The Landseer Arms in Islington

The much was delicious , but service pretty poor , the placed our order One Ravioli and one Bavette steak, after a wait of 25 minutes , I wanted 9 table being served who arrived at leat 15 minutes after us , when I ask the waiter why he said it because we ordered a steak ?? That not how you run a kitchen you cook to order, it seemed that the kitchen was more concerned to send out the days specials and left out might i add more expensive till last . One again when I asked the server why he simple said I don't know and that my answer, so no customer care skills there ! David

Very disappointing food, My friends and I got 3 meat roasts and 2 vegan, the gravy tasted of water, the meat was dry and I only received 2 small potatoes. Staff were rude as well (only one in particular)

A friend arranged to meet for Birthday drinks this evening at this establishment, and I dropped in to deliver a gift, they were sitting outside on a table in the street. I arrived shortly after 7pm and before I was able to reach their table, I was approached by an extremely stroppy member of staff stating I had to leave immediately , as I had my son with me and on one under the age of 18 was permitted to stand in the street outside the Pub after 7pm, adding, "I don't know why anyone would be out with a child after 7pm anyway". I genuinely don't ever recall being confronted by such obnoxious, arrogant opinionated bar staff anywhere ever before. I asked her if I was permitted to stand across the road, and if not, how much of the street she believed the Landseer Arms controlled, she stated 'the whole street'. I look forward to hearing the managements justification for their staff members assertion that they have full, legal jurisdiction over the entire length of Landseer Rd, which, as far as I am aware, is still a public highway. As such, there is a public right of passage over the land at all times "without let or hindrance". But, according to them, on which, no member of the public can walk with their child after 7pm????

Fantastic meal with great service to celebrate our daughter’s graduation. The food was excellent from the starters through to mains and puddings. Wines perfect suited the Mediterranean food too.

Another trendy London pub with staff in flat caps and nothing for the bitter drinker. Food was good, but with mains at almost £20 it should be. Maybe over-50s seen as too old here - pity, as we're the ones with the money.

Disgusting customer service, I live near this pub and my partner just went in for a quick drink whilst walking our dog . Firstly they don’t take cash and when asked why they got belligerent and threatening to chuck him out . Disgusting behaviour

Really enjoyed our meal here. It's laid-back with friendly staff and you order at the bar. The chicken dish was described as 'chicken shawarma with tabbouleh' - and although the chicken was spatchcocked (it was on the bone) and the tabbouleh was more of a couscous-style pilaf, it was delicious. The chicken had been beautifully marinated and the tabbouleh was well-made with bulgar wheat, fresh herbs and pomegranate seeds. On the side, was a nice, earthy beetroot yoghurt. Dessert was roasted apricots with mascarpone, olive oil and almonds, which was spiced with star anise (I think) and truly scrumptious. Great beer (according to my husband) and a nicely-chosen wine list.

They don't except cash. There are no signs to saying this. The staff we're to busy talking to each other. But they have a signs on the bar which asks for the patrons to buy the staff a drink.They are happy for patrons to leave the money for them in cash. What a joke

Honestly, I don’t know where to start. We chose 2 starters and 2 mains which came all in one go (!), together with a distinctively loveless service. The padron peppers croquettes had hardly any padron peppers in them and were totally flavourless. To be honest I couldn’t tell what was in them. Potatoes? Bread? Cheese? No idea. Regarding the beetroot ravioli with cavolo nero, what to say.. They were swimming in oil and melted butter and/or Parmesan shaves, far too salty and overall unpleasant. Both dishes obviously reheated. What a shambles! On the positive, the blackboard menu looks arty and fashionable. Spare yourselves the tummy ache afterwards!

First visit prior to evening Arsenal match., Food very good and tasty. Staff could not have been nicer and more attentive. Excellent real ale and very good house red. Will definitely return maybe for Sunday lunch next time.

Recently moved to the area and had spotted this place as being super worthy of dinner and a pint. Absolutely loved the pub itself but the one menu is an optician's test from hell! We both ordered pork belly and chorizo with greens and some type of bean that we couldn't read. Took a chance. Got a massive dish of totally unseasoned butter beans, ONE thin disc of chorizo apiece, a few lumps of carrot and anaemic looking kale and a chewy tough piece of belly. I could have cried. Chorizo should have at least brought a strong paprika element but this dish tasted of tinned beans water and nothing else. So I'd maybe come back for a drink some time but I'll never order food here again. Super disappointed.

Lovely local pub, hidden amongst the streets of Upper Holloway. Me and a friend pre booked for Sunday lunch and drinks. The pub is clean, spacious and quite busy. Staff were attentive and responded to any requests. We had the chicken roast dinners, tasty with some interesting tangy gravy... they initially forgot the potatoes, but this was quickly rectified 😊. Varied selection of drinks including festive ones, we tried the Mulled Ginger Beer - think citrus with a nice warming of ginger. Would recommend a visit and if going on a weekend I advise that you book!

This pub is a hidden gem in London. It’s tucked away in a quiet neighbourhood, has an excellent food selection and a good range of drinks on tap. It’s good value for money: the quality, taste and portion size. Great location to sit outside on their benches when it’s sunny and they have lovely decor inside. Would recommend to a friend!

Disappointed, to say the least. Went there for a night out with 5 other friends, who hadn't seen each other in years. Sat on a table outside and later we were asked to move inside, which we did. Once inside the manager (?) asked us to keep our volume down, which we promptly did even though we were not speaking louder than anyone else who was in the pub. It was quite noisy inside but we were the only ones being asked to reduce our volume. Once they rang the bell for last orders we tried to order only to be told staff was instructed not to serve us anymore. As if we were drunk or causing trouble, which we weren't! We were doing nothing differently from other tables. We had a few pints, we ordered food and we were just chatting normally. The only thing that set us apart from the rest of the pub was that we were the only non-English speaking table. We felt offended by the difference in treatment. Although the food is good I wouldn't recommend if you are a non-white, non-British or if you're planning to talk in another language with friends.

We were having a great time at Landseer Arms until the manager clearly didn't like our table, told us to keep our voices down, refused to serve us further and, when approached about it, just told us to never return. Appalling. I am sure nothing like this would have happened if it was a group of English speaking people. Shocking.

Good food and a warm atmosphere are a definite selling point. A hidden gem in Holloway, you can always be sure to have a good meal. Staff are friendly and helpful, and, although a bit pricey, the food is easily one of the best in the area,

Just before the latest lockdown I chose this lovely spot to tell my friends they'd be my bridesmaids next year! We had a lovely evening with a light meal and lots of wine. Staff were friendly and polite. The two whites we tried were wonderful and my sandwich delish, even our crisps were brilliant - I can at least consider myself a connoisseur of fancy crisps! Furthermore, one of my friends has a severe allergy and they advised and accommodated her well and informed the chef (rarer than you'd think). It really saddens me to see ratings suffer as a result of trolling. I can explicitly say that my experiences have always been pleasant, enough to pick the Landseer for this special moment.

I would also like to raise my concerns about the culture at the Landseer. We have had different experiences in which we were either challenged about or too embarrassed to detail all the problems with the food. There’s a point where you don’t think there’s...

What on earth is happening at The Landseer? Times are tough for pubs and restaurants, but that means you've got to try harder, and quite frankly, they seem to have given up. The food has always generally been reliable - before lockdown. But since then,...

This place has almost no real culture or discipline. It is a beautiful setting with great facilities, but no idea how to do it properly. The food is 3/10 as a rule. Randomly burnt, dry, fibrous, flavourless and raw. The priority is not the public...

We had a lovely meal out here for my birthday a couple of weeks ago. Friendly staff, great beer and the food was really tasty! Picnic tables were set up outside and plenty of space inside too. This pub has taken great care to be...

Set in a pleasant residential street just off the busy Holloway Road, it is impossible to categorise this pub. It is neither modern nor old fashioned; it's neither upmarket nor basic; it's not a gastro or fine dining pub but they do nice food. The...

I’ve lunched here a few times in 2018/2019 and found it to be charming, with a great light lunch menu as well as good Sunday roasts. I’ve mostly been with a toddler or baby in tow, and it has been relaxed (lots of places aren’t)

-Food is OK - not amazing but basic pub food -Drinks are OK - normal selection -Service more or less OK - nothing special, nothing outstanding -Atmosphere - nice & quiet -Cleanliness - A LOT to improve on! Extremely dirty glasses (they all looked greasy,...

There were four barstaff doing various things behind the bar and around the pub,anything it seemed to avoid serving.This was almost the same amount of customers who were drinking there although The Swimmer,The Enkel,Prince Edward and The Mother Red Cap were all very busy. The...

As everyone else appears to have stated, this place has fallen. Graceless, charmless people in an established great setting. Reluctant, incapable, impolite staff distributing third rate food and b-stock alcohol. Politeness is received as if it is an unknown or counterfeit currency. Change due. No...

The Landseer's food is good - I really enjoyed the unusual treat of a lamb pizza - and better still, the tables are reasonably spaced out so you can hear yourselves talk. We sat by the secondary door, and were a bit annoyed by smokers...

Our local pub; great pizza's and very good food in general. The Sunday roasts and pizza's are a favourite, along with some of the local beers. Most food is a bit more fancy than your average pub grub, though I wouldn't mind seeing a good...

always such amazing friendly service and a great setting. The only disappointing thing is that they don't really cater from gluten free (which is a shame as the pizzas look AMAZING)

The Landseer Arms is an upmarket pub with a good range of beer and nice interior. Drinks are equivalent to central London prices and the pint of Superbock I had was not the best and was very bland. Annoyingly this pub does not accept Amex...

An established original pub Modernised with good ambiance. great live music and all sorts of smashing food.

Popped in here for a Monday night meal and wasn't disappointed. Pub wasn't too busy but had enough atmosphere to feel like a proper pub. Inside is nice, relaxed decor and the staff are lovely. Beautiful stone baked pizzas, tried a couple of the draught...

I had a roast dinner. Roast beef. The meat reminded me of school dinner beef. A super thin tasteless slice. The veg was cold as were the plates. It looked nice and on paper good, but in reality nothing to write home about :-(

Fantastic pub with great atmosphere. Came here a few times this week while staying locally. Pizza is excellent and the Chorizo & Eggs for lunch were first class.

I have been a little remiss writing this review and , as it was about a month ago , and it is a pub , details are a bit hazy . I do recall the bill for a huge blowout with beers and wine for...

We were with a group of about 30 friends who came here again to catch up, over Sunday lunch. The staff were excellent - friendly and efficient in their dealings with all of the hungry customers, as the pub is quite rightly very popular. Most...

Great Sunday roast, beef was very tender and juicy full of veg and the gravy was superb. Nice atmosphere, service easy going ,friendly and attentive. Definitely I'll be back

I have been told on a number of occasions that the Landseer Arms had good food. I am always in search of tasty, healthy food at a reasonable price. We went on a Friday night. The menu looked promising. Examples include, Beetroot and tomato soup,...

Go solo or with friends. Friendly, comfortable with outdoor and sofa indoor spaces. Great food and atmosphere. Games and reading materials supplied for leisure. Love my local.

Over priced food not great at all and the plate of food size wise for that money wooooowwwww... never been to a place that runs out of nuts and olives and dose nothing to get more

My fabulous local. Impeccable food time and time again, great interior and lovely selection of wines and beers. Great roast, piri piri chicken is Devine and so are the pizzas! Excellent

From having the best roast here last year we had the worst roast here today - the picture attached is actually what arrived at the table before I even touched the plate. Left and went somewhere else it was so bad.

The worst fishcake I have ever had the misfortune to half eat. If i hadn't been so hungry I wouldn't have eaten any of it and as we were in a hurry I didn't bother to send it back. It was soggy, tasted predominantly of...

four of has had the Sunday lunch specials: two roast beef, one stuffed portobello mushrooms (v) and one roast chicken half. First impressions: large amount of children varying from babies to toddlers through to school age who also seemed to have all had pizza ordered...

Pre refit it used to be quite a nice pub to while away a Sunday afternoon. Since re opening aesthetically it’s a bit better (not a lot has changed)but otherwise not an improvement. The staff are new, not very knowledgeable and seem almost annoyed to...

Love this place went to a Portuguese night food was lovely I had baked hake my husband had pork and clam stew staff is friendly always chat to u call u by your first name had Sunday roast 2weeks ago was very good but what...

I love this pub go there a lot with my husband my friends go in there food is very good staff are very nice and helpful

Went in a couple months ago the staff smell and touched my food with their hands because was about to fall and thought I didn't notice, the glasses are scummy.... health hazard

The building has great space with huge windows and it was a beautiful neighbourhood pub. Since the refurbishment by the new proprietor it has become dark and extremely noisy, it is so uncomfortable to sit there. The staff is not helping the atmosphere either there...

The new Landseer leaves much to be desired. We live around the corner and used to frequent it under the old owners...(the old one was quirky, but comfortable..reasonable drinks and decent food..as a local should be) and we were optimistic when it came under new...

Friendly staff, exceptional food, fast service and will make sure that your well catered for and nothing is a problem them

I enjoyed a nice pizza here. Quite a few actually as there were a few of us. Nice and thin. My mate had the chicken and he enjoyed it also. My other bud had the lamb which was pleasant. Nice selection of ales. A very...

Great midweek lunch deal. Super quick service and family friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Homemade Pimms hits the spot.

I have been meaning to write this review since last month. I used to live one road down from this pub and I have to say I never felt the need to go in. The area was always lacking in nice pubs so my friends...

Visited here a few times now as it's our friends' local. Beautiful corner site with plenty of sunny tables outside and huge windows which create a sunny atmosphere in the roomy interior too. It's been very recently taken over (by the team behind The Lady...

The Landseer is a hidden gem. Tucked back on a street just off the Holloway road, it is a beautiful corner site pub opposite a pretty park with lots of sunny outside seating. I am surprised to read recent reviews, as every time we have...

Don't eat here food is substander. Staff unhelpful overpriced for a backstreet pub. We saw people rolling joints on the seats outside right beside a park where children were playing. Not a place to take your Children to eat.

I've been a couple of times and have enjoyed it every time. Inside is nice and relaxed, really good selection of drinks and the food is great. Each time i've been recommended a nice wine or drink depending on my mood/weather. They have their own...

this place had a terrible reputation, both service and food were atrocious, it was quite refreshing walking inside; compared to its previous predecessor the new gaff looks clean, inviting and overall it feels like there was love put into it. the new open plan kitchen...