Castle's in Camden

pie and mash didn’t seem as nice as used to be, maybe because they was in a panic, waited in que for 20 minutes then told pies would be ready in 15, then 25 minutes later just before gettin served was told again run out of liquor and would be anther 10 minutes, so not short an hour at this place, won’t go back, my advice get more help behind the counter up your game as regulars will start to drop off, #canonlytakesomuch. over all poor everything on there part

Came to Castles after several glowing recommendations. Checked the website before setting off for opening times. Arrived there at 12.00 for lunch. It was closed. Website should have been updated. A note on the door is not enough these days. We wasted money parking & it’s not cheap or easy to find anywhere. There were other customers outside looking puzzled too. No excuse. So disappointed!

Hit the jackpot here! Pie and mash as it should be; a luscious, savoury mince pie, creamy mash and tasty parsley liquor. Piping hot and served with a smile. Loved it! Have found my go-to place for a quick lunch in North London.

We poped into this pie and mash shop as our friend had been before and recommended it as having good pie and mash ....he was not wrong ..has to be the best pie and mash in North London ..

Top draw excellent every thing people down to earth and lovely. Food excellent. Best I've had and I've been coming for 60 years

Wednesday 15/02/2023, After waiting 3 x years from Covid lockdown I finally went to Camden for a Pie & Mash lunch, delicious as always, I accidentally dropped a £20 note when taking out my phone to take this picture, only noticed an hour later, returned and asked if they had found it, Yes they said with a big smile and gave it back, my lucky day & would like to thank them for their honesty.

Been going to Castle's since I was a small boy. Came back from Australia after 13 years to visit family and just had to go back to see if it is still a good as it was and I wasn't disappointed. The pies, mash and liquor are still the best! Love this place.

We were visiting from Ireland and fancied trying the traditional Pie, Mash & Liquor, it was absolutely delicious. We waited 30mins in a que, but was worth it! We licked our plates clean.

We were really looking forward to pie and mash and planned our Saturday around a trip here. After a 60 minute bus journey we got there only to find it was closed (just after 1pm). Really disappointing and it also messed up our plans a bit...no other pie and mash shops nearby, and nothing else took our fancy for lunch in the area (nearby chip shop but was cash only). I don't understand why the website says it is open on Saturdays when it clearly isn't.

travelled from muswell hill through traffic as we love your pie and mash only to find you were closed on tuesday i checked your website and it said you were open until 3.30 with the cost of fuel we were very disapointed.

Just had to visit for pie and mash and a side of eels on a weekend trip to London and half day in Camden. I'm not a Londoner but planned andlooked forward to my visit here for weeks before. Not dissapointed

Excellent authentic pie and mash with liquor. No frills, good value. Proper cockney food. Make sure you have cash on you as it's cash only

A great tradition and no trip to London would be "right" without a plate of pie & mash. Very good quality for what is essentially the Cockney equivalent to Street Food. Even have malt vinegar with pickling spices in it! Lovely.

Visited today and loved it, pie, mash and liquor with some chilli vinegar, delicious hot and fast service, very reasonably priced, staff very very friendly , will definitely visit again when in London next .

While the pie and mash is lovely having to wait outside for 1/2hr (I even left the queue for 10 mins and went to another shop and came back to the same queue) then when I actually get to be served to be told more pies will be ready in anther 12 minutes is an absolute joke. I’ve been going to Castles for as long as I can remember and the service has been quick but recently (last 3 visits) the service has gone to pot. I’ve got no intentions of ever going back..... I can drive to the east end get my pie and mash and still get back before I get served here. TO THE OWNERS OF CASTLES. If you don’t want to supply pie and mash at the reasonable speed you used to, turn it in sell the business and let someone who does want to.

I popped in Saturday lunchtime for a pre pub double double. The pies, mash and liquor were all spot on. Absolutely delicious. The staff were really friendly. I'll definitely be popping in again when I'm next in Camden

I've been coming here for 45yrs since I was a nipper. It's never changed, in my point of view. Service is always been the same, cos of the amount of people ordering humongous amounts. I've been told by lots & lots of people that they...

I cannot tell you how much of a relief it was to see Castle's back open a few weeks back. It is even better than I remembered it and I've been back quite a few times. It is like stepping back into a world with...

My parents grew up in Camden Town , Kentish Town area, Castles was the pie and mash shop they used. Visiting the area with my brother and sisters on Saturday we were so pleased to see the shop back open. Not too long to wait...

Used t be really good... don't know if it's changed hands recently, I went there a week ago and it was really not good, potatoes extremely lumpy, and the rest just didn't taste right.... really horrible!!! Definitely will NOT be going back!!!

Excellent Pie and Mash. I've eaten it for years and always come here even though I live 15 miles away. Traditional food for people from London. Staff are lovely down to earth people

Have been coming here since knee high to a grasshopper, and know lots of people that travel from all over to eat there! The food is perfect, and the staff are the same friendly faces that have be there forever, makes you feel like home!...

The service was very very slow Seem to keep running out of pies After a very long wait not that good eather

Delicious mash scraped on the plate (as it should be), followed by a crispy topped pie filled full of beautiful, flavoursome beef in a gorgeous gravy and the most soft and tasty eels I have ever eaten. Probably the most expensive pie and mash in...

One of the best pie n mash restaurants I've been to, whenever I'm in the UK, it's my first port of call ❤

Queue outside we waited about 20 mins before we got served well worth the wait, it was all really lovely food as always! Wegot takeaway for Mum n dad n f us f later!! Best meal love it!

I came here with my partner for his birthday meal, as he loves pie and mash. We have gone on frequent dates frequenting different pie and mash shops around London. Well, this undoubtedly is the best. I will say the one on Lavender Hill a...

Castle's is a traditional Pie Shop selling Pie and Mash with Liquor and Hot Eels and Mash. Good tasty food and a delight to find with many traditional pie shops having closed down. As a pie and mash regular would expect, we joined a queue...

Didn't know it existed and didn't expect to find it just behind Camden town. The pies themselves are really tasty. Will come back.

I have been going to this place in Camden ( Royal College St / Camden Rd ) for over 20 years and it is ALWAYS good honest grub - hot pies , plenty of mash and traditional parsley flavoured liquor . They also do spotted...

El título lo dice, lo reconozco. Me gusta este lugar. Me gusta mucho.Es exactamente lo que es, y esto con orgullo.La comida siempre es sabrosa, el servicio siempre es amable.Los precios son siempre justos. 5 estrellas de mi parte, por la comida, el servicio y la experiencia en general.

I've sampled pie and mash at almost all the pie shops in London, and only heard about Castles recently. I visited there with a friend, and was surprised by how small the place is. The staff and customers were all really friendly, and there was a nice traditional atmosphere.

A Londra si trova ogni tipo di ristorante...ma un buon Pie&Mash; non ha eguali se si vuol davvero assaggiare la vecchia cucina povera tradizionale inglese. E Castle's è un buon punto di partenza per assaporare l'antico piatto londinese della classe operaia: un paio di Pie, due mestolate di Mash ed una bella ramaiolata di Liquor. Da provare senza ombra di dubbio, magari accompagnato - come vorrebbe la tradizione - da una tazza di thè caldo col latte.

Primera vez en este establecimiento. He vivido en Londres toda mi vida, pero nunca fue nueva esta tienda de pastelería y puré. Me lo dijo un amigo y me dirigí al día siguiente. Estaba delicioso y me recordó a una de mis salidas favoritas cuando era niño con mis abuelos. Es bastante pequeño por dentro, pero vale la pena esperar para sentarse y definitivamente volveré allí.

Traditional pie and mash and liquor and eels. Established 1934 and still going strong. Says it all really. Recommended.

He comido en más tiendas de pastel n que me importa recordar y ahora, sin lugar a dudas, creo que esto es lo mejor.

I have been coming to this pie and mash shop for over 20 years.. every time i have been I have always enjoyed my meal. I have weekly cravings for pie, mash and liquor and wouldn't go anywhere else!

Pie and mash shop reasonable priced food tastes beautiful . I’ve been coming here for over 20 yrs best pie and mash shop north london

This restaurant was packed with locals! This is classic London food! Eels, meat pies and mash! Great dessert menu as well with treacle pudding and spotted dick! No lie! A must stop if you are adventurous!

Nessled en una calle secundaria detrás de la estación de Camden Town este lugar es un poco de historia británica que no debe perderse.

This place is fantastic I have been going to this pie and mash shop since I was young and it’s the best ever

Esta era la primera vez que probaba pastel, puré y licor y no me decepcionó. Mi compañero es de Londres y esta era su tienda de pastel y puré favorita mientras crecía. El personal es excelente y amable, muy cockney, lo cual fue genial para toda la experiencia. Gracias por un buen pastel y mash?

Comimos de nuevo en esta legendaria y tienda de puré tarta, naturalmente hacen sus tartas en las instalaciones de los clientes, el servicio amable y simpático. Tenía dos deliciosos, licores, mash y mi amigo tenía el mismo con anguilas jellied. Volveremos pronto. Uno de mis favoritos. Vale la pena un desvío.

Not as nostalgic as some pie n mash shops, but the food is unbeatable, one of the best pie shops in London

Una visita encantadora a una tienda de pasteles y puré muy tradicional. El personal muy amable notó que tenían muchos clientes habituales, ya que estaban en términos de primer nombre con muchos de ellos.

Pequeño tienda a sólo 5 minutos a pie de la ciudad de Camden, el servicio es muy amable y acogedor, y los pasteles son estupendas, un montón de carne abundante y el puré y el licor son como deberían ser. La tienda también tiene un encantador ambiente acogedor así que es un lugar ideal para sentarse en los asientos durante el invierno, también están fuera de los días más cálidos.

Sigue siendo el mejor pastel de tarta y puré, tenía doble y puré y licor y refrescos helados, gente amable siempre, buena relación calidad-precio. Mi amigo y yo siempre vuelvo aquí - es una joya!

Toda mi familia ve allí y lo han hecho durante 60 años. Incluso tuvimos que llevar al hospital una vez a la semana para mi madre. El personal es increíble hoy como siempre ha sido. La comida es siempre caliente y recién hecha. Probarlo, no te arrepentirás, si eres un entendido de la verdadera tarta y puré.

As an ex Londoner I can highly recommend castles. Every time we venture back " home" we always stop here for our fix of pie n mash. Staff lovely. Best pie n mash, a must visit!

Han sido criados en este pastel de puré y tienda volver generaciones en mi familia. Recuerdo que era un niño y permanente de mis pies para llegar a los cubiertos en el mostrador! Nada ha cambiado en todos estos años sigue siendo el mismo mesas de plástico. La comida es siempre caliente y sabrosa las porciones generosas. Aunque se han mudado lejos de la zona de regreso a este lugar cuando tengo la oportunidad! Recomiendo 100% este pastel de puré y tienda! Dejé de traernos un nannie llevar en el fin de semana.

I go here d dry two weeks and always take away some pies and licquor which I freeze for another day. Staff are wonderful and helpful. I would highly recommend this shop. Food is cooked fresh daily.

Great as always .My friend and I had 2 pie mash and liquor / sauce with a pleasing can of cold Ben Shaw / flavoured with vanilla. This old established pie shop makes the pies fresh on the premises - go and enjoy it. Very friendly staff. Handily near Camden Town tube and Camden Rail station and many buses.

Delicious pies fab service friendly people we will be back pies are made fresh and so cheap thank you ☺

Staff at camden town station recommended this shop to us and gave directions when we asked if there was a pie and mash shop nearby. Fantastic pies friendly people. Very busy little shop so be prepared to queue. Pies freshly made and you even see them being taken out of the oven. Food was so good we rejoined queue to take more home

This was my first visit to a traditional pie and mash shop, and I wasn't disappointed, the friendly staff, atmosphere and great pie and mash with traditional green liquor sauce was a real treat, looking forward to visiting again!!

Ive been coming here since i was a kid , this IS the cuisine of a long forgotten London , there are only a few pie and mash shops left in London now , sadly. The pies here are crammed full of meat and the liqor (a thick parsley sauce of you like) is fantastic , loads of vinegar ...im salivating writing about it ! Lol ! ...its off the beaten track but if you want to try a food that is rapidly becomming less popular (thanks Mc Donalds !) You must come here , im a Londoner born and bred and this does my local dish proud !

I was told that this is the best pie & mash in London, so I had to try it. I have now been going there regularly. It is definitely the best that I have tried and always go for the cherry pie & custard when they have it or the jam roly- poly with custard for afters. I usually get take-away but you can eat in although the shop is a little small and can get very busy. In a nutshell... Good food, very reasonably priced and lovely staff.

I have to admit some bias here as I grew up in Camden Town and Castle's Pie and Mash was a regular stop on Saturday lunch times. It remains my comfort food of choice and these days I only manage to get there a few times a year. The portions are substantial and traditional i.e. meat pies, mash, liquor(parsley gravy, more or less) and eels. I usually take away but you can sit and eat in the shop. When I visited on Saturday the queue was out the door and was made up mostly of regulars. Pie and Mash is not to everyones taste but those looking for a filling, substantial lunch you can't go far wrong. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!