I'd just had something to eat so it was time to wander into a pub that I hadn't been to before, and this was just down the road. Sure, it isn't in the heart of Camden, but it is just down the road, so yeah, it still has some of its charm. Personally, I liked it. It has the charm of a typical English pub, and it wasn't all that rowdy when I was there. Mind you, I suspect that can change in a moment's notice. read more

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The Spread Eagle has always been a useful bolt-hole in Camden, when you want to get away from all the hustle and bustle. Reasonably priced, a good selection, and comfortable seating makes for an excellent space to work during the day when it's quiet, or to go for a few no-nonsense drinks with friends. The staff are lovely (they kindly held on to a pair of expensive headphones I left there one evening, and even refused a reward upon my return), and always manage to exhibit grace and enthusiasm, even in the busiest times. Well worth a visit. read more

Spread Eagle - The charming tribute to Withnail and I, which was set in Camden, in the gents loo. - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

Love the name, love the pub! The staff is friendly and a great place to just sit and watch the neighborhood pass you by. I ducked in here to escape the rain and sat and drank a Guiness and read for hours. The seating is comfortable and I really like the decor inside. Spread the good word on Spread Eagle! read more

Spread Eagle - A guiness with Dumbledore? - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

The Spread Eagle is a few minutes walk from Camden tube station and in the opposite direction to the busier parts of the town. You probably won't have to fight off the crowds to reach the pub which is nice when you know you have no interest in the surrounding markets. The pub itself is nice to relax in. It was fairly lively but that has to be expected for a Sunday afternoon. Despite that we had no problem getting served within a reasonable time or finding a seat. The only other thing that I can really say about the pub itself is that it was just a good place to have a relaxing drink and talk with friends which is all you really want from a pub. It was large, spacious and generally just cosy, providing an escape from the world outside. Parking is available in Albert Road just outside the pub. It is a pay and display street but being out of the way of the main Camden attractions I found plenty of spaces available. read more

Spread Eagle - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

This was one of my favorite places. If I go back to a place almost every night, it deserves 5 stars. The staff remembers what I like to order, there is free, fast wifi and the food and drink is great! I love this place. read more

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Quick pit stop for a drink after dinner and a walk around Primrose Hill. The Spread Eagle is a very pretty, pub - even the toilets look good. Shame the lighting is a bit too harsh ... I was lucky to have a lovely glass of wine bought for me - and parmesan cheese straws. Nice touch, makes a change from crisps and nuts (btw, I missed out on that dinner, just so that you know). Probably a good indication of the quality of their food. Overall, a bit too gentrified for me, though - may well default back to the Dublin Castle across the road. read more

Spread Eagle - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

Everynow and then I end up there for lunch, generally for a "treat yourself its Friday lunch"! Fish finger sandwich is a delicious! Very indulgent but delicious! Fries are thin and crispy... They also offer variety of healthier options - with quinoa salads for example... Price is a little inconsistent, fish finger sandwich for example is great value for money and reasonable for a lunch offering. But then your glass of wine is going to cost you the same... Decor is nice, they also have a few tables outside which is always a bonus if the weather is nice. Service is very friendly but very slow. For the hour lunch i know, i tend to have to wait 35/40mins for food which i will then now really have the tine to enjoy slowly... Obviouslt, this is nor an issue if you are not on a timw restriction. read more

Spread Eagle - Fish finger sandwich - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

I can't believe we've been hanging out across the street nearly every Friday without ever having gone here. Spread Eagle always has a good crowd, but we tended towards another place because...well, just because, I guess. Spread Eagle is cute, pubby, and has good hangout space indoors and outdoors. Their beer selection is respectable and the staff was really friendly. I'm sure we'll go back. Oh, and there were two girls washing a pair of Converse All Stars in the sink in the ladies'. I'm not sure what this has to do with anything, but I just wanted to tell somebody. read more

Ok, short review: It's cozy! There are little booth-y spots, and tables for two and corners tucked away for day drinking. I've never struggled to find a seat, which is so, so nice. Always bustling, never OMGGETMEOUTOFHERETOOMANYPEEPS. The chips are a delight! (BONUS: can get 'frites'-style or chunky!) The staff is warm and patient with my general boozy indecision! The only issue, the only issue at all, is that the men's bathrooms are down one flight of stairs, and the women's bathrooms down another. I have gone down the former, while requiring the latter. I was escorted out of the men's bathroom. There. Now you know. Let my mistake not be yours. [edited to add: I'd just had one pint!] Yelp note: go for chunky chips! Also: Keith O.'s comment about the occasional stench of urine isn't *wrong*, but I still give it 4 stars? I dunno. read more

I've been sitting on this review for a while, having written something a bit boring and waiting for something brilliant to come to me. You see, I visited this pub and had a perfectly enjoyable time supping two pints of Dogfish Head ale (on tap), but it was just a normal old pub. Not particularly special. So why have I been sitting on the review, you ask? Because the pub's name is 'Spread Eagle', and apparently I'm *that* immature. Nothing clever to see here, no. Carry on. read more

You will definitely NOT leave this place hungry! The serving size of each plate is massive. I recommend the Fish N Chips. They're very good and not too expensive. A great pub to stop in, if you can find a table. read more

Spread Eagle - My friends burger. Huge! Also very tasty - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

Lovely spot for a date, if you don't mind the stench of urine. While the above sums it all up, its only fair to say that I liked the Spread Eagle, but I spent about 10 minutes tactically finding seating, and texting my date to come in a certain door, so I would be the first thing to greet her; not the overpowering smell of urine that must have been originating from the toilets. Which is a vast pity. The decor is lovely; woods, blues, and soft whites; comfortable arm chairs to sink into; a small sunken recess by the bar for amourous chats; overall somewhere very nice, unless the sterile harness of the Earl opposite. Their drinks/wine menu is good for a pub; sporting the normal range of beers and some craft like Meantime, Brooklyn, and a local Camden Pils; and a fairly extensive, if pricey, wine list served by the 175ml (approx £6-7), 250ml (approx £7-8), and bottle options. While I didn't have the food (comprising of a bar-snack menu, and main meals) I don't think I need to; it is 'great British pub food', at fairly decent prices, and others around us looked pleased. Their 'Camden Burger' inspires a bit of a nosebleed at £16 (with a normal option at £12), and comes with parmesan fries and onion rings. All in all, It would be lovely in summer, outside on the street, with a cold beer and good grub. Not on a humid night, sipping on wine, with piss wafting around the inside. (Don't worry, the date went well.) read more

Friendly pub. Good for a quick drink. Lots of tables dotted around the outside, always with pretty flowers or plant pots displayed on them. Good choice of lagers. Gets very busy being so close to Camden Town. read more

Spread Eagle - Pit stop - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

This is a Young's pub that serves 2 guest beers. This makes a big difference to me as I tend to find the limited choice of brewery tied pubs frustrating at times. Not that I don't like their beers, I do tend to enjoy their seasonals in particularbut I like the choice. Here it was Tribute and Titanic's Iceberg. This made for 6 available ales! I stuck to my favouritethe Tribute. The pub looks alright, but the décor is nothing special. They offer reductions to local Camden wedge cardholders. This pub is a good bet in Camden. read more

I used to go to the Spread Eagle fairly often when I lived in London and wasn't at the Dublin Castle across the street, so on my recent vacation with about half an hour to go til our dinner reservation around the corner, we stopped by for a half pint. Maybe my memory is hazy, but it really looks as if they've upgraded the place. The furniture looked newer and the bar looked fresher. It was nice to just hang out and relax for awhile. I remember playing board games there. Wonder if they still have them? read more

We popped in on a Sunday for a roast and the pub itself is pretty nice! They have games for you to play so it's a nice pub to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon. I had a beef roast and it was okay on the whole! Roasts are so hard to do on a commercial scale because everyone likes it "their way". One of my main criteria is crunchy toasties and sadly they were not like this but the roasted beetroot and carrots were really nice! The beef was well done (again, not my preference but for some people that's great) and the Yorkshires were pretty decent too! On the whole I thought it was good value. Please note, they do not offer anything for vegans on a Sunday afternoon. read more

The Spread is well-known to Camdenites and it feels like a proper local, unlike many other drinking holes in the area. I've been frequenting there on and off for about half my life - but happily these days they have a strict policy of IDing most young people who try to buy a drink. They renovated a few years ago but to be honest, it looks pretty much the same as it always did - pretty grotty - but that is no bad thing. Usual range of drinks you'd expect plus a few real ales. Haven't tried the food but it doesn't look too exciting. Good points are that it's conveniently and centrally located for easily reaching Camden's late night drinking establishments afterwards, that it's got a nice relaxed atmosphere, and it's very good for people watching. read more

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I'm a bit of a food snob. I'm from the San Francisco Bay Area and I am constantly disappointed I've never found a pub in California with anything close to "good food" over the last year and a half I've been here about 8 times. Every time the service is spot-on, the food is REALLY GOOD (elevated but still traditional) and the vibe/decor is welcoming, sheik, and classic. I really love this place read more

A Camden pub that's a couple of streets back from the main drag, so you get more locals and regulars. It's very comfortable, with a variety of seats and tables. Fairly large too, with some rooms in back lit by skylights. It's not dingy, exactly, but it's not scrubbed clean, either: properly used, in my view, like a pub should be. They sometimes have some live music, usually a bit of acoustic guitar or some such in one corner. Food was okay here, and they had some good Youngs ales on tap. Good pub to meet someone for a relaxed chat in the afternoon. read more

Smallish pub on Parkway. There are other better pubs nearby but it's a nice one to sit outside during the summer and serves reasonable food. They used to have several screens for sports events but those have been removed so it's a good option for people who like to have a few drinks without having to put up with football fans. read more

The Spread Eagle of fair Camden has always been a place of character, always a watering hole of the wide variety of Camden visitors and dwellers alike. Recently the pub has undergone quite a makeover, it still has the same layout but has lost a great deal of its old man pub feel. Youngs have spruced it up somewhat and as a result the more reserved punter attends service here now. There is a lack of the skinny jeans wearing culture tourists in the Spread Eagle, desperate for a glimpse of Winehouse, clearly this is a good thing. Should you be a Camden visitor and a little overwrought by the establishments on offer this is probably ideal for the Camden virgin. Not too busy, regular drinks on tap and a good service, a good mix of scum and light and reasonable food menu. Unfortunately a lot of the Spread Eagle's old charm has gone and it has become a rather un-Camden Camden pub. Still worth a visit, just not too long; the chairs be hard and the toilet is a long way down some rather steep stairs. The Spread Eagle is probably best if you don't want the plain bars by the lock but don't want a thousand winkle pickers and trilbys bumping your pint. read more

we came here on saturday night in a group of five as we wanted a place to sit and chat, and not scream over music to hear each other. it served us very well! nice ambience, friendly staff and good people watching if you sit by the big windows. it's a little pricey, so it definitely wouldn't be my local if i lived nearby, but it fit the bill for us at the time, so we were happy to pay the prices. they stock bitter lemon, which seems to be a rarity in london these days, but seriously there is nothing nicer than a gin and bitter lemon, so when i get one of those, it makes me very very happy :) it's also the type of bar that stocks a variety of board games, so we enjoyed a long game of scrabble whilst sipping on our beverages of choice! such a civilised saturday! read more

After a long day of shopping in Camden market we found a small corner pub called the Spread Eagle. We could not resist the quaintness of the corner pub and ventured in for a drink after a day of shopping. We had been searching all week for "our London neighborhood pub". We had finally found it! We sat and chatted amongst each other and soon enough we found ourselves in conversation with a group of gentlemen enjoying a few pints as they read there papers and chatted. They were such nice men. They were locals to the area and even referred us to the near by Regents Park/Primrose Hill. They said we absolutely had to go for a stroll and check out the view from the top of the hill. I can't thank them enough for their advice. This night certainly made the trip. Cheers to the Spread Eagle and the nice locals! read more

Delicious food, great-laid back atmosphere, good- friendly service. All good, highly recommend it.

I had a really good veggie soup here---husband had sausage and mash...Loved it.

Nice little pub walking distance from Regent's Park with a friendly staff. My chicken sandwich was ok, more bread than anything else.

Grab a pint of real ale and cosy into this wonderful Youngs pub. I love the candles on the table of the evening the old wooden floors and tables and watching the world go by at the window table (my favourite spot) read more

Standard pub but a nice standard pub. Lighting is pretty good, not too bright like some pubs. Dog-friendly. Loos are clean and nice with fancy hand soap. Nice little cocktail list. Music can sometimes suck though if you don't like bad 90s pop. read more

Popped in for some dinner on a Tuesday afternoon (October 2012) after a trip to the London Zoo - while visiting London on holiday from America. Myself and my sister both had beef cheese burgers, although they tasted good after leaving The Spread Eagle we became violently ill with food poisoning. Not a good way to end our holiday! read more

Good place for a lunch - love the corner room with Nice view of the streetlife - Will be back!

I love the wooden finish of the place tables, floors. The place has it's certain class over lunchtime but gets way too packed for my taste at dinner time. However, the food is great and you can have a nice time for sure. read more

Stopped by to grab a quick pint and bar snack before a gig. They had ran out of my first choice, which I know sometimes happens but weird for it to have run out mid week. I also ended going for one of their scotch eggs. It was reasonably priced but nothing special. Afterwards I couldn't get it out of my head and more of a concern than anything that it had been sitting there at the edge of the bar uncovered and anyone could've sneezed, spat etc over it. (25/05/2015 - Evening Drink) read more

Cozy, fairly-priced, and an excellent Saturday night location. Will definitely be returning!

Warm looking and feeling pub, much more comfortable than other places on Parkway. No TV or anything, just comfy chairs and a welcoming atmosphere. read more