September 29, 2004
Sunday Lunch London - The Albion
We stumbled across the Albion pub one Sunday when heading in a general Angel Islington direction. I'd seen the pub many times before when passing on my bike and it looks great from the outside. Inside the pub is pretty decent too - large, spacious and a heavy, dark wood old fashioned atmosphere. It has a large garden which is pleasant too - not brilliant, but nice enough in a concrete kinda way. It feels like a country pub you'd get in Staffordshire.
Unfortunately the Sunday lunch was very poor indeed. I ordered from a dedicated hatch in the middle of the pub, then walked back to the table in the garden. The moment I sat down the food arrived - far too fast for my liking.
It was serious microwave stuff - the roast potatoes were still frozen in the middle, the carrots limp and the meat stringy and unpleasant. It was a poor attempt for £7.95 and thoroughly unrecommended for Sunday lunch. The beer, however, was well kept and well served so the place does have a redeeming feature. I reckon it'd be a cosy pub in the winter.