Pre-Match Food
Do you know somewhere good
to go for food and drink? email me foodanddrink@spursinfo.cjb.net
Cockerel
Bar - 759 High Road
One pub
that is a must for Spurs fans is the Cockerel Bar
located on the High Road. On match days it is
filled with an atmosphere of expectation of the
forthcoming game. The Cockerel Bar is a free
house with lots of famous brand beers e.g Stella
Artois, which is £2.20 a pint, and a nice friendly
service to go with a nice bunch of people. Just
try it you will be amazed at the guy that sets the
chants off by standing on the pool table, leading the
chorus of the multitude. To sum up, its a great
place, great beer and a great place to be for a
matchday Spurs fan.
Haringey
Irish Centre - Pretoria Road, Near White Hart Lane
Train Station
The drink is cheap and
the atmosphere is excellent as Tottenham fans show
they can enjoy the craic before and after matches.
The Guinness - as you would expect - is top quality
and the better lagers don't cost a fortune. There is
a decent selection of bottled beer to chose from and
drivers have a wider choice of soft drinks, including
the refreshing Lucozade, than usual.
The Irish Centre has
two bars and lays on food which although it is the
standard pasty, sausage, beans and chips - is both
tasty and inexpensive. There's a pool table and big
screens show Sky Sports all day long. When Spurs are
at home on a Sunday it is worth popping in afterwards
to listen to the Irish folk bands, who sometimes
comes across as a Gaelic version of Chas 'n' Dave.
The
Bank - High Road, corner of White Hart Lane
A cracking pub full of
real die-hards. Best to get there early because it's
standing room only - and that's just on the pavement
outside. Good beer, big screen with Sky
Sports on it and just a couple of minutes walk from
the ground. What more could you want?
Corner Pin -
Park Lane
Closest
pub to the ground and traditionally home for the real
hardcore Spurs supporters. Worth a visit for
the sensational adrenaline-charged atmosphere - and a
look at all the nostalgia dripping off the walls in
the form of posters and pictures for those glory,
glory days of yesteryear.
The picture of the baby in the Spurs shirt punching
the baby in the Gooner gear is also a delight.
P
& M Chinese chippie - Next to White Hart Lane
train station
Ideally
situated for that last minute decision to soak up a
bellyful of beer before the long train journey
home. There's a wide variety of
"scran" on offer but cod and chips at
£2.70 is the recommendation. Helpings
are plentiful and there's enough in the paper to keep
you munching for the majority of the train journey
back to Victoria. The chips were first class
and although the batter on the cod could have been a
little crisper that is a minor gripe.
Neptune
Fish Bar and takeaway - High Road
The
nearest chippie to White Hart Lane and extremely
popular with fans. Never actually been in there
because the queues are always out of the door and
stretching way down the pavement. That amount
of people can't be wrong so it has to be recommended.
Anuraag
Indian Restaurant - The Tottenham Hotspur
High
Road Tottenham
One of the best curry
houses in the country - definitely worth a place in
anyone's top five. Not only is there a cracking
atmosphere on match days but the food is simply out
of this world. All the usual stuff is on the menu but
the chicken jalfrezi is a recommended delight.
The Kingfisher beer
goes down well and the only drawback is that unless
you book in advance there is every chance you will
face a long wait - if you can squeeze in at all.
Customers often have to share tables but that can
only add to the sense of pre-match fun - as long as
you don't end up sitting with the occasional party of
away fans that strays in.
The
Hotspur Cafe - Next to the Cockerel Bar - 759 High
Road
The
Hotspur Cafe is recommended by Spurs fans
for a good hearty breakfast before the match, the
food is good and plentiful with a friendly smile as
well. The cafe is full of Spurs supporters and
there is a good pre match atmosphere to go with your
bacon and eggs.
