The Catcher in the Rye, Finchley Central, N3

David Walton left this review about The Catcher in the Rye

Visited 22/05/25

Cask offering of TT LL, Doom Bar and Tribute. Keg range comprised Moretti, Peroni, Guinness, Amstel, Aspall, Neck Oil, Staro, Asahi.

Two entrance door venue on main road not far from Finchley Central station. The right-side front entrance takes you into the bare boarded area with the main bar counter which is on back wall facing entrance with a few tall tables in the bay window frontage opposite the bar counter. To the right of the entrance there are a couple of large booth tables on the right-hand wall. There are a couple of steps down into a small, tiled floor area with a few regular tables and chairs. A couple of TV's in this main bar area were showing the cricket absent commentary instead there was a quite high tempo pop soundtrack being banged out on Heart Radio. The left-side front entrance takes you into an area seemingly more geared to diners set on three levels (modest no of steps between each). The back area is carpeted with regular tables and chairs with a sofa either side of a large fire grate with a TV above again showing the cricket. The middle area is a mixture of bare boards and ceramic tiles with a mixture of seating options and providing access to the main bar, good if you know what you want as no taps or pumps on this side. The front part is bare boarded with some ledges and the best seating being tall tables in the windows. There is a small amount of seating at the front, protected from the pavement and road by a small wall. Pleasant enough pub not one for a session, saying that there is a regular Thursday evening quiz!

On 4^th March 2026 - rating: 4
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