The Devonshire Arms, Camden

Hii, ok I used to go to this pub all the time years ago and I loved it, one of my favourite places to go to in London, it had random, alternative art decor, good tunes etc and the mannequinn and cobwebbed iron at the back was pretty cool and helped add to the atmosphere. Since it has changed hands and become 'the hobgoblin' it seems to have become some kind of metal bar, which is cool and I`m glad that it`s still alternative. However, the place appears to be going down hill. Each time I`ve gone in there which has been fleetingly now these last couple of years, the place seems to get dirtier and dirtier, so much so that the last time I went there and happened to take with me some non londoner friends to the show them the dev and chill out, we had one drink and left. The tables were sticky and filthy, the floor was a state, the whole place seems to have let itself go - and I doubt theres any point mentioning the hideous toilets - utterly gross. Perhaps my mistake was going in there in the daytime on my last visit?

4 Jul 2010 03:58