Shillibeer's, Holloway  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Holloway

address:

1 Carpenters Mews, North Road, N7 9EF

phone:

0871 258 6634*
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nearest stations:

Caledonian Road London Underground station
(220m) - zone 2

Holloway Road London Underground station
(750m) - zone 2

Caledonian Road and Barnsbury London Overground station
(770m)

Drayton Park railway station
(1.2Km)

Highbury and Islington London Overground stationLondon Underground station
(1.2Km) - zone 2

how to find it:

Turn left out of Caledonian Road station, then next left and walk for a while up North Road. You'll soon see the place on the left, in a courtyard.

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picture of Shillibeers
Shillibeer's is an excellent reuse of the Victorian architecture that was once part of the London General bus garage complex, Shillibeer's (named after the man who introduced horse-drawn omnibuses to London, after 'borrowing' the idea from the Parisians) is a pretty decent bar/restaurant. The choice of beer isn't exceptional, there's only one hand pump (although it is Old Peculiar), but it will do and the wine list isn't bad at all. There is a focus on food and again this is decent enough, but you won't get the Sunday supplements raving about it and it is served most of the day. It's a comfortable enough place, but it's big, with high ceilings and the capacity for hundreds of people, so on quiet days you do feel it's deserted. The clientele is a bit of mixed bag: Shillibeer's is a little out of the way, so you only really get people who are visiting here for a specific reason - eg going to the theatre or an office do (parties catered for up to 280) and the occasional local inhabitant. If you're not in these groups, it's hard to think of a reason to make the trip up here. In Covent Garden this place would go down a storm, but in the wilds of Holloway it's got a difficult job to do.

reviewed:
15/3/2008
reviewed by pubdog

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