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The Albion

Address:10 Thornhill Road, London N1 1HW
Tel:020 7607 7450
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Website: Visit The Albion website
Price: £38.00Wine: £14.00 Champagne: £35.00
Opening Hours:Mon-Fri 11am-11pm Sat-Sun 10am-11pm (Sun -10.30pm)

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Beyond the wisteria-clad facade of this gorgeous Georgian building & through its wood-panelled, heritage-green interior, you’ll find The Albion’s big selling point – a spacious beer garden complete with a barbecue. On balmy summer evenings (or for Sunday lunch any time) affluent Islingtonians flock here like sparrows to a bird table. However, the buzz can wear thin, & some readers have complained of ‘graceless’ service at peak times. The menu is priced as posh gastropub nosh, but dishes don’t always live up to this promise. Whole sea bass from the grill came with juicy tomatoes, but a 16oz rib-eye, though accurately timed, lacked flavour, & the triple-cooked chips could have done with less time in the fryer. A decent wine list is supplemented by a selection of real ales & lagers on tap.

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Reader reviews of The Albion:

Darren K.

Darren K. ( 30s, Male )

I find it funny that so many places are like Marimite. People either love them or hate them.

The Albion is one such place, I've been a regular now for a couple of years. Yes, this place has its short comings many of which come from the fact it's always so popular.

But, I love it like Marmite and am very happy I live close by.

2 October 2009
Overall:9
Food and Drink:10
Service:8
Atmosphere:9
Value for Money:8
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Rob G.
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Rob G. ( 30s, Male, London )

This pub comes highly recommended but a word of warning: I tried my chances on a table for two on a Sunday at the beginning of August and was no less than physcially blocked from entering, asked to leave being told it is silly to think I might get a table without booking.

Today I called to make a booking for this Sunday.. for six adults and two young children for lunch. Once again I was made to feel that I had made a most ridiculous request.

I can't rate anything but the service!

Seriously – the food in this place may be good – I would have loved to have known first hand. Arrogant staff is not an attractive proposition… their attitude has a long way to go.

RG

18 August 2009
Overall:5
Food and Drink:5
Service:1
Atmosphere:5
Value for Money:5
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Stuart H.
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Stuart H. ( 30s, Male, United Kingdom )

Was really looking forward to a Bank Holiday lunch with friends after working most of the Bank Holiday myself.

After what seemed a promising start, nice location, great interior and garden, good looking menu nice enough staff things took a turn for the worse when the food arrived. I know everyone is finding current times tough but I have to say it is a long time since I have felt ripped off by a restaurant or rather PUB. My friends ordered a 2lb crab to share at £28. The crab arrived still dirty on the outside, without fingers bowls and with the entire body of meat missing, me and my partner ordered the roast beef and although tasted nice 2 bits off meat for £17 is a bit if a rip off. After commenting to a new waitress about the crab the manager returned to inform us apparently the muck on the shell is from the bad meat of the crab you cannot eat. Interesting explanation I thought.

I had really high hope for this place but have to say shall not be going back. The Drapers is reopening soon and I am sure it will run rings around this place. I truly hope it does.

April 2009
Overall:5
Food and Drink:4
Service:6
Atmosphere:7
Value for Money:3
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Mr Creosote
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Mr Creosote ( 30s, Male, London )

Came here for Sunday dinner on one of the rare evenings in summer when it wasn't raining. The huge garden makes this place understandably very, very busy when the sun's shining, but that's no reason for the staff's graceless attitude towards customers: it's not called 'the hospitality industry' for nothing and you're supposed to be friendly and welcoming to the people who have come to your establishment looking to be fed and watered. A pity, because the wood-panelled, olde-worlde pub inside looked like somewhere lovely to hide away in winter, but I won't be going be back.

September 2008
Overall:3
Food and Drink:5
Service:2
Atmosphere:7
Value for Money:5
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