The Kennedy's, Barnsbury, N1

Official site of Kennedy's - www.kennedysislington.co.uk

Official site of Kennedy's - www.kennedysislington.co.uk

A first the other afternoon into what was originally the Edinburgh Castle, a former Courage pub as evinced by the golden cockerel straddling the sign frame. This is a surprisingly large, very basic pub but it’s positively Claridge’s compared to the Tarmon further down. There’s a central servery with a rough bare boarded floor with simple furniture, games machines and football on the projector. Customers are a local, jolly bunch. A very friendly barmaid wasn’t serving up any real ale, but a half of craft keg Chieftain IPA cost a fairly reasonable £2.10 a half. This is a decent place for a drink but providing their ale isn’t off, the Hemmingford up the road provides a more traditional pub experience.