Central Station in Islington

Central Station is an LGBT friendly pub with rooms to stay upstairs, Fridays and Saturdays in the bar are fantastic, the karaoke on both those nights with the DJ Chris Reardon is legendary, it’s hilarious and such a great night. Me and my friends always love it. Iconic !!!

NIGHTMARE HOTEL Not recommended

Anita treated wonderful we had a very nice time

Fui a ver el karaoke, cerveza plana, hamburguesa quemada, patatas fritas en aceite quemado y tuve que dejarlo. El lenguaje de DJ de karaoke es un poco travieso pero inofensivo. No recomendaría el lugar que podría hacer con una buena limpieza también.

Nice pub, but stinks of weed , Guinness was nice though

Always have a great time, reasonably priced drinks, good service and a pool table, karaoke etc. Heard good things about the nights in the basement too, look forward to going there one time.

Great fun gay pub that has karaoke on the weekends.

No recomendaría alojarse aquí. Habitación muy básica con un potente olor a grasa de chips en todas partes, excepto el cuarto de baño (que olía a cebolla y desagües). No había agua caliente en la mañana, así que llamé a recepción y esperé veinte minutos a que alguien viniera a mirar. Nunca llegaron, así que llegué tarde al trabajo y me lavé el cabello con agua helada. Cuando volví a llamar a recepción para preguntar qué había pasado, el gerente me gritó y luego me colgó. Tampoco hay ventilador en la sala de ducha, por lo que si te atreves con la ducha, la habitación se humedecerá por completo y no podrás usar el espejo ya que está empapado. El dormitorio está descuidado y la alfombra parecía sucia. Excelente ubicación pero ruidosa como al lado de una carretera principal. Con todo: terrible relación calidad-precio.

No lo sabrías, pero este es un pub gay muy encantador y amigable. El personal es cálido y acogedor, e incluso hay un bar en la planta baja y habitaciones fetiche. Vale la pena la visita.

Una mala decisión de llamar aquí en una noche tarde. Muy abarrotado, pero también mesas de suelos sucios y un olor desagradable. La cerveza era plana y la vida menos, pero el personal es alegre y amable.

La estación central es un ambiente acogedor y amigable y muy acogedor. La comida es buena, con un amplio rango de bebidas, pero lo más destacado es el entretenimiento. Nunca un fanático del karaoke, pero las noches aquí son realmente agradables, pero lo más destacado son las noches burlescas, un verdadero entretenimiento y siempre variado.

Visitado sólo por un par de copas con mi amigo un domingo por la mañana para ponerse al día y me pareció que el lugar era muy agradable y amable, y aunque este fue un vuelo visita que decidí llamar de nuevo si cerca. Así que si estás, hacer pop!

Traditional style pub in Kings Cross area. Called in for an early dinner following a day on business in the city. Staff are very friendly and the place was quiet when I arrived, so quick service. Small menu of basic pub food, fancied something lightish, so went for Sea Bass. It wasn’t bad and just the right amount of food for me. There are lots of cabaret nights here, tonight was Burlesque Night, due to start as I was leaving. The place had filled up and I can imagine the atmosphere would be very good.

A really handy restaurant / pub that is close to the canal museum in London. We only stopped for drinks and they were happy to oblige. Really friendly bar staff, the place is clean and the drinks are reasonably priced

V amiable counter staff negotiated our order with a patient cook and us, 8oz steak easily cut, a delicious mackerel salad. Pottable bordeaux. "Average" doesn't do the humour of this place justice but neither does "very good". 3.5? Non-pretentious. Genuine. But. Top marks to the staff.

Not the most extensive menu but what was on offer was first class at very reasonable prices. Would recommend to anyone

As the title says, the breakfast was decent (muesli, cereals, full English and tea/coffee). However, whilst the room was clean and the location of the hotel was ideal for us (Being 5 mins from St. Pancras station and 30 mins from Soho Theatres), the room was extremely hot and the noise from the bar below was very loud. Admittedly, the music quietened after midnight and there was a small fan in the room but overall I cannot deny our nights sleep was poor. Also, when checking in you have to go to the bar to check in (afterwards you enter via a side door) which I didn't like and I didn't find the manager who checked us in to be all that hospitable too. We clearly had 2 big cases, and my girlfriend couldn't get hers up the 2 flights of narrow stairs but he didn't offer to take one of the cases and help- he'd rather watch me struggle with both. For £130 a night, I had expected a better quality nights sleep and more hospitable staff. We stayed at the Grange Whitehall hotel last year when we came to the theatre and we paid around £100 a night. There was a bell boy on the door there and a far superior room/nights sleep overall. A B&B of this size clearly has no need for a bell boy etc but instead should have a pricing structure that reflects its quality. I wouldn't stay again!

The place was closed for a long while so it is good to see it reopen. I was there at lunch time on a Sunday, so it was quiet but I imagine it would be full of life in the evening. There are drag acts and a good gay scene from the advertising I saw. The choice of drinks was OK, nothing special to drag a drinker in I would say. The food menu looked fine but nothing that caught my taste buds. I was put off by the darkness, I had not realised when I walked in just how oppressive it was, my fault and there are other places to sit. It just didn't feel like a place I wanted to sit and eat.

The BF suggested trying the food here a few times but I mostly shied off as I could never equate the place with eating - karaoke and fab Drag yes, place to eat? No. I wasn't wrong. The bar area had the same aroma as the gents urinal and the glasses our wine was served in were filthy. Thankfully, we didn't announce that we'd called ahead to eat, so we drank up and went to Honest Burgers. Shame, really. Would have liked to support an independent business, but it really wasn't a fit place to eat.

Eight of us came here for dinner after going to see Railway Children at King's Cross theatre. The staff were so friendly and the service was great. 5 of us had the burgers and all said they were one of the best burgers they had had dining out. Proper homemade and delicious. The homemade fish cakes were also excellent. A very reasonably priced pub selling good pub food. We would definitely come here again if over this way.

Esse PUB fica próximo à estação King's Cross e possui um club "after hours" no porão. É um club gay de fetiche e se chama Underground Club. O público não é dos melhores, mas é um dos poucos clube desse tipo em Londres.

We arrived on the dot of 9PM, having made our booking for that time. You would think that they were doing us a favour in serving us. The food was okay, but every other aspect of being there was embarrassing. We definitely will not be going back.

Staying at central station for two nights. Single room small but clean and as advertised. Perfectly adequate for my needs. Had a burger in the bar downstairs which was large and of good quality at a fair price. Pleasant helpful staff makes this preferable to the typical corporate experience at a travelodge nearby where I almost stayed. Would come back.

My companion and I decided to eat here prior to going to an event at the Kings Place. Central Station is a convenient location and whilst a pub that serves food the food we had was very good. The steak and ale pie was packed full of steak (although it could have done with a little more moisture) and a very filling offering. My companion had a vegetarian option and claimed it was also very good. Whilst we were there the venue was fairly quiet - which was a plus point for us.The service was pleasant and always with a smile. I would definitely visit again.

Encantador ambiente. hamburguesas estaban deliciosos y muy razonable. Además, este pub está lleno de carácter y no otros reyes una de esas cadenas escaso pobladas cross.

Me and 9 other friends went to Central station on a Thursday evening and I must say we were not disappointed. Yes the decor is not the most swanky but it is a local pub and it is nice to see it has retain his identity. It is very clean and well kept and we had our own room upstairs which was great. The staff were all charming, approachable, talkative and attentive. The food was extremely affordable and delicious. The burgers were freshly made and copious. Honestly a great place for a bite to eat and we will go back no doubt in the future.

The style is very much old-fashioned boozer but don't let that put you off if you are looking for cheap-ish place to have lunch, sit and chat. The place was practically empty the day we chose but deserves to be far more popular at lunch time. They do a daily quick special lunch at £5. The hamburgers are freshly made with real meat ie not those processed patties you get in places like Weatherspoons and cooked to order. As the regular cook was off that day, the owner made our lunch himself and even served it. I guess if they do get busier, then there would need to be a couple of staff more which I hope they get as it deserves more customers.

Les + : Convivial, billard gratuitLes - : 5£ pour un spectacle de Drag qui n'en était pas un et a duré même pas 30min...Pas très commerçant : pas une seule tournée offerte alors que nous avons dû laisser une belle note à la fin de soirée...

I purchased the London Pass and the Food Guide along with it for my visit to London and Central Station was one of them. So. My wife and I Walked from the King's Cross underground station for about 10 to 15 minutes till we arrived at the Central Station Pub/Restaurant. There was only one guy working behind the bar and no servers or waiters. Only one customer other than us. I asked him if we can sit. He replied. Sure. So we seated ourselves. The table was not clean and the menu was sticky. Choices are re limited and the prices are high 10 to 15 pounds per main dish. After sitting there for about 10 minutes. Still no one came to our table to serve us. My wife and I decided to simply pick ourselves and leave.

Totally empty except for us and the staff. No steak pie available. Food took ages to arrive,we only had burgers! The burger was tough and the base of the bun was hard ad difficult to cut through. Didn't eat the top. In an area full of offices and residents there wasn't a soul there to have a drink or to eat! Initially I thought we were just early, arrived at 12.00 for lunch but it took so long for the food to arrive we left at 1.45 and no one else had come in.

Went for an afternoon of board games with a group of people. Place is nice and clean. Usual pub. Staff is polite and nice to customers.

No idea why this place is even posted on Open Table. It is a completely ordinary local pub with no atmosphere and bland food -- if you can even get it: after we had placed our order and waited 20 minutes we were told two of the things we ordered (standard pub fare) were unavailable! There are only two kinds of beer on tap. Within a few blocks are many more interesting restaurants. No reason to go out of your way for this place.

I met my boyfriend for lunch here as it was close to Kings Cross station and I had to catch a train after. The food was great, obviously home made rather than just heated up - the chips were the best we'd ever tasted and the staff were lovely and really friendly. I wanted to stay all afternoon, and there's free pool! Somewhere I would go back to.

What a night to choose to come. So far very pleasant and enjoyable. Can't wait for the night to unfold

Very nice pub - staff were not expecting us, but the barman was very friendly and helpful. Food and wine were great, very nice place for pre-theatre dinner.

I always take the time to visit when I travel south. The food here is great and the portions plentiful. It's a really friendly bar with a mixed crowd, you know a bar is good when it's frequented by locals. The owners are really nice people and they have made central station a place that's a must do when you are in town

We arrived at Central Station to find that it isn't a restaurant. It's a gay-friendly pub which happens to serve food. We had reserved a table but they didn't seem to know we were coming & made us up a table next to the DJ booth, and then we had to go and order at the bar. By this point we were a little sceptical about the place but the food was lovely. I had fishcakes which were delicious & served with a lovely salad, and mash, and my friends both had burgers. One was very specific as to how she wanted her bacon cooked, but they did it to perfection. No complaints at all about the food. It was fine for the 3 of us to sit and chat and catch up but I wouldn't recommend it as a classy place for a romantic meal!

I've not been offended by anything in years but last night in was shocked to be kicked out because my clothing was made of rubber. We came up for a chilled drink and to watch the show. There was drag and guys in full sports kit but a staff member rushed over and pulled us out of a one way side door giving us no say in the matter and said there were straight people in that may be offended by my clothing. I asked if anyone had said anything and he said no, it was the manager that didn't like the look of us. There was nothing revealing or rude it was just rubber and we were kicked out of a gay bar for looking gay. If you can't feel safe and welcome for expressing yourself in a gay bar then where can you? We even wore it on the tube and for food and on the streets with noone caring and the only things being days had been compliments. So was shocked and upset to experience homophobia (and yes of course gays can be homophobic) Absolutely appalling behaviour.

Good mix of people of all ages, gay and straight. The night I went this included a baby in arms in one group and a tranny sitting at the bar. All were made to feel welcome. I ordered steak from their menu which turned out to be excellent and well presented. Slightly disappointed by the female singer whose act was good but fairly short. There was also a DJ upstairs. The basement is known as the Underground and has different themed nights for its gay clients which is definitely xxx rated

Poor service and premises were very fresh and quite dated. Food was decent

I returned here this evening for a drink after more than a decade. Warm welcome, friendly staff and great service. Felt like I had never been away.

This isn't really a restaurant, it's a gay bar that serves food. The staff & customers were all incredibly welcoming

A colleague and I visited Central Station for a business lunch. Was incredibly good value. Place was almost empty, but we didnt feel crowded or ignored by the waiter. Very good value for money and excellent service. Would definately go again.

Lovely place but the food was a little disappointing at the Central Station restaurant. Would return as the service and ambience were lovely.

Central Station is a short walk from Kings Cross but it's terrace restaurant sits way above the crowd in more ways than one. Friendly efficient staff take care over you and the chef's recommendations are to be trusted. Local (yes, local) vegetables made a delicious tart to start with; followed by the best fish pie ever and light, soft centred crispy fishcakes with excellent chips. We shared a summer fruit tart which came with a home-made custard and vowed to return asap.