Tufnell Park Tavern

After a busy and sunny sunday, meeting friends in different part of London, I found myself and a couple of girlfriends craving for pizza and decided to head to the tavern for a bit of rest in the garden. I've been coming here for a while now and always tryed the other dishes, including the roasts, and found them tasty but overpriced. The pizza is no exception, crispy and full delicious toppings, but definetly to pricy. Still a fantastic place to come to, full of light and people, cheerful, with a friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere.

I was really excited, signing the contract on our new flat in Tufnell Park (or as I like to call it, T Park), with the prospect of a whole new world of local pubs and eateries. First on the list, just across the road, was the Tufnell Park Tavern.

T Park is starting to get a reputation as a bit of a yummy mummy gastro hub, a reputation that the Tufnell Park Tavern has embraced with an overpriced menu and gluten-free, vegan, wholefood whatever market outside on Saturday mornings. The layout of the pub splits it into sections with a main pub / eating area, outdoor beer garden and then a light cafe area for daytime use. Very much different atmospheres at different times of the day. I'm never quite sure what the vibe here is - with a tiny 2 minute crawl home I really want to embrace this place as my local, but something's holding me back. It could be that it's too child friendly and I just want to drink with adults or that when I've been it's never been quite full enough.

The pub serves pizzas throughout the day and has a larger a la carte menu available at certain times. The food is absolutely superb, and I wish I had photos, alas I ate here before I started working at Zomato! It's expensive though, and a little too much so for my liking. I'll give the Tavern another go for Sunday lunch in the new year and see how that goes!

Popped into this pub on a whim and it was a solid choice. Lots of beers on a tap and tons of patio space to enjoy a pint on. We also ordered food, the roast pork sandwich and fried potatoes with garlic aioli. Everything was super tasty; although the chimichurri on the sandwich tasted a bit like soap? Service was friendly and quick. Great spot on a sunny afternoon!

FOR MORE PUB CHAT, GO LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST - PUBTROTTERS PUBCAST WE ALWAYS GIVE 5s AS ALL PUBS ARE DIFFERENT AND GREAT AND SUIT SOMEONE. CONTEXT - Visit 8th April Was here early evening on a Saturday for a bite to eat and a drink with a mate before goin to a gig up the road (Boston Music Rooms - great venue, highly recommend a visit). I've walked and/or stumbled past this pub a few times in my time in London, but never on a pub night out. Now I was coming down from the 'shire' (Hertfordshire) it was 'more or less' enroute to the venue from my train stop. ATMOSPHERE For Saturday, at 5pm ish, i thought it was a bit quiet. But as already mentioned, this place is kind of 'tucked away' between Upper Holloway, Tufnell Park and Highbury & Islington in north London and I would say unless you know it exists, it doesn't get much foot traffic. This all being said, for what I was looking for it was great, nice an chilled before a gig, able to chat to my mate and get some good grub. As per the quietness, the people in there were also giving off 'chill vibes'. Whether or not it gets rowdier at night I don't know, but great boozer for chilled chats and drinks with friends. SERVICE Staff were friendly, kind, and gave off a similar vibe to above. Served my drink and food with calm and a smile. If anything i'd say maybe a bit too quiet in the serving in not much chat, or instruction with my food (got given my pizza, not told where/if cutlery was coming or not and got up only to find them come back a bit later). STYLE As mentioned, farily certain its had a makeover in the last few years, i may be wrong. There is a 'classy' feel to this place, expecially when you look at the food menu (see below) and maybe its just that it looks clean and no scuffs and i'm used to a bit of rough. That being said, i didn't feel out of place and it is actually VERY nice looking pub, with the ability to get down and dirty i suspect late at night. TOILET Writing this a few days later i realised i didn't take a picture of the bathroom, but i know i used it. I tend to remember them if their minging, so my brief memory would suggest its clean and 'does the job' that you meed it too. PRICE £13.50 for a spicy chorizo pizza & £6.40 pint of Mosaic. I mean, the pizza is very good value for money, as it was delicious. The beer...pfftt, maybe a 'tad' pricey, considering where it is ( a bit behind the scenes) and boardering outskirts of London, but also understand current service costs etc, this is actually pretty average. I'm still yet to get my first £7 pint in London, but i know its coming. FOOD & DRINK As mentioned already, Pizza was brilliant, highly recommend, thin, sloppy and tasty. They also had a very extensive, what I would call 'bistro' style pub food menu to accompany the pizza menu, whith a seperate 'restaurant' style space for those wishing to have a more specific dining experience. The menu looked exciting though and I want to go back with the family to try this. Drink, nothing too exciting in the beer front, they did have both cask and keg, which is always good, as well as what looked like an extensive gin menu.

Great neighbourhood pub with an extensive food menu and decent pizzas. Lovely large outdoor terraces front and back . Does get busy on evenings and weekends but it's a large venue so doesn't feel packed.. Has a sensible policy of children under 12 after 7pm .

Went for some spontaneous dinner last night. I’ve lived in the area for 4 years and walked past and was always like “yeah looks okay” but never went in.. then we discovered the awesome hidden terrace area! It was beautiful! We were server by Milo who was lovely, and the food choices were delicious. Excellent vegan and veggie options. I had the chickpea & cauliflower and the broth it came in was well flavoured. Finished off with some red wine which was reasonably priced.. I think you can tell by now I’m a converted fan?? Haha. I’ll be back soon!!

Outstanding food, excellent service from Ian and his team. Visit after 8.00pm to avoid the middle class mums and their hordes of noisy kids. Good wine list, some good ales and a great menu, mean that this place is well worth a visit.