Sir Richard Steele, Belsize Park

30/07/23 - "Still no cask on at Sir Richard Steele Belsize Park. I spoke to the Canadian bartender this afternoon and she said supplier has let them down. They were due to have Bass ale on (bass sign on back of the pump clip). Kitchen due to reopen next week and they will do Sunday roasts."

Our reporter comments - "The Richard Steele has reopened and looks great! They were due to have some real Ales on for the reopening, but the delivery hasn’t arrived. The kitchen is opening soon and they will be doing food. I am delighted to see the old pub back!" So are we all!

Note - the website listed is that of the previous operator. Opening hours not yet confirmed.

21/02/23 - from an article in the Camden New Journal - It is being taken on by Jimmy McGrath who per the article bought it from the Receivers of Faucett Inns. The article speculates that this might make it easier for a new owner to buy the Black Cap, Camden. The reopening was on 17/02/23. Mr McGrath previously ran the pub 40 years ago! His son is of course Kirk McGrath - the joint owner of Tapping The Admiral and Pineapple. McGrath senior also owns the King William IV Hampstead.

Info on the opening hours is required. It is likely the website and F/book links are to previous operators.

02/02/22 - on a very recent visit no cask beer was being served. Not yet known if this is a permament change.

29/07/18 - Reopened. Four new unused pumps (a bank of three and an isolated single), a recent visit saw two in use which given the time of year sounds sensible. The evening closing is described as "until late" so midnight has been assumed. The food serving times are not known.

After a long campaign against by CAMRA and local residents, planning permission was finally given for conversion of the upper floors to flats involving the loss of the first floor bar. From the Camden New Journal of 04/01/18, "After a long-running planning wrangle, which saw Faucett Inn go to a Whitehall planning inspector to appeal a decision by the Town Hall to block its scheme, it won permission to renovate upper floors and create a new function area on the ground floor. It is also building new toilets and a kitchen.

An extremely popular, multi-roomed corner pub, brimming with bric-a-brac and paraphernalia. With a patio garden to one side it is hard to miss the huge corner sign advertising the defunct Wests Brewery which it once was then passing to Charringtons. There is a fine bowed stained glass window. Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) hailed from Ireland and was a literary man founding in his time both Tatler and the Spectator. Food served all day at weekends.