Plaquemine Lock

This place is a proper jewl, bringing a different pub vibe to the Regent's canal neighbourhood. Serving unique dishes and offering the best happy hour in the area (oysters and shrimps for 1£ each, cocktails for 4£). Top notch Bloody Mary and mimosas. Live jazz music is cherry on top, singer and saxophonist were an absolute pros👌🏻

The food is amazing. The priory and the staff are charming. Very authentic cajun food. The chef had really studied and knows his stuff. The only thing that we tried that wasn't authentic was even more inspired... Do NOT sleep on the bacon beignet. It's so wrong but so right, I could quibble here and there, but the nice thing about cajun food is that everyone's take is different. Finishing the jambalaya in a cast iron pot is inspired too. That way everyone gets a taste of the crunchy flavor-intense bits that stick to the pan (like paella).

Been to the 4th of July crawfish boil and to their happy hour. Happy hour pricing was fab, surprisingly good oysters, fantastic shrimps, addictive cornbread (I don’t like cornbread normally, but this was amazing), fun mocktails, and crispy fries. The thing that was disappointing was that there was no non alcoholic option on the happy hour menu. A Bloody Mary could easily have been made non alcoholic. The crawfish boil was less accommodating. As someone who has a meat allergy (pescatarian diet) the choice was made for me with only two suitable dishes on their normal menu. My dish came out way late, however the waitress was super accommodating and took it off the bill. Service is good at this pub, although a bit snappy. Worth a visit! (I mean look at me, I went twice and I live in SE London)

US Southern comfort food classics. Not many twists (but why would they?) as these are well made classics. Beer choice is a bit limited but the ones they have are good. Service is chill, not in a bad way but unusually slow for London. Live jazz evenings are the best time to visit, make sure you book in advance.