The Driver, Islington - pub details
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Description
The Driver is a boutique venue, where modern elegance and timeless style are enhanced by a personalised approach and impeccable service. Balancing traditional hospitality and urban adventure, it offers downtime, relaxation, fun and entertainment in a stimulatingly pleasure-driven environment.
Situated in the heart of Kings Cross, one of the city’s most dynamic districts, The Driver is a sanctuary in the middle of bustling London. Combining warmth, charm, chic and sophistication with traditional values of service and quality.
The venue has lots of uses from rooms perfect for private hire to the lounge bars above the gastro pub - the driver has somthing for everyone ....
(last updated: 14th Jan 2010)
Address: 2-4 Wharfdale Road, Kings cross, London, N1 9RY [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 28304)
Website: http://www.driverlondon.co.uk
King's Cross St. Pancras (0.3 miles), Angel (0.6 miles), Euston Square (0.8 miles)
London Kings Cross (0.2 miles), London Kings Cross - Thameslink (0.3 miles), London St Pancras (0.4 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Cocktails
- Outside seating, Late licence, Credit cards accepted, Smoking area, Function room for hire, Wireless internet access, Air conditioning, Coach parties welcome, Disabled toilet
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other pubs nearby:
Central Station, Kings Cross (0.0 miles), Ruby Lounge, Kings Cross (0.1 miles), King Charles I, Kings Cross (0.1 miles), Thornhill Arms, Islington (0.1 miles), Lincoln Lounge, Kings Cross (0.1 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Driver, Islington
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| Not a bad effort for Kings Cross but a little confused as to what it wants to be, gastropub, club, private hire venue? Downstairs is lovely, rustic wooden tables, subtle lighting, good wine list and the odd curiosity adorning the walls but upstairs looks a bit like a boudoir with flash leather sofas, lurid colours and seems a bit incongrous with the ground floor. Cute little terrace on the top floor but a bit of a trekk if you are laden with pints. Living in the area it is a good addition though and will be back to eat downstairs soon! timrobbins1975 - 7 Oct 2009 12:36 |
| Surprisingly good. The bar downstairs is roomy, nicely lit and smart in decor. Drinks choice is modest but they do serve Taylor's Landlord. Food looks excellent. Roof garden is a bit of a trek but is a nice place to be if the sun's out although there isn't a view (unless you're over 6 feet tall). Generally speaking the area is bereft of decent boozers and because of this, The Driver is definitely worth a visit. However it's unlikely to blow you away in any form. Dylarolla - 2 Oct 2009 18:58 |
| Certainly better than I expected for the area, and surprising quiet for mid-evening. Decor-wise, an interesting mixture of old and new, and the food looked good. Reasonable pint of Timothy Taylor Landlord. rpadam - 15 Feb 2008 21:31 |
| Most people think of Kings Cross as a dump, full of drossmonkeys and horrid boozers but if you hunt around you can find some real treats. This is one!!! It looks a bit skanky from the outside but inside, a big and roomy bar, big wines list, couple of real ales and the food was very palatable. This was a weekday lunchtime visit so cannot comment on evenings... but i would not feel uncomfortable drinking the night away in the comfy sofas!! halfbee - 6 Mar 2007 13:49 |
| When I worked in the area I could be found pretty much every lunch time propping up the bar of this place in its former guise as the General Picton. In those days it was just a straight forward local’s boozer with darts, pool a pleasantly tatty and run down feel and maybe the odd questionable character. Like pretty much every pub in the area it has now lost its original identity and resurfaced following a trendy makeover although it has at least steered clear of becoming another Irish theme pub. The candlelit tables and extensive wine list could not be further away from the no thrills down to earth former life. The once unused fireplace now burns brightly and the basic furnishings have given way to dining room tables and sofas. The lighting is intimately subdued and where the jukebox once emitted Britpop’s finest, we now get funky R&B club rubbish (fortunately not particularly loud when I was there). Since the first thing I always do in walking into a pub is check out the Real Ales on offer, I am rather miffed to discover from the website and previous posters that they do 2 Real Ales. I must be going blind because I certainly did not spot any hand pumps and would certainly not have opted for a Fosters if Real Ales were available. All I can say is they are either cleverly hidden or no longer available. Whilst the bar obviously has a certain appeal to some in the regenerated Kings Cross scene, I for one lament the passing of yet another real pub (not that the Picton was that great) and I am sure the good General would turn in his grave to lose the only pub that honoured his name. RogerB - 26 Jan 2007 14:53 |
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