Royal George, NW1

Close to Euston station but not as good choice of beers as the nearby doric arch & bree louise.

This big pub is a little rough around the edges, but it serves well kept beer and I found the staff to be very pleasant. GK IPA, Bombardier and Old Speckled Hen were available and there was one unused pump, two pumps were off and another two had ‘coming soon' clips on them. There is also a large selection of standard lagers. The pub shows Sky and Setanta and there are two plasma screens, one of which is in the quiet dining side of the pub and was turned off even though the Arsenal game was on. There were only a couple of people around there so it was good to see the barman use his head and not inflict people with the football that didn't want to watch it. It was great to see a dart board, but I'm not so sure about the arcade driving games!

Not a bad place, no smoking area available, food served and real ale. Ouside seating, though next to a busy road. Handy for the station.