The Driver, Islington - pub details
Address: 2-4 Wharfdale Road, London, N1 9RY [map] [gmap]
Tel: 020 7278 8827
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
Pub suggested by Tim on 6 Mar 2006
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> Current user rating: 6.9/10 (rated by 9 users)
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user reviews of the Driver, Islington
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| 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 |
| Excellent pub with the best food (apart from Smithys) in the area, and the prices are very reasonable too. Timothy Taylor Landlord and London Pride, as well as a really good wine list. This is my office local and I eat lunch here at least once a week. Good bar staff. Londoner1961 - 9 Oct 2006 12:30 |
| Food and service can be decent on occasion but a tad hit and miss. Don't bother ordering anything but the house wines as the staff behind the bar a utterly confused by the fairly extensive list chalked up on the board. Our choice took at least 15 minutes of rummaging around in the cellar before a sheepish bar man appreached us hiding the label of the bottle he'd dug out (not what we wanted) before hastily yanking the cork out and doing a runner. We were so thirsty by this point we couldn't be bothered to protest. The steak was delicious though... AngelB - 29 Aug 2006 16:07 |
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