Shaftesbury Tavern

"Perfectly fine, functional boozer. Bit dingy and they could do so much more with that room at the back. Staff are fun and the quiz is good, decent beers and wine. What is it with Thai food in British pubs though? There are millions of Thai places round here on Deliveroo and they’re great; i feel like this place would work much better with a traditional pub menu but maybe I’m just old."

"The Shaftsbury Tavern, 8.4/10 We thought that we were out of options for the Champions League final the other week. Ringing boozers for a table of six left, right and centre, to no avail. As we began to wonder if it would be that bad to watch it at northlondonpints HQ, the sun beamed through the window onto an Insta post from The Shaftsbury Tavern, advertising spaces for the final. We were saved. Classic style pub in Finsbury Park. Big TVs. Loads of big tables. Huge tap list. Ticks all the boxes. Fans from all over the country had assembled for this one. Chelsea fans. Wigan Fans. Pretty sure that was it, actually. Nonetheless, a diverse spectrum. We did meet a fruity Italian man outside at the interval. Couldn't make out what he was saying from his heavy accent but fairly sure he was talking about pasta, prosciutto, pesto, pecorino, pizza, Pagani, plumbing and Pacino. In that order. Either that or slagging off South London. Take your pick. Out of the large tap list, we went for Litovel. Great taste? Check. Decent price? Check. Where's it from? Czech. Now we know what you're thinking. That doesn't look like Litovel in the picture. Alright, eagle eyes. Frankly, we don't remember what that beer was. Could've been anything. Looks crisp, whatever it was. Reviewed 12/06/21 on @northlondonpints Instagram."

"I can honestly say that this pub is so friendly. and my god! If you ever get a chance to go on a Sunday, the roasts are out of this world delicious. Good selection of IPA beers. I will be back"

"You cannot advertise you are a pub that will show the World Cup and then be absolutely clueless on how to show it. We paid for a Sunday roast and after that they told us they ran out of what we had already ordered. It took them an hour to deliver our food, when they delivered food in less than 20 min to other tables. The food was good though. Also, the some of the staff was apparently in a really bad mood."

"Have always longed for roast lamb with mint sauce and today finally got to eat at this lovely pub. Dad and mi youngest son had the roast beef, which mi son surprisingly ate more than 3/4 of his plate. He's normally a burger/pizza and for him to eat that much means he enjoyed the roast, while his brother ate the nut roast. The highlight is the musician playing all fav tunes on the piano which gives one the feeling of actually being at home with family. Staff are very friendly. Definitely recommend."