Crown & Anchor, NW1

A rather foodie corner pub, however there were three beers available from the five hand pumps ,Greene King Mighty Moose, Roosters Little Bird and Thornbridge Jaipur IPA which was top notch,certainly worth calling in for a pint.

Solid Georgian corner building. An opened-out J shaped interior, quite smart with polished floorboards, red and black floor tiling and exposed brickwork. Darker rear area with fairly lights but not as naff in the flesh than as written. Mix of traditional wood furniture. Five pumps clipped with three dispensing (the Hophead and Moorhouse Black Cat were clearly labelled as unavailable). Ale choices were decent - Doom Bar, Celt Otherworld and Ilkley Crossroads. The latter was 5.4% and in fairness was in decent shape for mid Tuesday afternoon and at £2.25, a little less than expected. Also a decent amount of unusual keg options noted. Food is a major part of the operation, relatively expensive as expected as a burger will set you back 11 quid though I noted that “today's offer” was burger and drink for a tenner, which is pretty good. A laid back middle class vibe inside, in contrast to the faux gangsta witterings of the local yoof in school uniform outside (at 3.15 as well, what do teachers do round here?). A pleasant surprise, would be willing to pop in again.