The Brownswood in Hackney

A menudo vamos aquí por una copa, pero esta visita fue para el almuerzo del domingo - es el mejor (y mejor precio) de la zona. Teníamos cordero asado y pollo asado respectivamente y eran tan buenos que buscamos el chef para elogiar sus habilidades! Todo el personal era amable y eficiente, y cuando el gerente se enteró de que era mi cumpleaños nos hizo un escándalo - había velas de cumpleaños en mis patatas asadas (perfectamente cocinadas)! Estaba muy ocupado, sin ser demasiado ruidoso o intrusivo. Un pub londinense bueno, honesto y bien dirigido.

No tenía una reserva, pero nos alojaron. Servicio amable y disfrutamos de nuestros asados del domingo. El lugar es más un ambiente de restaurante que un pub.

El lugar es absolutamente fantástico. habitaciones estupendas y extremadamente cómodas. No puedo hablar lo suficiente al servicio. Cada persona era encantador y se inclinó hacia atrás. Conseguirnos un bocadillo después de que la cocina había cerrado y disculparse por las patatas tostadas que solo un poco enfriamos cuando estábamos felices por cualquier cosa. Por la mañana recibí ayuda para llevar café a la habitación. Son cosas que no son necesarias o esperadas, sino solo una señal de un personal atento. . entrega un lugar fabuloso para alojarse

En un grupo de 14 pedimos por parejas y cuando mi esposa y yo hicimos nuestro pedido, el tipo que tomó el pedido solo registró una comida. Esto fue descubierto cuando la comida fue servida 15 minutos después. El camarero se disculpó y pedimos una comida de salchicha y puré. Veinte minutos después fuimos al bar a preguntar cómo les iba. "Está en camino" con una sonrisa. Otros 20 minutos y la mayoría de nuestros amigos habían terminado sus comidas, así que de nuevo al bar "Está en camino" con una sonrisa. Diez minutos después llegó la comida y se quemaron las salchichas y las pieles no comestibles. Fuimos a Highbury Barn la noche siguiente - excelente comida y servicio allí!

I went in about half an hour after opening and bought a pint of draught beer. It felt warm as I carried it back to my seat - ditto as I drank it. Yes, I ought to have taken it back, but I decided to give it a second chance, and just mentioned the temperature to the girl behind the bar. I was assured that it was meant to be served at room temperature! It was then obvious that the beer had been sitting in the lines from the cellar since closing time the day before, without the stale beer drawn through and discarded. The Brownswood is an attractive pub, but if it's a good pint you're after, then wait until sales have built up and the warm beer sold to somebody else.

Just visited here we are local and just stopped in for one drink. Myself, and my wife are cocktail enthusiasts and were pleased that we met Keiran who really knows his stuff. He suggested a cocktail based on what we like, slightly off menu which in this area of hipsters and individual characters. I was disappointed that the staff seem to be encouraged to be rigid and not going off the menu and hope this changes as they have a fantastic west end style mixologist in Keiran who is one of the old school artists of the cocktail. Due to him and the service he gave us ( plus they are dog friendly) we will be regularly coming here.

This was our first visit to the pub & we booked for Sunday Lunch. We were met with a warm welcome & great service throughout. The Sunday lunch was really enjoyable, the rib-eye was full of flavour & delicious, as was the pork which was served with outstanding pork crackling. The Yorkshire puddings were cooked to perfection, as were the roast potatoes & selection of vegetables & the portions were so generous! They have a great selection of drinks, including alcohol free. We would definitely recommend & we will be visiting again very soon!

Fantastic Sunday roast , really great quality . Staff are wonderfully warm and welcoming . We would highly rate our experience

This is the perfect pub for a cosy night in the winter. I loved the mulled cider and the girls behind the bar were so friendly and welcoming, especially Alice who helped me navigate the menu to find the best vegan option. The vegan roast is excellent! This is the place to go if you're looking to enjoy a nice drink by a warm fire :)

I booked a space at the Brownswood for my birthday. It was for 24 people. It was a last minute booking and they could not have been more accommodating. Due to it being sunny when we arrived they found us a table in the garden instead of four tables inside, so we could all be together. They were really helpful and friendly and I would recommend this place for a few drinks on the weekend and definitely if your having a party

Waited about half an hour. In that time told two members of staff we wanted to order. Nobody came so we left. I appreciate pubs are having a difficult time at the moment, but there must be a better way of organising things.

Pub local encantador, bueno para asar los domingos. Buena selección de cervezas y sidras. El interior es cálido y agradable, muy bien decorado. Hubo un retraso en conseguir los budines de Yorkshire con nuestros asados, lo que significa que los conseguimos cuando casi habíamos terminado de comerlos, pero estaban muy sabrosos (y definitivamente caseros) cuando llegaron. Buen servicio y un ambiente relajado muy agradable. También da la bienvenida a los perros, lo cual es una ventaja.

They've done a great job on the new covid guidelines but we had to flag someone down after about half an hour to get served. It wasn't really that busy. Drinks selection is good

Este es un gran pub para una cerveza y un paquete de patatas fritas, pero no es el lugar para comer buena comida. ¡Tener cuidado! La iluminación es acogedora y cálida. Pero nuestra experiencia de comida fue muy decepcionante. Pedimos las costillas y apenas había carne en ellas. ¡Estaban secos, grises y huesudos! Ni siquiera nos dieron servilletas para limpiar el jugo. . . . tal vez porque no había mucha carne jugosa en ellos. Estoy de acuerdo con las críticas anteriores también que el personal parece deprimido. ¡Qué lástima!

Acabo de recibir a mis amigos 40 años en el área de la sala de eventos de arriba, ¡ideal! espacio perfecto para una fiesta, el personal fue increíblemente servicial y servicial: ¡el espacio es muy acogedor con los sofás, la chimenea y las grandes ventanas y es fácil de hacer con unos globos y luces de colores! Jugué nuestra propia lista de reproducción a través de los altavoces Bluetooth y fue increíble tener un espacio para nosotros, mientras pudimos pedir nuestra propia comida y bebida abajo (o pedir platos para compartir). Gran manera simple de organizar una fiesta fabulosa, ¡todos lo pasaron muy bien!

Booked a table for 2:30 this Sunday, looking forward to having a roast dinner with a friend before the 4:30 arsenal game. By 4:00 pm the dinner still wasn’t out, so we had to cancel after and hour and half waiting for food.Others were in a similar position, and but the time 3:30 had come the pub/restaurant was a lot quieter, so don’t understand why this took so long.The guy on the table next to us also had to wait 45 minutes for a bit of cake and custard.Need to sort this out, or people will turn their backs on your restaurant.

9/10 scran hole but a 10/10 boozer. Only question is: “Where’s the Neck Oil?” Credit to whoever put Crafty Apple on tap... a hidden gem.

Hija visitante que vive cerca. Sugirió un viaje a su local. Después de tomar unas copas en el jardín, decidimos pedir algo de comida. Gran relación calidad-precio, grandes porciones y buena calidad. Un montón de buenas embarcaciones y cervezas reales también. Lo visitaré de nuevo. Tenga en cuenta que este es un pub sin efectivo.

£14 for the roast vegetable platter - a few bits of pita bread, tiny dish of olives and hummus, and a few bits of roast pepper. Boooooooo!

Nos metimos en este pub mientras estábamos alojados en la casa de huéspedes de arriba (¡lo cual es genial por cierto!) Tuvimos algunas bebidas y algo de comida y estuvimos muy contentos. El personal es amable y tiene un gran ambiente. La cervecería al aire libre era perfecta para el clima que teníamos en ese momento y el fin perfecto para nuestro fin de semana.

Had a Sunday roast here while visiting friends. Spent most of the afternoon in the lovely beer garden. Nice range of beers and the service was great. Definitely recommend!

Excellent Sunday roast. They don't like you going hungry! Card only (cash less) may put some people off, but the friendly service and good food makes up for it.

The Brownswood is arguably one of the best pubs in all London. The kindness and great service of the staff is unmatched and something that should be cherished and experienced by more people. The service here is absolutely fantastic. I honestly cannot suggest any areas of improvement.This really is the perfect place for a great atmosphere to chill out nicely after work.Will definitely be coming again, thanks to all the staff and Adil for really making me and my friends always enjoy ourselves whenever we are here! What a place!!!

One of my favourites in London. Good food, Great roast, (amazing sausage rolls too). Would definitely recommend

A large pub with good selection of beers. Food is fine and not overpriced, staff are friendly and there is always somewhere to sit.

Desperately needed some food. Average pub grub, plenty of it. Food is not unreasonably priced, but pint is upwards of £5. Nice cosy pub though, relaxed atmosphere.

Qué pena, este pub solía ser genial, pero mi visita el fin de semana pasado será la última.

The Brownswood has gone cashless. Poor show. I don’t know how a pub of all places can justify this. Staff tip box ironically takes cash. Shame but won’t be spending any more pennies here

Serious management issue here, rude, sarcastic, aggressive. Remember when this was a great place, shocked that its been allowed to be run like this

Called in on a lovely Sunday afternoon walk and the roast that they are serving look and smell absolutely fantastic I will defrost becoming here next week

I’ve recently moved into the area so great to find a decent venue. Good drink and food selection all well delivered. Tip Top.

Salchicha y puré para mí - mmmmmm! Muy bueno: 3 deliciosas salchichas, puré de mantequilla y salsa de cebolla rica. delicioso?

I visited the Brownswood today for a family lunch and have never been treated so poorly as a paying customer! I ordered fish and chips and overdone fish turned up with burger fries and not chips as you’d expect . I complained to staff and literally no one did anything about it. My husband and son carried on eating (on my request) whilst the staff watched me wait for a resolution...nothing! They stood by the bar with no effort to try and make things right. Eventually after my husband and son’s food went cold, the manager came over and gave me a refund on my order and told me he had only been working there for two weeks and the rest of the staff for a week. The menu is limited, the staff do not communicate and the manager refused to give us a full refund on the food (my husband had left half of his cold roast). I wouldn’t recommend this pub for lunch, they have changed hands and the current owners / staff just do not seem to care that your lunch has been ruined. They should’ve just said they had run out of chips and not donned me off with burnt fries !Terrible shoddy experience - avoid if possible.

Es un pub muy bien hechas, en una buena zona, popular entre los lugareños. La comida es un poco de comida de pub poshed, bastante bien, pero no en los precios de gran valor. Las costillas estaban un poco duro cuando realmente deberían ser otoño - aparte de licitación. . .

Dropped in - some great Yorkshire ales on draught but when asked if putting a sparkler on was an option I was told that that was a Northern thing! Timothy Taylor Boltmaker and Landlord pulled flat and completely tasteless. What a shame! No point in having them on if you don't pull them properly.

Paramos aquí por una hora o así para tomar algo para satisfacer. Mi pinta era bueno, y había una buena variedad de cervezas, pero la comida era mediocre, en el mejor de los casos - apetecible, pero nada remotamente casero: parecía un paquete de comida pre-que había alcanzado mi plato a través del microondas.

Large pub serving comfort good and a good selection of beers. Pub quizzes are on the menu, too. Good atmosphere.

Un antiguo pub estableció que parece tener como un restaurante regenerada muy agradable. Éramos un grupo de 5 con un solo bebé. Habíamos reservado nuestra mesa, que era para nosotros al llegar a 1. 00:00 h. Me alegro de que reservamos porque el lugar se convirtió rápidamente llena con un montón de gente teniendo o quizás prefieran comer arriba. El menú era el típico asado los domingos. Elegí carnes que era delicioso estar servido con una gran budín de Yorkshire y una variedad de verduras frescas. Otros eligieron la panceta de cerdo que también disfrutamos como cada plato fue aclarado. Muy agradable con un buen toque al final cuando una camarera nos presentó con un chocolate brownie y helado en la casa. Delicioso. Definitivamente volveré de nuevo si en la zona.

Llegamos hoy por una cena con asado los domingos. Tuvimos un muy buen servicio de detrás de la barra y en la mesa. Necesitaba una buena mesa antes nos sentamos a limpiar, pero nos las arreglamos. Los huevos (1 por whisky 5. 65) estaba delicioso. Mi novio tenía la castaña y azul queso asado y estaba delicioso, tenía el asado de cerdo y también era delicioso pero poco constructivo comentario, uno que podría haber hecho con un poco más de todo. En resúmen, las porciones deben ser un poco o más grande. Comida del domingo es y será una comida principal para muchas personas

as usual, the collective wisdom of the TA crowd is about right; this is an old pub (I recall drinking there 40 years ago - it was ok, a bit rough) which has been done up and now does food, not very well; we went for Sunday lunch, as family lived nearby; big place, very good selection of beers; so far, so good. Service slow; waiters seemed friendly enough but rather disorganized; very limited menu (mostly roasts, though that's not usual for bog standard pub grub on a Sunday); reasonable portions; shank of lamb ok; but smothered in glutinous gravy, with veg (broccoli, potatoes and a thing that I think may have been a parnsip) that seemed like it had been round the block a few times. Definitely NOT a snip at £15. Didn't risk the desserts. Conclusion: DON'T eat; drink and be merry. I see that a new Sunday menu is imminent. Maybe not before time.

Simple, not pretentious, acceptable Sunday Lunch, wine good and played a game of scrabble. Ideal for family and large parties.

I wanted to go have some lunch with my cousin before an arsenal match, I recommend the brownswood as I had been there a few years back and it was lovely, sadly I cannot say the same for this visit, we waked in and the first thing I noticed was the persistent smell of urine and urinal cakes, we ordered and despite the prices looking rather inflated for the area,we continued and as it was that much we assumed it was going to be worth it. Sadly once again we were mistaken as the starters were insultingly small, burnt and shockingly presented and just down right not worth the money, we went to the person who served us who was rude and unhelpful and almost wasn't willing to accept that the food was inedible, eventually they took the food back and gave us some more which was still pretty awful but was at least edible. The mains we're not great and looked like they could have been easily replicated by a 15 year old in good tech class.

We have been visiting this pub for years thanks to its closeness to the local climbing wall. Something must have gone really wrong during the past few months, both in the menu choices and service provided. The food menu has changed and is now really basic. The waiters seem to have no idea of what they are doing e.g.: they need instructions on how to prepare drinks, they take wrong orders, they have no idea of what is in the menu etc. To be noted that these issues were not an isolated case, but have repeated consistently over the course of several visits.

Estuve en el pub los domingos para probar el asado los domingos.

Este mi local y me siento afortunado de tener un pub cerca.

Vivimos localmente, y de haber sido lejos por algún tiempo pensamos en el Brownswood pop para una comida de domingo. En el pasado hemos realmente disfrutamos aquí, pero algo parece asados cambió a un nuevo chef quizás? La carne era tan gruesa mi mascota león era complicado conseguir a través de ella, aunque le hubiera gustado porque estaba cruda. Las verduras fue decepcionante y no quebradizo en la patatas asadas. Cubiertas con salsa salada. Cada respirar fue una decepción. Lástima!

Yo he estado allí el domingo para comer asado los domingos muy bueno asado los domingos, gran parte. . . . El personal no puede ser mejor, amable y educado y es un perro amable y niños pub

Tuvimos nuestra boda aquí hace un par de semanas, y nuestra experiencia fue bastante mediocre. Nos habíamos sentado con el director y pasado por las opciones de menú, dando a los huéspedes el día 53 una selección de 3 - 5 opciones por plato de nuestro desayuno de 3 platos de boda. Nuestro primer problema fue cuando el entradas llegaron. . La opción vegetariana. nos había ofrecido a nuestros clientes era un queso italiano (con alcachofas. burata) Este habían sido acordarse con la dirección, nuestros huéspedes había visto los menús y sus opciones con antelación hizo. Cuando llegó a la mesa no sólo verduras asadas, burata frío. Cuando mi marido fue a pedir el director intentó decirnos que él habla con el chef, pero en última instancia nunca volvió a nosotros. Nuestros platos principales eran grandes porciones que (para ser justos) fue fantástico y la comida en sí era agradable. Sin embargo, no todos nuestros clientes se quejan de cómo la salsa era salada. Aunque supongo que fue una movida táctica por su parte. Mi mayor malestar y en definitiva todo el día arruinó mi boda fue lo que sucedió en la noche. Teníamos previsto para un buffet para 70 personas para ser servido en la noche ya que teníamos más de 40 - 50 los huéspedes que lleguen y en última instancia su pub estaba lleno con mis clientes mucho dinero detrás de su bar. En torno a 8. 30:00 mi marido fue a preguntar donde estaba el buffet. Esta vez el director habían vuelto a casa y el joven camarero miraron y dijeron que él no había buffet? Después de un par de llamadas y un montón de negar al principio del jefe que nos había incluso organizó un buffet (hasta que les mostré en su propio diario, la confirmación de la boda y el desayuno buffet). Luego el gerente admite que él había olvidado para organizar el buffet! ! ! ! Que tiene una boda sin un buffet oigo preguntar? Si tienes tu boda en el Brownswood como nosotros, podría muy bien suceder a usted! Mi 100 personas + no teníamos comida en absoluto. Les pedimos a pedir pizzas o proporcionar comida para nosotros (en su cuenta) y todos estaban dispuestos a hacer era enviar hasta 6 cuencos de patatas fritas y algunos samosas fritos y mugriento profunda de aros de cebolla la parte de atrás de su congelador. Nos dejaron la vergüenza, enojado y molesto que podría ser algo como parte integral de una boda a la izquierda. En última instancia arruinó el día de la boda, ya que estábamos tan increíblemente avergonzado y pasamos el resto de nuestra velada disculparse a nuestros huéspedes (un montón de quien no había comido ya que estaban esperando para ser alimentados en el local y algunos clientes compran sus hijos a lo largo de la noche que tenían hambre). A media mañana en la disculpa de desenfado un gerente muy avergonzado era todo lo que recibimos. Ni siquiera ningún tipo de compensación o dinero de la factura muy cara que había instalado la noche anterior. Recomendaría brownswood para una ocasión especial? No. Como me arruinaron el día más especial de nuestras vidas con poco sentido y ninguna empatía hacia nosotros tanto en el momento o ya con su forma desorganizada y poco profesional.

Fuimos al asado los domingos. Por Brownswood . . . . ¡Nunca más! Todas las comidas y vino distintos tiempos. . . Con artículos que faltaban y dos estaban fríos. Budín de Yorkshire y verduras estaban sin sabor. Informó a director general. . . . pero no tuvo respuesta. Nos ofrecieron más budín de Yorkshire. . . . broma!

Netter typischer Pub mit großem Aussenbereich. Essen war wirklich lecker, gute Biere, nettes PErsonal, also ich fands sehr nett hier.

This is our local and it's great for all the neighbours to go out together, the food is really not consistent- burgers and sausage platter are about the only thing that stay ok, when we went the chicken in the chicken burger was all dried up, the half a chicken also poor

Amigos viven cerca de este pub, y - ya que los dueños de perros - el hecho de que podíamos llevar su perro dentro era un factor en elegir ir aquí para la cena. En resumen, estaba perfectamente agradable, con una bonita decoración, buena comida, una muy buena selección de cervezas, y el personal del mostrador era agradable. La zona exterior parecía muy agradable, pero juzgada todavía demasiado frío para estar allí (aunque bastante mucha gente joven aparentemente en desacuerdo.

So I arrived at the Brownswood hoping for a delicious sunday lunch with a couple of friends. My advice if you're thinking about going here is to not bother, it's really very sub par. Firstly, I asked for beef and was brought what was definitely sea bass, which they kept insisting was "sea beef". Not what you want on a Sunday! The waiter also kept looking at me funny and came over a number of times to ask if I wanted anything else, in a strange tone of voice. Later on, I was in the little boys room and he came up behind me with a can of coke with something poking out and asked if I wanted to "ride the aluminium train". Very strange and a little threatening. Avoid!

Had the Sunday roast. Vegetarian option was tasteless with disappointing potatoes and bland gravy. A friend ordered a leg of lamb and got slices of roast beef instead which the waitress and chef insisted were lamb, even though they came with horseradish instead of mint sauce. General apathy, verging on hostility, from the staff and no offer of a refund, even for the price difference between the dishes.

After a friendly voice answered the phone to take my booking, I was looking forward to a roast dinner at The Brownswood. But from the moment we arrived the staff were rude, promptly informing us we had to order downstairs. The waitress then came over and looked shocked that we were all eating, before plonking down the cutlery at our table. When the food arrived (I ordered the veggie option) it was disappointing to say the least. Watery gravy, rubbish potatoes, burnt Yorkshire pudding and just relatively tasteless. Worst of all was my friend who ordered leg of lamb, but received slices of beef. After we questioned it, the waitress pointed at all the meals and said pork, veggie, lamb. LAMB. That seemed to seal the deal in her eyes, despite the fact that the meat was definitely beef, and she'd served it with horseradish, not the mint she'd promised. Made sense I guess, as it was beef. When we told her it was definitely beef, she whipped it from under my friends nose, apparently "taking it to the chef to prove her wrong." Next another guy turns up, with half of my poor friends dinner confirming that we are WRONG and she had been given lamb. There was no arguing with him, no apologies and certainly no compensation. The chef then came out to confirm the identity of the meat, telling us that again we were wrong, and that everyone else loves the roasts. Either we're crazy or this pub is rubbish. Avoid if you like polite staff and delicious food. Go there if you're missing the tesco's lasagne scandal and fancy some mystery meat.

Left feeling humiliated and hungry. The customer service was terrible and the chief had little to no understanding of what lamb is.... wouldn't recommend....don't go here!

It's our local and usually it's enjoyable but this time, staff were unfriendly and unhelpful after the ordered leg of lamb turned into beef gate. Staff maintained it was lamb but my friend tasted beef. No apologies, just a rude response by the waitress who'd taken the plate away to show it to the chef. Then another staff member arrived to confirm it was beef, again no apologies... the chef also came up to tell us off instead of offering some form of compensation. Not a very nice way to end / start the week!

Recently frequented this pub with some friends of mine. Decor was ok and it seemed busy so thought everything would be fine. Then insued Lamb Gate. My friend had decided that she would try the lamb Sunday lunch. This was delivered with all the vigor of a wet fish, and looked whole lot like beef. She was tired and though it's fine I can have beef but we thought we would mention it to the staff. So followed a constant instant from 3 members of staff, including the chef that my friend had been eating lamb. I Would avoid this place unless you want to be insulted and disappointed. I would recommend just drinking at home and burning your own food, it would be cheaper and less bother.

Visited couple of weeks ago with bunch of friends for couple of reason.Warm welcome, friendly staff and we were look after very well.Great atmosphere with climbers from a cross the road castle.Didn't get the chance to try the new menu but it does look like worth to try.My friends are base near by so I am sure we will be back.

Great for a pint or two. Very relaxed atmosphere and the food is pretty average pub grub. It is very popular with the climbers from the castle over the road.

Very friendly pub food is good Great pub to be in in the summertime and not too far for me to walk home when I'm drunk

This is the most local pub to me so I popped in to have a Roast dinner. I opted for the roast rib of beef, it was about £11.95.When it arrived it was already quite cold and every aspect was disappointing. The roast potatoes were not crispy and were definitely reheated. The veg was disappointing, and the whole meal quite dry, no one came to ask how our meal was otherwise i would have asked for more gravy.My advise is to hear further into Stoke Newington, theres plenty of better roasts for the same price. I definitely won't be back at the Brownwood.

Regularly visit this local pub for food/drinks. However this was my first roast at the pub and I was extremely disappointed. My friend and I both went for the rib of beef for £12 with a pint of coke for £3.70! The dinner was brought out in about 8 minutes. It was luke warm with little gravy. I couldn't cut the potatoes where they were dried out/overheated and I had to leave a lot of the meat and it was fatty. The customer service was good and the staff are friendly. Just really disappointed in what I thought would be an enjoyable Sunday treat!

In my opinion, based on one visit midweek at about 5:30, this is a good venue. It was quiz night and part of the downstairs bar is reserved for a quiz at 8. There is a large beer garden and first floor but I was still allowed to sit (with luggage) in the reserved area with an agreement I make room for quizzers later. I'm ok with this. The Guinness was good; and the sirloin steak cooked as asked. The peppercorn sauce was served separately, which I like. It was a little too intimate with the low level lighting but that is the way with pubs and indeed everywhere these days. Whatever happened to well lit rooms...sigh. If visiting the area again, I'd happily call back.

I came to this pub with my friends just for a drink and then we then saw the fantastic menu and had to order, I had peri peri chicken which for the price was a very good size and tasted amazing, one friend had a Brownswood burger and said it was one of the best burgers she had tasted in a while, while another had the ravioli which I must say I tasted too and the sauce was amazing, we have already made a date to come back on the weekend to eat more lol. Plus the bar staff were fantastic, they made us laugh and it was a great atmosphere with them making us feel so at home even though it was the first time coming

It is a very nice place to have a drink an a nice food I had the burger and chips were tasty and because I love sweets I order the tiramisu and was the best that I had Definitely coming back

Went here for the pub quiz (a good quiz btw) last night with some friends and ordered what I thought was a house burger with extra cheese. Upon arrival, the burger was cheeseless. Not a problem, I thought, as I queried this lack of cheese with the waiter. After an overly-lengthy discussion as to whether or not I had said actually said I wanted cheese when I ordered at the bar (the waiter did not take my order), the waiter begrudgingly took the burger back to put a slice of cheese on it, grumbling that it would cost me £1 extra for the cheese. After having given me the cheeseburger, the waiter returned after 5 minutes proudly declaring that the order ticket given to the kitchen did not include cheese. I was therefore required to pay £1 extra, despite the mistake coming from the barman who took my order, and the fact that I had already paid for the burger when I ordered it. My issue was not with what was on the order ticket, the barman had just made an honest mistake of not putting the extra cheese down on said order ticket.I think the waiter thought I was trying to scam the pub out of a slice of cheese (which must have cost them less than 5p to buy). He proceeded to ask me for the £1 extra, but I didn’t have any coins so asked if he wanted to go and get the card machine. He was about to go downstairs to get it until my friend just asked if he could let me off the £1, seeing as it was their mistake. After much deliberation, he agreed. Very odd experience all in all. The customer is not always right at the Brownswood.

This place used to be a great place to come after a climbing session at the Castle but I've not had a decent meal here in 6 months. The roast dinner I had most recently was dry, overcooked, the potatoes were rock hard. Then came here for dinner with friends after a climbing session and for £8.95 got a pasta dish with 3 pieces of actual pasta swimming in sauce. Just pathetic. Is it gentrification? Hard times? Who knows. I also ordered chips with my beer that never turned up.My partner's burger and chips looked pretty good. I'll just get that next time.

Came here and had the German platter which was quite nice. Spacious beer garden which is nice in the summer and a rare size for London!

I was there few months ago and i was not really impressed by the taste of food but i went back last Sunday with a couple of friends and i must say that the Sunday roast is now delicious and the portion it is much bigger than it used to be before. I also went for a dinner few days ago, during the week, and I had Risotto and chicken .... they were delicious!!! Congratulation to the Chef!!!

Popped in here after visiting castle climbing and got some great food. Our group had venison sausages, steak, crab burger and falafel burger and everyone enjoyed they food. They have a nice little range of craft beers and ciders too! Atmosphere is nice, there's also a great outdoor patio area, and the staff were friendly. Service was quick though - we ordered and ate within an hour!

We have been coming here a lot over the last couple of years. It has always been a great pub, with great staff, a perfectly adequate selection of beers, great beer garden, buy most importantly, it punched well above it's weight on it's food. Sadly, recently the food has deteriorated to slightly below average, and the staff often don't appear to be as happy as they used to be. The Brownswood Burger, and the Chicken Burger used to be fantastic, and the Superfood Salad had the power to turn a devout meatarian to the vege side. In the last few months, the burgers have dropped some of the ingredients that made them so good, and the price has remained relatively unchanged. The meat is sometimes dry, and the burgers just generally lack punch. I would rather pay a bit more for the old burgers, and to have the salad back. Still holding out hope for improvement, as this is a fantastic pub, but in the meantime, we'll be looking for other options for our weekly post-activity hydration and sustenance.

The UCL climbing club have been using the brownswood for years but the service has really gone down the drain. One member of staff is particularly abrasive and his service is slow. There are always long queues at the bar and the staff are aggressive and unapologetic. Needless to say we will no longer be drinking there.

Let me get one thing straight: I'm all for the employment of young people. But when a brash, churlish young man pours me my hard earned beer there's bound to be fireworks. I've been frequenting The Brownswood now for close to four years and the recent turnover in staff is making me consider renovating the White House down the road, or even worse, have a half shandy at the Robinson Crusoe. Something's got to change

Got to try this was better than it looks very good come with sweet potato chips £10.95 very good busy on a Friday night great friendly staff

Good venue, nice beer garden. The Brownswood Burger is very good and distinctly better than most pub burgers. A good selection of drinks. The Ales are not too expensive, the European lagers and bottles of beer are a bit pricey.

I had arranged a business meeting in a nearby pub with a beer garden but was not allowed in the garden as I had the dog - no clue where I was going to have the meeting now embarrassing! Anyway a punter pointed me in Brownwoods direction. And, we had a fantastic time not only did we have the discussions needed we made some new friends, stayed for food, then got a wee bit drunk too. Even mischief made a new friend!

Four of us dropped in for a Sunday Roast recently on the recommendation of a barman down the road. oGour of use odered Sunday roasts and out of the four roasts we got none were in anyway decent. The meat was so thinly sliced that it was practically transparent. It was also over cooked and tasteless. The gravy was shop bought as it had some flavour because if it came from the beef I ordered it would not have tasted of anything!! The veg too was bland and tasteless, overcooked to within an inch of its life and the roast potatoes........look if you advertise Sunday roasts at least have the decency to home cook the roasties. They were so obviously frozen shop bought roasties, again bland and tasteless. If the staff are wondering why my fork was slightly bent after I ate.........its because I was trying to cut up a roast potato and could not even get the fork to pierce the overcooked potato. All four of us ended up going to a Turkish place on Green Lanes instead, waaaay better food, tastier and fresh!! Lastly if you are going to allow kids in with toys/scooters etc can you at least ask the parent to keep an eye on them as most people do not like eating in a creche tripping over toys and small humans!! To clarify I have no issue with kids!!

A large pub done up in that familiar gastropub garb (stripped wood floors, mismatched furniture, artisanal beer): trouble is, the food is shockingly bad, and unbelievably expensive. A 'superfood salad' contained around 50p worth of spinach, some watery asparagus and little else - half the promised ingredients were missing! After sending it back, it returned with a few lumps of feta and a scattering of nuts, topped with a bone dry piece of overcooked chicken breast. And all for a mere £11!My friend's 'special' was a tiny pie, with a very high sauce-to-meat ratio.Oddly this used to be a very good pub, but something has gone very wrong.

For the style of pub, the style of food is fitting, it's not top end but nor is the price, hard working really helpful staff and I think the garden on a beautiful day is glorious. Give it a go I think you'll be pleasantly surprised, I was shocked, in a good way and I'm not easily pleased.

we've been here a few times during the summer as it has a really lovely beer garden and decent beer. the atmosphere is quite nice and it has a nice age range of clientèle for us (i.e. not pensioners and not 21yr olds). all in, it's great as a pub but whatever you do, don't eat here. it was an absolutely disgusting and overpriced sunday lunch!

Whilst visiting friends in North London they suggested their local as a cool place to enjoy a few fun hours together. Who was I to say no, they then mentioned they served pretty good grub and sold me when the mentioned Beer Battered Fish, real chips and authentic mushy peas, I thought heaven. We arrived to find a great local pub with a huge fantastic garden, well kept and in pristine condition. The signs were good. The staff a real eclectic mixture of characters were all friendly, big smiles and nothing was too much trouble. A really pleasant evening , chilled drinks served by attentive but not intrusive staff, I don't think my glass was empty !!! The food we ordered was a selection of different dishes so we could all try each other's. Not a single crumb was left on any plate, my favorite was the Fish, Chips n mushy peas. They also have specials so lots of choice . I wholly recommend this place to all comers, we will be back , with more friends , great evening by all Thank you .

Stopped by chance passing through had steak cooked spot on to my order good prompt service by friendly helpful staff will call again

It's nice to have an independent decent pub in the neighbourhood and the drinks and staff are wonderful. Yesterday we went for food and it was just ok. We are not really super fussy but we are pretty sure that the hand cut chips were hand cut in an iceland factory, they weren't fresh or tasty. Burger and fish were average. Someone else said it before - eat somewhere else then have drinks here...

Nothing to go mad for but the portion sizes were good and the trimmings were tasty. I don't usually go out for a Sunday roast (this was a group lunch) because the meat tends to be dry and a bit tasteless... Unfortunately this didn't to much to prove otherwise...

I stopped in after a longish ride on a very crowded pre-Christmas no.106 bus. Imagine my delight: full but not crowded, bubbly but not blasting, an air of real, un crazed merriment, commodious, not cavernous. It was even possible to have a conversation. It might have been easier if I had come with someone, but undaunted I spoke with the bar staff -- real conversations in spite of the pressures of their jobs on a Saturday night. Amazing that they made me feel so welcome. Thanks.They also knew about the many real ales on offer and guided me toward two I'd never tried before and liked quite a lot. Again, thank you.Complaint Dept: the food was merely ordinary and the portions were niggardly. A tablespoon of coleslaw with my pulled pork sandwich? Straight from Iceland fries fried in not very fresh Frymax? Come on! Essentially this is two reviews. 5 stars for the bar and service. Three (or less) for the food. It shouldn't be impossible to bring the food to a higher standard -- more generous portions could add another star almost immediately. Better quality ingredients would help too, starting with real chips. Until the food improves, eat somewhere else and go for the beer, the cheerful service, and the great vibe.

Always enjoy the Sunday roasts daughter who is a vegetarian enjoys the food there could be more generous with the roast potatoes

Arriving at the Brownswood on a Saturday evening and the place is thronged, but with a good-natured bustle of families, groups of friends and climbers from the Castle opposite. A generous range of guest ciders and ales are served by attentive staff. You might be waiting some time for a table at more popular times, but otherwise thoroughly recommended.

Lazy service. The staff don't know what's available in the kitchen and won't tell you for an hour. The portions are super small and really expensive. Not worth it at all.

I live round the corner from the Brownswood. It has a great selection of beers, the staff are friendly, decent crowd of people and the beer garden is fun in the summer but the food is really bad. The menu is uninteresting and poorly executed. It is a shame, as otherwise it is a really decent pub.

So, i was part of a group of six guys who turned up around lunch-time on Saturday 2nd August. We were having some lunch prior to the Emirates Cup Games.Initially i didn't think much of it. Seemed like a reduced menu and the pub was a little tatty. This didn't put me off as i was hungry!We found out that there was a bbq being held in the beer garden, but this didn't start til 1pm so we had the food from the normal menu.I had the pulled pork burger and everyone else had the normal beef burger.The food arrived after a little while and we chilled in the quite nice garden to be fair. When it arrived though a couple of the orders were mixed up. This delayed us leaving and we were slightly late to the games, but the point i'm making about this is that the manager came over and surprised us all with the offer of a round of drinks on the house. I thought this was a a brilliant thing to do and something i'm not used to. Thanks for that!Overall a great visit, and despite my reservations about the decor, the experience was a good one.

Great to read positive reviews of the Brownswood. A mob of six Aussies and an Irishman lived next door for six months in 1972 and it was our regular every bloody night (except Sundays for live music at the Arsenal Tavern). I went back on a visit in the 80s and it was a bit depressing despite all my happy memories.So I'm delighted the old girl is lifting her skirts again....maybe I'll get back in a couple of years for my 70th birthday.

I have eaten here many times when I am in North London. The food is usually enjoyable and the service is good. I am very fond of this place and serves as a good pub with food. It can,however, become very busy and inevitably the service suffers.

I reviewed this pub a few weeks ago after having had a really disappointing meal here. We risked a burger here again the other night and it was loads better - which makes me very happy. Staff friendly (as they were before) and beer good.

This was my local for a year, and I truly loved it. Really missing it now. I think the atmosphere is great, from the back garden, lively downstairs and peaceful upstairs. We used to take a board game upstairs and settle in for hours. Great ale and cider selection. The food was generally good - the weak point being the veggie sausages, which were pretty much just frozen veggie sausages. Was always satisfied with everything else though.

Keep really trying to like this pub. It looks good and the beer is usually ok. The food is really disappointing though. Have now tried the burger several times (dry and tasteless), the steak (really badly cooked) and the chicken supreme which was actually like the sort of thing you get on a plane; the veg was watery and the potato cake was just mash. Felt pretty mugged off after paying £11 for it.Think we are giving up on it for anything other than the odd beer.

I have been to this pub many times and really like the atmosphere and the decor. The staff are always really friendly and the food I have had during the week has been really nice.The Sunday roast was very disappointing. Everything on the plate was fine apart from the meat, which was the thin sliced kind and definitely didn't come from a slow roasted joint. I should have known for £9.95 it was unlikely to be that good but I just thought I'd put a review up to warn people.

Came in here after picking up friends from The Castle Climbing Centre.Excellent range of Ales and Ciders to choose from. The Pub has change hands in the past year and from what Ive heard its for the better. Seating upstairs and downstairs.Fine selection of Sunday roasts on offer for £10!

On the recommendation of some friends we decided to go to The Brownswood for Sunday lunch. It is just as well we reserved a table as it is obviously a popular place and we would not have got a table otherwise. The decor is really nice and the refurbishment has kept a lot of the original features in place, like the really nice cut glass mirrors and window features. On offer are plenty of real ales and other such drinks, and very nice they are. Also the exposed kitchen puts out really good food. Unfortunately, and not immediately obvious, is that the menu on a Sunday comprises no started and ONLY the roasts on offer. So I was a bit disappointed to find out that my choices from the menu were not on offer. However, I soon got over myself on receipt of a good plate of proper Sunday roast. Lovely lamb, lovely roast potatoes, decently cooked vegetables, a Yorkshire pudding and gravy. Certainly it was quality over quantity and if you want to eat huge groaning plates of food, then this is not for you. Also it is, in my opinion, good value considering how much you could expect to pay elsewhere.