King Of Prussia — Restaurant in London

🚇 Finchley Central 🍺 £6.80 Guinness

This pub is located on the busy Regents Park Road in Finchley, North London. The nearest Tube station is Finchley Central on the Northern Line.

The pub traces its name back to the 18th century, originally named after Frederick the Great of Prussia. During World War I, it was temporarily renamed “King George,” and the original building was eventually demolished in the 1960s. It was replaced by an office block with a restaurant on the ground floor. In 2019, it returned to being a pub, and the owner made a thoughtful nod to the past by reinstating the King of Prussia name.

This one-bar pub has a comfy, modern feel with an L-shaped bar around the servery. The decor’s a mix of colourful seating, exposed brick, wood panels, ceiling sails, neon beer signs, and a few TVs. There’s a dartboard and shuffleboard to the left, a vinyl jukebox to the right, and my favourite bit — an Old School Ticker Board showing live footy scores. Out front, there’s a conservatory with a retractable roof and heaters.

The beer selection was impressive, offering a broad range of brews from independent breweries and established brands. It included cask ales and natural ciders. I opted for a Guinness—my pint was good, price point was above average. The food offering consists of British pub grub and a range of pizzas. Fish and chips is priced at £18.50.

We arrived just after 3 p.m. on our way to watch Saracens play rugby just up the road. The pub had a dozen or so punters scattered about, and the atmosphere was very relaxed and welcoming. The service was first-class—the team on duty were friendly and personable.

From the outside, you wouldn’t know this place existed, as it’s masked by a bus stop and the pub’s signage is minimal. I was really impressed by the beer selection, and the retro features were a nice touch. Having a pint here was an enjoyable experience — I would definitely recommend a visit if you’re in this part of town.

Follow @thekingfinchley for info and updates.

📅 4th January 2025

If you want to see all my pub reviews in one place, head to @londonpubmap on...

Poor service, what a shame to be greeted by such arrogant waiter at the door so was unfriendly. He seated us at the table that was unclean and made a scene about switching the heating and made us feel unwelcome. We wanted to order food but decide to have a take away instead.

Reply: I am afraid you provided false information below instead of apologising for your rudeness. Yes we carried a box of beers we purchased at the Tesco’s next door for our dinner. While going home few yards away from your pub, we saw you opened and decided to show our support. Please don't try to paint a picture of us as some sort of troublemakers. We are a group of professionals from the events industry and we know how much hospitality businesses had suffered during the pandemic...

All tables exempt ours had heating systems switched on. We genuinely felt cold and wished a comfort as you normally expect from any overpriced venues such as yours. We immediately felt excluded and you also, didn’t explained to us that other tables had been reserved to other customers that is a lie. You also, made irrelevant joke about April weather when majority of empty tables throughout a venue had heaters running full on. Our table wasn’t clean at all it is not true, it had breadcrumbs from pizza or sandwich eaten by previous customers. We were so demoralised by your attitude that we didn’t even mentioned to you at the time, as it may have caused extra discomfort and aggregation. shame on you mate We will never visit you pub again and I genuinely hope that this review will transform your service better for other locals to...

Not a bad spot near the Tube station.

I tried a pint of the Amos which wasn’t to my taste, but not too badly priced a £6 for a pint of craft. It’s a subjective thing so was nice to try something different. Was strange to see the AF Lucky Saint costing more than most boozy pints, but that’s probably the fault of the Tories!

I’d been to the venue before when it was a chicken restaurant, so was happy to see it open now as a pub. They had a shuffleboard and plenty of board games on offer too. The beer selection on tap was extensive too and I really liked the flicker board above the bar - it was like the old days of British Rail!

Not a bad pub at all. The food looked good too, but it was too early in the piece to try it so I can’t comment on the taste. The bar staff were also friendly too and quick to serve.

Update: still decent. However it seems more geared up to be a restaurant/table service now. Waited at the bar for a while whilst several staff milled around not doing much and seemed low on morale because of what seemed to be quite an impatient manager on a check shirt. You’d think if the focus is on table service you’d get them asking you if want another drink when you’re nearly empty. Still like the place but aimless table service and long bar waits felt a bit weird. Knocking off a star given this most...