Mucky Pup, Angel

pub details:

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location:

Angel

address:

39 Queen's Head Street, N1 8NQ

phone:

0871 258 6464*
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nearest stations:

Essex Road Railway station
(450m) - zone 2

Angel London Underground station
(690m) - zone 1

Highbury and Islington London Overground station London Underground station
(1.1Km) - zone 2

Caledonian Road and Barnsbury London Overground station
(1.3Km)

Canonbury London Overground station
(1.4Km)

how to find it:

From Angel tube turn right and head up Upper Street before turning right on Essex Road. Keep going for about 10 minutes or so and keep an eye out for the sign advertising the pub on the right hand side. Duck down that alley onto Queen's Head Street and you'll find the pub. Or, turn right down Packington Street, then right onto Cruden Street which will take you on to Queen's Head Street.

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nearby attraction(s):

Business Design Centre (550m)

Sadler's Wells Theatre (960m)

Street View - click to see the area around the Mucky Pup

The Mucky Pup was a lovely surprise when it opened a few years back and after a change of ownership last year we can happily report that the factors that made this pub stand out from its local competition remain. Along with beers kept in good nick and a free jukebox featuring some wonderfully left-field selections (The Jesus Lizard, Melvins, Can), the pool table and dart board in the back room provide good distractions. As the jukebox hints, the pub has moved in a somewhat alternative direction and the various music nights they've previously hosted have provided a wonderfully esoteric foray into the outer reaches of music. With a late licence, mixed crowd and a bijou back garden, what we said of the old pub still applies: it's the sort of boozer you want to keep just for you and your mates.

reviewed:
22/12/2008