Przemek Platkovsky
08.03.2025
Waited half an hour for food lunch time on Saturday. The rugby game blasting on tvs it was impossible to have a conversation… food arrived cold. Flavours plain. Not impressed
Nikita Deniscenko
07.03.2025
Would like to say big thank you for an amazing experience we had today at Narrowboat Pub.
The food we had - bangers and mash, chicken pie and Caesar salad was delicious, staff super friendly and the view of the canal was cherry on top.
Greta Bačenskaitė-Deniščenko
07.03.2025
Had an amazing lunch today! The Caesar salad was a masterpiece—the lady chef did an incredible job. Thank you! I'll definitely be coming back to this place for sure. 😍
Jacky Rowland
06.03.2025
I've been coming to this pub for years. Its main selling point is its canalside location. On my most recent visit, I found the food to be poor quality and not good value for money. My advice - drink here then eat elsewhere.
John Baird
04.03.2025
Shambles. Waited 90 minutes just to get the food. Tried to go twice when their site says they're open, but they're closed.
Peter O'Garr
04.03.2025
Enjoyable first visit for lunch. Charming, friendly, attentive waitress who managed to serve quickly with a word or two despite being solo and it being busy.
Jack Merlin Bruce
28.02.2025
Beautiful location and friendly staff, however, I ordered a chicken ceasar salad which was just plain awful. Asides from there being hardly any ceasar sauce, the chicken itself was greyish in colour, gristly and chewy, and was 50% soggy chicken skin.
Not sure what happened with that but it’s not what a ceasar salad is supposed to be
Kevin Roddis
26.02.2025
Well worth a visit. Out on a day in London. Colleague had mapped out the route and venues. The Young's was excellent, we decided to have lunch and then we could have another Young's. Food was very good value and the staff, two young ladies, were brilliant. This venue was exemplary in a world of mediocrity. This place is what an Englishman treasures most, a local, where no-one is a stranger and all are equal guests deserving the best of hospitality.
Denise Hyde
09.05.2024
Lovely evening, catchup with friends, very good menu, the food was delicious. Would definitely recommend and will return.
Phoebe Hollands
21.02.2025
Extremely disappointed with visit however Nice service but understaffed. I saw a rat when I was going to the loo very disgusting
Cath Jordan
21.02.2025
Visited The Narrowboat in Islington in Feb'25, for the Sunday Roast. Food was excellent. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The venue itself is very nice and the location on the canal is fabulous! It was quite busy... so I would advise to book (but they do accept walk-ins) Would definitely recommend and we will be visiting again.
Amira-li Sunner
21.02.2025
Had a great time at the narrowboat! The staff were incredibly friendly and attentive. The food was delicious. A fantastic spot for a relaxed meal and drinks. Will definitely be back!
Katie Brown
09.02.2025
Only seemed about 2 people actually serving, had been trying to place our order for a while and when a manager walked past we tried to get their attention and they told us to order at the bar and walked off (the bar had no one behind it). Worst of all though was seeing mice running around the kitchen multiple times and when we reported it to staff they didn’t seem surprised and told us “that’s the way it is being near a canal”???
Lars Bjørnbakk
19.01.2025
Pretty standard Young’s pub overall. However, the location and building is very nice. Hidden away by the canal. The upstairs can be busy, but there is a good amount of seating downstairs.
The food is pretty standard for what you would expect. In general, decent and reliable.
The service here was great. Super helpful and friendly. This added to the warm and relaxed atmosphere of the place.
Would definitely not have any reservations about coming back.
Andrew McDermott
19.01.2025
The Narrowboat Pub has a lovely setting, and the staff were very friendly and personable.
However, despite it being 19:30 on a Saturday night, multiple items were unavailable on the menu after we ordered them (we weren't told upfront).
They didn't have any burgers. They didn't have certain salads.
So we all ended up ordering fish & chips, which to be fair was very nice.
The major bugbear was the inattentive service. I had to keep getting up and walking over to ask them to serve us, or to order another drink. I probably did it 3-4 times. The restaurant wasn't even that busy and were clearly sitting there in the corner.
When I asked for the bill at the end, they politely brought it, but then we just sat there for another 20 minutes until again I had to get up and walk over to ask for them to bring the card machine to please pay it.
We went with friends from Germany and it was overall a letdown and poor for the price tag. That's a real shame as it has a lot of potential and the individuals working there were all very nice.
Noel McGarrell
18.01.2025
Nice pub by the canal. Perfect for food and when the sun is out.
Victoria Frost
16.01.2025
I had birthday drinks here last Saturday and it was fantastic! We had the whole downstairs area, which was perfect for us. The staff were all friendly, helpful and professional, but especially Kami. She was so lovely throughout the reservation process and incredibly helpful on the evening itself. Multiple people commented to me on how excellent she specifically was.
The food was delicious and well laid out and everything went really smoothly. I had a fabulous time and will definitely book here again in the future! Thank you Narrowboat team!
David Huff
08.01.2025
cleanliness, delicious food and a large selection of cocktails
