The Harringay Arms, Crouch End

I'm pretty sure the decor in the uniquely styled Wetherspoons would be just the thing you are looking for. No colour. No vibe. No asthetic whatsoever. A few vintage music and movie posters on the walls is hardly the end of the world. If you can't handle a picture on the wall, perhaps you are better off staying at home altogether. Do you go into Budgeons and complain about the way they've stacked the fruit and veg when it changes season? Taking the time to slander a local pub run by hard working individuals because there are new pictures on the walls is really quite sad.

Give the young bloke a break.

10 Nov 2012 13:56

The Harringay Arms, Crouch End

Joffle. We are sorry to read that you have had a disappointing experience at the pub, and more sorry to read that you you are so upset you felt compelled to write negative reviews on all the websites. I can assure you the gormless ones are not doing low priority jobs, and that if fact these are probably tasks that are just as important to the smooth running of the venue, although they may seems trivial to the untrained eye. The fact you had to wait 15 minutes to be served is truly regrettable, and this is probably due also to the new found popularity we have experienced under new management. The jukebox is programmed so that it only plays songs when and if a customer decides to put a song on, so apart from installing it (With carefully hand picked songs, which you seem to like), the music is only playing as a result of others wanting it. So I guess, where we succeed with a few, we invariably disappoint another like you. Unfortunate as that is, we provide a service and hope people utilise it at their own bequest. The jukebox is next to the male toilets as a result of it being an intimate venue, but you'll probably notice that we simply removed the fruit machine and replaced it in the exact same position with the jukebox. We decided we didn't want to encourage gambling in the establishment, so that change was made. In terms of the decor, the vintage posters were out of our own private collection, and have merely replaced the old plates that hung on the walls. The plans and history of the pub still don the walls as before, but have merely been moved to make the venue more aesthetically pleasing. The vintage toy collection was also our own, and is right at the top on a shelf out of harms way. Other punters seem to like presenting the pub with gifts from their own collection, and so it grows. The venue has grown in terms of trade, there is no doubt about it, and we had hoped it would, considering it was a business. You must concede that there have been zero renovations to the property, we have maintained all the original features and merely added our own personal touches, which is understandably going to happen when you buy a business. We do regret that you have fallen out of love with our beloved Harringay Arms, and can only hope that one day you return and enjoy it as the rest of us do. It's still and original old boozer, which is why we love it. We've just added a few small personal touches to make it more interesting. No one likes change, but we feel we have kept true to the old girl. We hope you come again. And apologies for the experience you had.

3 Feb 2012 00:29