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The New Crown (JD Wetherspoon), Southgate, N14
N14
N14 5PH
Reviews of The New Crown (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
David Walton left this review about The New Crown (JD Wetherspoon)
Visited 12/05/25
Ten hand pumps, only one unused, the other ones providing Saltaire Blonde, Ghost Ship and the mosaic Pale Ale from Adnams, the Gold Ale from J W Lees, Oakham Citra, Thornbridge Jaipur, Abbot, Doom Bar and Ruddles Best. Keg offering was as extensive as usual and comprising Stella, Coors, Guinness, Corona, Budweiser, K1664, Carlsberg, Carling, original and dark fruits SB, Angelo Poretti, Leffe Blonde, Worthington CF, Stowford a press cider and Bud Light.
Probably almost 27 years since I was last here as I recall being here late summer 1998! It used to be a semi regular haunt of mine around that time and used to pop in here for a couple with a good friend of mine that lived local before I would trek to the tube station to get back to Holloway Rd area. Pretty much as I remember the place, long rectangle off the road with the bar counter along the left-hand wall from near the front of the venue with a long narrow tile skirt along its length. Pretty much par for the course JDW venue, otherwise carpeted throughout, lots of tightly packed regular tables and chairs, banquettes, booth tables and these days plenty of fruit machines. This one seemed to be missing TV screens and piped music, and it was heaving on my mid evening Monday visit. Usual JDW style of framed photos and illustrations of local scenes and history on the walls.
On 27th July 2025
- rating: 6
[User has posted 777 recommendations about 774 pubs]
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Quinno _ left this review about The New Crown (JD Wetherspoon)
On the one hand this is a gloomy workaday mid-90’s Spoons with little of note. On the other it's 15 years in the GBG and my pint of Mauldon Black Adder amongst the five guest cask was outrageously good (NBSS 4.5). The cheery deaf-in-the-ear barmaid gave me a low-down on how they keep their lines colour coded for different beer types. Well done. For the casketeers, this is well-worth the schlep out on the Piccadilly Line. I’d happily re-appear.
On 11th June 2024
- rating: 7
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Tris C left this review about The New Crown (JD Wetherspoon)
Just to the west of Charles Holden's iconic Southgate tube station, this is a fairly typical 1996 shop conversion which was previously a Sainsbury's, the name taken from the former Crown, situated roughly opposite and demolished in the 1960s. There's a smoking area out front, though drinks can't be taken outside.
As mentioned, it's a deep room and with the small windows, suffers dearly from lack of light. Despite my visit on a very gloomy afternoon, I had to shield my eyes on leaving, such was the comparative glare of the grey sky.
Inside, and it's predictable with all dark wood, brass light fittings, high and low furniture, carpets, games' machines and snooker on multiple TVs. The clients were quite mixed in age and gender, weren't as pickled as in some branches, but it was only lunchtime - not sure I'd want to be in here late on a Friday or Saturday. The smell emanating from the lavs could have been addressed too.
Service was surprisingly enthusiastic with the barman even offering tasters, though Saturday lunchtime didn't prove to be that busy. There were ten pumps on offer delivering up amongst others Gloom, Abbot, the rather dreary Burton Bridge Brewery's Burton Ale, something from Wimbledon and seasonal Truman's Knees Up at a very decent £2.25 a pint and though not bad, I would probably get bored of it after a couple of pints.
Overall, this is what you'd expect: cheap decent beer in an enviroment where empty tables are cluttered with empty glasses and plates, though there are though now only five pubs in the whole of N14.
On 27th April 2019
- rating: 4
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Winchmore Hill, 1.57 miles, 30 min walk (show)
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- CAMRA Discount : No - Just the usual 50p vouchers - last updated 11 June 2024 by Quinno _
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- Wheelchair Access : Yes - Disabled WC. - last updated 11 June 2024 by Quinno _
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