Marquess Tavern, Highbury

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location:

Highbury

address:

32 Canonbury Street, N1 2TB

phone:

0871 258 8508*
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nearest stations:

Essex Road Railway station
(290m) - zone 2

Canonbury London Overground station
(650m)

Highbury and Islington London Overground station London Underground station
(660m) - zone 2

Drayton Park Railway station
(1.2Km)

Caledonian Road and Barnsbury London Overground station
(1.3Km)

bus routes:

38, 73, 271

how to find it:

From Essex Road mainline cross New North Road at the lights and take the 2nd left up Canonbury Street. The pubs soon on the right. From Angel, turn right up towards Upper Street, then take the right fork along Essex Road. Continue along Essex Road until you come to the junction with New North Road, then follow the above instructions. From Highbury and Islington, cross to the far side of Highbury Corner and take Canonbury Road for 10 minutes until you reach Canonbury Grove on your left. Pub is at the end.

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nearby attraction(s):

Business Design Centre (1.1Km)

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Off the beaten track, but surprisingly near Essex Road's mob of bars, lies the Marquess Tavern. A magnificent unspoilt Victorian building, it boasts a comfortable front bar with original wood panelling and a back room (probably once a games room) which claims an impressively high ceiling. A recent change of management (it's now run by a gaggle of former regulars) hasn't changed the gastro emphasis dramatically and the aforementioned back room remains the dining room. An expensive dining room at that: £10 for the veggie dish, £18 for the venison. Still, lounging in the front bar continues to be a pleasure - there's still plenty of beer here with an excellent selection of (mainly bottled) ales and a highly impressive selection lagers from the continent and beyond. Service too remains down-to-earth and friendly. The place gets very busy but it does feel more of a local's place than other gastropubs we know - due to its back street location, Islington's weekend visitors simply don't see it.

reviewed:
22/10/2008