Gemma R.
Archway
19 reviews
Make this place your new local (but go elsewhere for food)
14 Apr 08, 14:22
Above expectations
This is a great pub to have on your doorstep. Lovely-looking and somehow combining airiness and cosiness in equal measure, The Landseer is the ideal place to meet friends for a convivial evening spent lounging on big squashy sofas with a bottle (or three) of good wine and a game of Trivial Pursuit. The food can be a bit hit-and-miss at times, though, to such an extent that I've stopped going there to eat (preferring the cheaper and far superior fare served up round the corner at North Nineteen). That said, as a place to hang out on a sunny summer evening The Landseer is hard to beat.
Nick C.
Archway
78 reviews
Is This Pub Actually In Holloway?!
09 Apr 08, 13:21
Above expectations
Once upon a time many, many years ago this pub was very much the epitome of an inner-city dingy hole of a venue. Black on the outside, even blacker and covered in blood on the inside. Since then the pub has undergone an incredible metamorphsis, split into two areas, restaurant in the conservatory and eclectic drinking in the other. So much so that I still wonder if it is actually situated in Holloway. Top selection of newspapers, it remains the only place to get hold of The Telegraph in Holloway. Actual books and board-games on the bookcase, including Jenga! Very chilled atmosphere and this is probably attributed to the fact that the patrons are 'Non-Holloway' people (I can tell, I've had the misfortune to spend 30 years grow up with actual locals!). Good community spirit too, always gets involved with the free Summer Party the council organises for the kids in Landseer Gardens opposite. Food's abit pricey, but they do a sumtuous barbeque in the summer. Great, friendly staff, always go in there for some post-Quays/pre-Angel drinks, or just chilled evening beveraging. Must warn, can get surprisingly busy on a Saturday night! North Nineteen has recently taken a leaf out of The Landseer's book and its nice to see these non-chain no-attitude pubs springing up in Holloway. The thinking man/woman's Holloway pub.
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