Masque Haunt
168-172 Old Street, London EC1V 9BP – 020 7251 4195
Spacious Wetherspoon’s pub in Old Street close to Old Street tube station and roundabout.
The decor inside is much as you’d expect from an older style ‘Spoons – decorative carpet, wooden panneling, green ceiling.
The beer selection was a bit more mainstream than some Wetherspoon’s pubs but there were a couple of interesting choices and the Maxim Swedish Blonde I tasted on my last visit was well kept.
Food at the Masque Haunt is from the standard ‘Spoons menu but I’ve not eaten here.
So this could be a standard Wetherspoon’s pub review, but for the fact that I have to tell you that the pub smelled awful. Imagine a pile of clothes that you’d been wearing for a week without washing and you’d be getting the sense of it. I also made the mistake of sitting close to the gents toilets. The stench every time the door opoened was terrible.
I made my excuses and left.
The ‘Spoons prices may be cheap but for a better drinking experience try the Old Fountain or Artillery Arms – both close by.
Last visited: June 2011
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Other Pubs in the Old Street Area
- Artillery Arms, Bunhill Row, EC1
- Eagle, Just off City Road, Hoxton
- Old Fountain, Baldwin Street near Old Street, London
- Wenlock Arms, Wenlock Road, N1
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