Beaconsfield

The Beaconsfield and the Salisbury sit at either end of the Green Lanes main drag through Harringay, and also represent two different ends of ladder life. Architecturally similar, they sit far apart in terms of their appeal and clientele. Where the Salisbury aspires to gastropub cuisine, the Beaconfield might offer up some pork scratchings. While the Salisbury's studenty crowd goes in for overpriced and underflavoured Czech beers, the Beaconsfield regular's focus is more on decent and well priced ales. Whle the interior of the Salisbury if beautiful and pristine, that of the Beaconsfield must have been similarly beautiful a hundred years ago, but could now benefit from a bit of a scrub up. And in the time it takes your mate to get served by the preening bar staff at the Salisbury, you could nip down to the Beaconsfield, have a pint and a chat with the friendly staff and be back at the Salisbury by the time he's got your drinks to the table.

Happily there is a place for both pubs on the ladder, but something tells me that the Beaconsfield will go the way of the Salisbury one of these days, and the area won't necessarily be the better for it. So go now while it still retains its quiet charm.

Note that while the Beaconsfield is usually a quiet spot, Friday night is very busy when they have a good selection of live music.

The Beaconsfield
357-359 Green Lanes
London
N4 1DZ

Tel: 020 8800 2153

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