North Star's sign outside advertises: "Espresso - Pizza - Cocktails" and claims it to be "home of the righteous drink." Although having now visited, I'm still unclear whether they consider their espresso or the rum they put in their cocktails to be the more righteous. Either way, I considered these signs to be good ones.
It's not a huge bar, but its got plenty of seating, it's comfy and it's got a definite aesthetic it's aiming for. It's pretty cool and I felt right at home. We visited on a Friday night and it was surprisingly quiet but they were doing their best t entertain the ~15 or so customers with an unobnoxious DJ set to go with their pizzas and cocktails. The volume wasn't so high you couldn't sit and chat and the DJ was mostly playing 90s Britpop and kept abandoning his post to come and chat with people. Seemed like a friendly guy who just wanted to make sure everyone was having a good time.
Anyway, we ordered a couple of pizzas. I chose the Breakfast at Eisenberg's that came with ham, mushrooms and pepperoni. My partner went for the Margarita with added ham. Turns out that 9" and 12" pizzas are two-for-one when you sit in, but they do also do 16" pizzas and they offer delivery. We ordered two pizzas and two pints and only paid £20.
The pizzas bases were thin and crisp and the toppings were good. Only downside? I could probably have eaten an extra half pizza. Maybe I was just hungrier than I thought that day but it made me think of North Star as a better place for lunch than for dinner (although I'll definitely come back for cocktails). read more