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The Elephant Inn, North Finchley, N12

283 Ballards Lane
N12
N12 8NR

Phone: 02083436110

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North Finchley

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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Elephant Inn

A very good looking pub on a large corner plot,it has a CAMRA heritage rating of one star but deserves more.The left hand lounge area with a wood burner has three very fine doors to the gents,ladies and the upstairs Thai restaurant.The light wood panelling is a significant feature.Going to the right there is a mid ship snug with dividers with stained glass before a long seating arera with brown leather benches along the perimeter ,five flatscreens and some noisy muzak.Beyond is a large,square pool room with high tables down one side,a small servery and doors to the beer garden.A four section pub still retaining their own access to the bar,with partitions still in place is a very pleasing feature ,and although some dates from the early 90's,I applaud the sensitive way in which changes have been made.
It's a Fullers tie ,with on my trip London Price,ESB (NBSS 3 ,10% CAMRA discount offered not asked for) and their seasonal Grand Slam.The thai food has a very good value two course option at weekday lunchtime at £11,while median mains are £13.
There is a bridge night,other community activities and both Sky and BT Sports and if I lived locally this would be a regular haunt.Well worth a visit if in the area ,a proper heritage pub and 2025 GBG listed.

On 22^nd February 2025 - rating: 8
[User has posted 2936 recommendations about 2936 pubs]

Steve of N21 left this review about The Elephant Inn

As well described in the reviews below, this is a pleasant characterful Fullers pub in North Finchley. I tend to use it on a Saturday evening as it conveniently breaks my convoluted two bus and one train journey home from the Saracens Stadium in Mill Hill. At these times it’s quite lively and buzzing, especially if there is a late Saturday evening football game being shown on the telly, Which you can choose to watch either in the smart lounge side or the more public game side with its couple of pool tables and large screens. Or you can choose to ignore the sport and take your point outside onto the very pleasant front patio area under the cover of a couple of large umbrellas, as long as the weather is permitting.
Usually a decent range of Fullers ales on which sometimes includes their seasonal brew.
And as others have mentioned there is a decent Thai restaurant upstairs in what looks from the photos to be a very pleasant panelled dining area, although have to say I’ve never ventured up this far.

On 23^rd October 2024 - rating: 7
[User has posted 2236 recommendations about 2098 pubs]

Tris C left this review about The Elephant Inn

Dating from at least the late 19th century, this is an interwar years’ pub, once a Wenlock’s house, known as the Moss Hall Tavern until at least 1994; it also has a CAMRA heritage citation of *, photos visible on theirs and the pub’s website.
My Wednesday arrival at 9.30pm coincided with that of an enormous dog – an XL bully? – with head the size of a plucked turkey, wearing a muzzle which would do Hannibal Lecter proud, snorting like a racehorse and on passing, displaying an enormous pair of Jacobs. Customers – models? – weren’t at all like those shown on the website, certainly an older blokey lot generating quite a blue atmosphere, though there were a small number of younger drinkers on the patio. There was multi event, unwatched silent sport and a couple of men – no women in the actual pub – enjoying the pool table.
There’s cask of course, but no Dark Star option, with Pride and ESB then Salcombe Gold, £2.85 a half and dull, served by a decent barman.
You could do a lot worse in Finchley and this is a lot better than the Tally Ho; heritage value aside, this isn’t my kind of pub, though for some, it’s obviously the dog’s bol**cks.

On 30^th July 2024 - rating: 6
[User has posted 2207 recommendations about 2164 pubs]

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