Thornhill Arms, Islingtonback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
This was my first ever visit to the pub. First impression was that the landlord was very friendly as were the other members of staff who were sitting customer side of the bar as it was very quiet. Contrary to other posters, the pub had Brakspears on handpull (of which I had a pint and which was fine), there was also a London Pride hand pump, though the clip was turned and was not available. The lunchtime menu is standard fare (all day breakfast, scampi etc.) and pretty cheap. I had a fish finger sandwich which was fine, and at �4.50 was great value. All in all a pleasant visit on a quiet Tuesday lunchtime.
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Enjoyed a pleasant if drunken evening in here on NY Night watching the darts and having a good bit of banter with the cheery locals! Hiya Mikey & Gemma, its the drunken Scotsman here (that might not narrow it down too much)!
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Gutted!!! Went in this pub the other Saturday and despite the good looking local boozer appearance on the outside it is yet another identikit pub with a gastro type interior, candles and mindless commercial house being pumped out loudly. The most unbelievable part was last orders being called........at 10pm!!!!!! Luckely, there was only about 6 people in there, which is all you need to know about a pub 5 mins from Kings X on a Saturday night.
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This is the best pub in the area by far. The staff are spot on and the Landlords know what they are doing.
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I recently revisited this pub after a gap of a few years to find it almost unrecognizable from the old fashioned traditional boozer it once was. These days it has been given a more modern makeover that gives the pub a more up market appearance although to be fair it does not seem to have lost its community roots. The wooden floor is well trodden and the dartboard, 2 plasma screens and several fruit machines seem at odds with the settees, leather sofas, potted plants, fireplace and candlelit tables. It feels more like a lounge bar than a local community pub. The island bar itself in particular looks very open and bare with very few taps to be found given the expanse of bar surface. Disappointingly they have no Real ales, just the usual mass production lagers and kegs. Some things have not changed in that it is still a Gooner stronghold and there are lots of Arsenal pictures, signed shorts, banners etc on show. I am not sure whether the makeover is really to my taste and there are sadly very few pubs in the area that have escaped either transition to Irish theme pubs or trendy refurbishments. I would have thought that this place would have been one of the few pubs that resisted the temptation.
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Armed only with one previous review - "Arsenal pub" - we approached The T.H. with some trepidation. To find the doors firmly locked brought a mixture of relief and frustration, although returning after midday saw the doors thrown open in welcoming fashion. Yes, it's most certainly an Arsenal pub, but this is expressed in a variety of tasteful ways and the centrally located square bar is a winner. I think even Arsene Whinger might like it in here (and the dated WCs would presumably not trouble him so much as remind him of his homeland).
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A good interior and good service. Judging by the profusion of English flags outside on Saturday we half expected to see a crowd of skinheads inside but no - a few regulars only. A nice little place with lots of Arsenal memorabilia, if you're that way inclined. My travel companion bemoaned the lack of toilet seat, as he was eager to drop the kids off early while pub WCs were still relatively clean. We left as a mini-mpv full of bog roll pulled up outside. How ironic.
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Arsenal pub.
Bobby - 21 May 2004 17:18 |
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