The Old Queen's Head (Islington)

• Perfect for night out with friends and dancing
• Open mic and gigs are also very cool
• The Old Queen's Head (Islington) is kind of like a hipster's take on an old man pub
• Chesterfields are accompanied by chandeliers constructed out of deers' antlers
• The beer is expensive (but where in London is beer not expensive
• I find that the drinks are really overpriced and I've often encountered intrusive cliental
• The parties are also well organised
• I don't actually think this is too much the case
• Cruelly having the crown awarded solely to the team that tied with them due to a disqualification in the dancing round
• Lots of mismatched sofas with a LOT of bar stools dotted around
• I was asked if I wanted cheese or bacon on it and I said yes to cheese (always yes to cheese) and then discovered cheese was an extra 75p
• 8.50 to an amount I was less happy to hand over
• The hamburger was a bit disappointing
• Especially when that pub is one that is on my List
• What persuaded my teammates that they should go is that this is a quiz run by no other than Spider from Coronation Street
• I don't know his real name) is a good start
• Then another song is played and the same thing happens until finally the third song is played and there are only three of you dancing
• I don't think the audience were really paying attention when he asked for their appreciation of my performance and I got barely a clap
• I won't bother trying to build any suspense here because I've already given the ending away we were the champions
• The team next to us thought we were the ones who came second
• Some of us had to dash off and the rest of us stayed in the still lively pub and did what people do best in pubs ranted about work
• We were otherwise engaged with the pub quiz so I wasn't able to see what upstairs is like
• I believe it was foodie fate that I was already going to The Old Queen's Head for a gig when two burger legends announced they were coming together to create one SUPER BURGER
• Lucky Chip's current residency at the Islington pub meant they were serving up this hybrid in conjunction with Bleecker St

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