The Wellington

Pub in Islington
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9 / 10 from 2 reviews
Address
119 Balls Pond Road
Islington
London
N1 4BL
Map
Telephone
020 7254 4338
Region
Islington
Nearest Station
Dalston Kingsland
0.20 miles
Category
Pubs
Opening Times
Monday Open 16:00 - Closes 00:00
Tuesday Open 16:00 - Closes 00:00
Wednesday Open 16:00 - Closes 00:00
Thursday Open 16:00 - Closes 01:00
Friday Open 16:00 - Closes 01:00
Saturday Open 12:00 - Closes 01:00
Sunday Open 12:00 - Closes 23:30

The Wellington serve traditional pub food and snacks as well as wines and various other drinks. They host DJs and also have a TV.

All In London Review

The Duke of Wellington

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Brought to you by the same team that provided Bethnal Green with craft beer bar Mason and Taylor, this pub is more than a match for anything else in Dalston right now.

Located a short way up Balls Pond Road, its location lends it an air of detachment from the rest of Dalston/Kingsland scene. As is a given in this area, the clientele found here are of the suitably stylish norm and the pub matches them well. A designer wooden shell filled by a vast curving bar it’s as nice a place to drink as any. If there has to be a problem then you might find its popularity testing at times. The Duke of Wellington seems to be perennially packed, which makes bar trips a mission rather than the mild inconvenience they usually are. But can you hold that against a pub? Probably not, and once the beer is in hand, all is forgotten.

When it comes to events, the Duke of Wellington doesn't leave its people wanting. The Cinematograph Film Club screen art house films and documentaries in the back room (where live sport is shown), there’s a regular games club, weekly quizzes, comedy nights and a monthly supper club.

In terms of sustenance: there are always four real ales on the pumps plus a collection of seasonal beers. The kitchen serves up the likes of burgers, pies and sausage and mash with the gusto of a gastro pub – fresh produce, seasonal ingredients, free range meat and sustainable fish. All very impressive.

The Duke of Wellington is the local you’d love to have but at the same time it is a destination pub well worth taking the time to visit.

Reviewed by T.A.O
Published on May 28, 2012


User Reviews

Anonymous

May 12, 2009

This place has recently been taken over and it is lovely. The interior is warm and sumptuous with lots of seating. The food was tasty and filling. I had the chicken pie which made me feel like a nap afterwards which is what I'm looking for in a pie! Good ales which I was sweetly given the opportunity to try before I buyed. Despite it's location of Dalston it seems to be surrounded by a cocoon of old architecture with the mews down one side and the alms house on the other; you would be forgiven for thinking you were somewhere far far away from Kingsland High Street. It has good free wifi connection and cycle stands if you're in to that. They've got a big projector for the sports in the back room too and one of the bar maids was hinting at the possiblity of getting a piano in the back in anticipation of knees ups and chamber music. Maybe not whilst the footies on.

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