The Smugglers Tavern - Camden

New cool celebrity hang out everyone is going on about on the internet. Think I saw Cara Delevigne in there but I can’t be sure as I don’t know what she looks like or how to spell it. Great pub, lovely atmosphere, she might have been with Rita Ora but not sure I’d recognise her.

Well, for one, the music was way too loud…secondly, the staff did not wipe the tables if they even bothered to clean up after the guests. There were not many guests, but the two employees, 2 young girls, seemed totally indifferent to their work.

The Smugglers was a regular haunt when i worked in London over 30 yrs ago. Was in the area for 3 days on business so decided to revisit some old memories. Great pint of IPA and a really warm feeling of this being a local for most of the customers. Conversation, good beer and thankfully no tv screens. Friendly staff for with time to chat and talk about the range of beers rums- cheers !

Great staff and seating both outside and across two floors inside make this a great pub. The outdoor seating can be quite the sun trap in the afternoon hours and indoors it’s a spacious area, with options for couples as well as larger groups. The range of drinks is good with plenty of spirits as well as draught options. They also have a cocktail menu with each of the drinks served with beautiful presentation and impressive flavours. It can be quite tight getting to the toilets downstairs but they’re alright and for the quality of the setting, drinks and location the prices are sensible. It’s one of my new favourites in the area!

A group of friends and I recently visited as part of my sister's Hen Do celebrations. They kindly accommodated our group booking in part of their function room and the booking process was smooth. Although, this was completed via email as they did not respond to any phone calls or voicemails. The function room was a good size, nicely decorated and it felt like it had a calm atmosphere despite the music which was slightly too loud. The drinks were nice although we were surprised that they did not have many options that you might expect in a pub. It was mostly gin which we were not expecting. The service at the bar was very friendly and helpful though, which was appreciated. The food seemed good though there were less evening food options than we had realised, which did not accommodate to most of the group's tastes. It was a good find in London, especially with the function room. Although I expect that it is dependent on the purpose of your visit.