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Park Tavern, N4

164 Tollington Park
N4
N4 3AJ

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Finsbury Park, Stroud Green, Crouch Hill

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David Walton left this review about Park Tavern

Visited 05/01/26. Visited previously 03/02/20.

No cask. Keg offering of Guinness, Inch's, Neck Oil, Carling, Brixton Reliance Pale Ale, Fosters, Stella, Cruz, Moretti, John Smiths, Fosters.

Essentially an island bar venue. Front bar is tiled around the bar counter with a bare boarded section at the front of the venue. Regular tables and chairs with a couple of TV’s showing Sky Sports racing on my visit. There is a dartboard by one of the TV’s. The other side of the bar servery is a carpeted area and there are some tall, backed stools at the bar counter on this side, which has another dartboard in the corner to the side of the bar counter, otherwise regular tables and chairs dotted around. Pretty traditional pub, no cask, but a very pleasant venue. Feels like it had been spruced up a bit since my previous visit almost 6 years ago.

On 8^th February 2026 - rating: 5
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Tris C left this review about Park Tavern

The Park Tavern was built in the mid-19th century for the Wenlock brewery and indeed the fine tiled brewery fascia was recently unveiled around 2020. It’s on CAMRA’s list of heritage interiors, being of Some Regional Importance.
I shan’t dwell on the front bar as it’s substantially mucked about with, with a grey laminate floor and millions of TVs, showing multiple matches to an animated younger crowd.
It’s the rear toom that warrants the inspection if deemed worthy of a visit, which is more restful, being the habitat of the older local of the species. There are TVs, but they can be counted in just double figures. Thereafter, the floor’s carpeted and there’s conventional pub furniture, conventional lighting and a white Anaglypta ceiling; lavs open directly into the pub, which isn’t a plus point. The items of interest here are the inter-war years fireplace and ornate radiator surrounds. Also of interest is the bifurcated bar parapet with backlit signage for Worthington E and Bass.
Bathed in the ethereal light of multiple illuminated fizz founts, the barmaid was friendly, custodian of just the one ale pump dispensing Doom, £4.80 being the price paid for my pint of well-poured Guinness.
A very simple pub, this isn’t a bad place and certainly one for the aficionado of the ornate radiator surround, but I doubt I can find reason for a return visit, but it’s worth a look en route to the Faltering Fullback.

On 1^st October 2021 - rating: 4
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Rex Rattus left this review about Park Tavern

I don't think this pub has changed much since the previous reviewer's visit, but there was one handpump now in the back bar, clipped for Doom Bar. But I went for the Guinness, at £2 a half. There was no sign of any food at Wednesday lunchtime.

This is still very much a locals' pub, just off the beaten track. There are essentially two separate rooms, but now joined by an archway behind the servery. Apparently the screening, or wall, between the two rooms, was removed about ten tears ago. According to the landlord, the pub dates back to the 1850s, but there's nothing remaining from that period. In the back room the bar back contains illuminated adverts for Bass and Worthington E, which look to be 1950s enhancements. The windows throughout have delightful stained glass panels coupled with opaque glass in the upper parts; apparently at some point Bass/Charrington decided to remove the glazing in the lower parts to be replaced by clear glass so that those passing by could see into the pub to admire the interior.

Both rooms are carpeted, are furnished with standard tables and chairs, and both still have dartboards in them. The landlord said that he is going to remove the carpet in the front bar, which should reveal the splash area that is currently concealed under the tatty carpet.

This is clearly an unpretentious and much appreciated locals' pub. The beer selection isn't great, but I appreciated the simplicity of the place.

On 12^th July 2017 - rating: 5
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