"The Faltering Fullback
Hidden away in the back streets of Stroud Green in Finsbury Park, the ivy-covered Faltering Fullback is four pubs in one. The front bar is a welcoming if bustling horseshoe-shaped affair, well stocked with draught and bottled beers. A curious assortment of objects – guitars, scarves, aeroplanes – hangs from the ceiling. The back bar continues the theme, in a more relaxed way. You'd be forgiven for thinking the pub stopped there, but that's not the half of it. Double doors lead through into a surprise third space, where the mood is more raucous and focused around a pool table. A further set of doors leads out into London's most unusual beer garden. A bewildering series of stairs, gangways and terraces is reminiscent of the Ewok village from Return of the Jedi.
• 19 Perth Road N4, +44 (0)20-7272 5834, falteringfullback.com"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2011/may/06/top-10-london-best-pubs
Comments
I find that N19 more than meets my outside-drinking pub needs and is never too busy.
Downstairs did seem to be hosting the most cretinously simple pub quiz I've ever encountered, but whether that was a factor in the crowd volume I don't know.
I remember when it was the Sir Walter Scott. It was in need of doing up for sure. Then Chris came along and painted the walls red and stuck candles in wine bottles and put them on the tables. All of a sudden the Faltering Fullback was born.
Seriously feels like you're intruding on someone elses party in there
I'm also curious to check out the FFB...sounds like my kinda place!