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The Golden Tooth, Newington Green, N16
N16
N16 9BU
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David Walton left this review about The Golden Tooth
Visited 24:06/26. Visited previously as the Leconfield on 19/10/20.
Cask here was the Five Points Best and the Berry Cider from the Real Al Co. Keg offering of their own branded house lager, Paulaner lager, Stengel Goldbrau lager, the Raspberry Jam Sour from 40ft Brewing, the Hoxton Fresh IPA and the Hijinx hazy IPA both from Great Beyond, the XPA from Five Points, the Boost hazy pale ale from Deya, Guinness, Beamish Irish stout, the cider from Umbrella, the Whisper pale ale from Floc and Staro.
Sort of dog leg shape rather than being full L shape. Bare boarded in the entry side and then block wood flooring beyond the end of the bar counter which is opposite the entrance and follows the internal shape of the venue with some tall stool seating at the bar counter. Regular tables and chairs around the bar counter plus a couple of facing dark green leather sofas opposite the angle of the bar counter. The area to the far end is fully regular tables and chairs set for diners. There is an open kitchen to the near side of the bar counter, and it appears that the venue has built up a bit of a dining reputation in the short period since it has reopened. Food aside thought it was a v decent quaffing venue for the area.
On 23rd September 2026
- rating: 6
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Rex Rattus left this review about The Leconfield
This pub doesn't seem to have changed much since Tris' visit a year or so ago. Inside, if I'm being generous, I might call it shabby chic. as you would expect of a totally madeover pub, it's got exposed brickwork, sofas, tall tables and tall stools, metal ducting along the ceiling - but most of the seating seems to be tubular metal-framed chairs that look a bit like Antic rejects. There's an open to view kitchen that was dishing out heaped plates of food in industrial quantities to a private party at the back (probably a wake by the amount of black being worn) when I was in at around 4.0 PM on a Wednesday.
There were however two ales on - Timothy Taylor Landlord and Enefeld London Pale Ale (£2.30 a half), with a couple more pumps unclipped. I also saw some beer specials advertised: Sol, Corona and San Miguel all £3 all day. Seems a bit overpriced, but what do I know about what those beers are worth?
It's not really my sort of place, but it's still a pub of sorts and I guess the regulars like it that way. But I doubt whether I'll be back.
On 26th May 2019
- rating: 4
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Tris C left this review about The Leconfield
Originally The Royal Oak, this was renamed The Leconfield in 2013, reasons unknown. This is an attractive rebuild dating from 1926 with some very fine Courage tiling to the north side and trademark cockerel straddling the sign bracket.
Inside, this isn't quite as upmarket as The Cellars, Lady Mildmay or Alma but is positively Downton Abbey compared to The Weavers down the road. Inside it's all quite a distressed mix with a bare boarded floor (parquet to the rear), chunky rustic or old school tables, hosting candles in bottles and tubular steel chairs, the kind of things that were commonplace until the arrival of Robin Day's polypropylene chair in the '60s. There are some bare brick walls and some exposed RSJs. Lighting in part comes from some spun brass chandeliers which look a bit out of place. There's a shelving unit holding some bricks and to the rear, table football (I didn't see a pool table). The gent's loo is just two cubicles and no urinal which could prove problematic at peak times. There's at least one TV which thankfully was off.
Customers were young, less hip than some in neighbouring pubs and were few in number. Some were eating but the food looked fairly basic and not high end. Live music was playing but after a while it was abandoned in favour of piped which was quite loud.
The barman was very friendly and presided over an unused pump, thereafter one each dispensing Timothy Taylor's Landlord, Hammerton's N1 and East London Brewery's Pale Ale at £4.20 a pint which was fine though stiffly priced for the area.
This pub seems unsure of its identity. It's not really a trendy pub, it's not a gastropub and it's not really a live music venue either. Nevertheless it's worth a visit if passing.
On 3rd October 2017
- rating: 4
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Moby Duck left this review about The Leconfield
A busy open plan pub, a mix of gastro and boozer. Live football was on no doubt adding to the crowd along with those partaking of a late Sunday Lunch, there is an open kitchen to one end of the large bar area. Beers on were T.T Landlord,Hogs Back TEA, New River London Tap which was good along with a couple of Ciders.
It was OK here.
On 2nd May 2016
- rating: 7
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Aqualung . left this review about The Oak Bar
Update 22/08/2013
The opening as the Leconfield is Saturday week (31/08/2013. The opening hours are going to be 15:00 weekdays, 11:00 Saturdays and 12:00 Sundays.
New Info 01/07/2013
Apparently this place is going to open as The Leconfield (a real ale pub) some time in August. I'm guessing it's currently closed for renovation, let's hope it's not the same builder that Antic use.
It sounds like it's going to be yet another one that opens in the late afternoon on weekdays.
On 22nd August 2013
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Strongers . left this review about The Oak Bar
This is a sparsely furnished pub with a stage at the rear so I imagine that it is more of a music venue. In fact I did spot an advertisement for ‘Rock the Lesbah’ which happens between 20:00 and 1am every Thursday night, but I have no idea what this actually is as there was no explanation. I didn’t spot any advertisements for Sky Sports, but there is a projector on the wall behind the stage and two plasma screens were showing music videos on MTV. There is a pool table that was being played by two old boys that were the only other people in the pub when I visited last Wednesday evening and there is also table football and some board games can be borrowed from the bar. The bar isn’t very well stocked with only three standard and three premium draught products, but the Guinness was perfectly acceptable. There is a happy hour (or three) every day from 17:00 until 20:00 where two for one cocktails can be purchased.
The service was friendly and although it was quiet during my visit I did get a gay pub vibe and the Lesbah night probably confirms this. Anyway, whether this is a gay pub or not, I cannot envisage a return visit as I thought it was a little grim and my dancing days are long gone.
On 5th October 2010
- rating: 4
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