Duke of Cambridge, Islington, N1

A full blown Gastro-pub, a large main room with appalling acoustics, it was full on babble, there is also an extended seating area beyond the kitchen but I didn't venture there. There seemed to be a meet and greet at the door and table service in operation but I walked straight through and ordered at the bar unchallenged. Beers on were Purity UBU and Mad Goose plus a house bitter the name of which now escapes me, a few craft keg also on offer and I had an Anspach & Hobday London Black, I was the only customer drinking without dining and felt a little conscious of that fact but I was left to get on with it unhindered by the staff with a thank you as I left. Worth a pint but it wouldn't be a regular watering hole.

Trendy eating house place which feels more like a kitchen than a pub inside but does at least have some nicely-kept ales: on this visit Purity Ubu and Gold. As stated in previous reviews, big on the organics.

Decent corner pub with craft ales. The three mothers with babies put me off a bit, mind you.

Full marks for the concept and the place was buzzing on this early Saturday evening when we popped in to try the Organic beers.. Between us we tried all four on offer, but I hope we caught them on a bad Saturday evening because they were all as flat as pancakes. Very disappointing as I'd heard good things about the EcoWarrier. But worst of all was that Windsor and Eton Tree Tops Stout was available alongside the Pitfield beers, and this is usually an excellent beer. Sadly not in the Duke of Cambridge for our visit. To be fair this was the first time to experience this Organic venture for a beer , but on this experience it is likely to be the last, as this part of N1 is now inundated with interesting beer options. Hopefully the food is worth a visit, but best to check Trip advisor for that.

Similar to the North Pole in being a tight wedge-shaped corner pub. Interior is an open-plan affair ‘generic London trendy’ catalogue number #61. Amusement value gleaned from the barmaid sporting a badass wafro. Four pumps, 2xPitfields, WEBREW and Liverpool organic. I tried a couple and was mighty disappointed by the quality of both, flat and lifeless. Packed out (unlike the North Pole, the previous stop) so it’s obviously doing something right, presumably due to the organic certification gubbins mentioned at length elsewhere. Not one I really warmed to and I wouldn’t be looking to head back here again.