Shakespeare's Head, Angel

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location:

Angel

address:

1 Arlington Way, EC1R 1XA

phone:

0871 258 7596*
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nearest stations:

Angel London Underground station
(320m) - zone 1

King's Cross Thameslink railway station
(930m)

Farringdon railway station London Underground station
(1Km) - zone 1

Barbican railway station London Underground station
(1.1Km) - zone 1

King's Cross St. Pancras Eurostar terminal railway station London Underground station
(1.1Km) - zone 1

bus routes:

19, 38, 341

how to find it:

From Angel: Turn left out of the station and head toward the lights at the intersection with Pentonville Road. Cross over Pentonville Road and proceed down St. John Street on the right hand side. Turn right into Chadwell Street and then immediately left into Arlington Way. The pub is at the end of the street on your right.

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nearby attraction(s):

Sadler's Wells Theatre (40m)

Business Design Centre (680m)

Host Gallery (990m)

Going by the exterior, it's easy to write this one off as a grim estate pub, but actually crossing the threshold reveals not a fight over the pool table but a friendly boozer. Both in terms of atmosphere and decor, it's pretty much as close to a pub from 30 years ago as you're going find. Situated as it is around the back of the Sadler's Wells Theatre, it isn't surprising to find the interior decorated with signed photos of numerous thespians, while it plays host to the pre and post theatre crowd, numerous stagehands and plenty of locals with ease. There's some decent beers, great service, a sleepy pub cat, friendly punters, (sometimes too friendly) and a pleasant beer garden out the back. Meanwhile, the reasonably priced, traditional pub grub on offer may not be too tempting to the Sadler's Wells dancers, but it caught our eye. The Shakespeare's Head is a singular little place that stands out from the your average modern day pub.

reviewed:
16/01/2009