The Hope and Anchor, Islington - pub details
Address: 207 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 1RL [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 87)
Highbury and Islington (0.2 miles), Canonbury (0.6 miles), Caledonian Road (0.8 miles)
Highbury & Islington (0.2 miles), Essex Road (0.4 miles), Caledonian Road & Barnsbury (0.4 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Live music, Jukebox
- Pool table
- Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
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other pubs nearby:
Compton Arms, Islington (0.1 miles), Medicine Bar, Islington (0.1 miles), 25 Canonbury Lane, Islington (0.1 miles), Famous Cock Tavern, Islington (0.1 miles), The Cedar Room, Islington (0.1 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Hope and Anchor, Islington
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| My first visit since the early eighties last night and unusually it's changed for the better. Us old punks will of course wax nostalgic about how wonderful the Hope was but let's face it now. It was a bit of a pit wasn't it? You were lucky if a band got through it's set without a power cut. And as for the Toilets - yeeuch. The dingy basement dive feel remains and the PAs excellent. They're also proud of their history and have lots of memorabilia about so all good. If there's one thing London deserves it's good independently run small gig venues so more power to your elbow Hope and Anchor. Doubt i'd bother except for a gig though. The upstairs bar's average and a tad overpriced but hey, that's Upper Street for you isn't it? realalesnob - 6 Jun 2009 18:40 |
| Went in here for the first time in about 20 years, still pretty much the same I am pleased to say. Beer ok, funny atmosphere with a range of people, a proper pub! JockStrap - 1 Feb 2009 16:13 |
| an atrocious place filled with the lowest of the low-lifes that london has to offer. full of pikey chavs who deem it necessary to hoard the pool table and then start a fight because someone else wants to play. security are godly afraid of these locals and unwilling to keep order. a terrible place fit for only the worst dregs of society. stay well clear. timyu - 16 Aug 2008 16:33 |
| Okay, the Hope has changed over the years from the spit and sawdust dive it used to be, but it still has a lot of the charm it used to have back in the day. The staff are still friendly, the locals are welcoming, and it's one of the few places you can go into when the Gunners are playing at home where you can a) get served, and b) not get offered out or puked on. They seem to have just started doing food again too, and it's a hell of a lot nicer than what they used to serve - sorta classic pub grub but done with a bit of style. I had sausage and mash there last week, and it came in a Yorkshire pud the size of a milk crate! The venue is still a bit of a dive, but then it wouldn't feel the same if it wasn't! VincentVega - 19 Nov 2007 17:07 |
| Not the place it was, a bit too carpeted these days kenincamden - 2 Aug 2007 17:05 |
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