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The Alpaca, Islington, N1

84-86 Essex Road
N1
N1 8LU

Phone: 02072261082

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Islington

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Moby Duck left this review about The Alpaca

A large two roomed pub that has an additional upstairs lounge room. Three handpumps offered the choice of two cask beers, Timothy Taylor Landlord and Kent Prohibition, I went for the latter but found the quality very poor, drinkable but not at all enjoyable. The keg was standard stuff along with some corperate craft. There wasn't much else about the pub that might tempt me back for another try.

On 14^th April 2025 - rating: 5
[User has posted 2151 recommendations about 2118 pubs]

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Graham Coombs left this review about The Alpaca

As mentioned below, this place has been totally refurbished, now with a dark ceiling and a fair amount of dark woodwork apart from the middle section which is in stripped-back brick. The overall effect is not unpleasant but it is a shame that the interior no longer matches the authenticity of the tiled exterior. There is a courtyard area at the rear and a lounge bar signed upstairs (not visited). The four handpumps carried Hophead, Otter (not ready), Seafarers (off) and Stan's Cider (off), which was a little disappointing but at least they showed some interest in looking after the beer.

On 16^th September 2021 - rating: 6
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Tris C left this review about The Alpaca

This pub has a CAMRA Pub Heritage listing, but as part of reopening as The Alpaca, the interior has been substantially altered, in effect negating the former listing which has been removed from the WhatPub website. It is now no longer worth visiting for those interested in pub heritage.

On 11^th July 2021 - no rating submitted
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