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I have mixed feelings about this pub. A nice atmosphere, great pub snacks and very friendly bar staff, but the cask beer selection is poor. We tried a…
Mark Dogson
The Southampton Arms
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Probably the best pub in London. Excellent selection of beers and ciders, good though limited selection of bar snacks, friendly staff, and a small gar…
Nick
The Southampton Arms
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Fantastic little pub guaranteed to bring out your inner old man beer drinker, or if you're London Curry Blog,your outer old man beer drinker. The Sout…
Sarah M
The Southampton Arms
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6 Reviews on “The Southampton Arms”
I have mixed feelings about this pub. A nice atmosphere, great pub snacks and very friendly bar staff, but the cask beer selection is poor. We tried at least 6 choices of real ale, and each one was pretty awful. Not a great advert for the real ale revolution. We’re more into beers such as Salopian Gold, Harrington bitter from Whim ales and the Titanic selection from the Potteries, etc.
Probably the best pub in London. Excellent selection of beers and ciders, good though limited selection of bar snacks, friendly staff, and a small garden out the back. A friendly mixed crowd so there is always someone interesting to talk to. And at 3.40 a pint the prices are very reasonable.
Fantastic little pub guaranteed to bring out your inner old man beer drinker, or if you’re London Curry Blog,your outer old man beer drinker. The Southampton Arms’ selling point is its dedication to serving only beers and ciders from independent breweries, which means it attracts CAMRA members and ale lovers from all over the place to drink beer in dimpled pint glasses. Oh and they’re pretty proud of their meat menu but I’m yet to try that (however I did notice they have scotch eggs on the snacks menu AKBoogie, time for a trip to K Town?)The bar’s cosy. Tiny but full of energy with a piano in the corner and old pictures all over the walls, and there’s also a little beer garden outside which is great in summer. Cash only so remember your pennies for this one. whatsarahdoes.com
Still to be fully won over by Kentish Town as a cultural hub, Sarah M continues to try and persuade me otherwise. Taking me to the Southampton Arms certainly was a step in the right direction. This is a really cosy pub serving proper, independent ales and cider. There’s also a garden to compliment the latter when the sun is shining. Perfect drinking hole for this grumpy old man. londoncurryblog.com
After a meal in Camden, we wandered over to Brewdog for a quick drink (how can you resist?) before getting on a bus towards Gospel Oak for our last stop of the evening, The Southampton Arms. Any pub that has a bus stop outside gets extra points. It may look small, but there is a lot going on inside. Bring cash – no cards!With 18 handpulls full of ale and cider, and a committment to supporting small independent UK breweries, The Southampton Arms draws in discerning drinkers from all over London. Luckily though, it still manages to keep that local pub feel. With a roaring fire and steamed up windows, this is the ideal spot to hole up in for the winter. We squeezed ourselves in and carved out some space by the piano opposite the fireplace. There were beers from Dark Star, Arbor, Magic Rock, Art Brew, Redemption, ELB and a few others to choose from, most of which were a bargain (these days) at 3.30 a pint. There won’t be many pubs in London where you can get three high quality pints of real ale for under a tenner. There also aren’t too many where you will find a record player behind the bar! I’m glad we made the journey up North – The Southampton Arms (as I expected it might) gets straight on to my Top 5 (or so) Pubs in London list. mattthelist.com
Again a great boozer with a monster selection. More than anyone can sample in any session. However by the time you come again I very much doubt they will have the same selection! The simple bar snacks are what you would expect and dream of from such a place. A lovely garden at the back also in the summer.