Island Queen - Islington

We recently moved to the area and came here for the first time last night. There were a lot of tables booked for diners, but we managed to find one that wasn’t. About 3/4 through a bottle of red we were asked to move tables, with no explanation. We did as we were told, but we were moved to a table that was booked and the people who booked it were angry. So they moved us again, but there was nowhere to sit, we had to share a table with another couple. The staff were very rude, and handled the whole situation badly. Such a shame as it’s a beautiful pub. Luckily there are lots of other lovely pubs in the area, we won’t be going back!

Lovely pub in the conservation area of Angel, Islington and just opened after a major refurbishment. They have done a fabulous job and the food is really good. Last Sunday when we came here after the reopening I tried the Apricot Vanilla Creme Brulee which was outstanding. Today we popped in and being a Sunday I tried the roast beef. It was 21 day aged sirloin and served with thyme roasted potatoes, Yorkshire pudding,buttered Savoy cabbage,leeks, peas roaated root vegetables. The beef was cooked in a red wine jus. A lovely meal. The staff are reqlly good and very nice people. Lee is doing a terrific job managing this pub. The ales they do are doing at the moment are London Pride and Tribute. I like red wine and they do a lovely Pinor Noir from USA. This pub has a lovely vibe and is very relaxed in the early afternoon.

It’s a beautiful pub but I’ve just seen a man pour 5 straight Guinness without letting them sit…great vibe otherwise…4/5

Service was friendly but the fish and chips we had looked like it came from a famous frozen food supermarket, totally tasteless, so we didn’t bother to order dessert. Also, it was pub quiz night, which we didn’t know about, and we would’ve joined in but we had to be up early the next day for work so couldn’t stay till it finished. This is probably a good pub for meeting friends for a few drinks or a pub quiz, but don’t bother about the food as it was also far too expensive for the quality.

Went to the relaunch of this beautiful pub and was blown away by this pretty place. Lovely owners and beautiful drinks in relaxed surroundings. Will definitely return!