The Exmouth Arms in Islington

Cool pub. Went there on a Friday and it was very lively! Great beer, great vibes. During the week it is calmer.

I really liked the pub. We also got cheap accommodation in a dormitory here through booking. Unfortunately the shower on one floor was broken, but that wasn't too bad. At the reception you can also get the essentials for your stay.

Excellent service from the bar staff Faith and AJ. I will be back

Super nice pub, the beers are good and the staff very nice!

This place was packed definitely for a monday night , great atmosphere and location. I had possibly the best haddock and chips I have ever had , cooked fresh , crispy tasty and lots of it .My partner had sea bream which was beautiful. Would highly recommend and return come hungry

There was a live DJ on that day of visit and our group was not able to appreciate the music. It was also too loud to hold a proper conversation - had to raise our voices to communicate. Else, great service from the bar! We will still be back, maybe on a non-DJ night.

Cracking pub off the beat and track

A warm, friendly pub. Only been at lunchtime but great food and selection of beers

Hiring their private room was perfect for my birthday party. The staff were very helpful and friendly all the way through the planning, especially Alex. The venue was easy to find, has convenient tubes access and has a very co vibe especially with the sword fish nose!

Very expensive. Great location for people watching. £40 for a New Zealand sauvignon blanc! £18 for 2 chicken skewers, tzaiki , miniature Greek salad, and over dried flat bread! Meal for 2 same main, 1 side of fries, bottle of wine, pint of orange and lemonade, £81, including service charge! Staff were friendly, toilets clean. Will not return, far too expensive for our taste and tiny portion.

Can get busy at weekday nights, sometimes finding a seat can be difficult. Good option for the area.

Alarm went off at 3am. In the pub from 3.30, no heating, coffee possible but night guard waiter not sociable at all. Fortunately there is music

Really enjoyed my visit to The Exmouth Arms! The staff were super nice and friendly, which made the whole vibe really welcoming. Tried the halloumi fries, it was absolutely delicious. Definitely recommend! Only downside was that the music was a bit too loud, so it was hard to have a proper conversation at times. Other than that, it was a great spot, and I’ll definitely be going back. Oh, and for anyone deciding between pubs in the area, this place is way better than the Clerkenwell Tavern down the street.

This place is incredible! The food is out of this world!

Excellent smash burger, top nachos tortillas in a cosy atmosphere. Highly recommended!

This is a much highly recommended spot for a stay, great place, friendly staff, good people, no troubles, situated in a perfect location around some tasty high class restaurants, top food must admit id recommend the grilled cheese 🤤 appreciate all this place has given me in relation to it's unbeatable and great pricing on stays and rooms are clean comfortable beds for a good night's sleep 😴 top rated 100% sound to my top man sound staff member, Ale

Always buzzin' in Exmouth Market, always great vibe and good beers after work! Definitely check out!

Great help getting booked in thanks

Lovely staff, enthusiastic young man named billy really knowledgeable and polite. Would absolutely recommend to anyone local or visiting. (Please ignore my picture, grandkids put it on and I don’t know how to remove it)

Any pub that’s staff come out and squidgey the wet tables after it rains for punters to immediately sit down and avoid a damp botty deserves 5-stars. Take notes publicans, take notes.

Pros: Tasty food and nice staff. Potatoes, carrots and Yorkshire were brilliant. Cons: Quite loud. Small portion of protein. Belly pork fat was not crispy. Parsnips were hard/undercooked. Asked for extra gravy and it didn’t arrive until the end of our meal.

Lovely staff alex and Toby did a great job .

We had a really lovely Christmas lunch at Exmouth arms, the waiter AJ was brilliant. Good times had by all

Noisy old pub with good Guinness

Went to the downstairs section of the pub, got some drinks and food. A large TV was directly above us and an hour later a large group booking arrived and went to a table nearby. About 20mins later they started playing a video game on the TV directly above us. So essentially 15 people suddenly surrounded us, putting drinks on our table. It was so awkward and frankly quite rude. I was stunned the staff allowed this and really spoiled our night. Will not go back!

Not to sure about this place £9 for table service,We both had the beef which considering Smithfield Meat Market is literally a stones throw away the beef wasn't great,Also on the wine menu a bottle of Pinot Noir was £24 we got charged £34 which is a bit steep, no problem with the staff very friendly but not to sure of the standard of the Roast Dinner I've noticed that the owner replies to good reviews but not to bad ones!!

Holy shit, the food has gone so downhill. I have never been given so much dill per mm on a portion fries. The poor chef was overwhelmed by 10 menu option's. Get some extra staff in.

English pub par excellence, nothing to say. The service is excellent as are the staff who are very smiling.

All the food was very bad and overpriced for what it is. Nice pub for a drink & good location.

A nice pub for a drink but avoid for roasts - it's a gamble whether your meat of choice will be massively over or undercooked. A guarantee is that the vegetables are overcooked. Overall pretty disappointing.

I brought my family for a good meal with a happy atmosphere. Which was what we got.

I just walked into the pub and the smell of rotten fish was so bad I just walked out. Sorry but I cannot believe it. This was on Monday 21 October 2024 in the evening.

Dropped in here with friends whilst on vacation in London on Saturday night. A lively pub, busy with people. We stayed for several drinks, local craft beers, IPA's available with bottles of more well known brands available too. Downstairs and upstairs, toilets located in basement level, be careful going down the stairs, bit tight and small. Overall a good spot to have a few drinks.

Nice pub. Good service and food

Authentic english Pub Reservation Worked fine. Ordering Food was at the beginning Little bit challenging. But After Talks to the staff everything worked fine. Good Food and good Drinks

Essential staging post as you await your train's departure from Euston. Excellent selection of cask & keg beers. Usually room to get your laptop out and catch up on a bit of admin using the free wi-fi.

Unassuming history in a London town local boozer. This large, corner bar is an original locals bar for a hard working, busy market street in Clerkenwell. A visit here is an exploration into new parts of London, unfamiliar after 20+ years of residency. It's on Exmouth Market in a broad stance of vintage green tiled, beautiful signage over pedestrian corner bar London street drinking with large square windows topped in colourful harlequin glazing. A compact, square central bar opens up more space for drinking at tables with studded bench seating around an original fireplace & industrial features. Excellent red brick basement, clean & vintage featured washrooms with great tunes & amenities. The bar stock is thoughtful & plentiful. Vintage chandeliers complement modern touches in a clean, well cared for pub with understated, down to earth character & purpose. A local pub in a local area well worth a visit.

Nice atmosphere of an English pub, delicious beer.

Great food, beer and service. I liked that both meals were not greasy and it was a bit different than the classic Burger and Fish and Chips 😊

We dropped in for a drink hearing the loud music from the neighborhoods. The atmosphere is electric evening onwards. Gives you a proper British pub feel. Located right at the crossroad across Exmouth Market. Seemed to be quite old but couldn't find out how old. We had a large glass of beer at 6.8 pounds and some great roasted peanuts for 3 pounds along with a good crispy chicken with Korean sauce at 9 pounds. Thoroughly enjoyed the evening. The staff were nice.

A nice variety of pub lunches were served by very helpful staff to our group of 16. The staff were great and eager to please.

We had a drink and snacks with our dog. Helpful staff

Euan served the best French martini!!!

I was served by a woman named Pola and never felt more welcome at a pub before !

Good place ,good food baf amazing atmosphere,.

Fantastic pub in the cute little strip of Exmouth market. A great catch up spot for friends

Nice location, cool people, nice beer and chips. What not to like!!

Black Guinness was a little too sweet , but the atmosphere was great

Really lovely pub! We went to watch the Euros finals and it was very well set up. We had the smashed burgers which were incredible!

This is a great pub to watch the world go by with one of the best pints of Guinness I have ever had!

Lovely setting near the market and friendly staff. Didn't try food but the menu is tempting. Nice place for a beer in a still residential part of the city.

This pub is very nice for drinks, classic atmosphere and can't go wrong with a cold beer. Did not enjoy the food - lunchtime sandwiches are super small portions with exceptionally low quality ingredients. The halloumi ciabatta used a small piece of hyperprocessed bread, iceberg lettuce, and the tiniest slices of halloumi with readymade spicy mayo. Unpleasant at best - just go to Pret and come here for a beer after.

Another great pub and a wicked vibe on Exmouth Street Market

Specifically asked for a cheese smash burger with onions and pickles and instead got a dry, cheeseless, flavourless, overcooked non-smash burger with one sliver of onion that was ridiculously overpriced. No toppings but raw onion despite asking and paying for toppings.

Great experience for my first time in a dormitory. Staff were super friendly and helpful, will definitely use for future trips to London

We booked the function room for a 30th birthday party, and couldn’t recommend it more. The venue looked great with a nice atmosphere and excellent outdoor area. The food was lovely and came quickly. All the guests were very happy. The best thing was how laid back and friendly all the staff were, it made everything completely stress-free. Special shout out to Linda, the bartender assigned to the function room, she was fab!

Excellent bar and restaurant, great seating areas both inside and out. Nice hostel above as well, available at great prices. Very quiet, clean and safe

Euan gave us great service upstairs and Linda followed through downstairs. Every part of me has been satisfied.

Great place for a nice chilled out vibe and amazing service from Charlene! Definitely worth the visit!

I recently hosted a birthday party here and had a fantastic experience. Booking and arranging the private room was a breeze, with a great choice of food and drinks. Best of all, we had Euan as our bartender all night long, and he was brilliant. I'd give 6 stars for service if I could.

jaray was lovely but music is too loud

Paige is a great bar woman. Always smiling

Jaray was a perfect waitress! very kind and smart! Thanks for the pleasant stay! 🤩

Nice pub, good location, cool atmosphere, friendly staff.

Dropped in for a Sunday lunch. It was delicious and the staff were attentive, helpful and very professional.

My friend and I split a chicken burger and a smash burger! There was a promotion on for the smash burger so it was 11 pounds and was super tasty! The pub was quiet but in the nighttime has a great atmosphere 🤟🏻

Used to be a great spot for drinks and hangouts, now it plays loud pop music you can't have a chat

We had a wonderful night in the cocktail room on Saturday celebrating a birthday. AJ our bar man did a fantastic job and on a very warm evening we were grateful for the aircon. The food was good and plentiful and as the room has its own well-stocked bar all we had to do was sit back and enjoy. Thank you!

Explored local pub. Everything that we tried was tasty! Service was good. Thanks!

Class pub, Pollers did not pull through. Mint ales

Réel english pub . Good team with smile and no stress. Go go go...

I booked a table for drinks on their website but the bartenders couldn't find it. We were left with no alternative table and no apologies, it was a bit disappointing.

Great little pub in the heart of Exmouth market. Was very busy on a Thursday we went. Cute place. Nice views to the street. Food was good and service was very attentive despite the crowd. We had a great time. Highly recommend!

Have been trying out Sunday roast around our area and decided to try the Exmouth arms had a Nice Roast dinner, Had plenty of Chicken & Veg shame about some of the vegetables, perhaps replacing one with cauliflower cheese would be nice and a twist to other pub roast dinners, wasn’t really any taste to the Red cabbage or swede but the rest made up for it cabbage , carrots & plenty of Roasties the Yorkshire pud was huge as well , partner had the Vegetarian wellington option which was nice as well but shame about the gravy being poured over the wellington making the pastry soggy, but just have to ask for a jug of gravy on the side instead next time . Very good service and friendly and attentive staff and the pub itself was pleasant and had a good vibrant atmosphere. The menu was quite varied for a Sunday so plenty of choice if you didn’t want the Roast dinner option. And a very good reasonable price as well compared to most pubs who served smaller portions. A good variety of Beers, Wines and soft drinks All in all a very nice time had and will definitely be returning.

Hosted a 30th birthday in the private cocktail space and it was a great location for a get together, we really appreciated the bartender who was super friendly and made everyone feel welcome!

Nice pub!! Good food, good service!

A proper pub that allows dogs, good pint of Guinness too.

Probably more of a drinkers pub - was incredibly loud and the food was less than average unfortunately. But suspect it would be great if you're out to get smashed

Lovely food, great friendly service. Nice atmosphere.

Such nice staff, food was amazing and the Guinness was 10/10. Definitely recommend

The music is too loud for any decent conversation. We left very quickly.

A magical place... Excellent playlist

Great pub for a swift pint after a long day. It was a little quiet on the Monday but good service and enjoyable pint

Went out with some colleagues for some after work drinks, hungry for some pub food and thirsty for craft beer. Left work at 5.30 and the closest pub near me was the exmouth arms! As per, it had great atmosphere, brilliant service and friendly staff. Can’t wait to return to my favourite pub in the summer for the outdoor seats :P

Went for after work drinks on a Thursday and the atmosphere was brilliant. Lots of outdoor seats, good craft beer, there was one Aussie beer I loved and great service from the friendly staff. Didn't have any food but it looked great and will try next time.

Great service, wonderful bar staff and 10/10 pub food

Lovely pub for after work drinks. Serves good quality pub food for a reasonable price as well. Great selection of craft beers on tap and the staff are always polity and friendly. Would definitely recommend.

Lovely pub on a great little street in london - outdoor seats are a great suntrap for after work drinks! Always excellent service too

Best pub in the Clerkenwell area. Been recently working in that part of town and always look forward to popping in for a pint. Fantastic atmosphere both inside and out, not to mention the very friendly staff and a decent selection of craft beer. 🍻

Great atmosphere and service. The best pub near me for pub food. I had fish & chips and was the nicest I’ve had in a long time. I haven’t done after work drinks here yet but I will do after coming on NYE, amazing DJ and I hope to come to more nights like this

Went for a cold one to calm down after the missus got lemon for not washing up, next thing I know I’m 8 pints deep due to the handsome service from the gaffer, think his name was Toby. Mustard establishment be lucky

Had the roast. Yorkshire was inedible and completely crunchy, they had no take out boxes for any leftovers either. Rest of the plate was good however so was pretty disappointed. Will probably head back again sometime and give it another go.

Cooles, kleines und lautes Pub. Essen ist teuer und die Portionen nicht gerade groß. Aber alles lecker und man ist ja für das Bier hier. Insgesamt ein super Erlebnis und ein tolles Pub.

It's great that pubs like this still exist!

Had a bad experience with some of the patrons. The bar staff (man in cap particularly) could not have handled it better and the security man was equally amazing! As a woman, it’s so important to feel safe in London and the staff at this venue could not have made me feel more listened to and my safety more prioritised. Thank you so much exmouth arms!!

Exemplary evening. Many thanks to Koushal for your first class service.

Loud bar, often full of city blokes.

A proper locals pub with a very original feel to it, appeals to me completely, awesome decorations, solid prices, good service and a well spaced floor prevents you constantly bumping into someone else, only reason for 4 stars was the quality of the Camden Pale which came out flat twice. Very excited to return for the smash burgers so may give 5 in the future :)

was just in the pub, trying to decide between pizza Pilgrims and a Sunday dinner decided to eat at the Exmouth and now wish I had had pizza. I ordered the pork belly it’s arrived really small portion potatoes, black on the bottom the cabbage was soggy and overcooked and the pork was not pork belly. It was a pork shoulder rolled which was very fatty. No meat on it tough as old boots Really disappointed as this used to be a great pub. I mentioned to the lovely bar girl and she said she would tell her manager, but nobody came out to say sorry or anything. Wish I had had the pizza!!!!!

Below-par Guinness. Unengaging staff.