The Cricketers, Enfield

This is a McMullen's pub that had on their Hop & Glory, IPA, AK, and Country (£3.70 a pint). All the beers were being dispensed through sparklers, which unfortunately I didn't notice until the barmaid had already pulled two-thirds of a pint of froth into one of the glasses. Apparently (according to the barmaid) beer looks nicer when pulled through a sparkler. But at least she knew what a sparkler was, and how to remove it on request. I suppose the use of sparklers is a hazard one might expect to encounter when travelling up north to somewhere like Enfield. The emphasis seemed to be on food when we visited on Thursday afternoon, with just about everyone other than my companion and I dining. Main courses are around £8 - £10, with the pie of the day at £9.40, bangers & mash £7.95, and burger & chips at £7.25. Sandwiches are all £5.55. This all seemed quite reasonable to me. This place has now been given a smart modern look, with light pastel shades of grey everywhere, and a big pile of logs piled up next to a fireplace seemingly as a decorative feature. The cricketing paraphernalia is all still there of course, with numerous cricket related photographs and prints on the walls, as well as a display of cricket bats on the chimney breast on the left, with a display of cricket balls on the one on the right. There's a sizeable garden to the side of the pub. This is a reasonable enough place to visit. I saw it as the sort of pub to which you could take your mother. The beer was in good shape, once we had resolved the sparkler issue, and it has quite a nice setting away from the main road. I'd happily visit this one again.