The Albion

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   Susan

   London

   9 reviews

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   3.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on 2 November 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The food I felt was expensive. Smoked salmon starters were tiny and soup was not warm. Our friends thought that too much salt was used in the cooking of the steam and risotto dish too. On the plus side excellent bread and a beautiful dining room at the back of the pub which was quiet.
   

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   Benedetta

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 2 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Ottimo! Staff molto cortese. Bloody Mary molto buono
   

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   Nathaniel

   London

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 27 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great food. Wish we booked our seats indoors. Very friendly staff and the bartender made me a stupendously good Margarita which I’ll be coming back for.
   

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   Eleanor

   London

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 26 October 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   Food was lovely but service was poor with very long waits for food/drink orders/drinks. Despite calling ahead about bringing a cake we were not informed about a “cakage” charge of £7 a person. Despite not opting for this we were still charged for it but thankfully they did take this off the bill with no fight.
   

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   FRANCESCA

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 20 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   It was my first time in The Albion, and I've had the tipical Sanday roast with some friends, very pleasant exoerience!
   

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   Natasha

   London

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 13 October 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   Really poor service. Food was nice but overall experience was let down by the slow and poor service
   

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   Phil

   London

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 6 October 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Sunday lunch was mediocre - poor value for a vegetarian lunch with a really poor wellington with undercooked pastry and small portions. Roast vegetables were only just warm. The staff were also pushing us off our table - arriving 25 mins before the end of our booking to share that if we want pudding we would have to eat in the garden, to then come back five minutes later with the bill without us asking.
   

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   dolyanna

   London

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 5 October 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   We had booked indoor dining and we were given a table in the garden. Drinks took approximately 45 min to come after asking 3 times. Level of staffing for the number of people was really unfair on the staff and customers. Main courses came and one person on our table received theirs after all had finished. The soup was cold. The only thing that arrived on time was the bill.
   

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   Jim

   London

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 4 October 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Lovely pub and nice setting. Unfortunately our dining experience was very poor. The mackerel for one of our group was uncooked and when it was returned to the kitchen it came back with the comment that it is not going to do you any harm, so no apology despite it being quite visibly raw. The serving staff were very good but very surprised at the attitude from the kitchen. I expect there is a captive market in Barnsbury given the charm of the pub but also can’t understand why they can’t get men’s toilets to flush leaving what can only be described as ‘sausage and mash’ in the toilet pan, not something that is very appealing in a restaurant.
   

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    Bryan

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 22 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    We came in for the Sunday Roast tonight and everything, and I mean everything, was amazing! We each had a variety of roasts, including roast beef, pork, lamb and chicken, and OMG... They were delicious! Desserts were equally sublime... The sticky toffee pudding, rice pudding, meringue, and custard pie were absolutely delicious. Service was awesome, the ambiance was great, and we can't wait to come back. Simply stellar supper.
    

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