The Canonbury Tavern Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Bar woman was super friendly manager the opposite."
• "The hardworking staff managed to deal with the queues without much fuss."
• "The servers were helpful despite it being busy."
• "The staff couldn't do enough for us, and were so friendly and welcoming."
• "The staff were friendly and very helpful with choosing our food and wine."
• "The staff take care of us and we love being so close and dropping in at any time of day!"
• "The staff are very welcoming & helpful & it's also dog friendly."

Cons:

• "Staff was singing loudly to miley Cyrus ignoring ppl."
• "Service was really slow and felt ignored."
• "Worst service I have ever had! Quite simply rude and unprofessional staff!"
• "They didn’t honour our indoor reservation and seated us outside - without an apology - where there were no working heaters."
• "Service is non-existent and staff disinterested."
• "Service so so bad, so hard to get the attention of anyone and rude when they did come to you."
• "The staff seemed not to care much - asked multiple times for a bowl with water, didn't get it."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Sunday roasts were great."
• "It was magnificent, with a good sized portion and a fantastic ox cheek croquette which was a true treat."
• "We sat in the beautiful beer garden and had truly delicious burgers from the Burger Shack!"
• "Food was delicious- recommend the Camembert and the burger."
• "The food was super tasty."
• "The food was absolutely sensational."
• "The fries were hot and crispy and the burger was well dressed and flavorful."

Cons:

• "The burger, over cooked and over salty."
• "The food was bad - a very stingy stilton and walnut salad with microscopic amounts of each, and very oily fish cakes."
• "Food was lukewarm at best and standard very poor."
• "We ordered £30 fish platter sharer but I've never had such tasteless platter in my life."
• "The main took over 50min to come to the table, none of the roasts come with the condiments such as apple sauce or cranberry sauce."
• "Unfortunately the roast was dry, with very little gravy, and all the vegetables were undercooked (especially the carrots)."
• "The food itself was very disappointing, it was VERY dry and tasted like it had been reheated."

Ambiance and Facilities

Pros:

• "One of the best beer gardens in London, if not the best."
• "Large pub and restaurant with a gorgeous, outdoor beer garden in a lovely area of Islington."
• "This local pub is fantastic when the weather is good as it has a beautiful spacious garden at the back with several areas to enjoy."
• "Amazing pub in the back streets of Canonbury."
• "Nice & hidden, beautiful location especially on a sunny day."
• "A bright, lively and stylish spot in this relatively quiet neighbourhood."
• "A large beautiful pub with a huge well laid out garden."

Cons:

• "Suffers from delusions of grandeur."
• "Chaos on the bar area."
• "They do reservations for drinks but they only last for two hours."
• "Too bad because they benefit from a great location and interior, but I'd opt for another local spot."
• "But it was FREEZING in the venue room."
• "Such a shame the outside bar and other bar areas weren't open."
• "This place is a disgrace... god knows the last time the toilets were cleaned."