The Harrison , King's Cross

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location:

King's Cross

address:

28 Harrison Street, WC1H 8JF

phone:

0871 258 7403*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.

nearest stations:

King's Cross Thameslink Railway station
(360m)

King's Cross St. Pancras Eurostar terminal Railway station London Underground station
(410m) - zone 1

Russell Square London Underground station
(560m) - zone 1

Euston Railway station London Underground station
(900m) - zone 1

Euston Square London Underground station
(1Km) - zone 1

how to find it:

Cross Euston Road, avoiding the junkies, prostitutes and other assorted weirdoes and proceed down Grays Inn Road, on the opposite side of the road to the Scala and the Water Rats. Eventually turn right down Harrison Street - you'll soon see the pub on the left.

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nearby attraction(s):

British Library (520m)

London Canal Museum (750m)

University of London Student Union (900m)

Street View - click to see the area around the Harrison

This back street pub has had a lick of paint and a change of furnishings in recent years. Thankfully nothing too dramatic though. It helps that even though the obligatory leather sofas have been installed, the period windows (with Watney's lettering) have been kept in place. Since opening, the drink options have improved, with Timothy Taylor's Landlord, Staropramen and Erdinger now being the most visible options. What this one does have in its favour is the eagerness of the staff and an amiable atmosphere. Best of all, even with the excellent food this one isn't a food-led gastro conversion: it's still a pub. You'll also hear some decent selections on the CD player (though the monthly psych-folk Sundays are a more acquired taste). Plenty of pubs have been remodelled in the area around King's Cross but this one's arguably the most compact and friendly.

reviewed:
01/05/2008

Eating at The Harrison ... we last ate here on 01/05/2008

Decent, unpretentious food - Sunday roasts, weekday lunch and dinner menu all come recommended (and a special bit of praise for the Steak, Mushroom and Oyster pie we had the last time we ate here).

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