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Bad times for Crouchén
The Henry Reader has shut and will be a craft beer pub, not sure if that means ran by the Craft Beer Company or not.
I am also not sure if jumper wearing film directors is the best market for them but i guess we will see.
Even worse news is that The Harringay Arms has also closed and is being taken over by Enterprise Inns, whatever that means. No more late nights i would suspect.
The Henry Reader has shut and will be a craft beer pub, not sure if that means ran by the Craft Beer Company or not.
I am also not sure if jumper wearing film directors is the best market for them but i guess we will see.
Even worse news is that The Harringay Arms has also closed and is being taken over by Enterprise Inns, whatever that means. No more late nights i would suspect.
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Only been there a couple of times recently and found it rather so-so. I wonder if they'll rename it. I've often wondered about the name, seeing as it's so far from Harringay. Anyone know about that?
The Harringay was a great pub when the old Irish couple had it.
It was a bit bumpy when they left but in the end it had a decent landlady, decent beer, people that can hold a conversation and a cute dog. My impression anyway.
I always think it's Croush-on (silent N).
I think it was probably struggling mid-week and was / is way too dark for day time drinking.
If Weathershite struggled then what hope has a two bob operation ( probably getting robbed by the brewery) got?
I see they are now involved with The Queens which I guess explains why that pub lost its soul a few years ago.
@Arkady do you drink the Volden beer? What is it like?
I don't recall - though I have had the session beer before somewhere. I was drinking cider last time I was in there. Good stop before or after the Picturehouse.
I just tried franglaisising it (with the assistance of Google Translate, bien sur):
"Fin d'Accroupissement"
(very pleased with the -pissement part there). Whatever happened to Miles Kington?
Pronunciation: I'm just following the spelling! Not my idea to stick an accent on the e. Blame @HolbornFox.
The first time i heard someone in Eton drawl gleefully say they were going to Strouders for a bite i was so upset i didn't know whether to ring the samaritans or give up and move to Basildon.
If you were to spell it, I'd go Crouchende, as the ch is pronounced sh in French and the ende is pronounced onde.
As far as I'm aware it would need no accent.
My favourite local place name gentrification remains the Highgate Slopes one seen on an estate agent advert aka Archway.
For example, why do forums have rows, rows of what!?
Bad enough when people say "Finsbury" when they mean Finsbury Park.
Fox, I sympathise with your wish for clarity. Instead of having rows online, we could go all to the FP pond (aka "boating lake") and have a proper all-out row. Would clear the air.
In terms of good beer, the Great Northern Railway Tavern in Hornsey is amazing. Best beer collection I've seen for a long time. The recent refurb and improvements to the garden are also really good.