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Requested be closed with reason - Other: Noted as closed and confirmed as closed for the foreseeable future according to CAMRA.
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The Winchester, N1
N1
N1 8LN
Served areas

Reviews of The Winchester (Average Rating: 1½ of 10) see review guidelines
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custodian 42 left this review about The Winchester
Poor place well described by Tris below. I won't be returning either.
On 19th January 2017
- rating: 2
[User has posted 1673 recommendations about 1671 pubs]
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Tris C left this review about The Winchester
The name in carved brick to the parapet shows that this pub was once called The Carved Red Lion, renamed in 2006 as The Winchester. Well it isn't a pub now, rather it's a cocktail bar with DJs spinning discs until 4.00 am on Saturdays.
We arrived on our early week late evening crawl to find a fairly typical cocktail bar. Not traditional, not stylish, not super modern...just a bit bland. Sort of a cheap attempt to appear upmarket; naturally all the pub's fittings have been ripped out.
Our only other drinking partners were two middle-aged couples who were pissed off their faces and starting to fight with each other, bumping into us with a slurred 'sorry'. The barman looked thoroughly fed up and feeling the urge to leave pronto, we necked our halves of £2.30-a-half craft ale and looked for anywhere else.
I think this must be the worst place in N1, so no surprises that I won't be returning.
On 23rd March 2016
- rating: 1
[User has posted 1001 recommendations about 986 pubs]
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Highbury & Islington, 0.83 miles, 15 min walk (show)
Highbury & Islington, 0.83 miles, 15 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C
- Beer Garden : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C
- Jukebox : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C
- Live Music : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C
- Pool Table : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C
- Quiz Night : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C
- Real Ale : No last updated 23 March 2016 by Tris C