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Quinns, NW1
NW1
NW1 8NY
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Reviews of Quinns (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Bucking Fastard left this review about Quinns
This must be the tattiest pub exterior anywhere in London,paint peeling,pub sign missing,pub name with letters lost in a mucky yellow with graffiti on a side wall.However once inside from the multiple doors it's tidier ,open plan with a very long bar along the right side,decent bar back mirrors and a colourful backlit frieze.The eight enamel handpumps are perfectly polished yet totally unused,this is a real ale free zone with just multinational kegs ,such as Guiness at £6.50.
There is an Irish vibe,some photos of their football team but it's not overdone.The three flatscreens were on mute ,just showing daytime tv.A very good soundtrack was playing .The furniture is functional,small banquettes at the front,larger at the rear with a lino floor creating a boozer atmosphere with a reasonable smart feel.
The lack of real ale means I wont revisit but it's not a bad boozer as things stand once you've ignored the exterior.
On 1st March 2025
- rating: 5
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Moby Duck left this review about Quinns
A large lump of a corner pub that looks half derilict from the outside, a very long single room that seemed very empty with just one other punter in sat at the bar. The long bartop boasted eight handpumps, unfortunately all naked, a sign of the times. I settled for a Guinness despite a reasonable looking selection of Belgian beers in the fridge.The place could do with a total revamp, I fear thats very unlikely though.
On 20th December 2021
- rating: 4
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Tris C left this review about Quinns
A first for the two of us the other night in what was originally the Moreton Arms. Situated in one of Camden's most unprepossessing locations is Quinn's, an Irish bar run by the same family since 1991. From the outside this pub is so rundown that it looks almost closed, with paint - and more - flaking off and with a hanging sign that displays more rotting wood than paint.
Inside, what has been described as a narrow pub (it isn't, it's just narrow in relation to its great length) has some very interesting décor with china items above the picture rail and booths to side walls. There's also some interesting stained glass - original? - and internally illuminated Tiffany-style capitals to at least one column. There are some interesting wooden details, high stools to drinking ledges and a lino floor. The elderly landlord was very polite as he hovered over eight pumps, all unused or with clips reversed. We opted for two halves of Stella which cost £2.40 each and were fine.
Unfortunately, the seats to the booths were in such bad condition that they had been repaired using gaffer tape. A trip to the lavatory reminded me of a scene from the film Trainspotting - I've never been in such grotty lavs, with cracked tiles, graffiti all over the place, loose taps and bare wiring just covered with insulating tape and a hole in the ceiling where once there was a piece of plasterboard.
One wonders if this place is being deliberately run into the ground? £50k would go a long way towards doing it up, indeed 50 quid would make a difference. No wonder this large pub was almost empty.
On 5th October 2016
- rating: 1
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Kentish Town West, 0.46 miles, 8 min walk (show)
Kentish Town, 0.55 miles, 10 min walk (show)
Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 31 July 2016 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 05 October 2016 by Tris C
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 31 July 2016 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 31 July 2016 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 20p per pint - last updated 31 July 2016 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 31 July 2016 by ROB Camra
- Darts : No last updated 05 October 2016 by Tris C
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 05 October 2016 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 31 July 2016 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 31 July 2016 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 31 July 2016 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 05 October 2016 by Tris C
- Pool Table : No last updated 05 October 2016 by Tris C
- Real Ale : No last updated 05 October 2016 by Tris C
- Real Cider : No last updated 31 July 2016 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : No - WCs downstairs. - last updated 05 October 2016 by Tris C
