The Holly Bush: Escape to a Country Pub Without Leaving the City
‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life*’ – Dr Samuel Johnson Though it has a litany of flaws it’s tough to argue that London is […]
Category Archives: North London
The Boot WC1H 8BS (Tube: Kings Cross)
First of all, any hostelry that sells Tayto Crisps has got a head start where Pub Raider is concerned. Yes, it’s true they’ve toned down that shiny oiled-up greasy suckyerdigits […]
What Makes The Perfect Pub?
Occasionally, and most often just after I’ve posted one of my more scathing reviews, I am asked ‘what does actually make the perfect pub?’. Sadly I fear that such a place […]
Monopoly Board Pub Crawl
Pub crawls come in all shapes and sizes. There are those which start off as a swift pint and descend into an impromptu all day session. There are those which […]
The Colonel Fawcett NW1 0SS (Tube: Camden Rd)
The Colonel Fawcett becomes the second pub I’ve reviewed which has achieved a small measure of fame for having had someone get shot to death within its walls (see The […]
The Assembly House NW5 2TG (Tube: Kentish Town)
It’s the second time we’ve raided this pub and still no review. Read between the lines. Well, try and read between the lines because there aren’t going to be many. […]
The Old Eagle NW1 9LU (Tube: Camden Rd)
There is no pretence with this pub. It is the pub it is. It isn’t perfect and it really doesn’t care. It revels in its honesty. It’s shrugged-shoulder-edness to the […]
The Snooty Fox N5 2NN (Tube: Canonbury)
Football, so I’m told, is a game of two halves. The Snooty Fox, in my eyes, is a pub of two halves. Directly opposite Canonbury Overground station this pub is […]
Hen and Chickens Theatre Bar N1 2NA (Tube: Highbury & Islington)
As I hurtle with a grim sense of inevitability towards being 30 I occasionally reminisce with my equally doomed peers about the golden days of our teens; those early forays […]
The Washington NW3 4UE (Tube: Chalk Farm)
Without even checking the dubious fact warehouse known as Wikipedia I think I’m safe to assume that George Washington, the pubs namesake, never visited it infact the celebrated revolutionary leader […]
Raiders of the Lost Pubs 