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The Narrowboat, Islington, N1
N1
N1 8PZ
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
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Rex Rattus left this review about The Narrow Boat
This seems to be more of a gastro-bar than a pub. There should be a decent outlook over the canal when the noisy building work opposite has been completed. Didn't see anything interesting in the way of real ale but the Steigel Goldbrau was good. I didn't eat there but the food looked pretty expensive (e.g. £8-ish for some pretty ordinary looking chilli con carne). The service was OK-ish - I had to wait for my beer until it could be brought over to our table with my wife's coffee. OK for a stop if you are walking the towpath, but not really my type of place.
On 15th August 2007
- rating: 5
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Roger Button left this review about The Narrow Boat
Returning here after an absence of 4 years, it is hard to believe the transformation of what I always remembered as a bit of a rough and ready pub whose main feature was a pool table taking up most of the main bar. It has now been fully refurbished and, if my memory serves me right, extended (I am sure there was an open terrace at the back where there is now a sort of conservatory and I don't remember there being a downstairs bar before). It is now a bright and breezy pub with full length glass windows that overlook the canal and the towpath. There are several candlelit window seats to idle away the evening and watch the barges, joggers and dog walkers pass by. Friendly staff serving 3 Real Ales (Adnams, Pride and a rather unseasonal Jack Frost when I visited), cocktails at £2.95, decent looking wine list and a range of teas and coffees – basically, drinks to suit all tastes. Main courses on the menu range between £6-£11 (can't remember any specific details and didn't notice anyone eating to comment more). Decent sized plasma TV. I am generally not a fan of pubs trying to be too trendy but the Narrow Boat's transformation is quite refreshing and tastefully done. It is universally appealing enough for almost anyone to have a pleasant evening and is far enough away from the hustle and bustle of the trendy bars that have sprung up in the Islington area to be worth making the effort to find.
On 6th April 2006
- rating: 6
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