The Coronet in Islington

Really horrible place. Food widely overpriced. Told that my wife and I would have to buy a drink before being given a passcode for the toilets. Easiest the worst pub I have ever set foot in! Please avoid!

Nottingham city centre for the basement section developed regional Gentle reminder

Great spot for a spoons, you know what you get. Lovely building, big bar and great staff.

Food is good. Sadly, on match days, there is often a long wait to get served. Strange when there is more security staff than bar staff!

Bad beer! Avoid any of the ales. Lager seemed fine, food was fine but we didn't stay for long. 3 different beers all were off, the London pride was drinkable but a little on the turn. The adnams and the tribute made me want to throw up. 🤢🤢🤢

Attended on a very quiet weekday. The barmaid Chloe made me feel extremely welcome. Great music playlist on the jukebox reasonable priced beer. The toilets have locks on, which would upset some people although I can see why it’s necessary.

It's a lovely building and really big. But it's got some very shady people attending, and even more outside, so be careful! Staff are nice 👌

Extraordinarily rude landlady who appears to be hellbent on bankrupting themselves as soon as possible, if you like warm beer served with a sneer for an unreasonable price, don’t miss out!

after stopping in for some coffee and having plans change, we were followed as we got up and rudely told that the establishment is for "paying customers" while we were already walking out. with judgmental and disrespectful staff, would not recommend this place. the gents room was also locked? we were planning to come back later but nevermind after that- we'll happily go to a wetherspoon instead (-:

Unhelpful staff, took money for food but no food came to the table. When enquired at the bar blamed it on faulty till. Gave a refund after an hour of waiting. Would definitely go elsewhere next time

Why play really loud music before a football game? It's absolutely ridiculous. You can not hold a conversation without yelling your lungs out!!!

Decent location to grab a drink before the arsenal game. Ex-spoons pub

When to see husband at work. Had some sweet patatos fry. Which was delicious. We left just mins after Arsenal's game. But the place was already packed. The security and staff were very polite and welcoming!

Great pub pre and post Arsenal games. Good atmosphere and decent food too.

Great atmosphere however food leaves alot to be desired. Prices are increased on matchdays too so be mindful

Fish and chips were large and great value. Nice lovely staff at the bar, the door and the kitchen. Would recommend if you're ever in the Highbury area

Didn’t have food but the pubs ok, pretty big pub, hope the new owners turn it around and make it busy again

The atmosphere is lovely, the chicken gyro was good but a bit too small for the price. The blonde girl bartender was very nice, top notch. Will come back just for her.

Not bad on match day. Slightly better service than in its Wetherspoon days, but still a fair wait. Decent pint of Tim Taylor Landlord at a good price. Plastic beakers annoying, but expected in pub so close to stadium.

A spacious pub in a former cinema. It was a Wetherspoons but is now under different management - when we visited on a Monday afternoon it was almost empty - I imagine it might have been busier were it still a Wetherspoon. Two of the draught beers we asked for were off - no doubt a consequence of lower demand at the time, however they were replaced without quibble. Worth going in just to see the interior.

EDIT: Not a spoons anymore!!! I no longer go here as a student as the drinks are too expensive now. Cheapest spoons I’ve seen in London. Great prices and lovely venue 👍

A converted theatre pub that has Arsenal memorabilia scattered throughout. A great pub to visit before going to a game.

Cavernous and slightly stinky. But decent enough of a weekday. Nice bar staff too, one of whom knows Dave Vanian of The Damned. Also karaoke nights are something... else.

I love the historic cinema decor. Think it’s fantastically charismatic as a venue. I just don’t like the steep prices. £3.50 for a half pint is a joke in this part of town.

Convenient place to watch Arsenal matches

This spot is perfect for karaoke, with a super friendly staff and great energy. Plus, the atmosphere is really enjoyable. This spot is awesome for karaoke, with a super friendly staff and great vibes all around, and the prices are quite fair. I just wish they had a drinks menu too.

Fabulous property of a pub. Old cinema from the 1940s, and it shows in a very good way. Slightly run down in places, and the old rooms do need a bit of continuous tlc

Nice huge pub. Had a pint an a delicious Gyro pork wrap.

Expensive drinks and obnoxiously loud music, its a pub not a club

No longer a Spoons but still a good bet for pre and post match days at the Emirates Stadium.

Had good experience with my friend today after our exam

I visited yesterday with a group of friends. It was completely empty and one of the staff members was very unwelcoming, rude and with pretentious tone. We were not demanding, we brought money to the business and the lady serving us behaved like it is a punishment to be working in that place. I work in the bar and i know very well that this is not the behaviour and responses a server should give to the customer. The other, blonde lady very nice and polite. Food also good.

This is our place to meet prior to watching the Arsenal on match day. It used to be a Wetherspoons, however I think it’s now privately owned. Great drinks and perfect music before we make our way to the best ground in the UK to watch ARSENAL ❤️❤️

A timeless bar in northeast London and the historical and level of pop-class has become inferior to the middle, treating them to some reasonable extent, toilets need cleanliness and tidy. An outdated bar in north-east London that has become historic, the level of the pop pioneers is lower than the middle class, and their treatment is somewhat reasonable, the bathrooms need cleanliness and tidiness.

This gets 2 stars instead of 1 because the person who served me at the bar was pleasant. The other 3 members of staff I interacted with were rude and made me feel very unwelcome.

The old Spoons was great shame it had to be sold, the new place is meh

Needs a refresh maybe massive pub in what used to be an old 30/40s cinema, the savoy . Could be so much more .

We all had different meals (4) in total all were hot and well worth the money. Good service 👍.

Great place if you are an arsenal fan.Wheelchair access.

Great Pub which has maintained his identity even after being no longer a weatherspoon. The food is good, there's a good beer choice and it's the local pub everyone would like to have around their doorstep.

Had a wicked afternoon here on a Monday afternoon so was quiet but sky the bar maid was such a laugh and so efficient at what she does can t wait to go back great place xx

Lovely spot. Staff were very welcoming. Bit quiet fornthw football however I can imagine it would be absolutely hopping with a crowd.

It's a shame this isn't Weterspoon anymore! With the naked eye, you can see that there are not many visitors because the beer prices are already higher.

The place is huge and perfect for the hair of the dog day the beer's cheap and the food is quite good Plenty of machine games for betting and so on, a dart's board, a jukebox and TV showing either TV games or news

A night with the Arsenal fans was an absolute blast!

I recently visited The Coronet on Holloway Road, and it’s such a fascinating pub with a lot of history. It used to be a Savoy cinema, and much of the original decor is still intact. The high ceilings and beautifully preserved walls really give it a unique and nostalgic feel. There are also plenty of old photos displayed, showing its history as a cinema over the years. As it’s a Wetherspoons, the food and drinks are affordable and cheerful, making it a great spot for a casual visit. They’ve even got a lovely outdoor seating area in the garden at the back, which is a nice touch. It’s definitely worth a visit, even if just to admire the decor and soak in the atmosphere. Highly recommend checking it out!

Refund my money thrives ! Went there over the weekend , ordered food - after 30 mins of waiting we decided to call it a night ! We apparently got a refund issued but SURPRISE SURPRISE - we have been charged but not refunded ! No email to contact , no website ! Will be reporting them if money is not refunded ! Will be contacting the owner David Nourani if no response is given and no action taken !

Good place for match day as a Arsenal fan. Prices have gone up since the change of ownership. Get there early on match days ..

Had a really lovely souvlaki here, 8.50 including a pint of coke, great deal.

Great Pub Lovely Pint of carling and the gammon is amazing

It’s nice the Coronet is still in Holloway Road and the new owners have not changed the integrity of the building, just got rid of Wetherspoons signage really. The food is good and it’s so spacious and old worldly just being in there.

Came here last weekend with my sons and my partner after a stroll round the Emirates. Haven't been in some time, suprised to see such a big space no longer being used by Wetherspoons, its a great venue with an interesting history. The food is reasonably priced, some Greek cuisine on the menu and so it was nice to try something different, very good portion sizes and it arrived in good time.

Game day, good atmosphere and the souvlaki and Gyro wraps were decent.

I love this place ,went when the arsenal women were playing the security were very kind and made sure we were safe which is quite difficult as we are both over 6 ft and I'm 18 stone too

Great ambience lovely 😍 friendly staff very attentive

We went to watch the Arsenal football game and the streaming was delayed by 5 minutes, no sound and only streaming in 3 TVs. The place was buzzing before the game and then got quiet, people was leaving What is that? Get it together people!

No longer a Wetherspoons, but still incredibly good prices. Lovely venue. Went for breakfast and had an absolutely smashing bar woman explain the pub history to us. Brilliant veggie and meaty breakfast, you can tell it’s not a Wetherspoons. Definitely coming back for the day menu. One of the best pubs I’ve ever visited.

Nearly 8 quid for a double vodka and lemonade. That’s the last time we visit this place.

It's not the coronet any more Has nice food in side And drinks I think mainly full on a sports night

Whoever has bought the Coronet is clearly running it down so as to be able to say it does not work as a pub ..... and then to redevelop it in some way. The new owners are not running it in a way that makes any commercial sense if they mean to keep it open as pub in the long term..... it looks a mess on the outside with no attempt to even paint it or look after the flowers ..... drugs being taken outside the building.... cheap security screens put up ..... no wonder it has no customers (other than match days).... When it goes up for sale we must fight redevelopment!!

Sadly, this place has been ruined by new management, it's being run into the ground by too young and inexperienced staff who throw people out at their whim (from what I've seen), play extremely loud blasting music so that no one can hear themselves speak, and when not playing music, play the TV loud too even though they have subtitles on. Sometimes, they play both together. So sad. The place used to have a steady stream of loyal people who would come here regularly. Now, it is mainly empty with a few tables of people dotted here and there, the regulars have obviously voted with their feet! One small mercy is that I can't see it lasting like this, they cannot be making a profit, and hopefully, it gets sold to someone more experienced with better staff to manage it. Or...the owner would prefer to develop it into apartments 🤦‍♀️. A tragedy - come back Wetherspoons, all is forgiven!!

Very quiet, big space, great to screens for sport, great for Arsenal home games, not so good for a evening or afternoon drink a tad boring

Thought it was a wetherspoons but we were wrong...beautiful building...expensive drinks and staff couldn't understand me...its only a Yorkshire accent??? Won't be calling again!

Definitely Not Wetherspoon anymore. Offering Greek and usual pub food. Had usual Wetherspoon selection of cask beers including Abbot, Tribute. I went for a pint of Fullers London Pride. Definitely not London Pride. It was sour and cloudy. I had fish and chops that was surprisingly OK. With a beer. This time Timmy Taylors Landlord. Tasted like the first and was also cloudy and sour.

Awesome space but they're not doing enough with it !!

Is not Wetherspoon any more, same place just very expensive 🍺

TV showing preamble to Scotland match was far to loud, had to sit outside. Generally prices too high to get customers in a place like that (double recent spoons prices). Nice piece of land for development with no listing

5 stars for ambient. 1 star for food.

Ellie bar staff exceptional customer service 10/10

This pub is good for socialising .

Very good pub for the football and it’s massive great atmosphere

Bar staff was new only been there a day or two but she was absolutely polite and had great customer service skills.

Its is still open. just not a Spoons anymore. so not Spoons prices or menu. under new management. need a little time to get themselves sorted. still got the interior of the old cinema . But now just a local pub. need more time to develop/

Great atmosphere here for the final Arsenal game of the season. Decent selection of beers but although the bar staff were all pleasant, in no way was the bar anywhere near to being prepared for the volume of patrons they surely knew to be attending. Getting a drink took close to 30 mins and tbh, no one behind the bar were making much of an effort to get through the orders quickly.

Bit poor if I’m honest - popped in here out of curiousity and wasn’t sure if it was still a Wetherspoons so asked the lady behind the bar and she said she didn’t know lols, I guess she doesn’t check her payslip. Very empty, decor very tired, beer very much not Wetherspoons prices, £6.50 for a Neck Oil, food fairly mediocre but omg the staff, they seem completely spaced out - tables not being cleared when not busy, had to remind the guy twice I needed cutlery, need to up their game for this to be a success.

Dropped in hoping for a decent but well priced lunch with family, thinking this was still a Weatherspoons. There were no proper menus for food and the food list we were given had no prices on it. The standard of food was well below expected or acceptable, especially given what we did end up paying was on par with other high quality cafes in the area. Cleaning standards low, standard of service low, no locks on the toilet doors. Will not be returning. One to avoid. A real shame as it was decent when under Weatherspoons ownership.

Still the same beautifully converted building, now with screens showing sport. But no longer a whetherspoons and the food is now very below any and expected quality, even for a cheap lunch or breakfast. Prices now rival other, quality cafe's in the area but the food is well below whetherspoons quality. It is unclean and untidy and now to be avoided. We would occasionally visit here as a family but will no longer pop into this place when passing.

Need more bar staff on match days! 50 mins waiting !!

You can stand in line for 30min just to get q beer. I suggest to buy 3 at once

Watered down drinks better when it was a wetherspoons. The young lady at the bar was very pleasant though.

2024 review: Terrible terrible terrible, I so saddened at how absolutely terrible this place has become. This used to be known for a place to chill and have a cheap pint. Now you are blasted by a horrible sound system, not EQ'ed on a jukebox. You cannot take a call anywhere in the venue, there is no quite space. And £2 pints are now £7+. On match day it's even worse, the owner has spent £50 down CeX for a led boombox and turns it up to 11, I swear she used to do noise torture for the CIA. RIP, The Coronet 2024 2022 review: Great spoons and friendly staff. Closing Night review: The closing nite was a disgrace, the bar started to run dry by midday because they "missed an order". None of the established staff were there. The management that were there, needlessly kicked off at a regular due to harmless banter/misunderstanding about a drink, there was no rapport to be had. It was all quite empty and shallow. Maybe that's cos there was no heating and they silently closed the bar over an hour before last orders. Punters tried to make the most of the day to celibate the old gal. The temp staff made sure that we could not give a just sendoff. Bye, The Coronet :(

Went there on Saturday, after a good visit around hallowed ground. A nice atmosphere, will be definitely be visiting on the 12th of May.

Had full english breakfast, cold apart from beans. Fried egg was disgusting. Other meal, fish and chips, was luke warm.

Extortionate price increase within a week. Fosters was £3.60 now £4.50. Bottle of coke was £2.80 now £4. Under staffed. We will not return.

I visited Monday afternoon and it has lost it's sparkle. Overpriced for coffee station. Now, I understand it is no longer a Spoons.

Not a weatherspoons anymore and no WiFi available at the momemt. It's a cool location, lots of potential if the owners can leverage it. I would go again, for a quiet drink. I think it had 3 customers during the hour I visited 2pm mid week. I hope the independent can survive.

Best place to have a drink ,chat and a laugh

Unfortunately last night, closing down night, the usual great staff were not all working, another manager with nil sense of the occassion, with her pathetic smiling colleague, who looked 14 yes old, were convinced I was upset because I couldn't get a free drink, which is funny, because they had no Guinness, or the shot I drink, or the craft beer I drink no nothing, and obviously this manager had no opologies, as she was so far up her self she needed to come up for air, along with her side kick colleague who thought they were somthing lol, the bar was trashed, and looked a complete mess bottles were strewn across the back and just looked untidy as were the fridges, this is at 9pm, nowhere near the usual bar staff standard, obviously no last minute kegs were bought in not even for guinness drinkers, which is pretty disgusting when there are a lot of us and it was closing down day, shows the respect and care from mr spoon for his buying punters over the years nasty man nasty company, and the manager that night certainly did not give a toss,I always take my glass back, and my plate, which the usual staff could tell you, so im not a person who has no respect on the contrary, but the terrible manager shouted at the security who I actually have a good relationship with...... in her words, get him out of here like she's judge and jury nasty piece of work these two little girls were, I shall be writing to head office and I'm sure a few members of staff will jump in on the band wagon who are as useless as the two staff I have mentioned, not an issue place is closed, fact I have been drinking in the pub longer than the age, of the two children behind the bar and have 16 years bar experience I can categorically say she was by far the worse manager I have ever come across in a spoons, as for her colleague who just stood there laughing you both should work in a youth club for 10yr olds serving orange juice, not a pub with adults.

Went there for pre drink before the Villa game Its no longer a Wetherspoons and boy you can tell that by the prices 2 pints of beer just shy of £15 was going to order food but then see them bring out what looked like a chicker burger and chips for another customer and that put me right off found another bar around the corner with a better atmosphere and alot cheaper drinks and had a burger from a stall

2024 Update: No longer a Wetherspoons. Absolutely devastating for the community. Original review: Our local Spoons, we've been here about six times since moving to the area and we've never been disappointed. The chap with the piercing just below their lip went above and beyond to give us excellent service today, thank you.

Jasmine was amazing. So helpful and informative, GIVE HER A RAISE!!!!

Jasmine was very fast on the bar and friendly, she deserves a fat tip

Used to be a wetherspoons, changed of management recently and they are trying to improve the experience. They now show match day games, have music, friendlier staff. One thing that I don’t like despite being a regular for over 6years is on game day especially when Arsenal plays, an amstel goes up from £3.70 a pint to £4.80 despite the menu still showing £3.70. A lot of the staff from the wetherspoons days no longer works here, they have a tip jar if you’d like to tip, a nice touch. Great number of screens to watch the game. Avoid when arsenal plays as you apparently (despite being a regular) need to show you have a match ticket to enter. Despite being a regular I was denied entry. What I do like is even after the change of management and it is no longer run by wetherspoons, beer is still one of the cheapest in London. If you have a staff member called Leila (hope I spelt her name correctly), she is a gem

Great pub. The manager put the football match on for us! Good prices for the area.

Popped into The Coronet for an impromptu meal and drink, excited to see what this once frequented local had to offer under new ownership. We should not have bothered. The pub was virtually empty, yet we stood at the bar to be ignored by a girl who could not have missed us, but did not approach us (we were the only people at that end of the bar), she walked forward and backward for a bit, looking around (without making eye contact) but doing nothing, except stop and go near a wall to use her phone at one point. Another girl walked down to our end of the bar, but she also ignored us, and even more insulting was the way she looked straight through me as she walked back - she wasn't serving anyone either. Eventually, the third girl, who was the only one actually serving customers, came to us and, when asked, directed us to one menu on the bar. We left without ordering anything. There was nothing displayed outside to indicate they served food and no menus on the tables. The bar display was unenticing. The lovely raised seating area at the rear of the pub has gone, and the space is dominated by a large pull-down screen (even though nothing was showing). The only positive I can report from this visit was the security guard who confirmed they did food when he welcomed us in. This is the first negative review I have ever written, but felt compelled to do so because I am so disappointed to see such a large and beautiful space where we once struggled to find a seat on Sundays or match days, looking so sad and empty. I can not see it surviving under current management, particularly if they do not address the calibre of their staff.

Got I. Here to find out it's no longer a weather spoons pub. Wasn't impressed so left. Still has the old man vibe. It was empty.

Arrranged to meet with some friends here for some lunch and drinks I entered the pub which was not busy (maybe 10 customers) waited at the top end of the bar to be served eventually a member of staff appeared and told that I had to come down to the far end of the bar to be served as that was where her till was I assumed that the staff came to the customers not in the Coronet it seems I rearrange to meet me friends in the nearby Flynns pub where the staff come to me and were glad to take my money no matter where I stood at the bar

Used to love this place when it was a Wetherspoons but now it's just disappointing. Zero atmosphere, menu has so many typos and we were told a lot of it was wrong. Food came out wrong, was lukewarm and not good at all

About 500 in the bar,5 staff working all useless, drink was rotten, never ever again

Great place to go on match days for a few drinks before the game!