The Springfield, Bowes Park, N11

The ground floor frontages are painted a rather alarming bright green, so not surprisingly it has a partial Irish theme. Otherwise, fairly traditional furniture and decor with a pool table in the middle of a slightly raised seating area. Food facilities in the back room. Quite busy on an early Monday evening, and the place had a down-to-earth but good-natured atmosphere. Only one of the four handpumps was working, dispensing Courage Best (well priced at £2.40), but they are obviously willing to try something a bit different as the much scarcer Dunscar Bridge Wicketkeeper had only just run out. Overall, seems like a reasonable place for a pint.

Large corner pub a short walk from bounds green tube station. 2 real ales served. The pub has a dartboard and a pool table.

I found this place to be a great boozer with friendly locals and bar staff. A shed load of lager is available along with Pride, Courage Best, Tetleys Smoothflow and Guinness. I thought that the Pride was very good. There is a small TV screen and larger plasma, but last week there was a sign in the door window saying that the Arsenal v Spurs game would not be aired due to no Sky Sports in the pub (surely not). There is also a pool table on a raised area at the front of the pub. This is a decent boozer and a future stop off on my way home when alighting at Bounds Green after a few beers in town.

I still use this Pub regularly and have been doing so since around 1975 I still find it as good now as it ever was. What I like about it is Its still a proper working mens Pub. OK its Not Posh or tarted up I admit but its what a Pub should be in my opinion Shows most Sports Including Football Horse Racing ETC. It serves a good Pint of Guinness & even better now seems to have London Pride on sometimes & Courage Best Ales on as well. Theres always a good crowd of regulars in to talk to and have a laugh with and the staff are always very good & friendly . Worth a try it you like or enjoy a proper Pub not a plastic manufactured licenced Restaurant like so many other Pubs have become these days.