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The Barrel Vault (JD Wetherspoon), N1
N1
N1C 4QL
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Barrel Vault (JD Wetherspoon)
Station branch of Wetherspoon's which is fairly small but always seems to have a good constantly revolving stream of customers. I'd forgotten about a recent visit there when I had time to spare before a booked train to the Peterborough Beer Festival.
Regular beers on here are Sharp's Doom Bar, Greene King Abbot & IPA & Thornbridge Jaipur. Guests on my visit were Oakham Citra & Bishop's Farewell, Lancaster Black, Twickenham Nooksack, Acorn Olicana IPA, Mad Squirrel Trident & Southwark Lemon Drop (Single Hop). Ciders were Weston's Old Rosie & Snail's Bank Raspberry Ripple. I chose the Lemon Drop, which was nowhere near as good as it sounded. I suspect it was nearing the end of the barrel. The fact that JAQPTIO's visit was on or before 10th August and mine was on 21st August would seem to confirm this theory unless they had more than one cask, which I very much doubt.
The interior is small but the lack of doors on the station side gives it a bit more of a spacious feel. I was amused by the barman. When we told him we were on our way to the beer festival, he proffered that we'd find a lot better beers than in the Barrel Vault! He was 100% correct but as station pubs go, the range here is very good. Prices are steep, but this is not a bad branch of the chain.
On 3rd September 2025
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3232 recommendations about 3230 pubs]
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Barrel Vault (JD Wetherspoon)
Considering where it is, this is a fairly reliable place for a pint, with enough staff behind the bar and the tables being promptly cleared. Wetherspoon has done a reasonable job of decorating an unpromising space in the shopping area under the Southeastern platforms, and the natural light from the windows along the road frontage certainly helps. There is also a row of high pavement tables along this edge to supplement the interior furniture. As usual, there was a full selection of cask ales available from the two banks of six handpumps on this latest visit, including beers from mostly smaller independent breweries - such as my single-hop Lemon Drop from Southwark (£4.94) and a pair from Mad Squirrel - in addition to the usual Greene King IPA, Doom Bar and Abbot.
On 10th August 2025
- rating: 7
[User has posted 8868 recommendations about 8868 pubs]
Old Boots left this review about The Barrel Vault (JD Wetherspoon)
A long thin ‘spoons on the edge of the station nearest King’s Cross and fronting on to Pancras Road. From the name I thought it would be underground in the old beer barrel storage area mostly used by Bass. There’s a nod to that history as the decor is almost entirely old casks on racks around much of the room. Fairly standard spoons furnishings, although I’d not seen the tall single round tables before and they’re tightly packed in making getting about difficult. Two sets of six pulls with the usual T-bars between, one T-bar is a double decker affair. Usual suspects plus Oakham Citra and Pride on one bank, festival beers on the other. The festival beers were all at a very reasonable £3.49 while the standards were from £3.29 (IPA now showing as 3.4%) to £4.99 for Abbot, it was £3.49 for the Citra, £4.79 for Doom and £4.97 for Pride. Cask quality was just above average and as noted before the staffing level is more than adequate.
On 20th October 2024
- no rating submitted
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London St Pancras International, 0.12 miles, 2 min walk (show)
London Kings Cross, 0.28 miles, 5 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Beer Garden : No - Limited pavement or now indoor forecourt seating. - last updated 01 July 2024 by Tris C
- CAMRA Discount : No - just the usual 50p vouchers - last updated 20 December 2019 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 22 January 2019 by Pub SignMan
- Darts : No last updated 01 July 2024 by Tris C
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Function Room : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 04 October 2018 by hondo .
- Jukebox : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Karaoke : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Live Music : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Micropub : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Pinball : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Pool Table : No last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- Quiz Night : No last updated 30 September 2018 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 20 December 2019 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 20 December 2019 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 31 August 2018 by Aqualung .
- WiFi : Yes last updated 04 October 2018 by hondo .
