Pints start around £6 at The Camden Bar & Kitchen in Stansted
The Camden Bar & Kitchen sits airside at London Stansted Airport, run under the same Camden Town Brewery branding you see in central London. You’ll usually find it along the main departures concourse after security, before the satellite gates, so it works for most STN departures as a last stop for food or a beer.
Beer is the headline: a standard pint of Camden Hells or Pale Ale typically lands in the £6–£7 range, with bottles and cans priced a bit lower. Wine and simple mixed drinks trend higher, closer to £8–£10. Soft drinks are airport-standard, around £3–£4, and you’ll see the usual 330ml bottles and draught options.
Food follows a pub-style playbook: burgers, chicken dishes, and fries sit mostly in the £12–£18 band, with lighter snacks like chips or sides under £7. Portions tend to track UK high-street chains rather than small-plate gastropub style. Expect the usual service charge question on card machines, and factor that into the real price when you’re comparing to other spots in the terminal.
Turnover at Stansted peaks from about 05:00 to 09:00 and again early evening, and The Camden Bar & Kitchen mirrors that pattern. At busy times you can see 20–30 minute waits for hot food, even when the bar itself looks half full, because a lot of people are just drinking. With a tight sub-45-minute boarding time, stick to cold options or just a drink.
Tables near the front have line-of-sight to several main departure boards, so you don’t have to rely on a single screen over the bar. One practical move: place your order, set a 20-minute timer on your phone, and at the buzz do a quick gate check before settling in with your food or pint, since Stansted likes to post gates quite late.