• Old Queen's Head

  • The Old Queen's Head has been packing them in since its 2006 relaunch, and there's no sign of things slowing. We're talking huge queues at the weekends and wall-to-wall skinny-jeaned hipsters, lured by the good DJ roster (the likes of Freestylers, Eno and Mr Thing). With two floors and outside seating front and back, there's plenty of room - though if you're hoping to bag a seat on a weekend night, you've missed the point entirely. Saturdays are for dancing, minor league celeb-spotting and chatting up the bar staff. Come during the week to sample the cocktails (there are great deals on Mondays) and lounge on the battered sofas.

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  1. Posted by Edwood Strange on 08 Jul 2008 11:34

    I went to The Old Queens Head last weekend. I was a tad annoyed when i first arrived because the que was pretty huge but thought that I would give it the wait because I had heard many good things about the pub. After a pretty swift que time I got into the completely rammed pub, to the point where you could barely move but after grabbing a drink I made a move upstairs to the club where it was also rammed - the music was ace and it was really kicking off. A few more drinks down the line and it was 2am before i knew it! I will defo be visiting again.

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  • 44 Essex Road, Islington, N1 8LN
  • Tel: 7354 9993
  • www.theoldqueenshead.com
  • Category: Bars & Pubs
  • Travel: Angel tube
  • Times: Open: noon-midnight Mon-Wed, Sun; noon-1am Thur; noon-2am Fri, Sat, Food served: 6-10pm Mon-Thur; 1-9pm Sat, Sun
  • Credit cards: AmEx, MC, V. DJ
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