I'll always have a special place in my heart for the Angel. This was the first pub I wen to in moving to London - was staying nearby and a friend recommended we head to the Wetherspoons nearby for a beer. I had no idea what a Wetherspoons was! I sampled a few of the beers and was astounded by the low prices, although absolutely hated my first Abbott Ale - think it must've been sitting in the pipes for days and hadn't previously had it to know something was wrong with it. But other than that, I've had a lot of great evenings start there on route to nearby Electrowerkz, the Camden Head Comedy night or just being astounded to get service despite clearby being in the latter half of the great Monopoly Pub Crawl! I can't think of another pub in London that I'd rather start the evening at, surrounded by friends and a few Ales. read more

Avoid - con artists! Absolutely disgusting staff, and service here. You order food, it never arrives and then you don't receive a refund for it, despite requesting a refund twice. Even when I called after to request the refund again, they hung up on me. Honestly avoid, there are so many other places nearby to go to. read more

Okay, this pub is just across the road from the Angel Islington underground station, but that is probably the only thing about this place that makes it worth visiting. Actually, come to think of it, simply being close to a railway station doesn't necessarily make a good pub, particularly since I can think of a lot of really bad pubs that happen to be near a railway station. As for this one I'm going to have to admit that I wasn't really all that impressed with it - it basically seemed to be little more than your typical chain pub that you find scattered all around London. There is a reason why I came here, but despite the fact that it does sit in Angel Islington, it isn't a place that I will be hurrying back to anytime soon. read more

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Decent size pub. Feels like less beers available than most I've seen in a 'Spoons but I found a hidden list of craft beers on a menu sheet that isn't on main menu. Strange. Awesome location but was already full at 6pm on a Friday. I must say compared to other spoons this one had bigger prices on beers. I'm sure I've had a beer or three for around £3 max, some for near £2 like punk bottle and some draught beer but the prices here don't match. Have they upped it because location is so central and busy? Either way it's still much cheaper than most bars, certainly anything nearby so perfect to start evening off cheaply, with nice bar staff which considering it was busy, was not crowded that you couldn't move, and the bar area was free to walk into and get served straight away. read more

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Cheap and cheerful English breakkie, loved the vegetarian 'sausage'. The beers on tap are cheap and great and you are literally across the street from the tube station and in the middle of it all. Always room for a group to be seated and we never waited long for our food. read more

The Angel - Vegetarian sausage, traditional English breakkie - Pubs Near Me - London, XGL

What a lovely small pub. The food is traditional and fantastic. A great diversion from London.

Monopoly Pub Crawl - Stop #5 - Angel Islington (Light Blue) There are a number of choices for pubs in this area with the Old Red Lion being the pub of choice per the "official" Monopoly pub crawl guide. However, when there is a pub called the Angel Islington and the property you are aiming to hit is Angel Islington, you'd be hard pressed to argue in favour of the Old Red Lion. So a quick change of plans (and I must remember to update the guide!) and we crossed the road and into this 'Spoons pub. Now, it's a 'Spoons, so you know to expect the standard décor and range of drinks but I do have to give them credit for having a rotating specials board with a variety of ales at very low prices. At £1.40, this was likely the cheapest half pint on the crawl and that is always a good thing. Despite the low price, the Christmas special ale I sampled was quite tasty with a deep nutty flavour and caramelised notes. The bathrooms are a bit dodgy and down some fairly steep stairs so be careful when navigating down as you may have got your buzz going by now. The bar staff are friendly and were more than happy to sign our board so extra points for that. The random people in the pub looked really confused though at what was going on. They got even more confused when another group rocked up doing a monopoly crawl but Christmas themed and there was a guy in a full Christmas tree outfit. Major points to him but I imagine bathroom breaks were a bit tricky. read more

Have to say that the Breakfast was brilliant. 1.99 for a full plate of beans, tomato, egg, sausage and bacon. And some of the best bacon I've ever had! Great start to the day! read more

Everything you'd want from a spoons - good grub, lovely choice of beer and really friendly staff. Big fan! read more

We dined at The Angel in Islington several times on our recent trip to London. Whether we popped in for a late night pint or dined with our family, this proved to be a great pub. This is a Wetherspoons, so the meal deals and clubs all come with a drink for an amazing price. The ciders and guest ales are served honest and cold. We enjoyed the tikka wrap and salmon, while the kids fish n chip's were delicious and hearty. Our favorite has to be the Thursday curry club. We selected the vindaloo and opted for the large as this is one meal more than enough for us both. The vindaloo was nice and spicy but had a great flavor and went well with the Strongbow. We also chatted with the manager at The Angel and he was very friendly and professional. Remember to note your table number and order at the bar. 5 stars all around. read more

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Wetherspoons pubs are all that are bad about English pubs. Will not return here. Decent prices. read more

Its spoonsits cheap and cheerful. You could probably write quite similar reviews for a lot of their pubs. This isn't one of the airport hangeresque venues though, so is one of the better ones The original Angel Inn that gave the area its name dates back from 1639. This is next door to the original location. At the time of its inception it was an area frequented by a lot of thieves (but the Estate Agents have all moved a bit further upUpper street now.). read more

Although not usually a fan of the Wetherspoon chain, I make an exception for this one which is scene to some of my fondest memories and start of many a fun night out. Resolutely scabby with early morning drinking smokers standing outside a regular and somewhat depressing sight, I also probably couldn't count on one hand the number of phones I and my friends have had nicked there over the years. Still, the drinks are seriously cheap and it's relatively small unlike the cavernous airport horror of the others around Upper Street. It also somehow has managed the feat of having a degree of local character, despite being part of the most soulless national chains around. read more

When I first arrived in London, I came here often and thought this place was amazing. Since then i realized that is really wasn't anything incredible. This about sums up the place: -The food is ok and pretty cheap - if you go get the burger + a drink option. The Sunday roast is mediocre. The all day brunch is not bad. -The beer is pretty cheap and the selection is ok. -The look/feel of the Angel is alright. -The video games/casino games are annoying. -They open the front doors during the spring, making it feel much more open, but the front is crowded with people smoking, completely ruining it. I very much doubt I'll really be going here again. It's not bad, but if I want a pint there are better places to go with beer nearly as cheap, and if I want food there are much better places to go read more

Surely not the best place around. Cheap yes, but the atmosphere is poor and the food is not what expected. Slow service too. I do not recommend this pub, there are better places in this area. read more

An ok place to go for a quick beer but nothing special. There are much better pubs to go to in the area.

Nice pub! Good microbrew bitter and cider, not rowdy (even though we were there on Saint Patrick's Day), good food, found a seat on a cold day... everything I was looking for. Will be back. Friendly staff. read more

An extremely underwhelming weatherspoons. Watery beer, cramped, bartenders slow to respond. Its only reedeming feature is its location right across angel tube station. read more

Fairly cheap beers, nice staff and a good atmosphere! What more can you ask for a friday night "few pints" agenda?

I love a Weatherspoons me. When i was particularly skint, my dear friend took me here for a slap up Sunday lunch. Let me set the scene, we were two hangovers unable to communicate, just stare at the surroundings. My eyes and ears chance upon an amazing conversation between two 'locals', revolving around the inflated price of newspapers at the weekends. One was saying how the magazine supplement was 'nice for the Mrs to look at, all the celebs and that', the other arguing that he didn't want to part with the extra pence for that pleasure. I sat, watching and stifling laughter. Anyway, the instigator of the debate walks away, and the other participant catches my eye and gives me a look that says 'what was THAT about?', so i give a nod of understanding. Then he winks at me with what i would call 'intent'. Hilarious!! Then wife who likes the celebs come back and they both bid be farewell on their departure. That sums up Spoons for me. So, £3.50 for a Sunday roast, a daily lunch special of fish, chips, peas and bread for £3.60 BOTH offered with the drink of your choice. Outstanding value, I'm sure you'll agree. Drinks are flippin cheap; ok so it's a bit grim and full of old alcy's, but get your mates down there, overtake a table, get the £1.80 pints in and feast away. It's all about who your with, not where you are anyway right? (Did i mention £1.80 a pint?!) read more

Couldn't decide amongst all the restaurants in this area but when looking at The Angel's menu, I saw a special offering 3 small plates for £10. So that's what I got: loaded chips, spicy prawns, and chicken strips. Three servings of fried and crispy! The prawns were the best, big and breaded. The chips were thick cut and covered with melted cheese and bits of "bacon" (more like ham strips to us Americans), with a generous serving of sour cream. The chicken strips were munchy. I can't imagine that any of this was prepared from scratch but it did the trick, was fairly cheap, and I had leftovers! read more

Not my favorite Spoonies but it's a decent option if you're up in Angel. Has about eight casks. Usually an interesting mix of young and old patrons. I haven't eaten here (or at any 'Spoons, for that matter). Typical JDW place. read more

Angel station is very well signage at the exit which is helpful for first time people in the area! There are plenty of machines to top up your Oyster card and staff are there and are helpful. read more

I went here twice while on vacation. They were out of fish and chips both times. The food and drinks were okay and the prices were very inexpensive. I would go again but hope they get fish and chips soon. read more

I had a pretty good breakfast sandwich here one morning during my trip to London. The bacon was amazing, as was the eggs! This place is clean, well-lit and has a lot of space for patrons. The beer selection is excellent and the staff is attentive. My dandy Yankeee ass was a bit taken aback by seeing all the locals drinking beer at 9AM, but hey, whatever works! I would come back to this place in a heartbeat! read more

An easy going place, friendly can get a noisy during busy times. I had good night in there but I have to stay as it is quite dark I found the ambience a little depressing. I know most pubs have dingy lighting but I have to say this is my only comment. There is the option to sit outside too read more

We had breakfast here every morning when we visited London last summer. The food was good, cheap, and plentiful. We also had dinner a few times as well, basically it was our go to. The staff was always friendly and willing to help or just chat. My boyfriend's mom is still raving about this pub a year later. read more

It's nothing gourmet, but for an every day meal or drink you just cannot beat this place. Great prices, somewhat slow service, no real hassles. I will definitely be back on my next London trip, not because it is a destination, but because I need normal affordable food. I can't dine every night at the Ritz. read more

Similar to your average down-market Wetherspoons. Decent selection of lagers, cheap etc. I spent several happy evenings there as a student (at the end of term when your loan runs out) but it can get heavy on certain nights and some of the patrons quite clearly bathe in their own urine. Can't really recommend given the excellent selection of pubs in Islington. read more

i love their traditional breakfast.. its cheap and good.. i am travelling 10 miles just to have my breakfast here..