The Narrow Boat

Have eaten here a number of times and always enjoyed it. Unfortunately, today was a very disappointing experience. Fish & chips not available because of late supplier delivery. Two of 4 mains delivered to table luke warm. Spiced cauliflower main was disappointing main of small size better suited for appetiser. Our server did her best but overall atmosphere and service was very frenetic and... more

A very pretty place, a pretty substandard experience.

Pre-booked (in advance) for a birthday dinner, our bakers dozen sat in front of pinned back bifold glass doors on a long table, the sun shined in on us and the babbling canal babbled by. Tourists did the same. Babbled on by, intrigued, peered in. Eyes gazed on diners plates and after some time, I did too, crane my neck around to spy on... more

A bit on the pricey side but if you can snag a seat outside on a sunny evening it's pretty awesome as the views of the canal are lovely. The food itself is fine; nothing to write home about. The staff is nice but don't expect table service - just order from the bar. If you wait on table service you'll be waiting a while. more

Nice little pub by the canal on two levels with some outdoor space. Great if you want to watch less mainstream sports, as it turned out, as we were able to book a table by a TV so we could watch the boat race (and control sound etc) and we didn't have to keep getting up to go to the bar as they do table service for drinks. The Grand National was also on so it was an exciting afternoon! They do... more

It is a rare occurrence where I find myself ambling about looking for a place to drink beers in the sunshine for a few hours in London on a random afternoon.

1. There is not a lot of sun here.

2. I rarely find myself drinking away an afternoon (perhaps I should change this?)

Yes, I should. And so I started at The Narrow Boat -- as we just so happened upon it on our walk back from Angel.... more