Marquess Tavern in Islington

Absolutely so lovely!! We came in really close to kitchen close during our friends birthday and they were so accommodating to make us food, which was absolutely delicious! Thank you so much Lewis, Jem(Gem?), Alice and Cat for the help!! Really recommend here, super friendly and great food! Thank you :)))

Absolutely love it here. Miles behind the bar makes you feel like you’re transported in time to an era where a local pub was a true local pub. The care he puts into the service is rare in this day and age. Really special pub enhanced by the people working there

Love this neighbourhood pub In an area of pubs where people think they are cooler than they are, this is a refreshing establishment Miles is also a fantastic host And please please please order the sausage roll and thank me later

Best sausage roll I’ve had in a long long time. Miles and his team are so welcoming 🫧

Friendly staff, great selection of beers and tasty food!

Miles who is the manager of the dining room is brilliant. Supper attentive, knows his wines and couldn’t be more friendlier or helpful with every aspect of our dining experience. Food was yummy! Highly recommend and thanks again Miles for making our evening.

We walked to this charming pub for the first time last night. It might be one of my favourite’s in the area for style. It’s very cozy yet elegant. I really love the elevated old school charm of the place. It’s a perfect spot for drinks. The food however, was quite disappointing. It was mediocre, especially the burger. When I read other reviews about how great the food is, it makes me think we had a different chef or maybe an off night. I’m not sure. The service was fine and the guy leading the pub quiz seemed great. I really had high hopes that this would be my new favourite local spot. We will return for drinks, but probably not for food.

Excellent lunch served by a very knowledgeable Miles. Great place to visit

A new experience for us but what an experience. Thank you Miles. Great selection of food, beer and wine.

Lovely place great atmosphere and lovely service

Great local with a lot of atmosphere especially at weekends! Very popular. Quiet time Monday. Nice to have a real local with locals! The operations manager called Miles keeps all the plates spinning. Works so hard with a service with a smile. Long may it all continue!!

Food was brilliant, and a huge thank you to Kat for making our Sunday!

Had a lovely Sunday dinner here. Great menu, food, and service. Special thanks to Kat for her great service.

Great Sunday roast!! Kat was lovely

Nice sunday spot! Service was nice especially Kat:)

Impeccable service from Kat, and very tasty food.

Wonderful pub, really well looked after by Kat. Highly recommend!

Really delicious Sunday roast, Kat served us and was a pleasure!

Great pub and impeccable service! Miles is amazing.

Best pub for a drink in the sun! We had amazing service all night, especially from Miles who looked after our big group of 30 people. Never waited more than 5 minutes in line for a drink. Great for big groups as you get a room out the back and access to the outdoor area.

Spectacular experience. Myles the manager is a legend - lovely guy who gave us some beer suggestions which were great. Highly recommend.

Have always loved coming to this pub for drinks. Beautiful location and even better when you can sit outside on the patio for sundowners. Unfortunately our first time ordering food has shown some pretty subpar service and really let it down, so I’m unsure I’ll be returning in a hurry. We were sat outside and ordered a chicken burger and chips to our table. Over half an hour went by until we chased it up, and it turned out it had just been sitting on a table inside right next to the bar, with none of the waiting staff having thought to do anything about it. We were asked if we still wanted to eat it or to wait for a new one, which we obviously chose as it was stone cold? While waiting for the new one, the waiting staff were quite happy snaffling up the cold burger and chips behind the bar (made sense of why they didn’t chase it up earlier), literally in full view of all customers. Having worked in hospitality for years, I’ll be first to admit I’ve eaten untouched food sent back, but at least do it in the kitchen behind closed doors? Very unprofessional. Turns out they’d just eaten the last chicken burger so only beef burgers were left, which we pretty much had to accept as my friend was super hungry. When it was brought out, I asked whether my friend could get a free drink or pudding (or basically any sort of gesture of goodwill for the inconvenience, seeing as she’d already paid) to which I got the reply “yeah, that’s not gonna happen” before the waiter just walked off. A real shame as I held this pub in high regard until this visit. All the waiting staff on shift seemed to be pretty young, maybe it’s just their weekend job, but some proper customer service training is definitely needed.

Had a great time at this pub great food and great service from jem and pavle

Great food and excellent service from our waitress Chelsea. Lovely to see this pub thriving again.

Miles and his team are second to none. We hosted a party for 70 people last Friday: the quality of service didn’t drop off at any point and everyone had such a good time. A really great venue in a fab and almost secret part of town. Thank you!

I was served by Pav at the bar, who not only made some really good drinks but made me feel really welcome.

Myles is absolutely smashing it! We have been here for 18 minutes with a group of 6 and he absolutely delivered!! Massive step up from the last time we were here in December !!

Very welcoming atmosphere! Had a lovely chat with Jem 10/10

Great food and beer selection. Fantastic service from pav

Excellent service, excellent food

Amazing staff and service, has improved exponentially since Jan. Attentive staff

The manager Miles could not have made me feel more welcome. It’s a friends local and even though I live a while away it’s now mine. Good food and good drinks.

Amazing service and great food! Miles and the team are amazing

Miles did a great job- from the MIC girls.

Had a lovely Sunday lunch here! Roast potatoes and the meat were an highlight - often the parts that let pub roasts down. Attentive service from Kat. Would definitely recommend.

Cheeky Sunday Lunch with pals .. great fun and Kat tried very hard and went the extra mile … pretty unusual in this location 💥💥

Frances’ customer service really stood out. The roast was good and the atmosphere as well (although the pub was a bit too loud for my taste). Her positive attitude, the great advice she gave on the menu and the warm personality really made me feel a welcome guest. Thanks so much! It really does make a difference and it’s much appreciated

Pleasant spot for lunch! Great ambiance

Lovely pub, with a decent Sunday lunch.

Lovely pub- top quality food and great service. Recommend the Venison & Pancetta Pie!

Served by Kat and she was brilliant! So friendly and accommodating! The roast was amazing too!

Great roast great vibes, Kat was an amazing waitress!

A wonderful little gem. The staff are wonderful and so friendly. Nothing is too much trouble. The food is delightful also. Special shout out to Myles, the new manager who has created a great atmosphere and is building a fantastic team. Highly recommended!

We came for a Sunday brunch. Chicken and beef were both great. Our server Kat was a delight! Will definitely come back

Kat was amazing, the service was great she went above and beyond

The food and atmosphere were lovely! Delicious sunday roast. Very friendly service from Kat and the rest of the team.

Francis our waitress was outstanding very attentive. As pub food goes it was top notch the only issue was the lack of one bar staff's knowledge on real ale I will certainly go again great place to meet friends and family

Didn’t eat here but beautiful building

Excellent pub for Sunday roast! Thanks Kat and team for the wonderful and friendly service.

We had a memorable Sunday Roast with our visitors from abroad. Kat was our waitress throughout the night and made sure everything was perfect. We'll definitely be back.

5 stars for Chelsie - thanks for the great service!

Lovely waitress, very helpful. Dessert a bit too frozen but everything else very good

Very good lunch and charming service

Great Sunday roast and even better service by Chelsie!

Nice Sunday roast, great service from Frances

Great pub with a good selection of drinks and the food is really good. Frances and Kat were very welcoming.

Chelsie was wonderful - great knowledge of wine and so friendly!

Great service thanks to Chelsie thanks!

Lovely atmosphere and accommodating service by Chelsea! Enjoyed my time will definitely be back!

Chelsie was great!! Loved the food too. Great neighborhood spot

Chelsie was wonderful! So sweet and accommodating!

Food was fantastic and Chelsie was a great waitress!

Very nice food and service by Chelsie who made sure we were very well looked after

Excellent food, service and ambience. Chelsie was fantastic! Very happy with the kids menu!

Lovely pub and lovely server, Chelsie!

We had some lovely small plates. Chelsie looked after us and was lovely :)

Chelsie was great! Very busy with the quiz but all perfect:

Went here for a quiet and more intimate Valentine’s Day meal. It was such a lovely experience from the rose petals on the table to the truffles and drinks to finish it off and all for a really reasons price. The service was lovely and atmosphere and food were great too with nicely sized portions

Warm and cozy pub! Great service, wine and food!

Kat was brilliant; she deserved a bottle of wine

Kat was super warm and welcoming throughout our visit and Sunday lunch at the Marquess Tavern - spectacular food as always

We were served their lovely Kat for our roast this afternoon. Kat was super knowledgable about the menu and such a delight! Delicious roast and perfect Sunday lunch atmosphere! Will visit again soon. Thank you!

We stopped off for a cheeky pint after a long walk and then decided to get a couple of small plates whist there. The food and ambience were great. Service very good, both the bar staff and the waiting staff. Of particular note was the lovely Frances who looked after us and was most attentive at all times, thank you Frances. We will be coming back.

Food was great - Kat was an amazing host!

Kat was great! We enjoyed our Sunday roast!

Popped here today for Sunday lunch with our little boy and friends and was really impressed! Lovely pub in a beautiful area. Food was very good but the best thing had to be the service - have to say they all went the extra mile and were super friendly! Makes the world of difference! Will be back for sure!

Didn't enjoy the club style music at the pub, especially in the dining room during dinner. Service and music was good.

Really nice meal today great service by Chelsie and Frances amazing atmosphere in here really good that it is so dog friendly and ultimately a very nice vibe would highly recommend !

Great service and really friendly staff, we have eaten two times here now and everything was lovely especially our service by Frances. A great place to have good food and a nice time at but also feel comfortable and intimate as well.

Great night. Chelsea was particularly great

Chelsea was amazing!!! So sweet

Francis was great as was all the staff . It’s the first time I’ve been here and I will defo come again.

Wonderful night, great service from Chelsie!!

Great service from Chelsea - thanks for a lovely evening

Chelsie was great. Very kind and attentive. Thank you!

Had a lovely lunch and great service from Chelsie

We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of food and wine here. It’s a neighbourhood pub with a great relaxed vibe. The food is awesome, and the drinks selection is great. We had the shallots tart and chicken burger. Both were awesome. Chelsea was a great host, always keeping an eye on what we needed. Highly recommend Marquess Tavern to all.

Love supporting our neighbourhood pub, and want to give a shout out to Chelsea who was so attentive, warm and welcoming. She was quick to bring a water bowl out for our dog and that won us over. The shallot tart was delicious, and so was the chicken burger - the Asian slaw was very different and super fresh. We’ll be coming back soon!

Cosiest pub, friendly staff and atmosphere. Kids loved it on Valentine’s!!!

too posh to be chill. tone it down lads!

Chelsea was an absolute star who made the afternoon and evening special for us. She looked after us by constantly checking in on us, asking if we wanted food or drinks. Very rare to have such good service in London. We will be back as a result. Thanks Chelsea

A lovely, well run pub with an amazing interior. We popped in for dinner, which was great. Also had a couple of pints which were in tiptop condition. Special thanks to our waitress, Rhiannon for her excellent service.

Great, very friendly, comfortable local, equally inviting for all customers.

Maybe this has new management or staff but we had an outstanding experience here on a Saturday night with a large group of 10. The atmosphere and venue are lovely first of all. The staff and management are truly excellent, polite and smiling and helpful. Food was excellent too. 100% recommend and certainly better than some of the local spots.

Reservado para las 17:00 horas en Nochebuena con cuatro adultos y dos niños. Menú infantil especial. Los adultos tenían pastel de carne casero u vientre de cerdo de ocho horas de cocción lenta con puré de manzana. Ambos estaban deliciosos. Excelentes vinos para acompañar como se sugiere en el increíble menú. Fabuloso ambiente de pub. No puedes equivocarte aquí.

Estuve aquí con mi hijo, su novia y su hijo de siete semanas para el almuerzo del día de Navidad. Iba a ser una Navidad muy diferente este año ya que mi esposa falleció hace dos meses justo antes de que naciera nuestro nieto. Siempre cocinaba el almuerzo de Navidad. El restaurante estaba muy ocupado y tenía un muy buen ambiente. El almuerzo fue agradablemente tranquilo y muy bueno. Gracias a Sacha y al equipo por hacer un día difícil muy agradable

Este es nuestro local, así que venimos con bastante regularidad tanto para la comida como para las bebidas. Hemos tenido algunas experiencias mixtas con la comida y el servicio durante el último año. Hoy vinimos para una comida de Navidad con amigos y nos quedamos impresionados con lo buena que era la comida. Todos los platos eran excelentes, (en particular el cordero era uno de los mejores que he comido). El ambiente también era muy acogedor. En general, una muy buena experiencia.

Avoid - baffled and baffling service, multiple hour wait for food. We ordered roast chicken; a normal portion is half a chicken but barely an eighth turned up. Prompting the (baffled) waiting staff resulted in another sad-looking eighth turning up on a side plate. Starters were good but definitely not worth the hour they took to turn up (after nearly an hour waiting to order). Not sure how this business is still solvent. Edit: thanks for the prompt response during I’m sure busy service. This was as agonising meal which tested the patience. Not sure the chicken was the main point of my review but to be specific the chicken only became a supreme once both parts were delivered (separately, after prompting) to form a leg and a breast. As I said, starters were good. Mains were fine, subject to chicken portionage, but had lost a lot of goodwill by the time we got them. Maybe better on a Tuesday.

Sadly very disappointed in our dining experience here. Positive points are that its a well decorated venue, with good lighting & music. However, it really fell short on service & the food wasn’t anything special. We waited an hour and a half for our food with absolutely no indication it would be late or communication from staff that they were having any issues. We were preparing to leave when it came - when it eventually arrived my dish was missing items off the plate (I ordered the chicken, there was no bread sauce or pigs and blankets). We weren’t given any communication from the staff that menu items would not be as described. At the end when we paid they said they were very understaffed as they had ‘2 walk-outs’ - which was obvious as several times throughout, the chef came out swearing & the kitchen door was slamming every 2 minutes with our waiter looking very stressed. There was a lot of tension and it was very uncomfortable - overall a very bad experience & we left as soon as we could. Based on other reviews (which I wish we had seen before booking) I would say poor service is an issue here - it’s a shame because if this was addressed it would be a decent place to dine.

The last two times I’ve eaten here the food service has not been good. Food took ages to arrive with dishes arriving when other people at the table had already finished their meals. This is a lovely pub but the food service needs to be addressed.