The Hemingford Arms

A lovely pub with a great atmosphere and live music. The Thai food is tasty, but it's a real shame that almost all vegetarian dishes are made with shrimp paste. We had a vegetarian in our party and there was only one dish to choose from in the menu. If actual vegetarian dishes were added to the menu, it would totally be a 5 stars place.

This is a great local with regular live music, great food, pub quiz etc. We also had our wedding reception here. The capacity was 60 which is perfect for our party after Islington town hall ceremony. Everything was easy to sort out, we could set up early in the morning and brought in our own buffet. The pub is already decorated nicely with beautiful foliage on the balcony but we could also move things around and decorate how we like. There was a member of staff looking after us upstairs the whole evening. We hired a karaoke machine and the PA system was also used by our band. The floor has recently been re-enforced so lots of dancing. Everyone had a great time!

Lovely eclecticly decorated pub. Quite homely feel, nice atmosphere, efficient service. Lots of bits and bobs hanging everywhere, posters, signs, a couple of TVs too. Theres a very decent thai restaurant working within it. Lots of tables outside too, all set in the beautifully decorated frontage. Reasonable selection of beers too

We came for the Thai food, which is served afternoon and evening on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and were not disappointed. The green curry chicken had generous amounts of chicken and vegetables (aubergine, courgettes, bamboo shoots) with satisfying amounts of spice, and the sides (dim sum and satay) were good with really tasty sauces. Will definitely come back to try the other dishes.