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The Waiting Room

26-30 York Way
Islington (N1)
N1 9AA
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Phone: Search Yell

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Average Rating: 4.5 average rating

I wouldn't ordinarily give this place a second glance but our annual office canal boat outing saw us put ashore in Kings Cross and this was the first place that managed to accommodate 11 of us without any kind of prior booking. It is essentially a hotel bar, a sizeable and rather rambling modern place with curved seating sectioned areas, big windows, arty photos of London sights and whilst not unpleasant on the eye, it lacks anything to make it stand out although a pool table does give it an attempted pubby approach. The atmosphere was fairly sterile and lacking any real buzz. The beer selection consisted of standard kegs / lagers / Guinness and no Ales on offer which is sufficient for me to give it a wide berth in the future. In all fairness our visit was more meal based and the meal we had was pretty decent, good value and the service excellent but as a watering hole, the place is not really worth going out of the way for.

Reviewed by Roger Button on 10th July 2009 - 3 star rating

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This pub/bar was built in the refurbishment of the area around Kings Cross, the original pub on this site was The Railway Tavern, see my picture, taken just before it was pulled down. The Waiting Room is very nice inside, although the prices are a bit high.

Reviewed by Philip Carter on 1st April 2007 - 6 star rating

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