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Requested be closed with reason - For sale: Long term tenants retired (Feb 2026)
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The Orange Tree, Winchmore Hill, N21
N21
N21 3HA
Served areas
Reviews of The Orange Tree (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
David Walton left this review about The Orange Tree
Visited 23/06/25
Cask was the GK offerings of Yardbird Pale Ale and bog-standard IPA from four hand pumps, the other two hand clips turned around. Keg offering was Guinness, Carlsberg, Fosters, Stella, original SB, Madri.
I suspect this place is a mere glimmer of its former real ale glories, witness the stellar range of pump clips on the uprights of the bar counter. Saying that I tried both cask ales and both were about as good as they possibly could be. It is a U-shaped venue with the bar counter following the shape of the interior, with a boarded front and tall unbacked stools at the front of the bar counter. The venue is carpeted throughout; there are lace curtains in the windows and a total mish mash of tables and chairs including some ancient what looks like hotel conference facility chairs over in the front left-hand corner! The walls are wood panelled a la the front of the bar counter and there is a fire grate on the left-hand wall that is unclear if still in use in appropriate parts of the year. Lots of nicknacks around the walls and TV's were showing Tipping Point on my visit. How I wish I had made it here in its GBG heyday. Even outside that this was still my favourite venue in N21. By the time I got round to adding my review it had already closed a couple of months ago.
On 23rd May 2026
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1770 recommendations about 1743 pubs]
Steve of N21 left this review about The Orange Tree
So the final day for the Orange Tree has arrived. We all knew it was coming but it just came sooner rather than later as long term landlord and lady John and Marie announced their retirement after 34 years at the helm.
The final quiz night was a night to remember. Thanks Orange Tree for all the memories
On 15th March 2026
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 2351 recommendations about 2197 pubs]
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Orange Tree
Glad to say this one just about survived the pandemic and John, the Irish Guvnor of some 27 years and counting is still at the helm.
Unfortunately it’s unbroken 28 year run in the Good Beer Guide came to an end when the local CAMRA branch didn’t include it in the 2024 guide. This is primarily because John focusses on GK beers nowadays and there’s no longer any guests. Usually it’s GK IPA, OSH and Yardbird. But the quality is usually superb and you realise what a good session beer Yardbird is when served in here and not the insipid pint experienced in a lot of GK’s own premises.
The interior is unchanged and it really does look like a time warp pub now. However the fixtures and furnishings are in desperate need of some TLC and the regulars live in hope of some new padding for the bench seats. But the bigger concern is how long a throwback back street local like this one will continue to survive in modern times.
On 5th May 2024
- no rating submitted
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- Randomness Guide to London - Orange Tree entry
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- Accommodation : No last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Darts : Yes last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : Yes - Sky and BT Sports - last updated 09 March 2017 by Bucking Fastard
- Micropub : No last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 24 July 2013 by Steve of N21
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes - toilets ground floor - last updated 08 January 2017 by Rex Rattus
- WiFi : Yes last updated 26 December 2016 by Quinno _
