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The Great Northern, Luton
Luton
LU1 2EY
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Reviews of The Great Northern (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Danny O'Revey left this review about The Great Northern
Small pub near station. One real ale, and we made the mistake of sitting in Old Tom's seat so there were stares and grumbles under the breath, Probably one for the locals only
On 10th December 2023
- rating: 5
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Great Northern
I was greeted on arrival to this pub by an elderly gent outside. Inside is tiny, with only 4 or 5 tables. The ones near the window were taken. But I took one along the side wall.
The pub has a nice, traditional atmosphere. However, Tribute is the solitary ale and this did not appeal to me.
Nice pub, nice atmosphere, friendly punters. But the beer selection (or lack of it) makes this distinctly average.
On 29th September 2021
- rating: 5
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Great Northern
Just a short distance from the town’s bus and train stations, this is a small, single room pub with a bit of an ‘is it, isn’t it’ Irish theme. The room is carpeted throughout and has the servery along most of the left-hand wall, boasting a nice, curved counter that has been painted in green to add to the Irish pub theory, contrasting against the thankfully unpainted dark wood bar back. The front windows are a real mismatch of clear, frosted and etched glass panes that seem to each come from different eras in the pub’s history. Some limited seating is available to the front of the pub, including a garden-style metal table served by a couple of chairs. As you move further to the rear, this gives way to some comfy looking banquette booths along the right-hand wall, although they have been separated by some very loud, clanging Covid screens, which soundtracked my visit whenever anyone so much as moved a muscle. Other than that, seating is limited to a few high stools with no tables at both the front and back of the room. Unusually, my table had an unusual feature, in that the corners had been cut out and in each resulting nook, a circular brass glass holder had been inserted – quite why you’d want to put your glass in one of these shaky looking holders when there is a large table-top surface to place your pint on, is beyond on me. A couple of TV screens can be found around the room, one of which was showing a live Euro 2021 fixture and the barmaid offered to switch it to the other screen when it became apparent that the only customers in the pub were all sat facing the unused screen. Perhaps the pub’s most striking feature is the beautiful green glazed tiling with a plant motif insert that runs around the perimeter of the room – it’s definitely eye catching and makes the pub stand out from the crowd a bit, so kudos to them for not ripping it all out.
I think there were three handpulls in total on the bar, but only one was in action, dispensing a moderate pint of St Austell Tribute. The barmaid here was working solo and was very cheery, despite the fact that she was probably eyeing up an early finish to her evening until I turned up late in the day.
I found this to be a pretty workmanlike sort of pub, with a simple ale offering, limited seating and friendly service. I warmed to the place a little and definitely enjoyed the attractive tiling and warm welcome, but ultimately, this is another fairly average Luton town centre pub that isn’t going to keep you away from the Bricklayers.
On 18th August 2021
- rating: 6
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- Accommodation : No last updated 18 August 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 18 August 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 18 August 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Car Park : No last updated 18 August 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Child Friendly : No last updated 18 August 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 18 August 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Function Room : No last updated 18 August 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Hot Food : No last updated 18 August 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Jukebox : No last updated 18 August 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Karaoke : No last updated 18 August 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 18 August 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Micropub : No last updated 18 August 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Pinball : No last updated 18 August 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Pool Table : No last updated 18 August 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 30 July 2013 by Will Larter
- Real Cider : No last updated 24 September 2017 by Will Larter
- WiFi : Yes last updated 18 August 2021 by Pub SignMan
