Best Contemporary British Restaurants in Holloway

Great decor, quiet, good food. Slowish but friendly service.

Food was excellent and service was very attentive without being overbearing. It is a small space so when it's full it can get a bit loud but we didn't find it distracting. Seating is also very close depending on where you're placed and some tables I just wouldn't put people there (one right by the door and one set next to the kitchen entrance). Dishes are priced quite high so the bill can stack up quickly although

Always love coming here, the food and ambiance are fantastic. I came with 2 out of town friends who loved it. Jess was amazing, service fantastic. Will be back soon I’m sure.

Absolutely incredible Sunday Roast. The gravy, the Yorkshire pudding, meats (I chose the combo lamb plus pork), vegetables and side sauce all working in harmony to drive those true flavours home. Pork with great crunchy crackle, and the beef fat potatoes were stand outs for me, as well as getting the additional bone marrow which really melted in my mouth. But my true hero could've been the duck Scotch egg to start. Accompanied with a delicious Hoisin sauce, the outer crunch, duck casing and slightly runny yolk hit the spot. I could just have a plate of those. The Lore of the Land truly nails it. I assumed being a hyped Guy Ritchie pub it could be underwhelming with small portions, but the plate was absolutely loaded and everything delicious. Finishing with the classic sticky toffee pudding, it was pleasantly much lighter and airy than expected, with a really burnt butter Caramel sauce to enhance all those classic sticky toffee spices. Lovely wait staff and very pleasant atmosphere.

Everything about rails was good except two main dishes ,maybe it was our selections, I’ve not been here before,I had dish of the day which was chicken schnitzel which was very dry overcooked meat, the coating was over greasy, my wife had chicken cordon blue , again dry and greasy , my two boys had steak which was ok and my youngest had pork which he enjoyed , sides were fry’s , mash potatoes root veg and red cabbage which again were ok, tester was very good and informative,ambiance is very nice and on a whole enjoyable , not sure if I’d go again given the choices around this area , I’d give rails 7-10