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The Axe, Stoke Newington, N16
N16
N16 7HJ
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The Axe
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Tris C left this review about The Axe
I tried visiting here a few times some years ago, but it always seemed closed. On one occasion though, I peered through the window to see a man sitting at a table using a laptop. When he spotted me, he jumped up and went behind the bar; I turned and walked away, which is a shame because I may have seen the original interior as what exists now is certainly part of the transformation from Jan’s, formerly the Cricketers.
It’s a reasonably spacious interior with garden out back, but is fairly swish. Not too minimalist or industrial, but quite pleasant with some pot plants to the interior window sills. A rough bare boarded floor of course, with several fixed slatted pale wood benches to the periphery, thereafter fairly normal tables, chairs and stools. The walls are covered with matchboard to around ½ height and are painted slate grey, along with the walls above. Thankfully, the ceiling’s white. A further smaller section of wall is clad in rectangular glazed white tiles, which are in evidence to the island bar which has a dark grey matchboard front and wooden top. Illumination isn’t that bright and I suspect is poor at night, coming from small spherical lamps fixed to the walls with exposed metal trunking and similar hanging from the ceiling. Customers seemed to include Americans and plenty of beautiful young women in floaty skirts and oversized sunglasses – you can tell you’re in Stoke Newington.
Ales: something Belgian at 6.2%, Harvey’s Best and Redemption’s Trinity at a very reasonable £3.80 a pint and good. I don’t know what a half cost, as the inattentive barman served me with a pint.
This may no longer be a traditional pub, but it’s not half bad. If only they had a wider and better selection of British beers, rather than specialising in Belgian rocket fuel I’d be more inclined to return, but this pub is certainly worth a visit if on a crawl of the area.
Open until 1.00 am on Friday and Saturday.
On 6th May 2018
- rating: 5
[User has posted 1985 recommendations about 1951 pubs]
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Terry Gilley left this review about Jan's
This used to be my local when it was called The Cricketers.
On 26th January 2014
- rating: 7
[User has posted 28 recommendations about 28 pubs]
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Steve C left this review about Jan's
There's a sign outside this pub that says 'come inside for Belgian beers'. I would have loved to but it was closed at 15:30 yesterday (Saturday) afternoon.
On 3rd October 2010
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 5243 recommendations about 5211 pubs]
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Rectory Road, 0.43 miles, 8 min walk (show)
Clapton, 0.83 miles, 16 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 31 March 2017 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 06 May 2018 by Tris C
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 06 May 2018 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 31 March 2017 by Tris C
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 06 May 2018 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 06 May 2018 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 31 March 2017 by Tris C
- Jukebox : No last updated 06 May 2018 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 06 May 2018 by Tris C
- Live Music : No - Last Sunday of the month - Jazz - last updated 06 May 2018 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 06 May 2018 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 06 May 2018 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 06 May 2018 by Tris C
- Pool Table : No last updated 06 May 2018 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 06 May 2018 by Tris C
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 31 May 2017 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 06 May 2018 by Tris C
