The Ice Wharf

«That’s a nice tattoo, it looks like a painting» «Thank you, I’m actually having it covered over later on this year though» «You’d better not! If you come back here and don’t have that anymore I’m going to refuse to serve you.» What I should have said: «shut your damn mouth, and serve me my drink. My body is not your business». What I did instead: tittered nervously and completely validated this creep’s terrible attempt to flirt. Sigh.
Weird bartenders aside, this is pretty much your average Spoons; cheap food and cheap booze. One thing I do love about this place, however, is that the craft beer fridge sits outside of the bar, so you can have a proper look before you order. The gin selection is awesome too — they have Tanqueray! The toilets are also plentiful, so you never have to queue. They’re usually pretty clean too. This place turns into a weird sort of dance party on a Friday and Saturday night and, if you value your dignity, you should avoid these like the plague!
During the summer, the outdoor seating is lovely, as it overlooks the canal and you can almost forget where you are (but not quite, haha). The service here is quick, so if you’re in Camden but on a budget then I’d definitely recommend paying this place a visit.

Located on Camden Lock, this place is easy to miss. I have been staying at the Holiday Inn for a few months now and never realised this Wetherspoons was here.
It was a Tuesday night, so it was steak night. I ordered the 14oz Angus Steak and spoiled myself with a side of Peppercorn sauce and some onion rings. I also had a pint of Coors light. The whole thing came to a whooping £12.
This is why I love Wetherspoons, when eating out in London i tend to find the prices are insanely high for some of the most common foods. The service in here was typical Wetherspoons. You come in, find a table, take a note of the table number, approach the bar, order and give your table number.
The food arrived after about 15 mins, and was actually decent. My only criticism is that i love my steak blue. They refused to make it blue, so i settled for rare. To be honest this was no deal breaker for me. The food overall was pretty good for what i paid. I really felt that i got great value for money.
The server at the bar was really friendly. The atmosphere was also a typical Wetherspoons, people where talking at a reasonable volume, with no music in the background.
I will have to visit here more often, considering its a perfect location to my hotel and the prices are very cheap, even for a beer. The service was good, but i imagine that was due to it being a Tuesday night. I dare say weekends will be demonstrably different, but you should expect that everywhere you go.

Cheep and cheerful. Its little on the grimy side but as long as you r aware of that prior then no complaints.
I’ve always used this place to meet up with friends when in the area. Always have offers on alcohol and curry and steak night is always ok.

Formally a Lloyd’s No 1 Bar, the Ice Wharf is part of the Wetherspoon pub chain.
I’m not a great fan of Wetherspoon’s usually as I find that they are normally on the dark side in their décor, with little daylight. You can’t argue with the prices though. The reason I have given this particular branch 4 stars is because of it’s setting. The pub is in the heart of Camden, right on the lock, overlooking the canal on the opposite side of the Camden Lock Market. There is quite a large outside seating area, with great views of the lock. Watching the barges manœuvre through weeping willow trees on a nice sunny day, is something I never tire of enjoying.
The pub itself is huge with a long bar, lots of tables and booths, plus an elevated seating area. Like the other Wetherspoon pubs, there are no stools at the bar. I’m sure this is to make sure the area is clear to just encourage the area to be used for serving purposes. Shame as standing/​sitting at the bar in a pub is something I usually like to do when I’m enjoying a pint.
I usually come here on a Monday morning, after I’ve finished my weekly shop. What I really like is that they currently offer a bottomless mug of filter coffee for just 99p. You can have as many refills as you want up to 2pm. It’s Lavazza coffee, so not too bad.
This pub has the usual Wetherspoon traits, like no music, tv with no volume showing only news and theme nights such as curry club, mexican etc.
I don’t think that I would come here in the evening, as I think the prices encourage drinkers who our out on a mission to fill themselves up with cheap booze before moving on to somewhere else, and it does get rammed, especially at the weekend. For the moment I’m contenet with my 99p bottomless coffee, and probably the best view you can get in Camden. That alone is worth a 4 star status.

A massive Wetherspoons right on Camden Lock.
It doesn’t smell like a Wetherspoons, which is nice.
There is a great deal of beer and cider on offer, and they also sell a lot of craft beers and IPA’s at a really good price!
You can take your drink outside and sit by the canal, which on a hot day is just lovely. When I went there was a busker entertaining everyone.

This bar/​restaurant has a nice environment indoors as well as a large appealing patio area for the nice summer time weather. However my experience was just average. They do serve food here, but we just stopped by for after dinner drinks. The service was a bit slow at the bar. They do have a wide selection of Draft and bottle beers as well as full liquor bar. I ordered a bottled Becks but as soon as I took the first sip, realized it was only slightly cold. Definitely not nice cold like a beer should be. Didn’t bother going up to the bar to switch it out. Overall it was fine to stop in for a quick beer but not the most amazing place I’ve ever been.

Da heute ein Besuch im Camden Lock ansteht haben wir uns entschieden hier direkt nebenan zu frühstücken. Das Lokal ist angenehm eingerichtet, modern und sauber. Die Bedienung ist höflich und hilfsbereit, die Preise sehr moderat, für Londiner Verhältnisse geradezu günstig. Leider gibt es viele der Kaffeespezialitäten heute nicht, da die Maschine defekt ist. Okay, da steckt man nicht drinnen. Dass aber zusätzlich auch fast die Hälfte der Frühstücksangebote gerade aus sind, war da schon ärgerlicher. Eigentlich hatte ich in diesem Fall erwartet, dass man uns zumindest etwas alternatives anbietet.
Dennoch war das Frühstück am Ende sehr lecker und ist zu empfehlen.