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The Crown

Islington, London

4 25 reviews Rating details

Grade 2 listed Victorian pub serving modern British gastro food, menu changes daily, children and dogs welcome. great range of award winning ales and wines. Bookings taken.
Address:

116 Cloudesley Road, Islington, London N1 0EB

Tube:

  • Angel Station (0.5 km)
  • Angel Tube Station (0.6 km)
Contact us:
020 7837 7107
Contact via email
crownn1
Opening hours:
Mon - Sat: 12:00 - 23:00
Sun: 12:00 - 22:30
Owner's info
  • Alcohol specialty: Beer/Wine
  • Credit cards accepted: Yes
  • Parking: Street
  • Outdoor seating: Yes
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23 reviews of The Crown in English

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Review of The Crown from 15 March 2013
Slightly disappointing. Pluses: it's a pretty pub, the staff are friendly (if a little slow), the location is good, the food is cheaper than most other gastropubs locally, so it's good for a slightly more price conscious dinner out. Cons: the beer selection is limited (albeit what they have is good, this is a Fullers pub with only 4 taps of the regular stuff); the food is not that great (you pay your money...). Between our table of 4, we had 3 courses each and there's not one dish I could honestly say I'd order again, which is not a good sign! Particularly disappointing was the venison pie, which should be an instant winner but was surprisingly flavourless, the pastry was not good, the whole thing was covered in some kind of sweet gravy, the mash was dry. That said, we had some relatives from abroad in tow, and they loved it, it definitely hit the authentic british pub experience for them! I'll be back, but for an evening pint (and probably a single at that, given the beer range ;-) ) rather than the food.
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Review of The Crown from 30 December 2012
Great pub for a Sunday lunch, just make sure you book ahead since it gets very busy. 

Bar staff always happy to have a chat and some banner with you if you are sat at the bar waiting for friends. Would highly recommend the roasts, this is the only thing I've had off the menu over the last 3 years, they never disappoint.

Reasonably good wine list, good bar snacks and a nice bottle of Prosecco that won't break the bank.

Worth a trip to Islington...I live an hour away but it's worth travelling for.
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Review of The Crown from 27 December 2012
Friendly Service.
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Review of The Crown from 9 December 2012
The ambiance was nice but nothing special to offer on platter. service was friendly.
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Review of The Crown from 14 November 2012
The atmosphere is real good, but the meals are nothing special.
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Review of The Crown from 25 July 2012
Looks nice but the music makes me feel I'm having my haircut for a fiver and the service is a bit uninterested

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Review of The Crown from 20 July 2012
Friendly staff and good atmosphere. Sadly, the Sunday lunch, traditional roast beef was anything but good. Advertised as rare sirloin, the meat was horribly overcooked and the huge Yorkshire Pudding was completely cardboard and inedible. The food also came luke-warm. No-one came to check how the food was and as we didn't send it back because we had a theatre to get to.
Pudding was fine, tea fine. Difficult to get attention of staff though. Won't be going there again I am afraid.
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Review of The Crown from 9 July 2012
Really nice place to have a dinner at.
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Review of The Crown from 15 February 2012

Close to home, regular weekend visits for a meal, recommend to anyone, clean, good food, friendly service and prices not bad.

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Review of The Crown from 20 December 2011

I love to come here, because the food is tasty and the place is nice and cozy, recommend it strongly!

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Review of The Crown from 1 October 2011

The best sunday roast dinner in the area! Worth a visit just for that reason alone but do book ahead-it is popular. There is also a summer terrace for drinking beer and some good wines on offer. Downside the staff-not too friendly in my opinion.

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Review of The Crown from 14 February 2011
(updated on 2 July 2011 )

Met some folk here for a Sunday lunch - not my manor, but I would not turn down going here again. Very buzzy - as other reviewers note, you'll need to book for Sunday lunch.

A workmanlike menu, with a choice of perhaps a dozen mains ( including three roasts, it being Sunday). Roast leg of lamb, and specials of sole and wild boar sausages were all sampled and deemed to past muster - the lamb was tender and a very delicate pink, which is quite a feat in the circumstances. We didn't bother with starters, which was maybe a shame as there were some tasty sounding choices, including moules, and various plates of cured meats etc.

The dessert I was pressed into sharing was a pretty stodgy cheescake, billed as "chocolate with toffee sauce" - again, more than serviceable, but slightly disappointing that the toffee sauce was not in evidence. A pretty decent wine list - a few glasses of Malbec were an aid to digestion/the gateway to a Sunday afternoon snooze. Fairly attentive service - we were gently reminded thaty the table was booked for another sitting after us, but only after we'd been there nearly two hours, and with a good fifteen minutes notice.

I've not gone the whole five stars simply because I didn't really try enough of a representative sample of the menu, and I was mildly irritated by the constant buffeting from the buffoon at the table behind ( some tables are quite closely spaced).

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Review of The Crown from 1 May 2011

Rediscovered this place after a few years and it's even better than I remembered. Nice atmosphere, friendly bar staff, cool interior & very tasty food. Winner on all counts.

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Review of The Crown from 4 April 2011

I already reviewed a duplicate of the Crown but I'll write it again.

Awesome pub. Friendly, stunning Victorian interiors, great food, decent enough real ale range. Get the wasabi peanuts. Awesome.

This used to be my local and I miss it having moved out of the area a couple of years ago.

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Review of The Crown from 13 January 2011
(updated on 21 February 2011 )

I previously considered this the best sunday roast in the angel area along with The Albion.

However having been back a couple of times in recent months I've been less impressed with the food. On both occassions the meat and vegetables have been very good but the roast potatoes a disappointment. The service has also been very slow, to the point that we waited half an hour to be offered dessert menus and when they did show up, half of them had gone cold.

I'm not ready to write it off yet but will be revisiting other pubs in the area to see if my money would be better spent elsewhere.

The Crown is still an excellent venue off the beaten track but needs to up its game if it wants that 5th star back.

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Review of The Crown from 24 August 2010

Lovely Fullers pub in the back streets of Islington. I was going to say 'little' but it is actually deceptively large, going back a long way inside. The decor is fantastic, old traditional dividers and bar paraphernalia that I am simply not expert enough to do justice to in my description. Add the small cosy little beer garden out front and Fullers beers and the result is a charming pub in (or outside of) which to kill some time with friends.

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Review of The Crown from 1 August 2010

prices good, service fast, good music lovely.
parking is not easy, but if u drink you dont drive LOL

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Review of The Crown from 10 June 2009

Wonderful place! I lived within crawling distance of this place for a few years and it’s certainly one of my top 3 London pubs. Fantastic atmosphere day or night, great setting on a lovely cobbled street. Drinks are averagely priced with some nice beers (Kirin etc.) but the food is the real highlight: restaurant quality with gastro-pub prices. Many items on the menu change every week and there’re are always many items you could eat. Staff are always extremely friendly and talkative.

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Review of The Crown from 9 May 2009

One of the nicer pubs in the area. Usually able to get a table without too much planning. Good (Fullers) beer and a tidy wine list. Food is better than average pub, but can take a little while sometimes.

Friendly staff are a highlight.

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Review of The Crown from 27 November 2008

The Crown nestles nicely into the backstreets of Barnsbury, just a short walk from either Angel and Kings Cross. It also nestles beautifully in the pub market in the area.

The Albion down the road has a far higher opinion of itself than it has deserved or earned. And most of the other local pubs are in the usual gastro pub vein.

The Crown, however, really works for your respect: great, delicious almost restaurant food, good beers and good service. The decor is nicely old fashioned with its wood panelling. And a nice area outside for the summer / smokers.

Beware, it is very popular so book ahead on Sunday especially.

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