I am amazed at some of the positive comments given to this venue. i have never experienced service as bad as this anywhere in London. We were told that there would be a wait for food by the barmen when ordering, which we accepted and took our drinks to our table. After approximately 3 minutes we were surprised to find that our order was ready (must be that microwave technology i've been reading about). My friend had ordered soup of the day for starters followed by sausage and mash. I had ordered soup for starters followed by shepherds pie with a side of sweet potatoes. A fairly straight forward order, or so i thought. The waitress came over with a soup, sausage and mash and a side of sweet potatoes. My friend decided it was best to avoid confrontation and make do with eating starter and mains as a combo! meanwhile i decided to eat my side dish and await my mains.....after waiting for some time and after a few complaints to the manager my food arrived (although sausage and mash instead of shepherds pie initially) as all food was cold i felt i should mention something to the manager and to my surprise he argued that most people have their starters and mains together and that he did ask us whether we wanted our meals together (despite never serving us). Im sure this pub would be fine for a few drinks...but please avoid food at all costs. I never received an apology from the boss for the poor service, although from an individual that obnoxious it came as no surprise.

Very friendly staff, filled with regulars who obviously enjoy the atmosphere. The wine list is pretty poor, but the food isn't as bad as other reviews might make out. A good place to hang out if in the area, even if I probably wouldn't go out of my way to go here.

I like Pembroke Castle on the Primrose Hill border and enjoy sitting out on the decked heated patio in summer and winter. It's a friendly pub with a mixed clientele. Pembroke Castle does terrible food but it's a fun pub!

Pembroke Castle is a fairly average 20-somethings boozer. Service is slow and the clientele are a mixed bunch - they can be the type you roll your eyes at with their rowdy antics, or just fairly normal. The plus points of Pembroke Castle are that it features outdoor seating and is relatively easy to find. But other than that, there's little else to say.

Pembroke Castle stuck in my mind for two reasons...very slow service and very camp staff. The place was full of people who cannot pronounce the word "yes" and talk about Big Brother way too much.
Pembroke Castle is hardly a pub worthy of Primrose Hill.