Located in between train stations, the Euston Flyer is okay for a pit-stop but you are better off elsewhere if you're looking for somewhere to spend a night out.

The Venue
An honest, clean boozer, the Euston Flyer is a quintessential pub, rich in wooden fittings, railings and panels. The venue spreads over a medium-sized room looking straight onto Euston Road, right in between Euston and St Pancras stations. It’s a multiple, split-level space and this creates corners which are ideal for couples, groups and individuals. Large screens drop from the ceiling, helping to make this a good spot for watching the big game.

The Atmosphere
The Euston Flyer has a bloke-heavy clientele; slightly rowdy, fun and gregarious, this is the type of place where strangers naturally fall in conversation with each other (or with the waitresses!) and friends are quickly made. Many people come to watch football games and the age range varies from people in their twenties to their sixties. Many are locals to the area while others work nearby. Quiet couples, feeling a little out of place, can also be spotted but overall this pub is ideal for a group of friends or colleagues looking for non fussy, uncomplicated drinking. The staff are very friendly and attentive: expect to discuss random topics such as time zones with someone from the Azores islands, or to get good advice on your food.

The Food
British pub classics dominate but things stretch a bit further with the addition of pasta, hot pan-Asian dishes and exotic sharers. The starters (£4.25-£6.50) mix local recipes with international favourites like the garlic and herbs breaded mushrooms, sweet and sour mixed peppers or pan-fried black tiger prawns in garlic butter. In a similar fashion the sharers (£4.10-£11.25) include chilli nachos, chicken satay, tandoori chicken kebabs and more.

Within the mains (£9 to an astronomical £25 for the T-bone steak), Britannia dominates with sausage and mash, shepherd’s pie, lambs liver and fish pie all on offer. Other recipes are more sympathetic to America: T-bone steak, chicken New Yorker, half rack ribs, while pasta (£9.50-£10) and the hot and spicy section (£9-£11.50) incorporate stir-fried smoked duck, vegetable Masala, chilli con carne and more. Sunday roast (£13-£14), burgers (£8.50-£11), salads (£8-£11.50), hot and cold sandwiches and paninis (£5-£8.50) are also available. The desserts (£4-£7) add a creative twist to the fairly classic menu. You can pick from fresh melon with tequila and lime, rice pudding with poached rhubarb and ginger, chocolate truffle cake with espresso mascarpone cream and others.

You can peek at the efficient, professional kitchen through a door at the back at the pub and the food is well cooked and mostly fresh. However, this does not justify the rather steep prices.

The Drink
Fuller’s dominate the scene with a wide choice of beers. Rotating ales include London Porter, Honey Dew Organic, ESB, Honey Brown Lager and other seasonal brews. Other common lager and stouts are also available although the Fuller’s range is the biggest attraction. Prices are quite average; a pint on draught will set you back £3.40-£3.85, while bottles sit in the £3.00-£3.50 range.

Wine is plentiful, too. Read the list on the blackboard and you are bound to find something you like. The selection includes classic countries and grape varieties. Prices are reasonable with small glasses in the £3-£4 range, big ones costing from £4.50 and bottles starting at £13.

The Last Word
The Euston Flyer passes the test without flying colours. A rather average pub, it is a bit colourless apart from the remarkable – not in a good way – food bill.

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