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The George, NW3
NW3
NW3 2AE
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Rex Rattus left this review about The George
This is a Greene King pub that had on four of their ales IPA (obviously), Abbot, London Glory - and I think the fourth was OSH. I didn't look at a menu.
There's distressed aquamarine painted, modern looking, panelling on the walls, mainly bare-boarded flooring except for a modern design tiled area surrounding the bar counter, and exposed brickwork behind the servery. You get the picture. There's a large outside seating area to the left of the building, which was of course a big plus last year.
I've walked this pub numerous times in the past, and I'll probably walk past it numeous times in the future.
On 24th December 2021
- rating: 4
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Steve of N21 left this review about The George
The George is owned by Greene King and the large single open planned L-shaped bar has definitely undergone the refurbishment treatment by the GK internal designers team and whereas it may be a bright and comfortable interior with tiled and wooden floors, plenty of light wood, the usual farrow and ball soft colour scheme, lighting and gas coal-effect fires, and copious soft furnishings strewn about the mix of sofas and standard tables its identical to every other pubco’s view of what a food led gastro interior should look like and therefore nothing you haven’t seen a 100 times before.
Although clearly food led the bar area is more set up for drinking, and I didn’t have a problem with this area having a couple of flat screens for the sport and with the current cricket world cup on it actually enhanced the appeal of this pub in my opinion. Then the rest of the pub was mainly set up for dining and then there is a small patio to the rear, which is largely for the benegit of the smokers from what I could see.
Four hand pumps on the bar and alongside the usual IPA and Abbott were two badged as Full Sail and Rhode Island, which I hadn’t seen before and were not going to trust in a GK pub. And then there were the usual shiny draft taps with all the usual suspects, but at least containing a couple of brews from Camden and Meantime.
I found it all a bit bland and typical GK eatery for me and will also concur that the Garden Gate is a better option. But this is not a bad pub and it does provide an alternative for the hardworking staff of the Royal Free, especially as NHS staff get a 10% discount here I believe.
On 23rd June 2019
- rating: 6
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Tris C left this review about The George
The pub dates from 1666 but was rebuilt around the 1920s/’30 by John T. Quilter for Wm Younger’s in his trademark brewers’ Tudor. Recently refurbished - yet again - and now taken a notch or two more upmarket with the addition of edible food, though not outwardly gastro. Overly bright inside and unsurprisingly, pale wood abounds. The stinky carpet has gone as has the riff-raff that once spilled out onto the pavement. Now considerably nicer than before, though the presence of glowing TVs is an unwanted distraction.
Ales: Greene King’s IPA, Hogsback Brewery’s Surrey Nirvana, Wimbledon Brewery’s Copper Leaf and Twickenham Brewery’s Grandstand, price not recorded and in decent nick.
This pub is worth a visit if in the locale but would not have made my bucket list; the Roebuck and Garden Gate are close at hand.
On 24th February 2018
- rating: 4
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- Accommodation : No last updated 08 November 2013 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 22 July 2013 by Tris C
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 09 September 2018 by Tris C
- Beer Garden : No last updated 20 February 2015 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 22 July 2013 by Tris C
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 09 September 2018 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 22 July 2013 by Tris C
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 20 February 2015 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 08 November 2013 by Tris C
- Jukebox : No last updated 22 July 2013 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 22 July 2013 by Tris C
- Live Music : No last updated 22 July 2013 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 22 July 2013 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 17 May 2015 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 22 July 2013 by Tris C
- Pool Table : No last updated 22 July 2013 by Tris C
- Quiz Night : Yes - Mondays. - last updated 20 February 2015 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 22 July 2013 by Tris C
- Wheelchair Access : Yes - Disabled WC. - last updated 23 February 2018 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 09 September 2018 by Tris C
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