This is a feelgood gastropub. Walk in, and the staff are all smiles; they engage you immediately, and your order arrives promptly. It’s easy to get talking your cargo-pants-wearing neighbours, if you’re sharing a table, as we were. The sun streams in the windows; there are picnic tables outdoors on Chapel Market.
David Sexton (3rd July 2009)
3/5 stars
“[W]hat’s so wrong with a gastro on every corner?” asks the critic. This former gay pub has had “The Treatment”, but, as it’s just outside the gastropub “epicentre” of Islington, seems “underpopulated”. “It’s certainly not because it’s not delivering the goods”, he opines. The menu is “short and purposeful, emphasising gamey British produce”, and the execution mostly “hits the spot”. Furthermore, “[t]he staff are friendly, good-looking and attentive, the music subdued and sympathetic. What else do you need?”
Guy Dimond (7th August 2009)
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