Hope & Sir Loin in Islington

The moolessmoo was incredible and the service was even better! Jess anticipated our every need and made the pub feel like the coziest place on earth! We will definitely be back soon!

Review 2. 4.8.24 Came here yesterday as had good experience as great bar staff yesterday. Today was a very bad experience and I won't be back for that reason. Red haired aussie girl couldn't be bothered to serve me, service was slow and didn't tell me hiw much beers were. Her and her dark haired mate had really bad c attitudes and couldn't be bothered to work on a Sunday afternoon. The manager should have a word with them!!!.

Brilliant drinks spot. Really helpful and friendly staff. Didn't have a pie but they looked amazing, would recommend to anyone!

Went here as it had been touted for incredible pies! They were very good & a good price, but we ordered the steak & Stilton ones & were pretty certain we had the plain steak ones as could not taste any Stilton. Big portions, great gravy & extras at very cheap prices. Nice little bar, but only downside was the ridiculously loud football on the tv. Couldn’t hear each other and the bar staff seemed more interested in the match than serving.

Wow what a find in London my son as a showroom in Farringdon ( never been there ) and suggested we got the tube from Piccadilly circus to there ( we were in London to see MOULIN ROUGE ) The best pie and mash ever I had the Moo pie and my partner had the free ranger pie the gravy was to die for It was a Monday special too 11pound each with a pint or a wine x

First time in here ( though I always pass by on my way to Barts Hospital Enjoying my first mulled wine this season Staff are good Probably will visit again to taste the food menu

We only visited for drinks on this occasion but received a very warm welcome from Tia. The drinks were excellent with a good Gin choice. Moretti was well poured and the pub was warm and inviting.

Best pie&mash I've had in a long time. Very well priced. 5 🌟 Swift service & lots of beer choice on tap

What an amazing experience. Blown away by the service, friendliness and conversation I had with Tobie. Definitely coming back to this gem.

Pie mash and mushy peas were delicious. Server very friendly and atmosphere welcoming. Loved the original tiles and mirrors

This is an awesome pub to visit. When we went they were playing really cool 80s music all night. We went for drinks, but had Pie and Mash too. Great selection of beer and gin etc and fantastic staff.

Lovely spot I found on my travels. Close to the station and full of lovely staff. Nice gin selection as well

Tranquilo, fuera de la zona turística; limpio y buena atención; puede un contemplar el rato, adentro del Bar o en l calle

We were staying near the market and visited this pub a couple of times during our stay in London because my daughter really loved the food here. She says it’s the best pie she has ever had!

Popped in with a friend what a lovely aftetnoon friendly staff and great atmosphere food was also very good will be coming back

Been here before but felt the need to leave this review this time as we had a fantastic visit yesterday. The pub was busy but the staff were focussed on serving everyone while remaining friendly. Didn’t eat but food going out looked good. Tables kept clean and an enjoyable atmosphere was had by all.

All to often London pubs offer tourist service knowing you won’t be back We are not tourists and live just outside London and do go back to pubs we like when we visit London We went in not expecting much and it was great . Warm friendly staff big selection of beers and delicious pies We will be back

We had our work Christmas Party in the function room upstairs. Fantastic experience, from the easy booking to their personable staff and superb selection of drinks. Not to mention the delicious Pieminister pie and mash, which most of us pre-ordered and were certainly not disappointed! We can't thank Emma, Megan and Tobie enough for providing such a fun party for us.

Pie mash and a pint, 5* service from the lone barman who never fultered in a busy lunchrime service, would definitely recommend, happy family :)

You must try the steak and Stilton pie, it is to die for! Excellent service on both days we visited, we will definitely be back!

Pie vegana bollente 🥵ma molto buona con purea di piselli e salsina. Il tutto servito su un tagliere in legno da cucina🤩 Locale molto english 🤩 e trasmettono anche le partite di calcio Premiere League e gli eventi sportivi quali le olimpiadi, europei.

We did and they were delicious! Accompanied by creamy mash and lashings of gravy. Friendly service, great music and The Masters on TV- perfect night out!

Mona and her team were great. We had so much fun. Place looked very well organised. Toilets were cleaned, music was ok, but drinks were delicious

Great pub, great vibe, amazing pies from pieminister and the staff are lovely! Upstairs seating is comfortable train station right by.

Fantastic pub, beer was great, service unbelievable - really made to feel welcome. This is a MUST visit. You won’t be disappointed.

Had a few beers in here with friends between Christmas and New Year. Very nice atmosphere, staff acting like they enjoyed their work, good selection of beers and lagers, interesting list of bar snacks which we didn't try. They used to have large joints of...

Many pubs around Smithfield Market are closed on a Sunday. This pub is open and offers a good selection of real ales and has a small separate gin bar upstairs which is opn in the evenings.

Authentic pub in convenient location with good beer and drink selection (if you prefer something other than beer). Pieminister Pies and veg options. Clean and good service. Unlike many other pubs, doesnt stop serving food early.

I wanted to do something different for our November Sales Meeting. We needed to accommodate 16 people with various ages, cater for and find a team building activity. The Hope offered all of this in one place! We hired The Juniper Room for the whole...

Found this place by chance and had a great lunch in a lovely atmosphere. Staff very friendly and no rush to finish our meal, even though place was busy. Really tasty pies!

A great pub in Smithfield with a brilliant atmosphere. Decent range of beers on tap including Bedlam Brou HaHa, keep it on!!!!

The Hope is a busy little pub across from the Smithfield Market. We were staying nearby and made it our local for a few days. A good selection of beers, gins and wines. We had a pie on one of our visits (because that is...

Many of the pubs around Smithfield Market are closed on a Sunday lunchtime, but not The Hope. We stumbled across this little gem by accident and stayed to enjoy a tasty pie (£7.50) and a pint for lunch. The pies are scrumptious and are served...

Very popular pub on a Saturday evening. I called in for a pint of "Junction" brewed by Sambrooke's Brewery at 4.5% volume. Malty not hoppy. The pub is across the road from Smithfield meat market on the Farringdon underground station side. The toilets are upstairs...

Food was tasty but tepid. The pie was fine but everything else was yeah just a bit cold, kind of annoying really.

Our visit yesterday was very disappointing. As a Real Ale drinker, I had hope for The Hope and had been recommended by a friend. Sadly there were only 2 real ales on offer. The Twickenham "Naked ladies" was undrinkable and it turned out to be...

Really simple pie, mash and gravy. Choice of 6 pies. Fast and excellent. Also Sticky Toffee pudding to die for

A beautifully restored, authentic old pub. Lovely staff and a great place to hang out in Smithfield.

Piccolo locale scoperto per caso tornando dal Barbican. Specialità i pasticci (pie) di diversi tipi. Approfittando di un'offerta con le bevande la spesa è stata davvero irrisoria. Servizio abbastanza veloce. Caratteristico.

We were wandering, found ourselves in Smithfield and stopped in for lunch. It has a warm and historic local neighborhood feel. No tourists here (except us). The staff is friendly, even funny. Try the meat pies. We had the beef and ale pie and the steak and kidney pie. Both were tasty and filling. Our only knock - the mashed potatoes were cool.

Staff very friendly, pies and mash out of this world - just like I remember from my childhood! Comfort food and much more!!!! And The Hope has a new look, has been redecorated as compared to donkey's years ago when I knew it. Really atmospheric now and absolutely authentic. Long may Hope reign!!!!!

Having lived in the Hope, as my parents were leaseholders, just had to return. Met the assistant manager who was very friendly. Very passionate about the lovely little pub he works in and loves the customers he serves.

- Very friendly staff - Excellent Pies (for tourists) - Nice/memorable experience - If you are in the area, stop by for a pie and beer

Having been to the Juniper Room for my hen do I was so excited to go back with my wife and brothers and sisters. I phoned to check if the Juniper Room would be open as was told it opened at 5pm. We arrived earlier and got a drink in the bar downstairs. We had intended on moving upstairs at 5 and ordering the famous pies. However coming up to 7pm we gave up as although they kept saying it was opening and with curt, unhelpful responses from the manager we didn't want to give them our custom anymore. Such a different experience to my previous visit. I don't think I would return to an average pub and wouldn't risk the journey on the off chance the gin bar was open.

Three of us visited Sunday lunchtime and had pie and mash. The pies where delicious , packed full of tender meat with nice pastry. The chicken and mushroom pie was also really good.

Nice pub with choice of beers and pies. Great friendly service and sitting area in and out. May be pies not for hottest days but really good!

The service in this pub was excellent. The barmaid was lovely and looked after us so well. We had nice pies and drinks. Lovely little old world place.

Went for a pre-dinner drink. Lovely old typically London pub. A couple of tables outside which was nice until the wind drove us inside. Menu looked good. Friendly bar staff - a good watering hole.

I cannot rate this place highly enough. There was a very large group of us, I asked to pre-book an area and Thom (the manager) was so accommodating and even let us send him some decorations that he then put up for us so it looked how we wanted when we arrived. Thom and the other barman in the Juniper Room were so knowledgeable about the gins and even those among us who do not drink gin left as converts as they can find something for everyone! The bar snacks were amazing and so reasonably priced - we all had plenty to line our stomachs and didn't feel like we'd spent loads at all. The pies are to die for but so were all the snack platters we ordered too. We cannot fault our time there and will definitely be back, whether in a big group or just a few. Thanks for a great afternoon Thom and co!

Tuve mi despedida en la Habitación Juniper en el Esperanza y fue fantástico! Thom y su personal no podría haber sido más servicial. Mi hermana organizó y dijo que hizo todo el proceso muy fácil. El día que nos dio recomendaciones gin que incluso tenía a mi madre (no bebo gin) tomando distancia. He oído las tartas son muy buenos, así que ya estamos planeando volver!

Parece como cualquier otro pub, pero tenía la mejor comida que tuvimos en Londres (y probamos un montón de comida. . . ). Vino mientras busca club nocturno de tela y decidimos coger una pinta y algunos pasteles. La esposa tenía la Heidi y yo tuvimos el Moo y Blu (carne y queso azul! ).

Decent range of gin, good beers and OK bar snacks set in the surroundings of a wonderful old pub a stone's throw away from Smithfields market.

Had a lovely time at the Gin Parlour this evening having stopped by for a solo drink. Having mentioned I was a gin lover, the lovely Alex talked me through a whole host of different options before i made my final decision - how he remembers 60 different makes and their background is so impressive! I’ll definitely be back again to try some more obscure flavours.. would recommend they add Hoxton Gin, however..

Tuve un pastel de carne y chorizo. Llenos hasta los topes con carne. Todo el llenado era comestible, no grissel o correosos. Carne fue carne muy buena y el chorizo era picante. La salsa era sabrosa.

It’s been while since I have been here, since then it has had a refurb and Gin Parlour added to it. Nice place to meet before dinner or just to go for a drink. Does get very busy especially on a Friday night.

Me pasas la esperanza cada día en mi camino al trabajo y me di cuenta de su cartel decía he gan y sin gluten tartas gratis disponible". Así pensando que podrían ser atendidos, llevé a mi hermana y su marido aquí unas pocas bebidas y algo de comida en un miércoles por la noche.

Hicimos una reserva aquí antes jugamos la habitación de arriba escape. No estaba claro si realmente se celebró una mesa para nosotros, ya que nos dijeron que para sentarse en la mesa" en la esquina", pero estaban ocupados, así que nos sentamos en el estante en la parte trasera. Pensé que debería haber celebrado una "mesa". Pero de todos modos.. . . El hongo y tartas de pollo eran fabulosas, y no los recomiendo. El camarero era muy amable, pero parecía inexperto como cuando le dije que quería pedir que me salté y tartas sirve bebidas a todos los demás en el bar antes de volver a tomar mi orden. Los precios eran razonables, nos dijeron el tiempo tomó más de lo usual debido a un evento que no estaba claro para nosotros, pero nos dieron una comida con suficiente tiempo para que la sala escape así todo estaba bien.

Muy bueno para los precios de Londres, el pastel vegetariano era buena y el pub en sí era precioso. Muy limpio y bien decorado.

We had their pie and pint deal which was very nice. The pies were wellmade and tasty, the atmosphere was great and the overall experience is worth recommending.

Tuvimos un precioso pastel de puré y almuerzo en el bar. Hay bastantes tipos diferentes para elegir. Teníamos el Moo y Mexicow. Ambos deliciosos y servidos con salsa de guisantes blandos y. Buena cerveza y vino también. Si te gusta sus tartas bien merece una visita!

Excellent Pie Minister pie mash and good beer for £10. Good authentic London pub atmosphere right next to Smithsfield Market. Lots of choice for the pies. Great flavour and good service. Would definitely go back.

It’s such a nice and cozy pub... I’d definitely go back or recommend to people in the area. Nice staff and the pies looked nice too!

Great place and Connor made our day! Learnt so much about gin and look forward to coming back when Connor comes back from his travels.

A great hearty early morning breakfast at the Hope this morning, thank you for looking after us all.

Pasamos una noche equipo de tener un ir en la sala escape recientemente y lo pasamos genial, buena comida, buenas cervezas, la sala escape es algo realmente diferente, y el personal era muy acogedor

Un viaje fantástico a la esperanza para algunas bebidas trabajo! Un servicio y unas cervezas y artesanías, ¿qué más podíamos pedir! Sin duda volveremos el año nuevo!

Recientemente tuvimos nuestra cena de personal en la esperanza junto con completar la habitación de arriba escape. La experiencia de principio a fin era excepcional, con el personal va más allá de ayudarnos. Los gin tonics eran lo más destacado, junto con la selección de cerveza de barril!

Heerlijk gegeten met locale Engelse collega's in een gezellige pub in de buurt van farringdon trein station. Verschillende pie's met heerlijke jus en peas.

We were here to undertake an Escape Room experience held on the top floor of the property and had a drink before our appointment. A traditional City Pub with a good ambience. They were serving pie and mash which looked great, but we had a dinner reservation. There is a 'Gin Palace' on the first floor, where we also took a drink after our challenge. Enjoyed this place and will return for a pie!

Friends and I have used this pub many times to meet before having lunch. The pub used to be a friendly traditional market pub with a steak restaurant upstairs, sandwiches carved from a joint on the bar downstairs and a selection of quaffing ales and lagers. Not any more, after the makeover it has a gin parlour upstairs, no carved rolls downstairs, but Pie & Mash and a range of expensive strong designer ales and lagers. Pity but we have unanimously decided not to return.

Metimos en un rápido pinta y me quedé impresionado por el lugar. Incluso fuera estaba llena en una noche fresca de otoño.

Fuimos allí para un bocado rápido antes de una reunión y sus tartas son realmente agradables. El servicio era rápido y amable.

Not only is the selection up to a very high standard but the staffs knowledge of these Gin's is first class.

At 9pm on a Sunday evening we were slightly concerned that it was getting too late to find good food. We need not have worried. Within 20 minutes of sitting down we were sitting in front of a piping hot, crispy pie and delicious filling and a long, cold, drink.Absolutely delicious!

Good amazing. Service great and pretty decent price. Would def return. Only stumbled across as we were wandering around but glad we did.

Great hospitality and really kind and social service! Has a great gin bar upstairs with excellent cocktails and really tasty pies to eat! Loved it

We stayed at The Rookery Hotel by Farringdon Metro stop. What a quaint, quiet area of London. Then we found The Hope. Great pub. Great people who were so friendly and so accommodating. We were not familiar with "pies", but left so appreciative of these delicacies. We tried several local beers to go along with our pies. A must stop if you're in the area.

Popped in for pint. Well kept pub with selection of pints friendly service. Noticed upstairs had changed to a gin bar since my last visit but did not go up there.

Popped into the hope for supper, lovely friendly staff and great service. We ordered pie and mash , one a vegetarian option. We were all delighted with our meal, and a welcome pint of draft cider. Well worth a visit for lunch or supper.

From the out-side this looks like any London pub in and around Smithfield but once you go up-stairs to the small intimate gin lounge you find a whole differnt world. Again the little lounge is nothing special but the real hidden gem is the gin selection and a very helpful, friendly and knowledable barman who is more than happy to take you through the gin collection. Apart from some of the more obvious gins there are plaenty of obsure and diffent gins, each with their didtinctive flavours and styles from dry to sweet, floral to citrus and eveything in between. There was four of us in our group so we decided to each try something different. We ahd great fun tasting and sharing the various gins whilst the barman took us through the diffent notes and tastes of each one. They are perfectly matched with some unsual mixers - basil and raspberries being a particualar favourite. The large doubles are generous and actually reasonably priced for London bar prices. Compared to soem of the other prices we paid for drinks that night - this was a bargin for great gin and a fun place. A good place to start you evening or possibly round off a tough day?

Hadn't been in the area for a while, in the past I have always popped in for a roast pork, salt beef, roast beef or sausage sandwich and they were great.Popped in this week and alas was too that they are no longer available.Real shame, but such is life.

I went to The Hope with my mum, aunt and cousins but it was for drinking purposes rather than "family" purposes, which is why I said the type of visit was friends.There was a Valentines Day Gin tasting on and we asked if we could have this but for six instead of two! The bar staff were very accommodating and their knowledge was fantastic. The whole experience really made our night. We are amazing pies, drunk amazing Gin and sat in a wonderfully decorated and cosy Gin snug upstairs. Overall a fantastic experience and I'll be going back! Word of warning, if you take an elderly auntie upstairs and give them Gin there may be trouble getter her back down the stairs.

Roughly 7pm my partner and I were told we could go upstairs by the manager of the hope as there were no seats downstairs or outside. Upstairs was pretty empty with the 3 other people there leaving within 10mins. The bar man upstairs proceeded to tell my partner and I that he had no time for people who drank wine with a glass of water and along with a few other similar remarks made us feel uncomfortable. I told him he was being rude as we had been offered to go upstairs to this now empty bar with our bottle of wine and some water. He changed his tune saying he wasn't being rude and that the difference was we had a bottle.......We were made to feel very uncomfortable.

Visiting London for work, and after a long day, we were ready for dinner - except it's a bank holiday! We walked around a bit, and thankfully stumbled on The Hope before long. 2 pies and cold brews later, we are happy, satisfied, and ready to face the world again. Wonderfully hospitable Tim made sure we had everything we needed, but once we dug into the delicious masterpieces in front of us, all was right with the world. We devoured a MooDog (a steak bacon and ale pie) and Chicken Aragon (a chicken bacon and tarragon pie) and enjoyed the friendly surroundings. The Hope was the perfect combination of great food, beer, and atmosphere. I'm here another 4 more nights, and I will be back before I leave for sure!

It's a small quaint and attractively refurbished space, hardly large enough for a pub, more of a single bar. It has become a showcase for Pieminster pies, which are given unecessarily silly names so that the steak and kidney pie I chose was called something like cake and sidney. It oozed thick tasty pieces of meat rendering the additional gravy in a boat largely redundant. I could just have easily chosen pick choizo and butter beans. Accompanying mash was silky smooth. The barman told me about a showboat deal which would have added another side and shallots. There is a good choice of beer on tap including my choice of the excellent Meantime Red. Apparently it has a mean list of gins too.

I have been a couple of times now to this pub since it was refurbished and they have done a fantastic job. One of the times i went was for the pie and beer pairing, part run by Sam Brooks beer, which was fun, informative, tasty, filling and amazing value. I enjoy the care given to the choice and serving of the beer, and will definitely be visiting this pub much more often (especially as i understand they will be running gin nights with distillers!).

Went to their gin room and they have a very nice selection of gins. The bartender was really helpful in explaining us the differences and thus helping us select the best option.If you like Gin & Tonic, this place is worth a visit.

Great pies and gins - what more could you want?!? (Good selection of beers and wine too!)Staff are friendly and it's a great little place for a lunch time :-)

Visited today ordered pie and peas. No peas. Waited about 45 minutes. Pies were delivered on a bed of cold mash with a jug of cold gravy. Staff not that bothered. Had a refund. Won't return.

Popped in to the Hope for lunch on Saturday 25 February. Ordered two pies and peas but was told there were no peas. The only green veg on a very small menu and out of stock! So ordered mash instead. Waited an age for the food to arrive and when it did the mash was stone cold as was the gravy. The staff were completely unconcerned. Bottom line - avoid this excuse for a pub.

Con un gruppetto di colleghi di lavoro Inglesi sono per caso capitato in questo pub per una pinta al termine di una riunione. La scelta di birre ricade principalmente sulle piu' commerciali. Comunque, dopo una pinta di London Pride, decidiamo di fermarci per pranzo.Ordino una pie di cervo. Ho mangiato delle pie migliori in qualche pub di campgna, ma questa, trovata nel centro di Londra e probabilmente "al micro onde" non e' affatto male. E i colleghi Inglesi confermano.Anche il prezzo, sempre considerando di essere nel cuore di Londra, e' corretto (una decina di sterline). Una pinta, invece, costa il doppio del normale (circa 5 sterline).Il personale e' gentile e il locale e' pulito.

I called earlier in the week to book an area for a big group however on arrival they had no record of the booking, however there was room upstairs, despite being told this was full. Once we had ordered some drinks we tried to order food however nearly everything we asked for was out of stock, and the food we did have wasn't great, and pretty soon the gin selection started to run low too despite being a gin bar. Service too wasn't great as the only barman preferred restocking the bar and chatting rather than serving the busy bar. There are plenty of other great pubs in the area so I'd give this one a miss.

Good pub good location but rude bar manager (Tom). Refused to take a £10 note because it was Northern Irish. I'd expect a bar manager to know what is or isn't legal tender, but more to the point if the manager is uncertain I'd expect them to be apologetic rather than flat out and rudely refuse to look at it.

Visited this pub many times was very sad to see that it was now closed but no surprise really as it was looking so tired with no investment put in to it. Will miss my beef sandwiches and the crackling that Karen used to give always happy and a smile to brighten the place up.

I had heard that this place offer great Salt Beef, so looking forward to calling in.Ordered a sandwich and glass of wine - the sandwich was pretty blind - as in very poor filling. Salt Beef dry and just one layer. Salt beef is always multilayer in sandwiches from a specialty restaurant to a small cafe. This was really disappointing. The wine was a good Merlot but the tables were so sticky, i used a pamphlet that was on the table to stop my arms sticking to it! Not Impressed!

Yes, it's a bit tatty and the WCs leave a lot to be desired but this is one of the last remaining old style pubs in the area with plenty of history and a stunning Victorian glass window frontage. Lunchtime is best here as they serve wonderful meat sandwiches, always beef and usually one or two further choices, carved from joints. Karen is normally on duty and a nicer lady you couldn't meet. She has been there for some 18 years and can remember and greet returning 'regulars' by name most of the time. Usually a couple of real ales on offer and normal range of lagers and Guinness. I believe that the old upstairs restaurant is only open when booked in advance. Other pub style grub available in the bar and open for breakfast at 6am.

Due to a prolonged spell in hospital during 2014 I had not visited this pub for some time. However a former work colleague and I visited for a breakfast and a few beers and it was very enjoyable. The pub has great character, a good collection of customers to exchange banter with, good beer and good food. I think this is the one remaining pub around Smithfield of this type and long may it continue.

We took a friend for a birthday breakfast. We booked in advance but they had no record of this. We were not allowed upstairs and had to eat in the bar. The staff had a minimal grasp of English. The portions were large but the food was unremarkable.

Pub empty and run down. £10 spend on cards is very old fashioned. They started cashing up at about 9.30pm...

This pub is a tatty , scruffy looking place which is in a shocking state. I've had excellent cooked breakfast's Here for years but since that stopped serving breakfast upstairs and you have to eat in the grotty ground floor bar now it's not the place it used to be . The Sirloin breakfast consists of a pot of tea , toast , egg, bacon ,sausage , black pudding, lambs liver and kidney, beans , mushrooms and grilled tomatoes all for £9.95 which is quite incredible , Shame the surroundings are in such a poor state .We had breakfast here at 8am while we watched a guy at the bar drink 4 pints of beer during the time we hadour breakfast , amazing !