The Highbury Barn - Islington

OK, so the Highbury Barn Tavern is a gay friendly pub with an obviously gay manager who for some unknown reason cannot help himself making homophobic jokes, which are far from funny. Claiming to have a wife somewhere in Russia who no one has ever seen, the implication is that he is straight, where in my opinion that is a far stretch of his imagination, but that's his issue and should be made the problem of his customers.This is a pity, as a gay bar it is a good pick up joint and a little ruined by the behaviour of the manager. The food is alright, if not overpriced and the staff take the lead of the manager's attitude. It's not a place I'll be visiting again in a hurry.

Pretty overpriced, hence why we only had one pint here. To be honest I expected a wider range of beers for what appears to be such a trendy pub. Nice pub setting and has outdoor seating. They have a limited menu on match days.

I was a week in london and have eaten everywhere and that was the best meal I had! the steak and ale pee was the best meal I saw in my LIFE life! and the sticky toffee pudding was dying. that's a must when they're in the opposite. I'm so sad to go tomorrow because I could eat here every day!

Cozy pub in highbury. good food and a good choice of design beer too. the perfect place if you want to enjoy a game, have a Sunday roast or just a pint with friends!

Generous portion of Sunday roast very happy with the lamb, though the roast pork belly skin could be less tough. The service is great and it was easy to make a table booking on the website.