Phone: +442074853267,+442037930202
Address: 35 York Rise, Camden, United Kingdom, NW5 1SP
City: Camden
Menu Dishes: 12
Reviews: 1039
Website: http://www.disappearingdiningclub.co.uk/the-dartmouth-arms
"We used to go here quite a bit and for some reason left a long hiatus before going back, so I was really looking forward to the great standard I remember. I'm not sure if this has been taken over by someone new or has just grown a bit stale, but I was not impressed. The dining room at the back of the pub is light and airy, but does have an odd feel about it. I didn't feel that we were really far enough away from other diners and the tables are arranged a little strangely. The really irritating thing about the place is that the windows above the smoking terrace let the second hand cigarette smoke waft in and permeate the dining room. Not the most pleasant smell to accompany lunch!We went on a Sunday, and the only option is a roast with either pork, beef, chicken or nut roast. This was fine, we were in the mood for a roast (luckily! and it's usually a good sign that a menu is limited. The format was the same whatever you ordered a yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots and cabbage with gravy. It was not brilliant in fact it was a little tired. I enjoyed the parsnip, but the pork was not a brilliant piece of meat, not a generous portion and grey. The yorkshire pudding wasn't too bad, but the roast potatoes weren't crispy and overall it was disappointing. I decided to have a cup of coffee afterwards and asked hopefully for skimmed milk. They didn't have any (which is not so unusual , but they didn't have any semi skimmed either. They only serve whole milk, even though the waiter admitted that most customers asked for at least semi skimmed. He suggested an off licence just up the road may sell skimmed milk, so I left the table in a surreal move and went to try and buy some drinkable milk for my coffee. The off licence was closed and I declined the whole milk (and the whole coffee ."
All prices are estimates on menu.