The Black Heart Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Music

Pros:

• "Genuine rock bar that plays different genres even though metal is the most commonly."
• "Great atmosphere, and brilliant entertainment venue, this rock bar is a really nice place to hang out."
• "If you like your music on the heavier side of the spectrum then The Black Heart is your Camden venue for live music."
• "Classic metal pub with good company and great music, all the usual drinks you'd expect."
• "Great atmosphere, amazing music, great drinks selection."
• "The pub itself has a great rock/metal vibe."
• "One of the last places that feels like the Camden of 10+ years ago - great vibe and music."

Cons:

• "The music was loud and tuneless, difficult to have a conversation here."
• "No phone signal once you're inside."
• "Expensive drinks so dark you couldn't see where you were walking."
• "Unfortunately it was a pretty cold day and the whole place was freezing cold."
• "Music for live gigs is super loud above so think about your ears if you want to continue listening for life!"
• "Loud metal music making conversation at 6.30 in the evening very difficult."
• "The music in the upstairs venue is unreasonable loud, it was ok with earplugs, but without it was super-loud, people had their fingers in their ears."

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "The staff couldn't have been friendlier."
• "Staff are always friendly, they always have a good selection of beers on tap."
• "Special hats off to the staff who are super fast and accurate even on very busy nights."
• "Great staff, great beer, including some local classics and some mikkeller and imports; decent selection of spirits and even some cocktails."
• "The staff was responsive and friendlier than I would have expected and also knowledgeable about the beverages on offer."
• "The staff are so kind, like every single one of them was lovely!"
• "Very nice and helpful staff."

Cons:

• "Jesus wept... your're a gig venue, how on earth did you run out of draft cider?"
• "Unfortunately poor bar service (although first guy who served was spot on), but being walked past on more than one occasion when subsequently waiting to be served."
• "The manager was the rudest woman alive."
• "Pubs fine but staff are crazy, the blonde behind the bar today shouted at my friend's just for mildly calling out my name when I walked through the door."
• "Rude and abrasive staff. No atmosphere."
• "Only person I didn’t like in the staff was this tall German lady bartender who was always very cold and unpleasant."
• "I was firmly shoved by a female staff member twice and after the second time said 'it would be much easier to say excuse me first instead of sorry', this incurred a tantrum by said staff member which lead to a group effort to remove me from the venue."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "This is the best vegan roast I've ever had!"
• "Absolutely delicious food - the best roast dinner I’ve had, and it was vegan."
• "The yorkshires taste Real Deal 🥹. It was a perfect roast, you will be properly fed here."
• "So juicy and succulent, bursting with flavour and crown on our plates was the Vegan Yorkshire Pudding, just like your Nan used to make (almost😄)."
• "The roasts were great, the pork tastes very tofu-y though. The beef was fabulous."
• "Good and unique beer selection. Pizza was very tasty, good crust and sauce, high quality toppings."
• "Huge portions, crispy roast potatoes, a big jug of gravy, light & fluffy Yorkshire puds and insanely good crackling made from plants!"