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| A [[Category Castle Pubs|Castle]] Mitchells & Butlers pub on some quiet back streets in [[Locale Islington|Islington]], just east of [[Locale Upper Street|Upper Street]] not too far from the canal. |
Good Beer Guide pub in [[Locale Islington|Islington]]. |
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It offers Belgian beers and wheat beers as well as real ale (the London Pride was good on [[bob]]'s June 2007 visit). There is also real cider on tap and in bottles. Service is definitely friendly. |
It offers Belgian beers and wheat beers as well as real ale (the London Pride was good). Also real cider on tap and in bottles. |
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[[bob]]'s steak pie was tasty and did not commit [[FAQ|heresy]]; the gravy was a bit thin though. On [[Ewan]]'s November 2008 visit, he had a mushroom risotto (£8) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/3103864713/ photo]</small>, which was very tasty and not too creamy, just the right consistency, though the separate side salad (£2) was a rather disappointing mix of chopped iceberg lettuce, tomato, cucumber and red onion. Otherwise the menu offered a good variety, including roasts on a Sunday <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/3315172857/ photo of menu]</small>. |
The steak pie was tasty and did not commit [[FAQ|heresy]]; the gravy was a bit thin though. |
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There are quiz nights on Tuesdays, comedy on Thursdays. On a Tuesday lunchtime (in June 2007) there was no one else in the pub. |
Quiz nights on Tuesdays, comedy on Thursdays. |
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On a Tuesday lunchtime there was no one else in the pub. |
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* [http://fancyapint.com/pub/97 Fancyapint review] * [http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/23623/ Pubs Galore comments] |
* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/5282/ Beer In The Evening comments] * [http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub97.html Fancyapint review] |
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* [http://www.greatlittleplace.com/reviews/island-queen/ Great Little Place review] * [http://ilivetoeatandeattolive.blogspot.com/2010/05/sunday-roast-island-queen.html I Live To Eat And Eat To Live review] * [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/5282/ Beer In The Evening comments] |
* [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/bars/pub-22813235-details/The+Island+Queen/pubReview.do This Is London review] |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]], 30 November 2008. Opening hours and food info taken from the 2007 Good Beer Guide.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Bob]], 5 June 2007. Opening hours and food info taken from the 2007 Good Beer Guide.</div> |
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category='Belgian Beer,Castle Pubs,Good Beer Guide 2007,Good Beer Guide 2008,Pub Food,Pub Quiz,Pub Quiz On Tuesdays,Pubs,Real Ale,Real Cider' |
category='Belgian Beer,Food Served Evenings,Food Served Lunchtimes,Good Beer Guide,Good Beer Guide 2007,Good Beer Guide 2008,Pubs,Real Ale,Real Cider' |
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formatted_website_text='theislandqueenislingto...' host='2a00:1098:86:4d:c0ff:ee:15:900d' |
formatted_website_text='' host='81.149.28.200' |
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latitude='51.533226' |
latitude='51.532716' |
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longitude='-0.098033' |
longitude='-0.096448' |
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summary='Good Beer Guide pub in Islington.'
summary='Pub in Islington.' website='http://www.theislandqueenislington.co.uk/' |
summary='Good Beer Guide pub in Islington.' website='http://www.theislandqueenislington.co.uk/' |
Good Beer Guide pub in Islington.
It offers Belgian beers and wheat beers as well as real ale (the London Pride was good). Also real cider on tap and in bottles.
The steak pie was tasty and did not commit heresy; the gravy was a bit thin though.
Quiz nights on Tuesdays, comedy on Thursdays.
On a Tuesday lunchtime there was no one else in the pub.
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Last visited by Bob, 5 June 2007. Opening hours and food info taken from the 2007 Good Beer Guide.
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