The Cross, Kings Cross, N1

Official site of The Cross - www.thecrosslondon.com

Official site of The Cross - www.thecrosslondon.com

I visited the Driver at midday, just after it had opened, on a recent Monday. All but two of the tables were reserved for lunchtime diners that had the forethought to ring ahead. In attendance during my visit were a group of students, some late twenty-somethings and a couple with a baby in a buggy. I wasn’t surprised to see an absence of televisual devices or hear the tiresome easy listening background music. I didn’t look at a menu, but I did note that the bar supports eight fonts for dispensing premium and standard keg products. I also noted the presence of two hand pumps that were drawing Box Steam Brewery’s Tunnel Vision and Portobello Brewery’s Star. The toilets are located downstairs and I do not recall seeing any disabled facilities, but I would be surprised if a food led establishment like this did not cater for all. Upstairs are three almost identical floors that are all available for hire and there is an advertised roof terrace. The opening times are midday until midnight during the week, 18:00 until midnight on Saturdays and closed on Sundays. Times are negotiable when hiring for functions, refer to pub website. I found the service to be polite enough and I wasn’t made to feel at all uncomfortable whilst I sat at the bar with a pint. If I was to feel a pang of hunger as I walked by with the missus I would return to try out the food, but this is scenario is very unlikely.