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Prince of Wales, Highgate, N6
N6
N6 5JX
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David Walton left this review about Prince of Wales
Visited 22/12/25. Visited previously 05/10/20.
Four hand pumps, dispensing TT LL, Harvey's Sussex Best, Titanic Plum Porter and the other one for Bass annoyingly turned round. Not much on the keg side of interest, the offering being Brixton Low Voltage IPA, Neck Oil, Cruz, Guinness, Orchard Thieves cider, Heineken, Amstel and Moretti.
Used to quiz here in the early 2000's in what was always one of the most difficult pub quizzes to win even with a very strong all-rounder pub quiz team. The bar counter faces you, if you enter off the high street, the venue is a small U shape with the bar counter following the internal shape of the venue. It is bare boarded; there is some tall stool seating at the sides of the bar counter. There are some banquettes in the front window and on the front left-hand side and a small number of other seating options, but this is quite a small venue, with low ceilings but very atmospheric. There is a rear entrance and there are some outside seating options at the back, inside and outside, indeed the inside seating provide a nice, secluded space if the front of the venue is busy. This place, whilst iconic on the pub quizzing circuit, would never have been on Tim's JDW radar!
On 8th February 2026
- rating: 6
[User has posted 1042 recommendations about 1030 pubs]
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Steve of N21 left this review about Prince of Wales
Reacquainted myself with this traditional ale house and pleased to find it virtually unchanged from my memories and PSM’s review from 2014 still holds good.
The only slight complaint I had was that the available ale choice was a bit pedestrian with London Pride, Doombar, something called Prince of Wales Pale Ale (brewed in Burton so presumably a Marstons stable) and St Austells Tribute but fortunately the latter was drinking very well.
No sweary blokes in for my recent visit, just polite conversation amongst the assembled punters enjoying a beer so happy to be able to give the pub itself the rating it deserves.
On 25th June 2019
- rating: 6
[User has posted 2317 recommendations about 2167 pubs]
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Moby Duck left this review about Prince of Wales
A small traditional pub , more than adequately described by Pub SignMan in 2013,I remember this as being the best pub on a previous crawl a good number of years ago, so I had High expectations, the pub itself is fine but I felt much disappointment with the beer range,of the four pumps three were from Cottage Brewery, not a favorite, and the remaining pump offered Adnams Southwold Bitter. I went for the previously untried Cottage E Type, which was predictably unremarkable. This is what I would call a proper pub, but the beer choice was decidedly improper in my opinion.
On 6th April 2017
- rating: 6
[User has posted 2264 recommendations about 2229 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 24 October 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 24 October 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 03 August 2023 by Tris C
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 24 October 2014 by Pub SignMan
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 03 August 2023 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 24 October 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Darts : No last updated 19 February 2015 by Tris C
- Hot Food : No last updated 03 August 2023 by Tris C
- Jukebox : No last updated 03 August 2023 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 03 August 2023 by Tris C
- Live Music : Yes - Occasionally. - last updated 03 August 2023 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 03 August 2023 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 03 August 2023 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 24 October 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Pool Table : No last updated 24 October 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Quiz Night : Yes - Wednesdays 20.00. - last updated 03 August 2023 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 23 March 2011 by hondo .
- Real Cider : No last updated 24 October 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 19 February 2015 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 24 October 2014 by Pub SignMan
