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The Bluecoats, Tottenham, N17

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614 High Road
N17
N17 9TB
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Bluecoats

Previously visit by PSM who nails virtually all of the detail.I too liked the multi area layout which maintains interest and character.I would say the decor is shabby chic with the ceiling of the front section showing water damage and broken plaster besides the exposed brick walls.The seating booths are good here as is a banquette to the side of the servery.Lots of Sky Sports flatscreens,even one in the patio but on mute before any sports action.
There are lots of beer mats on the walls but all from a previous age and nothing contemporary.I was disappointed to see the two handpumps unclipped and unused but there is a lot of craft kegs from both bar and wall mounted taps.A printed beer menu is provided and on my trip there were 9 choices from the likes of One Mile End,Beavertown (Neck Oil),Stone & Wood,Wiper & True,Siren ,Deya ,Orbit (Sour),White Hag (Stout) while my Tiny Rebel Clwb Tropicana (£6.20) was well presented ,floral and a great accompanyment to an excellent burger and chips (£13). Other food options are wings and quesadilla .
It's not cheap but a well thought out keg selection and decent food mark this out as somewhere to visit on a crawl.Had real ale up to the same quality as their craft keg been on offer this pub would have scored even higher and would be a destination pub.

On 29th August 2021 - rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Bluecoats

This is a large old-school boozer that has been given a bit of a makeover and a new lease of life just in time for the opening of Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium, just a short walk away. As a pub for a pre-match drink, it’s pretty ideal, with the large open spaces, especially around the bar area, able to cope with the large short-term influx of customers. The pub is split into front and rear rooms, both of which have been partly opened out, although a section of partitioning wall keeps them apart and distinctive from one another. The front section is a reasonable seating area with sofas and metal frame chairs serving a mix of tables under bare brick and white painted walls. An old pub sign is displayed on one of the walls along with TV screens inevitably showing the afternoon’s early kick-off, plus a sign for the Army School of Physical Training, which I believe is in Aldershot, so it’s unclear how and why their sign ended up on the wall here. The rear section is a very dark, gloomy space with the servery along the back wall and some more metal framed chairs opposite. The bar has an old dark wood counter and bare brick bar back which is hidden behind a large beer board and a Bluecoats School for Girls mirror. Supplementary seating can be found down the right- hand side of the pub, through the area which connect the front and rear sections. A huge pull-down screen dominated the rear right corner here, again showing the day’s big football fixture. Spiral stairs lead you up to the toilets and a long dining room/overspill seating area, with benches and chairs arranged in rows and, on this visit at least, a bloke lying down fast asleep (or perhaps dead) on one of the benches. Some great old 70’s and 80’s tunes were blasting out, which seemed to fit well with the pub’s mainly middle-aged customer base – for those less enthused, a small concrete garden to the front left, fully screened off from the street, offered additional canteen bench seating.
There are four handpulls on the bar – annoyingly all out of beer when I arrived half an hour or so ahead of kick-off – but the keg range was more than able to compensate, offering a good range of mainstream and craft beers from the likes of Beavertown, Redemption, 40Ft Brewing and One Mile End, as well as a cider from Umbrella Brewing. I tried the Signature Brew Roadie (either 4.3% or 5.5% depending on whether you believe the beer board or handwritten keg insert. It was a good pint, served up by one of the friendly and attentive bar staff who ensured the queues never got out of hand and kept everything ticking along nicely.
I liked this place and thought it worked well as a football pub but could also be a decent place to stop off at on a quieter day. The beer range was as good as in some of the local craft beer bars and with the addition of some cask ale, could be a real winner. I’d definitely come back here again next season and hope it gets the support it needs outside of the match-day cycle.

On 1st April 2020 - rating: 7
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john gray left this review about The Bluecoats

Big one roomed pub with brick,wood and high ceilings.Nice outside space to the front.Two cask beers from Redemption and One Mile End.Tried 2 keg beers and both lovely and reasonably priced.Met a couple who recommended two local pubs but even Al would have avoided them.Dont trust the locals.

On 10th November 2018 - rating: 7
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Pub location see interactive map of local area
Map location corrected by hondo .
Bruce Grove, 0.27 miles, 5 min walk (show)
White Hart Lane, 0.81 miles, 15 min walk (show)
Tottenham Hale, 0.97 miles, 18 min walk (show)
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29th Aug 2021, 08:35
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29th Aug 2021, 08:31
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