The best restaurants in Islington London

Excellent food and brilliant service from Ahmet. Easily the best restaurant in this part of London. Looking forward to my next visit.

One of the best Indian food we had after long time at Bengal Tiger restaurant. Absolutely brilliant atmosphere, very well decor. Staff are attentive and helpful well as very tasty and delicious food...!

Lovely evening. Busy for a Wednesday but charming & attentive staff who kept the delicious dishes flowing. Drank a stunning tempranillo. Well worth a visit.

This is going to be an unusual review in that I can't think of another restaurant where I've enjoyed the food very much whilst taking an active dislike to the restaurant interior. The quality of food is all that really matters, right? If so, please read the next paragraph and ignore what follows it! My wife had already visited Tanakatsu several times with her friends. We both had a lunchtime bento box, which was expertly prepared with wonderfully crisp pork katsu, tasty salmon teriyaki on good quality rice, an excellent pumpkin croquette, a small selection of high-class sushi and a fine side salad on which you could drizzle the owner's "mighty dressing", served with miso soup. I really couldn't fault it. Another big tick from me for the modest 7.5% service charge. So what about the internal layout? It's actually quite spacious with plenty of natural light but the internal concrete walls were for me unappealing and the overall decor off-putting. Along two walls are some tightly spaced and rather small tables. The one we were shown to was unpleasantly sticky and our conversation drowned by an exceptionally loud man next to us conducting a job interview in a domineering manner. On the other sides were two long 'shelves' which I suppose was the inspiration for the unusual restaurant name ('tana' = 'shelf'). I can understand the logic - it makes it easier to accommodate solo diners - but surely the point of sitting diners side by side is that there should be something more interesting to look at than a very uninspiring street or concrete wall. Also it leaves so much wasted floorspace in the middle! Anyway if you think these observations petty and unnecessary - just go there and you'll have a really good meal.

A large group of us visited Alcedo for our end-of-term ‘do’ and I cannot recommend it enough! The food was absolutely wonderful. Every dish was cooked to perfection and portion sizes were very generous. The drinks were reasonable and service was flawless. The staff couldn’t do enough for us. When the last customers left (other than our group), the music was turned up a few notches and we were able to enjoy a dance and a few more drinks. What a wonderful, warm atmosphere! Will definitely be paying this place a visit again soon. Thank you Alcedo!

Came here for lunch and had the chicken katsu curry don (£11) with the hijiki rice upgrade (£1.80). Both were very nice and varied. Service was great. Service charge of 12.5% was automatically added. I would visit again.

We were looking for coffee & found this little paradise. Really good Cappuccino, really kind owner and so delicious olivebread. We would recommend it any time.

Fantastic friendly service Would highly recommend Lovely fresh cooked food we all enjoyed it so much our plates were clean

Lovely owner, great food, great price

Great pizza and lovely atmosphere! The staff was so friendly we had to come back the same week with the rest of our family.

Absolutely amazing restaurant with authentic indian food. Our family loves coming here, and we are always welcomed so nicely by the owner. Would recommend to anyone who wants a nice meal!

I have been using 129 HRD for a couple of seasons now . It is a great stopping point between Highbury and Islington Station and the Emirates Stadium . I have been there for both lunch and dinner and sometimes just for a quick drink after the game . The food is of a good standard and fairly priced - and they have a decent selection of wines . But the place is made by the service and the warm welcome by the manager and his team . Thank you !

Dommage, arrivés devant il ne reste que l’enseigne !!!! Il est regrettable qu’on ne sache pas avant seulement deux jours sur Londres je me faisais un joie d’aller goûter un english breakfast !!!

The food here was outstanding, everything had a deep flavour and was absolutely delicious. Portion sizes are quite decent so great for sharing. Service was also great, our waiter made some recommendations which turned out to be great - the lucky beef was the highlight!

Gachas de avena y cruasanes para el desayuno que disfrutamos, pero comer significa subir una escalera bastante empinada y estrecha.