one cask, which I very much doubt.
The interior is small but the lack of doors on the station side gives it a bit more of a spacious feel. I was amused by the barman. When we told him we were on our way to the beer festival, he proffered that we'd find a lot better beers than in the Barrel Vault! He was 100% correct but as station pubs go, the range here is very good. Prices are steep, but this is not a bad branch of the chain.
On 3rd September 2025
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3596 recommendations about 3594 pubs]
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London St Pancras International, 0.12 miles, 2 min walk (show)
London Kings Cross, 0.28 miles, 5 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Beer Garden : Yes - Limited pavement or now indoor forecourt seating. - last updated 30 December 2025 by Tris C
- CAMRA Discount : No - just the usual 50p vouchers - last updated 20 December 2019 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Child Friendly : Yes - Until 21.00. - last updated 30 December 2025 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 30 December 2025 by Tris C
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Function Room : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 04 October 2018 by hondo .
- Jukebox : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Karaoke : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Live Music : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Micropub : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Pinball : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Pool Table : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Quiz Night : No last updated 30 December 2025 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 20 December 2019 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 20 December 2019 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes - Disabled WC. - last updated 30 December 2025 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes - Very unreliable. - last updated 30 December 2025 by Tris C
