The Masons Arms, Kensal Green

The Masons arms really doesn�t know what it wants to be. It�s trying to be like its contemporaries down the road The Regent and The Paradise but not quite pulling it off. I went in one night last week and there was a DJ belting out Hacienda classics from the nineties at full volume whilst a smattering of punters were sitting there watching Sky football. It really was a bit grim, thought I�d stepped into a scene for a Mike Leigh film. I stayed for an hour and a half because it was a friend�s birthday only to be ripped off by the bar when I went to pay for my card that I�d left behind the bar. They were adamant that I�d bought 12 pints in an hour and a half. I like a drink but I�ve never done that amount in the allotted time. I paid the bill and will definitely not be going back. Word of advice � Don�t leave your card behind the bar, pay with cash!

27 Sep 2012 15:21