The Great Northern Railway Tavern, N8 Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Met few of my friends for Sunday roast and the food was spot on!"
• "Had the lasagna fritta and buffalomi fries as well as the battered haddock and chips and they were all incredible!"
• "The food portions were well presented and generous."
• "I had Sunday roast and it was delicious."
• "Some of the best pub food I've had; modern and sophisticated."
• "Great food - especially the veg option for the roast! Puddings were excellent too."
• "Food is amazing, make sure to get the lamb shoulder!"

Cons:

• "Very disappointing burghers. Dry and overcooked."
• "Absolutely terrible vegan burger, not a hint of beetroot! No salad!?"
• "The burger was dry and so was the Sunday roast."
• "Food was terrible: most items of the menu were unavailable."
• "The food was poorly made and on the pricey side."
• "All of our food way very very salty."
• "The burger was SO dry and my mate found a small rock in his sweet potato curry."

Service

Pros:

• "A happy family pub with smiles all around."
• "Amazing staff, great food. Bar staff are so welcoming and very lgbtq+ friendly."
• "Brilliant bar staff who know what they're doing and gave some lovely recommendations."
• "Staff were attentive but not invasive so we felt very comfortable."
• "They were very attentive, food came out in a timely manner and tasted amazing."
• "Staff are all lovely and the beer selection is always incredible."
• "The staff are friendly and service was fast."

Cons:

• "Request for condiments were forgotten and too much to ask for again."
• "Shown to it with previous diners plates still present, one chair missing and generally left to our own."
• "Staff rude and unhelpful. Bar disorganised and chaotic."
• "Service wasn’t great either, but we did seem to have dealt with a particularly clueless new starter."
• "We then sat for an hour with no update eventually going and asking when the food would be served."
• "After half an hour I chased it up with the lady at the bar and she dismissed me saying ‘there’s a long wait for food’."
• "Staff are too slow. Especially for a Saturday afternoon with an occurring over the road."

Atmosphere & Ambiance

Pros:

• "The beer selection is always incredible."
• "Function room upstairs and a patio garden out the back."
• "Really lovely pub, cosy and warm with a great choice of drinks with loads on tap."
• "Lovely atmosphere, great management, Jess, Is great host and Manager, she got natural smile on her face, and treats everybody with kindness and courtesy."
• "The Christmas style lights added a welcome sense of warm, coziness and happiness in these almost depressing times."
• "Lovely, cosy inside and the outside is perfect with cabins, tables and cute fairy lights."
• "The pub itself has a very enticing warm glow about it."

Cons:

• "Bar was great for a while. But has gone progressively downhill over the past few months."
• "Table next to us were loud, vaping, antagonising the bar staff for louder music and generally treating it like a youth club."
• "The atmosphere was pretty cold, hardly anybody there on peak time Sunday."
• "A nice interior, a good selection of beers and kind of nice service. On the other hand the food was atrocious."
• "They don’t seem to grasp first come first serve etiquette."
• "Alleged 'nacho sharer', a bag of corn chips just dumped on plate with tiny amount of cheese melted on it... £13.50."
• "We were actually left hungry after eating this small meal."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Very quick and efficient service, and for two of us, we feared the bill but it was surprisingly good value."
• "Great selection of beers. Love the Lervig Loudspeaker. Delicious and great value."
• "Nice food though and that was reasonably priced at least."
• "Busy, nice food, reasonable prices..."

Cons:

• "£9.80 for a double rum and coke is extortionate considering this isn’t the centre of london!"
• "Most beers are now circa £7.50 a pint, food was okay but not great."
• "All in all, I paid £70 for two people, roast and wine and felt a bit short changed."
• "Downside, waited 50 mins for 3 burgers, on small side, few chips and COLD."
• "The only downside is that, even by London standards, the beers are so so expensive."
• "Unfortunately I feel that food and drinks are well overpriced. Over £5 for a pint of beer is way too much."
• "£4.90 for 2/3 of a pint of 4.5% cider? Jesus wept. Ridiculous pricing."

Facilities

Pros:

• "The place has private functions area upstairs and new seating layout."
• "Fantastic outdoor seating area."
• "The beer garden was a real hidden gem."
• "Outdoor beer garden is perfect for all weather, with heat lamps and a fire pit."
• "It's a beautiful Victorian venue, with high ceilings, stained glass, fireplaces and the lot."

Cons:

• "One slight negative that I guess can’t really be avoided is that the toilets are on the second floor."
• "Toilets could be much better."