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A proper local pub in an area now sadly bereft of much of that sort of thing. It has outlived (in no particular order) The Plough, The Rose & Crown, The White Horse, The Black Horse, The Golden Hive and The Isaak Walton to be the last man standing in this particular corner of the Enfield Highway/Brimsdown area and deservedly so as it continues to be excellent year on year. I'm afraid real ale is still not available here, but there is a fair range of drinks at a very reasonable price. Atmosphere is friendly and tends towards the loud without being too boisterous. Probably the best place in the whole of Enfield for watching sport ( as the name might suggest) with multiple screens throughout often showing a mixture of football, GAA, darts, horse racing, rugby and pretty much anything else that's on. DJs and live music are pretty much regular features most weekends and it can be good for a lively night out, but it's just as good for a quiet beer or two after work on a midweek day. Jukebox with a zillion tunes available. Pizzas available now (special deal on Sunday means you can have one with roast potatoes as a side for a good price - I kid you not). Bar staff and landlord all very friendly and keep the drinks coming at a decent speed even when packed. Lucky to have it as my local, long may it stay the same! Still known to many locals by the nickname The Top House (a nickname that predates its current name and was used to refer to The King's Arms which used to be here due to its location at the top of Green Street) so if you can't find it or nobody seems to know where you are talking about, try that name and see the penny drop on them.
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the pub management is good - nice staff - problem here is the chav nature of the local Brimsdown people - or GRIMSDOWN as it should be known
They are a backward and strange group and I would strongly advise against anybody normal living in this part of LONDON...........IF U R UNFORTUNATE ENPUGH TO FIND YOURSELF IN THIS UNPLEASANT PART OF LONDON, AND TRY AND LEAVE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
TERRY
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hi, i'm am looking for info on 2 female singers that played at the sporting on jan 15 2011. i think they were sisters one was called hannah.was hopefully trying to book them for a party in a few months time...both were great singers...
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Now at the best it's ever been and my most regular drinking destination once again.
They have now started doing food and bloody nice it is too (Lovely Roast Beef was �6). There has been increasing instances of live music and karaoke and they also now have a 3D TV for the football (a strange but overall good experience). There is a regular crowd that is friendly that is starting to grow and fortunately there seem to be more new faces popping in too.
The jukebox is good, the prices reasonable, the service always top notch and all in all this is a fabulous local pub that's getting pretty much everything right.
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This place is getting better all the time. The aforementioned changes to the windows has now been completed and along with the new blinds and curtains that have been put up, the landlord has succeeded in making a fairly large pub that used to be a bit rowdy into someting resembling a nice cosy little hideaway from the grim reality of EN3. Service and drinks are still top notch and apparently the landlord is now giving serious consideration to putting some live bands on. This is rapidly becoming one of my regular watering holes again. One can only hope that he manages to expand his pool of customers and make things a bit more lively on weekends without falling into the pitfalls that have seen this pub become a bit of a "trouble hotspot" in some of its previous guises. The guy seems to know what he's doing though, so watch this space as this may now be able to reclaim its former title of "Best Pub in EN3" from the current incumbent The Red Lion.
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This pub has been recently refurbished, the partition wall at last breaks up the vast space that is wasted within this boozer. The new landlord seems like he knows what he is doing, a major improvement on the last reigime....The downside many of the same locals drink in there making it sometimes uncomfortable. But will be back if only for the Guiness at �2.50.
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Here we go again! Now under yet another set of New Management and in fairness, jolly nice it is too. Very promising so far. For a start the pub has been tarted up a bit with a new dividing wall making a nice cosy little section in one corner, the seating is much more comfotable and decent flat screen TVs have been put in throughout the pub. Heineken is now on draft which is a massive bonus to me at least.
New Landlord is a very friendly guy and service was quick, polite and efficient. Quality of drinks was very good and prices about par for the course in Enfield. Further rennovation of the pub is apparently planned with Georgian windows next to be installed. Stage area is now a raised seating area complete with nice banister.
All in all back in the best shape that it's been for about 3 1/2 years or so, with decor better than at any time in memory, good service, decent choice of drinks and reasonable prices. However, only time will tell as to how it fares on the entertainment front. Pool tables and internet jukebox thingy are still there along with the aforementioned TVs which show all the sport. The question is, will that be the extent of it or will this pub return to its heyday when the various entertainment nights (live bands, karaoke, DJs) made this the most fun pub to visit in Eastern Enfield?
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The exterior signage would make you think that this is an Irish pub, but there is little inside that gives that impression. Odd mixture of new-ish seating, low stage for live music / DJ and a pool table - all in one large, opened-out, L-shaped bar. The barmaid was friendly enough, but some of locals looked a bit unwelcoming. No real ale, so just had a quick John Smiths before moving rapidly on.
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The fluctuating fortunes of this boozer have changed again. Now under it's second bout of new ownership within the last few months.
It is now an Irish pub as the fresh green paint job outside and various bric-a-brac inside (including a cardboard shamrock)is at pains to indicate and nice enough it is too. The clientele has naturally changed to a more Celt-centric bunch, but they are warm and friendly to the rest of us. The bar staff are slower but very chatty and get your order right. Prices are much as before and jusging by the various posters up and around the place, the new owners are attempting to make an effort to put plenty of entertainment on (albeit primarily revolving around Irish music).
Seats and tables are more plentiful than before and very comfortable.
A pretty good effort so far. Time will tell if it will get back up to the high-water mark standard that was set here about 2-3 years or so ago, but it's certainly an improvement on the thankfully short-lived spell under the immediate predecessors and seems to be moving in the right direction.
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EVERYONE COME DOWN THERE TONIGHT JODIE STONE IS GONNA BE IN THERE ITS GONNA BE A GREAT NITE
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The pub has now reopened under new management. Haven't ventured in myself as of yet, but am reliably informed by some trusted acquintances that it's much the same in terms of some of the bar staff, range and price of drinks, etc. but that the furniture is a bit more comfortable and almost unbelievably the punters are a bit more "lively"/lairy/tasty (delete as you prefer). Seems all the good work done by previous owners to drag the image of the pub and type fo drinker up to more respectable and non-violent levels is being eroded to the stage where it is getting back to how it was when it was known colloquially as the Top House (as it is at the top of Green Street)when its very name was synonimous with a "no-go area". A great shame.
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Guess what? Yep, that's right yet a-blimming-nother pub in Enfield has bitten the dust. It closed down this past Saturday and whilst it had dropped below it's peak form a long while ago, it will still be sadly missed.
Thanks for the memories!
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From the outside this pub looks like a dive. Walk past it and look in and you'd think it's a dive. Walk in and you'd think it's a dive. This pub is a dive ! But please don't get me wrong. I like this pub, it has character and local colour. The bar staff and owners are friendly and knowledgable and the service is top notch. It looks scary but I have never had any trouble in this pub. I have seen trouble but it is always between the Chavs/Scum and they keep to themselves. A great selection of bands play here and the place can really be jumping. Some of the locals are fun to sit back and watch as well, there is one girl who....how does that song go.....'is fit but she knows it' and acts accordingly, a small fish in a smaller pond. Bar staff and owners make an effort and so should you, don't be put off by appearances and go to this pub.
Meach - 20 May 2005 21:25 |
A modern pub with a white washed exterior that has the pub's name painted on the wall. Inside friendly and helpful barstaff will serve you from an average mix of drinks at a slightly expensive price but nothing too terrible. Quality of drinks varies but I like the pub overall as it makes an effort. Nice wooden floors on one side and surprisingly tasteful carpetting on the other. Comfortable leatcher sofas compete with nice high wooden stalls for a nice place to settle in with your drink. Live bands and DJs play here regularly and there is a jukebox as well as pool tables to entertain you at other times. Good for watching sport as the name of the place would suggest as they have several smaller TVs mounted on the walls around the pub as well as a big projector screen. Varies between resembling a ghost town on some week nights to looking like the world record attempt for getting chavs in one room on Friday and Saturday nights. A much more lively and interesting pub than any of the others in the Enfield Highway area.
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