Exmouth Arms

Had lunch here today on a sunny afternoon with 3 workmates. The service was quick and friendly without being overbearing. I really like it as its unpretentious and is definitely somewhere to kick back and relax. All 3 of us had lunch– I went for the chicken, chargrilled broccoli salad with red rice. It was tangy and filling, with some earthy herby flavour. The broccoli was crunchy, adding great texture to the salad. The chicken was smoky and soft but was perhaps just a touch dry. The dressing was light enough to let the flavours of the main ingredients through. I would certainly return here. It’s a relaxing place with very decent food if you choose to have it. Good hearty boozer!

I think the pub is attractive enough inside, with a good selection of beers and gins (the best drinks) — these are displayed on the back walls behind the bar so easy to select.
I was excited by the menu but underwhelmed by the food when it arrived. I had a farmyard burger (with ham hock and egg), and also upgraded my fries to hot ‘n’ dirty, i.e. with extra sauces and jalapenos. The burger was kind of forgettable, and the fries were definitely lacking in blue cheese sauce, which was barely there, but the main reason I’d paid the £2 to upgrade.
A colleague eating pulled pork orbs found them a bit dry.
Others enjoyed their burgers.
We stayed for the quiz (on Tuesdays, starting at 7.30). It was pretty bizarre. There wasn’t a microphone and the quiz host presumably couldn’t project so he just came around to each table and asked a few questions at a time. It was a good quiz, I thought, in terms of the questions and structure, but it just felt very isolated. We won but I have no idea how many other teams were involved! The prize was £30 bar tab, and it cost £1 each to enter.

Great burgers, good beer and fab staff ensure that this is the perfect place for a lunchtime beer and a pint. It is fun after work too.

great hidden gem near Euston if you’ve got time to kill… or if you want to chill somewhere with good beer and gin and a good food offering too.
staff are friendly and helpful, cosy spots to chill… I got here with my girlfriend at 4 in the afternoon and we settled in until 10 or so.
keep it up Exmouth, quality atmosphere with food and drink to back it up.

Had a celebratory lunch here with people from work (two people just did their PhD upgrade!) Another co-​worker happened to walk by one day and saw the burgers, so we had wanted to try it for awhile.
They have a great selection of beers! Like really good! A huge selection of bottles that you can have, plus some really interesting beers on draught. I had the snout stout (smoky bacon stout), and it was delicious.
I got the sombrero burger as well. It had grilled jalapenos, blue cheese and chipotle ketchup. I think I would have preferred it a bit spicier, but it was a nice burger. What really sold me was the hash brown bites it was sold with. The burger itself was slightly more cooked than I prefer, but I know that at pubs, they’re kind of forced to do that with the way the law was written.
Next time, I think I’m going to get the burger with pulled pork on top. But I’ll probably suggest it as a place to go for drinks with friends due to the great beer selection.

I seem to just be the 4 star man at the moment, but that’s just because I’m having a lot of great experiences in local businesses!
Exmouth Arms is, in its right, a pub, but for pub grub, the burger I had was excellent! I went for the ‘Messy Mac & Cheese’ burger which comes with regular fries (you can upgrade to dirty fries but this was my 2^nd burger in as many days so I refrained) all for £9 — not bad at all for London prices!
Washed down with a nice pint of London Lager from local brewery Meantime, it was a meal well enjoyed!
Very busy indeed for a Wednesday night and we did have to wait 15 minutes or so for our table, but it has a great vibe in here and was full of a right mix of folks, so no complaints here. I believe Tuesday nights are the quiz night, so if your getting off the train after a long day, pop in for a pint and a burger and quiz the night away!

I’ve been here a couple times in the early evenings on weeknights.
Overall impressions:
–nice cider selection
–great chips
–ample outdoor seating
–ideal place for chain smokers
–good burgers
It’s cheaper than most of the pubs in the area and off main roads.
I might start drinking more now.

I just have to say… the veggie burger is the greatest thing I have ever tasted, and I don’t even like veggie burgers.

Exmouth arms has had a makeover. It’s no longer a ‘traditional’ pub with carpet, sticky glasses, and the codger in the corner but revitalised as a craft beer pub, with burgers, and rooms! Now it’s been taken over by PubLove, who know how to make pubs that you, er, love. (check out
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First, the drinks. The beers — a great selection of draft and bottled — are sublime. I’m a meantime fan and having pale ale on draft, and IPA in bottles, makes me happy, and happy to visit again and again. It’s a shame then that the service at the moment is quite amateur, and S L O W. I mean real S L O W. We ordered a taxi, had 9 minutes before it was going to arrive, and thought we’d have a quick snifter in the meantime. Hadn’t been served by the time it came.
Now, the food. If you like burgers, you’ll like this. They have a selection of 10 or so burgers with the options of fries or hashbrowns. The pulled pork burger, for instance, has pulled pork, on top of a burger, in a brioche bun. With pork scratchings on the side just in case you hadn’t ingested enough cause for meat sweats. But it’s great. Probably my favourite is cheesy burger.
Oddly, the first two times I went there the burger and fries were spot on. Rare to medium, perfectly cooked. The third time was overdone, and not cooked respectively. Still, they took the complaint in it’s stride.
Finally, the rooms. They have dorms so if a few friends are looking for a stopover, then you can stay. It’s more of a hostel — shared rooms etc, you get the idea.

I was in London for work and as I had a cheap off peak ticket, I had to wait until after 7pm to get a train home. Rather than working til that time, I arranged to catch up with a friend who lives in London.
We met at Euston and my friend then took me to this pub. I had been expecting a visit to one of the chains at the station so was a nice surprise to visit this nice pub.
I had some food. It is a normal pub menu. Nothing fancy but the sort of thing you expect from a normal, old fashioned pub (i.e. not a gastropub). I had lasagne which came with chips and salad. I also had onion rings. The menu stated that it was homemade, and it certainly didn’t taste like it had been defrosted, so I trust the description. Price wise, it is very good for central London.
To accompany my lasagne, I had a glass of merlot. They have a choice of two red wines, both around £6 for a large glass.
My friend had pints of ale. I think it is the sort of pub that would have good selections of beer/​ale, not that I paid a lot of attention.
The décor is typical of a ‘proper’ pub, nothing fancy just straightforward pub. I liked that the music wasn’t loud so you can actually have a conversation (maybe this is a sign I am getting old).
Overall, a good place to go that is away from the beaten track a bit.

Passable, but not as terrible as most pubs so close to Euston. It’s basically average but friendly enough. Would be much better if the lighting wasn’t so harsh, it’s a bit too much like drinking in a shopping centre.

The Exmouth Arms is a BEAUTIFUL pub, inside and out. It is always festooned with the most gloriously technicolour hanging baskets and window boxes — it’s simply a joy to behold.
It’s stuck somewhat out of the way, in not the nicest part of Euston, but as you’re walking through some pretty grotty, dodgy roads you round the corner to behold an explosion of colour. It’s just glorious. They are frequent winners of Camden in Bloom.
On to something a little more masculine
Inside the pub is spacious and well appointed with a long dark wood bar complete with eye level glass shelves and some of the best bar stools I have come across.
They have the standard range of lagers, ciders and Guinness, and three (I think) ales. Regrettably one is the ironically named Courage Best, but this is made up for by an Spitfire and an Adnam’s. I always have a good pint here.
The menu boasts some very straight forward pub food. Sandwiches, pies, jackets, sausage and mash, and an artery clotting all-​day-​breakfast. I’m not going to lie, the food ain’t gonna win no awards. But if you can find a better fish finger sandwich in London then I would very much like to know where.
You get a pretty mixed crowd, but this is very much a locals pub. It can get a little be rowdy at times, but where in Central London doesn’t on a Friday night? The staff are always charming and efficient, in a very London fashion.
Be warned. The distinguished Londoner behind the bar who, to all intents and purposes, looks like the gaffer, does not rule the roost. This is a pub where The Cat is the King. I received a very disdainful look from him last time I was in for sitting in what was evidently his chair. After helping himself to a crisp and receiving a tickle behind the ear he decided we could share and curled up on my lap. So, I would suggest that if you don’t like livestock don’t sit at the bar!
There is a large function room upstairs, some benches out front if you want to enjoy the fragrance of the flora with a B&H, and I believe a juke box, though I haven’t tried it out.
Also, if you’re into that kind of thing (which I am. And proud.) The Exmouth Arms is host to one of the best folk clubs in London, The Cellar Upstairs.
So, if you are ever in that neck of the woods, or have an while to wait for a train at Euston Station then have a little walk and discover the Exmouth. You shan’t be disappointed!