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The Marquess Tavern

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4.3 out of 5 stars4.3(858 reviews)

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+44 20 4603 6559
32 Canonbury St, London N1 2TB, United Kingdom

About The Marquess Tavern

On Canonbury St in London, The Marquess Tavern is a pub that serves its Sunday roast beside open fires inside. Roasts come with Yorkshire pudding, stuffing, bread sauce and gravy, and a vegetarian roast gives meat-free diners a roast of their own. The menu also covers pub classics and seasonal specials, including a Korean chicken burger. At the bar, the wine selection sits alongside cocktails such as a Tommy's margarita. Bookings are taken, so groups can plan ahead. The pub also hosts civil wedding lunches and birthday celebrations.

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Reviews

4.3/5
858 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention sunday roast, wine selection, open fires and celebrations and weddings.

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Customer Review Summary

Roasts draw the most mentions, and opinions split. One diner calls the Sunday roast impressive despite not usually liking roast, and another names a vegetarian roast among the best they have had. Close behind are the wine selection and warm, welcoming staff, with a server on a trial shift and the manager singled out for making guests feel at home. Open fires and a warm atmosphere suit family gatherings and celebrations. The caveats centre on the food. One reviewer's roast chicken arrived swimming in gravy and without the Yorkshire pudding, stuffing and bread sauce. Another found the Korean chicken burger bland and the vegetables lukewarm, and described a margarita lacking agave. Even so, both of these reviewers still call the staff friendly or the pub a nice spot for drinks, and the missing Yorkshire puddings arrived only after the rest of the plate had gone cold.

Featured reviews

  • Google user
    “Max was our server this afternoon as are all the staff he was amazing. Well we didn't know it was a trial shift. You would have never guessed. He was professional, attentive and amazing. I am know doubt he will be a amazing addition to all the other staff. Overseen by manager Deano who has a unique way of bonding with the staff also managing to be a productive boss.”
  • Google user
    “Amazing pub. As a local I’ve seen this pub go through many different management teams and I’d say this by far is the best! Particularly the current manager is so engaged with the community and makes our experience in the pub very worthwhile that we happily choose to come here over many other great options.”
  • Google user
    “We had a great evening there! One of the best vegetarian roasts I’ve had and an excellent wine selection. Deano made us feel right at home”
  • Google user
    “Lovely location but unfortunately the food offering lets this establishment down. The pub classics and seasonal specials are executed well enough but at price a price scale of £20-30+, dishes felt as if they had been marked up 25% more than one would expect (especially considering the cold/lukewarm vegetables that accompanied them). The same cannot be said for their more innovative items (e.g. Korean chicken burger), which lacked imagination and tastes bland. Having said this, drinks were reasonably priced (£6.50ish for a pint; cocktails at £10-11 mark). After initially being informed that they had run out of limes, we were surged a Tommy’s margarita that appeared to be lacking in agave? Although we had requested an outside table in our reservation, we were seated inside. The interior was pleasant enough, but do believe sitting in the garden would have been preferable! Having said this, the staff were friendly — no complaints there :)”
  • Google user
    “It’s a nice pub in a pleasant location and it was quiet when we were there. We ordered roasts and the food and service were both quite bad. Roast chicken (£21) arrived without the advertised Yorkshire pudding, stuffing and bread sauce. We asked after the Yorkshire puddings and they took maybe 10 minutes to come, the rest of the food having gone cold by then. It was at best a quarter of a chicken. It arrived swimming in gravy with an additional pot of gravy sat in the gravy on the plate. It seemed that this extra pot was there for no other reason than to fill up space on the plate. It was very disappointing. The staff seemed to be young people on weekend jobs, quite timid, reticent and a little absent minded. If the food had been better that probably would have been fine but I can’t help but feel that this contributed to the food arriving missing very visible components and the problems not being rectified with any sense of urgency. Would recommend as a nice spot for drinks!”

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Good to know

“Warm, snug & quirky stop serving pub grub classics such as burgers, plus wines, craft beers & ales.”

  • Accessibility
    Wheelchair: entrance

Amenities

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance

Location

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