The Elk in the Woods, Islington

Deeply regretted booking a table here to celebrate my birthday.

Staff were rude and unpleasant, complaining that we didn't order enough food. In the end we all had to leave before they added �10 per head to our bill.

(We probably would have spent more than that given the chance but the barstaff's hostility would have made for a thouroughly depressing birthday party).

I do feel that it was a great shame that we were treated so badly, especially as I'd been there before (just for drinks) and had remembered liking it's quirky-but-nice decor and it's intimate surrounds.

Obviously I can see now that I was duped. All I can advise is to take heed of most of the reviewers on this page and steer well clear of this one- add to the long list of Islington's prissy bars with far more pretensions than loyal customers.

20 Feb 2006 12:13