The Dartmouth Arms in Camden

Poor service unfriendly management. At late hours during the York Rise stret party on September 8th the management was unaccomandating. I will in future be taking my business elsewhere. The Robin in Crouch Hill has a superb manager Nick with a very friendly environment. Yours Sincerely Simon Grosvenor

The ambiance and decor is lovely and food is delicious albeit not a huge choice. Disappointing the vegetarian options : only 2 dishes in the whole menu. In the evening we visited the choice was a pumpkin soup for a starter and a butternut squash stew for a main course… if you don’t like pumpkins you could only eat the polenta fries. A pity they don’t seem to care for vegetarians: an easy simple and unpretentious plant burger with fries would have been a good option to offer, a staple of most pubs these days, I don’t understand why this pub is so reluctant to put it on the menu!

Was served by a brilliant and extremely attentive employee called Iain. Upon arrival we explained my mother was visually impaired to which they immediately put us on a table that made acssess to toilets and the bar extremely easy and accessible. The service was outstanding with constant check backs and extreme attention to the care shown towards us. Could not have wished for better service and care from a restaurant. Ian the manager was amazing with us helped explain the menu made sure we had enough drinks and the food was simply to die for wether your in the area or just in London for the day it should be at the top of your bucket list. Once again thank you to Ian and the rest of the staff couldn’t have asked for a better afternoon. Beyond satisfied and happy.

This pub is not wheelchair friendly, it says on disabled toilet door that the toilet is out of order, and sorry for the inconvenience, but I know for sure that they are using the loo for storage purposes only, which means it will never be available for a person with disabilities

Great independent local pub - very friendly service, and the roasts were very plentifully sized. Service very friendly - 10/10

We enjoyed a warm welcome and clean friendly visit so much so we returned for food the following day

Great food. Great booze. Great atmosphere. 10/10 would recommend. Especially the white English Bacchus 👌 you won’t regret

This pub has a mellow atmosphere with no television screens blaring. It is the perfect place to have a quiet lunch, where one is able to talk to one's companion. The service was attentive and considerate. The food was simple and excellent.

Having lived in the area only a couple of months and stumbled upon this pub by chance, its now become my favourite local. A lovely relaxed vibe down a quiet and picturesque side street. Great atmosphere, great service and delicious food.

We were here with a party and the food was excellent, however the choice of beer was very poor, one handpump which quickly ran out

Rather disappointing lunch. Sadly it didnt live up to all the good reviews on here. Pork Belly better than the Sirloin.

Firstly, Carl, you’re a gentlemen and a squire! What a fantastic experience! My wife and I needed a place to eat with our pup after his visit to Village Vet (next door). The staff are amazing! The cocktail (Paloma) is wonderful. Great food, great music, great atmosphere, perfect lighting. We will be back (plural)! Thanks guys!

Spent nice afternoon in the pub and had 2 bottles of wine. Was delicious. Once finished we asked for the bill. The bill the barperson gave us was for just 1 bottle of wine. We immediately informed them they were wrong. Her response was not grateful, she went away and came back with the correct bill but not a word of thanks for the honesty. We then said we'd split it 3 ways by card. She asked how much that was each. We didn't use a calculator but guessed at a round figure. She didn't check that and just charged us that amount each. We got up to leave and she came back to say we hadn't paid enough.... wait for it..."You're 10p short". Yes, 10p. At this point i stressed would it not be decent to perhaps let us off the 10p as we'd been honest and saved them a £25+ error. She said no. I had a 10p coin in my pocket so handed that to her. She said they cannot take cash. So i had to do an additional 10p card payment. Not a thank you, not a sorry. Just attitude. This is bad. Any half decent business would have discounted the 2nd bottle price at the very least, in return for our honesty. Nice looking pub in a good location. SHAME.

Amazing pub with great food around Kentish Town down a quiet side street. Staff are always incredibly friendly and very happy to offer advice or recommendations. Lots of seating both inside and outside. Food here is really something you shouldn’t miss out on. The chefs offer a very interesting Scandinavian twist on some classics. Also give the dining menu a chance - great dishes most of which you probably wouldn’t expect at a pub.

GA typical English village pub.real pub with traditional pub food. Pretty location. Friendly staff. Nice area close to Dartmouth Park and Hampstead Heath.

Local campaign kept this open. Popped in after a long working day. Staff and everything perfect and so friendly.

Esto ha comenzado a ser una visita regular de viernes por la noche para mí. La cerveza es generalmente buena ya un precio razonable, aunque me gustaría ver algunas cervezas oscuras más en las bombas.La habitación es un espacio agradable para pasar el rato y el personal es bastante agradable pero amable. Tienen un DJ regular los viernes (y creo que los sábados y los domingos) tocando una mezcla de jazz clásico, soul y funk, lo cual es muy satisfactorio y a menudo salgo con al menos una melodía agregada a mi lista de necesidades. Ha sido un ambiente muy agradable cada vez que he estado, los lugareños parecen ser amables y la gente parece estar en el ambiente.Todavía tengo que comer aquí, pero la comida parece aplastante.El metro más cercano es Tufnell Park (Northern Line), pero mi propio viaje implica un corto paseo de regreso a Gospel Oak para la línea del norte de Londres.

Nos detuvimos en el Dartmouth Arms para almorzar el lunes festivo del lunes. Era muy tranquilo, pero la decoración cálida, el personal amable y la música crearon un ambiente acogedor. La comida era excelente, una de las mejores hamburguesas que he probado servidas con gajos de papa crujientes. Un gran activo para el barrio.

Hace poco, comencé a trabajar cerca de Dartmouth Arms y fui a tomar una pinta después del trabajo hace un par de noches. Tienen una gran selección de cervezas y el personal (Craig, Emma y Margot) ha sido cálido, amable y extremadamente acogedor.Decidí invitar a mi amigo para una comida / bebida esta noche y la comida fue excelente ya un precio muy razonable para el sabor de alta calidad + porciones decentes.Recomiendo encarecidamente este pub encantador a cualquiera. Ve y compruébalo! !

Food was satisfactory and staff are really nice but unfortunately they play their music at much too. High a volume.

Nice atmosphere and a good mix of punters. Lots of dogs and kids which I don't mind but is not for everyone. Good roast but no stuffing and a bit on the pricey side for the amount served. I'll defo go back though

The food was lovely. A bit more veg wouldn’t go a miss! Friendly staff, nice, surroundings, great atmosphere.

Have been a few times as it's my cousin's local pub and either if i go by myself to pass time or as a group the atmosphere and service is great. Great range of drinks to choose from, have never tried the food however.

Met friends for a beer and had a wonderful time...thriving atmosphere and the beer was great....been here several times now and it just gets better.....keep up the good work, thank you 🙏

Mi carne asada llegó sorprendentemente rápido y estaba fría. Solo puedo suponer que fue una espera de repuesto en el pase para un alma pobre e inocente. Pedí que se calentara. Eso tomó 15 minutos y no era más cálido cuando llegó. Solo tres papas pequeñas que tenían un gusto extraño y una cantidad muy pequeña de salsa fina y líquida. No me importa pagar 16 por una cena asada, pero esto realmente no valía la pena el dinero y nos sentimos engañados.

A pub with a real community spirit and good kitchen, continually doing things to get the community together under this new management.

This is a little pub 5 minutes to Tufnell park station, it is picturesque and cozy, the locals love it by the looks of it. Me and 9 if my friends had a table on a not so busy Saturday night, we arrived and were told the cook had to leave but that we were welcome to order food/get food from an Indian restaurant across the road. It was great! Buy drinks and BYOFood. The Indian food was fantastic but that is another review. The staff at the pub were helpful and welcoming, accommodating and creative when it came to sort the food issue.

Stumbled on this pub and found the food to be absolutely brilliant - plus good atmosphere and lots of space for groups. V talented chef and reasonable prices. Will be back!

The Dartmouth Arms rocks! Great menu, quality cooking and good range of drinks. A leisurely walk in Hampstead Heath and a roast here makes for a pretty good Sunday in North London. It gets busy, so book in advance.

Had an amazing Sunday roast here Truly great roast Roomy friendly pub Staff were very friendly Will definitely return for the roast and to try the other food options as again food was top notch Overall just a really nice experience 👏👏👏👏

Fui un domingo de carne asada. Que se veía increíble, pero fue bastante decepcionante. Bueno primero - buena selección de verduras, patatas asadas y decente. Salsa estaba bien, aunque un poco aguada. Rábano picante casero era bastante agradable, pero un poco demasiado cremosa y no es lo suficientemente potente, pero tal vez es sólo una preferencia personal.

Así agradable ver este pub re-abierto. Buena cerveza, personal agradable y ambiente, pero lo que realmente destaca es la comida! Fuimos para un asado de domingo (ir por el cordero) y luego otra vez para platos pequeños en un día de semana y todo estaba a punto.

Bueno ver este pub de vuelta abierta y con un magnífico almuerzo de domingo! Cervezas, excelente personal y perros, no mucho más se puede pedir!

Pub con un ambiente amable. El asado es bueno, uno de nosotros tenía dos! Juegos de mesa, perros y un gran personal - sin duda va a convertirse en un domingo normal

A very good pub with excellent Paulaner at a price which shames some other pubs nearby. Nice vibe, great staff, good mix of humans and dogs. Well done, this is a PUB.

Bonito lugar para tomarse una cerveza y la cocina es abrir pronto, aquí podría ser genial, así que sólo espera el próximo asado los domingos.

Alas no more, but what a wonderful local pub it was! Very, very sad that is has gone to pub heaven!I have seen this pub turn from an olde world pub with soft furnishings galore, patterned carpets, wood details and open fires (back in the day) to a modern but cool, laid back local with wooden flooring and great beer.It is with a little tear in my eye, this place has now become, merely a memory!

We visited for lunch on Election Day. There were two family groups with babies in the large back room, so we chose a quiet table in the room near to the road. It was a pleasant enough place for a light lunch. I ordered one of the few serious dishes on offer, Linguini with Clams (£12.95). This was very tasty with a good number of clams and an interesting sauce. My wife and son were happy with their Chicken Sandwich (£7.50) and chips, and a dish based on a large Yorkshire pudding (£7.00). My 'guest ale' was the real stuff (£4 a pint) and served at the correct temperature.

Third visit to this lovely pub. The staff were friendly and didn't appear to mind that despite approaching us twice for our order we were too busy chatting to decide. A welcome bottle of tap water and glases were brought to our table as we were about to sit down, so there was no need to ask for some. For the meal I chose the veg shepherd's pie - absolutely delicious and I'm still raving about it. My friends had the fish and both said it was lovely. Empty plates proved that. Overall a lovely atmosphere, friendly, helpful staff. We we sat chatting sometime after our meal and without needing to ask, our bottled water was removed and replaced with a new one. Great service and consistently brilliant food.

I've visited the pub two times now since it's new management have been installed. Both times for Sunday Roast. Really great roast. The Cheesy Leaks & Red Cabbage are superb and the beef was tender and full of flavor. Perfect Roast Potatoes, full bodied gravy, al dente carrots and greens rounded off a heart warming meal. This is what Sundays are all about in England! The Fire was roaring and there was plenty of room for young kids to play. Really like having plenyy Will be back with more people next time. 10 /10 Sunday Lunch!

Well this is a typical south London Boozer converted into a gastro pub experience but really is just a pub which makes its money from food these days...Visited for Sunday lunch and think the limited menu was because any more ambition would have been fatal...That said the Sunday lunch was more than acceptable but not outstanding. The nut loaf veggie option was liked by my wife who can be very fussy....The Eton mess was well....a mess but the 3 berry tart was excellent...maybe homemade but unlikely...it was that good. Pretty empty at 2pm on Sunday so may be the bad reviews are taking its toll but hey it's Forest Hill so cut it some slack.4 people x 2 courses plus coffees and beers for 78 pounds so excellent value for money.Oh and service was with a smile and faultless:-)

Went to The Dartmouth Arms recently for a birthday meal and the experience was terrible. We had booked a large table in person earlier in the week and were told there would be a new menu for the bank holiday weekend. When we arrived for our 8pm booking we found our reserved table had been given to another party and were told to sit somewhere else. We were then told the kitchen would close at 9pm which was news to us, and when we explained we had a large party with some people joining later this was met with a shrug. However, we ordered the food, mostly choosing the pie option as it was previously a good choice. Not any more - tasted like reheated cheap supermarket pie with chewy pastry. Two friends who ordered at 8.30 and 8.50 were then told they would not get any food. Outrageous! The bar staff then told us the chef was not prepared to make anything else so our friends would go hungry and there would be no pudding for the party. I asked to speak to the manager and was told they were not there - for a busy bank holiday Saturday with a new menu this was not impressive. In the end (and after I almost had to beg) the bar staff went to the kitchen and rustled up some OK nachos and chips for our friends, and gave us a 50% discount on the meal. We appreciated this but the poor service and attitude of the staff had really affected the evening and we left swiftly - it wasn't even 10pm. Generally the pub seems to have become very complacent and short-sighted, presenting itself as a gastro option without the tasty food or good service to back it up (but still with hefty prices). We will never go back. Avoid!

Visited for a beer with friends last night. Got told very abruptly by a female waitress to be quiet. We then felt uncomfortable and moved to the front of the bar and the waitress made an extremely sarcastic comment. Awful. Don't go there!

The owners really need to pay more attention... I've always loved this pub since it opened but now the staff are extremely frosty... the food service has gone bad and very slow and the beer selection not really keeping pace with both current trends and the changing clientel of the area. Just has a 'that'll do' attitude now.I also object to the music...I don't want to hear coldplay or massive attack..... dated and naff. Could be so much better but I don't think the owners visit enough or bother to recruit the right staff any more my friends were shocked by their rudeness..... with he threat from the Sylvian post over the road you think they would try even harder....... keeps closing early as well....

Waited an hour for 4 dry, badly cooked breakfasts that were all missing items advertised. Children's sausage sandwiches had no butter but instead - unbelievably spread with English mustard! It could be a great place for brunch but its not.

Well after waiting almost 40mins for a chicken sandwich on a Friday lunch time - in a almost empty pub, I walked out leaving my husband to wait and follow me with my lunch. Oh dear. I shall not be frequenting the Dartmouth again. Come on guys its a pub in Forest Hill - you need to look after the passing trade and local workers! Shockingly slow service :-(

My girlfriend and I have visited the Dartmouth Arms twice in the last month.The first time was for a Sunday Roast, which was pricey (around £12) considering the below average quality of the food (soggy, chewy crackling… ugh).The second time was for dinner on a Monday evening - the restaurant was half empty yet from ordering our main meals to service took around 45 minutes. There were two couples that were seated after us yet received their main meals before us with no apology or explanation offered. The food wasn't much better than the service - I had a Chorizo risotto that was definitely the wrong side of the bland/subtle line, however the grilled halloumi skewers were nice and saved the place from a 1/5 review.I think the Dartmouth Arms is trying hard to be a Gastropub but it’s falling well short. If the menu were a bit cheaper and the service better I'd be inclined to be a little more forgiving but if they're charging £12+ for a main course, I'd expect the quality of the food to be better than the Wetherspoons up the road.

We've been here a few times and it's always a strong local choice. The schnitzel is delicious and the seafood risotto out of this world. It's reasonably priced too. The service is good and very relaxed and friendly. Sometimes the cocktails can be a bit hit and miss but overall it's a lovely little place.

Popped in for a quick bite to eat with a friend. Ordered food at the bar. Fish and chips were brilliant, batter and chips very crunchy with a great tartar sauce. Friend had chicken ceasar salad which didn't look too great but he didn't complain so assume it was ok. Just over £10 for the fish and chips was a little expensive, but I would return for them again. We were in and out quickly. Service was efficient and friendly but we weren't asked how our food was whilst we were eating. Good all round experience though.

I had a sunday roast here- the beef was grey and leathery- cut in thick slabs which had to be chewed for 5 minutes before swallowing... really disappointed! The staff didn't even come and check if everything was okay with the food, and collected our plates a good two hours after we had eaten, by which time I couldn't be bothered to raise the issue of the horror roast. The price is on a par with most gastro pubs in the area- if they're going to do terrible food and not have a real chef in the kitchen why can't this be reflected in the prices?!

We popped in as a last minute thing and are glad we did. I had the steak and my friend the salmon - we're both comfortably full and enjoyed our meal. The music is good but not too loud, staff are polite and attentive without being overbearing. We'll be coming again!

I think it depends where you regularly eat but this is one of the best pubs in that part of south east London for both food and atmosphere. Service has always been good and the beer is well kept. The food is cheap and you can certainly get 2 courses for 2 and a bottle of wine for less than £50.Generally they have several slightly different bar snacks - dipping breads and various cheeses and meats on a platter for less than £10. Free wi-fi is always a plus and as several people have said its less than 1 min walk from the tube station. Jump the tube, go to The Hob (large pub opposite the train station) for comedy nights and then to the Dartmouth for food/drinks.Note most days it becomes a creche for the local toddler group??!? who tend not to look after the kids whilst they drink water and natter. Stick to going in the evening.

Highly recommend The Dartmouth Arms, cool little gastropub just a short walk from the train station. My girlfriend and I go here once/twice a month and the food is always excellent and reasonably priced. Surprised by the previous review as that is not my experience at all. The staff are attentive and friendly and the atmosphere is always chilled in both the front and back dining room, though personally I prefer the back one. Particularly like coming here in the winter, pay a visit and you will see what I mean.

I first discovered this place about a year ago and had several good meals, however went back recently and it was awful! The lamb shank (at £12+) came with frozen mixed veg and gravy that was obviously bisto or similar. "Spring onion mash" was normal big standard mash with a few slices of onion on the top, and the Eton mess had about 3 strawberries in the whole thing, just a massive bowl of cream really. The staff seemed unconcerned and the service was pretty shoddy. None of the food was completely inedible, but for the prices it was all disappointing. Considering the Junction, Lord Palmerston etc nearby charge the same for excellent food and atmosphere, I'd avoid this place!

It's a shame such a nice place is marred by terrible service and truly awful overpriced food. The staff were so grumpy and not interested at all. I ordered the chicken which was so dry I left half of it on the plate. We won't be going back :/

I go to this place often,as I work nearby. The food is outstanding , and the atmosphere is gentle yet interesting. The Victorian decor an policy of placing original paintings on the walls add to the pleasantness of the restaurant.This is worth a journey to visit.

I've only recently started going to The Dartmouth Arms, so I am not sure how it used to be. We have had two very good meals here, a little on the expensive side but both times delicious and generous portions. Both times we have sat in the front dining room but there is the bigger one at the back, and the outside area. I like the decor inside and it seems very popular for weekend lunchtime with families.

We used to go here quite a bit and for some reason left a long hiatus before going back, so I was really looking forward to the great standard I remember. I'm not sure if this has been taken over by someone new or has just grown a bit stale, but I was not impressed. The dining room at the back of the pub is light and airy, but does have an odd feel about it. I didn't feel that we were really far enough away from other diners and the tables are arranged a little strangely. The really irritating thing about the place is that the windows above the smoking terrace let the second hand cigarette smoke waft in and permeate the dining room. Not the most pleasant smell to accompany lunch!We went on a Sunday, and the only option is a roast with either pork, beef, chicken or nut roast. This was fine, we were in the mood for a roast (luckily!) and it's usually a good sign that a menu is limited. The format was the same whatever you ordered - a yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots and cabbage with gravy. It was not brilliant - in fact it was a little tired. I enjoyed the parsnip, but the pork was not a brilliant piece of meat, not a generous portion and grey. The yorkshire pudding wasn't too bad, but the roast potatoes weren't crispy and overall it was disappointing. I decided to have a cup of coffee afterwards and asked hopefully for skimmed milk. They didn't have any (which is not so unusual), but they didn't have any semi skimmed either. They only serve whole milk, even though the waiter admitted that most customers asked for at least semi skimmed. He suggested an off licence just up the road may sell skimmed milk, so I left the table in a surreal move and went to try and buy some drinkable milk for my coffee. The off licence was closed and I declined the whole milk (and the whole coffee).

This was the worst eating out experience I've ever had. I went for roast chicken, my partner for mussels. They took over an hour to serve the food. The chicken was a small tasteless leg, with soggy cabbage, undercooked and soggy so called roast potatoes and soggy carrots with a soggy tasteless Yorkshire pudding. My partner's mussels were few in number, tasteless and served with a bit of toast.Disgraceful service, appalling food, yet a lovely looking pub.We left without eating or paying.

The service was fine, friendly and helpful, the venue is also fine. The problem was the food...we went for the Sunday roasts. My friends slow cooked lamb was grey, it may have been slow cooked, but it hadn't been anywhere near any herbs, garlic or wine etc. I had the roast chicken, this may have been fine, before it had been reheated in the microwave, but by the time it came to me it was hard as stone and burnt. The Yorkshire puddings were flat, more an omelette or pancake, really inexcusable. The tiny teaspoon of cabbage was boiled to grey, the carrots were boiled and possibly frozen, the roast parsnips were soggy and the potatoes pale and soggy too.Apple crumble (apple from a tin i suspect) and tinned custard was like the one you had at school. My friends ha sticky toffee pudding, which tasted like a pre packaged frozen desert.I really wanted to like this place as it looks nice from outside and is a local, but it was not even as good as school dinners.

This pub was highly recomended great atmosphere , lovely staff spoilt but by poor food .Sunday roast meats dry & veg were cold , such a shame .

This large but, has a good selection of beers and food, it is a large open plan pub with old wooden tables and large open doors that keep the clientele cool when the sun is out.For me it just constantly lets itself down, Im not a regular but do live local to it, I'm sure its not just coincidence when everytime I go in the staff seem like they can't be bothered unless you visit regularly and the food is either not great or is just a total letdown, I had the mussels on my last visit and out of a bowl of 20 - 30 mussels 10 weren't even open.It is a lovely pub, but unless you are a local the service just isn't good enough, and the food needs to deliver.