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Landseer Arms, Upper Holloway, N19

37 Landseer Road
N19
N19 4JU

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Pub SignMan left this review about Landseer Arms

This is quite a large, opened out gastro style pub in the backstreets of Upper Holloway. You enter into the main bar - a large, impersonal space with dark floorboards, big windows along two sides, an attractive decorative ceiling and the servery to the left. The bar has a plain panelled counter painted in black, contrasted by the modern, white tile bar back with blackboards along the top listing various wine options. Seating comes mostly in the form of basic tables and chairs or low stools filling the main part of the room, supplimented by a few high tables and stools nearer the bar. There are a couple of fireplaces on the back wall, one with a plain mirror above it and the other beneath the specials board, hinting at a former multiple room layout. Behind the bar is a second room, very similarly set up, but furnished more as a dining area, and therefore much quieter than the main bar space. The pub has plenty of large modern art prints on the walls, but the place comes across as rather bland overall and was also pretty noisy due to a notable lack of soft furnishings. Outside, there's a sizable pavement seating area, accommodating lots of picnic benches which were proving very popular on a warm June evening.
On the bar, the handpulls offered an exlectic range of options, comprising Five Points Best (£5.10 a pint) and Mackintosh Pale Ale, one real cider and one mead. The barmaid was nice and friendly and the pub benefited from a decent post-work atmosphere, which I think made me warm to it more than I might have done had I arrived at a quieter time.
This place had been on my radar for some time, but having finally found a reason to visit this part of town, I was a little let down by what I found. The pub certainly seemed popular and had a nice, buzzy ambiance as a result, but the plain, gastro-style decor and moderate beer range were disappointing and I can't really say this was all that worth the effort of seeking out.

Date of visit - 21st June 2024

On 31^st October 2024 - rating: 6
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Landseer Arms

Street corner pub in a residential side street off the Holloway Road. Arriving shortly after opening at midday today, there were already a few around. Although, it wasn't clear how many were staff and how many were customers.

The indoor area appears to be split into two parts. Outside, there were a number of tables set up on the pavement underneath an awning.

Just the single real ale was on and in keeping with the previous review, it was Lavender Hill. I opted to swerve this and instead try the local Umbrella Cider, which was on tap.

A disappointing start to my trip into London.

On 14^th August 2020 - rating: 4
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Rex Rattus left this review about Landseer Arms

This pub hasn't changed since Tris's visit a year or so ago. It's still the stripped out place it was then, with tables that look liked well scrubbed recycled dining room tables and modern arty stuff on the walls. There are no remaining heritage features, alas. There's a fair bit of outside picnic bench seating at the front, where we sat as it was a nice day.

But the ales were in good nick. It seemed to be Sambrook's day as they had on Wandle, Battersea Rye and Junction, and with a Hamerton N1 clip on a fourth pump, but with also a "coming soon" label. One of our group, who is a massive Wandle fan, was in his element here, as the Wandle was in superb condition. All but me and another of our group had swerved the Crown (where there was no real ale) in order to go straight here for a couple of pints. They were well pleased with their decision. With the 50p a pint CAMRA discount the price of a pint came down to £3.90 as I recall. I didn't see a menu.

As Tris says, this pub and the Crown down the road are as chalk and cheese - the Crown with its traditional and warm pub interior and no beer; the Landseer with its stripped out modern interior and great beer. You pays yer money.........

On 28^th October 2018 - rating: 6
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