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  • 020 7254 4190
  • 57 Allen Road, N16 8RY (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
  • 5pm-11pm Mon-Fri; noon-11pm Sat; noon-10:30pm Sun

A decent pub to the south of Stoke Newington.

[dhyandeva]? notes that it is frequented by musicians who make their own instruments from wood found in skips, performance poetry organisers, builders, bus drivers, and locals. On Ewan's visit on a Saturday evening, the place was packed and noisy, but in a pleasant way, though finding space to sit was difficult.

The wall poster for a Catalan liqueur reminds [dhyandeva]? of his time in Barcelona. There is also an open fire, and a bloody great nude statue stuck halfway up the wall.

There are several handpulls for ale, mostly serving Fuller's, as well as a few decent draught lagers.

There are seats out the front, and a small semi-covered and heated garden area, which I found out the other day is somebody else's front door!

Good jukebox, good pub quiz Monday nights. According to a sign seen outside in December 2008, the quiz is every Monday from 9pm, and the prizes are drinks vouchers and a cash jackpot.

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Last visited by Ewan, Kat and others, 13 February 2010. Opening hours taken from Time Out website, April 2008.
OS X co-ord: 533056 OS Y co-ord: 185816 (Latitude: 51.555040 Longitude: -0.080540)
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