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Prince Albert, NW1
NW1
NW1 0SG
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Reviews of Prince Albert (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Prince Albert
It's been over 10 years since I was last in this corner pub with Charringtons signage.
Last time I came, there was no real ale. It has been in the Good Beer Guide as recently as 2020. So, I decided to give it another chance and did find that real ale has returned in the form of Landlord. There were also a couple of Rosie's Pig ciders on handpull at the far side of the bar - Rhubarb Cider and Strawberry & Cucumber Cider. Craft beers were Laine Source & Mangolicious, Brixton Reliance Pale Ale, Beavertown Gamma Ray & Hammerton Panama Creature.
I opted for the Rhubarb Cider, which clearly hadn't been pulled through properly. No real reason to increase the score from the 5/10 I rated it in 2011.
On 1st March 2022
- rating: 5
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Danny O'Revey left this review about Prince Albert
Nice enough pub near Camden Road station, nice Charringtons exterior, a little bit of a gastro pub but pleasant enough. A couple of real ales.
On 27th January 2019
- rating: 7
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Tris C left this review about Prince Albert
Located in a none too attractive backwater and owned by Laine's since 2007, this is an early Victorian pub (1843) which boasts some absolutely fantastic glazed Charrington's tilework. It also features the original Charrington's leaded lights which probably date from the 1930s. They are exceptionally rare in that they reference Marshall Taplow's, Charrington's spirit blending arm.
I came here some years ago when braving the area one night and found the pub to be pleasant enough, though the dark (black?) furniture and film posters were a bit sterile and pretentious. Happily they've now gone and the interior is a little more traditional. Opened out yes, but with a rough bare boarded floor and some conventional old school tables, some with extendable leaves. Painted white, there's the central field panelled bar with brass foot rail and thereafter there's much attractive dark three-quarter height field panelling to the walls. Stairs lead up to a function room-cum-restaurant which serves the same food as downstairs, namely a hotch-potch of burgers...tzatziki...nachos with cheese - so more American diner than gastropub. At ground floor level there's an enticing 1930s' fireplace, which sadly wasn't in use, despite the biting cold, courtesy of the Beast from the East. Muted music played - The Police - and no TVs were spotted, despite the rugby. Outside, there's a very pleasant secluded beer garden which is very popular in summer. There are some good, modern lavatories though whether or not they too are popular in summer is beyond my ken. Customers seem to be quite young - possibly students from the Royal Veterinary College down the road and some aging bohemians who probably lived their lives here in the '60s, like Withnail.
Friendly staff presided over: Caledonian's Deuchars, Adman's Mosaic Pale Ale, Laine Brew Co's Doubloon Golden Ale and Wells' Bombardier's Burning Gold at a staggering £3.25 for a pint of 4.7% ABV ale - this is what you'd have paid in 2008 and very decent it was too.
This pub has matured since my first visit in at least seven years and is now a very reasonable place, especially given the prices. Always the maverick, I think it's a lot nicer than the Constitution on the opposite shore and makes for a great double when combined with the Colonel Fawcett up the road - worth visiting if in the area.
On 28th February 2018
- rating: 6
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Kentish Town West, 0.75 miles, 14 min walk (show)
London St Pancras International, 0.85 miles, 16 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 21 June 2019 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 21 June 2019 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 10% - last updated 21 June 2019 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes - Until 8 p.m. - last updated 21 June 2019 by ROB Camra
- Darts : No last updated 06 June 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 19 June 2014 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : Yes - . - last updated 21 June 2019 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 13 December 2015 by Rex Rattus
- Jukebox : No last updated 06 June 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Karaoke : No last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes - Sunday - last updated 21 June 2019 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 21 June 2019 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 28 February 2018 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 06 June 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Quiz Night : Yes - Tuesdays 7.00 pm. - last updated 28 February 2018 by Tris C
- Real Ale : No last updated 30 May 2024 by Rex Rattus
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 01 March 2022 by Blue Scrumpy
- Wheelchair Access : Yes - . - last updated 21 June 2019 by ROB Camra
- WiFi : Yes last updated 19 June 2014 by ROB Camra