Public House

A lovely new addition to the Islington scene. I just found it despite having lived here for many years and was very impressed by the combination of lovely food, friendly service and stylish ambiance. My rump of lamb with baby shepherd's pie was excellent and the bill at £70 for 2 including wine and service was pretty reasonable.

I totally agree with Penny N; The manager certainly was NOT a mainstream hotel school graduate nor it seems did he possess any social skills whatsoever. His lecture on why the place did not stock vodka was delivered to me as if he were a primary school teacher talking to a naughty child. I had to laugh when this arrogant man opened a bottle of fizzy something !!!! and let the cork fly off and hit the ceiling, some one needs to show him how to open champagne. Would never go there again a totally below average experience.

What a huge disappointment this venue was.
I went for a drink on Thursday evening only to be greeted by the two barmen/owners? in a very rude manner. The barman became angry when I asked for a Vodka and tonic, informing me they don’t sell Vodka “because it doesn’t bring anything to our bar”. I’d never heard such pretentiousness in all my life. Did the Beefeater Gin or Wray and Nephew Rum bring something different I wondered?
I’d finally had enough when the barman told my group “if you don’t like the size of your reserved area you can leave” ( we had asked for a table for 20, and we could seat only 10). I would think they would have welcomed our custom as the place was empty.
There were more unprofessional incidents to our evening, which I won’t bore you with. But if you do want to go to the most pretentious bar in London, be spoken to rudely, and Vodka isn’t your drink then I’d suggest going!

I stumbled upon this place by mistake and was instantly drawn in by the atmosphere which manages to be both sophisticated and relaxed. There is real character to both interior (the artwork is original and a visual feast) and the staff, who were delightful. It is always a joy to leave your order at the whim of the barman (both food and drink) and be more than satisfied. The cocktails were on a bar with anything I've had in London and the food was fit to accompany them. The only down point of the night was having to eventually stumble through the candlelight and politely bohemian crown outside and head home. A must.