The Harrison

This was the first restaurant I went to when I visited London. I went here for lunch and got this stew (I’m not sure what the name was) as it was recommended by the bartender. It was delicious and I was really happy I went with that choice. The bartender himself was quite friendly and I felt like I picked the perfect place to have my lunch. Would definitely come back and recommend to someone.

Have had the lamb, the beef, and the chicken for Sunday roast, all are tasty though I think I preferred the beef… drinks menu is decent, although a bit pricy +1 star for good service and live music.
The bananofee pudding with nutella is pretty kickin’ also

Best banoffee pie ever! It was light and fluffy and full of delicious flavor. We were only in London for 4 days and went back a second time just for the pie!

Met friends here one night. Had already eaten, so we ordered banoffee pie — AMAZING! Liked it so much, we came back a few nights later to have it again!

We have been to a few pubs in London and He Harrison is surely among the best. Burger and fries were great and the farfelle pasta with hot smoked halibut, peas and roquette was superb. Generous drinks (Guinness on tap) and a smooth Australian Malbec topped it off. Friendly atmosphere made for an all around good time. Reasonable prices (not cheap) were a plus.

Very friendly bar staff and nice, modern décor. Also had a fantastic beer — the honey brew — loved it. Tried the recommended Haloumi salad — was pretty good but the duck dish was absolutely horrible — completely overlooked, cold, tough and no crispy skin in sight. Very disappointing for a duck fan.

This place is such a hidden gem. Good food, chilled atmosphere and the occasional music gig and/​or jam. Though I work pretty close by, I’ve only just recently discovered, and have a feeling I might change my rating to 5 stars once I’ve been a few more times. It’s also a corner pub with lots of outdoor tables so I guess it will come into its own on long sunny afternoons.

Sehr empfehlenswerter Laden mit Charme.
Wir hatten ein typischen Pub mit warmer Küche gesucht und wurden in der Nähe von Kings Cross fündig.
Die Vorspeise (Oliven, Brot und Aioli) waren koestlich. Insbesondere das Aioli war hervorragend. Der Hauptgang (Burger mit Fries) ebenfalls. Leckeres Fleisch und schoen Medium.
Die Getraenkeauswahl war, typischerweise in einem guten englischen Pub, hervorragend. Hier ist aber Bestellung an der Theke angesagt. Nicht schlimm, aber man muss es einfach wissen.
Das Publikum war gemischt und aelter als 25. Lustige und einladende häusliche Stimmung. Sehr angenehm.
Unten im Keller sind noch Veranstaltungen, Comdey und Konzerte beispielsweise.

Note: This is a review on my experience with take-​away
I saw on Unilocal that the Harrison did take away and after some perusing of the online menu I decided to give it a go. All of the dishes seemed very enticing and I got the sense that the chef took his time putting together each dish with an interesting variety of ingredients.
I go ahead and call and the host was extremely confused that I was calling to pick up, he told me they did not do delivery, and after explaining that I wanted to pick up my meal to-​go he finally understood. He had to ask the chef if this was possible, and indeed it was. It was ready in a quick 10 minutes.
I arrive at the location, and it was totally packed. My doggy bag was ready to go and the staff was friendly enough. I ordered the vegetarian burger and the dressed salad, I could sense on the phone that he hadn’t gotten the dressed salad. Lo and behold the salad wasn’t there but it was partially my fault for not reiterating.
Overall the meal was quite delicious and I would recommend the vegetarian burger, but I probably won’t make it back to this place again.

Lovely, fantastic place for a proper Sunday night pint. Warm atmosphere really gets conversation flowing.

Um ambiente muito interessante, simples mas com excelentes pratos além de Sandwich & outras comidas rápidas. As cervejas dão o ar da graça.

You know? Yeah. Harrison, take all 4 stars. I *am* a fan.
So it’s tucked away beyond the busy of King’s X to the north and the Brunswick Centre to the south. Feels a little secret, but… clearly the secret is out on Sunday nights.
Sidebar: I have ONLY been here on Sundays. Once for dinner (not a roast), then for drinks and accordion music (yep, they play on Sunday nights), once for roast (Yorkshire pudding, I bow down!) and then last night was a double bonus: all-​day folk music fest!
So yep, I like it here. Bar staff is ON POINT and they serve wine in both «glass» or «LARGE» which, I mean, *latter please*. Their house pinot is totally great.
The Harrison seems to like halloumi; that’s cool, I do, too. Halloumi wraps at lunch, halloumi salads at dinner. Their halloumi salad is boss in that way where when I order it I don’t just sit for the rest of the meal mopey about the fact that I didn’t actually order my friends’ burger and fries.
The roast dinner is a Brit institution, I know, but I’ve never fully been into it. The lamb at The Harrison is great, though: a really dark, deep gravy, some (legit) mint sauce, and lots of fresh veg (in this case snap peas and carrots with little nubs of garlic, and broccoli) to help offset the heavy. I’m interested to try their salmon and nut roast options, too.
Unilocal note: the only real note I have to pass along is: on Sunday nights, if you’re into roast… get there early. I think they start serving ‘em at 6pm, and we once showed up at 7 and they were all out. So, y’know, early birds sometimes *do* get that worm/​lamb.
*Edited to add*: have now had 3 Sunday night dinners here. And I would like to say: leave room for dessert! Their (house-​made, I think) ice-​cream is delicious… like, not heavy and super-​creamy, but FULL of flavour. And slightly off-​beat flavours like cinnamon and banana and honey.

One review said «off the beaten path». Yes it is, but well worth the walk. Much better food than your «standard» British pub.

I would give this joint 3.5 if I could, but that’s not allowed. Overall, a very good experience. The two staff members were young but quick, polite and smiling. Genuinely happy I would say! The chips were very crispy and delicious, cut as wedges. The best we’ve had in London so far. I also had the scallops, which were OK, but nothing amazing (though paired well with the greens they were served with and attractively presented). The burger my wife had didn’t look great, but she said the bun was good. Something the UK and Canada lack is a medium-​rare burger, which I think is illegal?
I would certainly go back and try other things if we’re in the area, as other restaurants around King’s Cross didn’t seem too appealing.

Un super pub, un peu excentré de l’excitation de Central London mais ça n’enlève rien de son ambiance. Sophie et tout le personnel sera au petit soin pour faire en sorte que vous passiez un bon moment.
La nourriture est très bonne et variée, le choix de bières est également au rendez-​vous.
J’y ai été avec un groupe de 40 personnes et ils ont été au top pour nous servir dans les meilleures conditions.
Je recommande vivement !

Éramos ciento y la madre, y la verdad es que el sitio donde íbamos a comer en un principio no iba a ser capaz de alojarnos a todos. Así que llamamos aquí, y aunque estaban algo faltos de personal porque no esperaban un día tan ajetreado, no les importó sentarnos en cuanto llegamos.
Por eso, simplemente, se llevan la cuarta estrella, aunque la verdad es que mi hamburguesa estaba más bien de tres estrellas: carne demasiado hecha y un pan que tomaba excesivo protagonismo con respecto al todo.
Pero el sitio es agradable, un pub monísimo perdido en las calles de Londres, y la chica que nos atendió fue sumamente paciente (y eso que conforme iban pasando las horas, había personas que llegaban y otras que se iban). ¡Eso merece su recompensa!

Nipped in for a quick lunch, and I was pretty impressed with the menu. For a start, you can easily get lunch for a fiver, which I’ve come to think is impossible in London town, and secondly the service was really quick and accommodating since we turned up in two big groups at different times.
My instant regret was not trying the burgers. When everyone around you gets a huge hunk of delicious patty and you’ve gone the ‘sensible’ route with a halloumi wrap, I challenge you not to be jealous. (Unless you’re veggie, naturally.) By all accounts, those burgers looked phat and juicy.
However, the halloumi wrap, friends, is definitely worth a look. None of that scrimping on cheese, the slices were huge. And the sauce, yoghurt (or crème fraîche?) and some kind of Mexican flavoured stuff, was pretty delicious. It came with salad and crisps, which were more than I could finish.
Love the vibe — trad pub feel, tables outside for a warmer day, and great friendly staff. Put it on your list if you’re in the area.

You’ve got to respect a pub who won’t freak out over a call like, «Hey. I have about 15 people who need lunch in about half an hour and we’re in the area. Can you do it?»
A bunch of work colleagues came into London from all over Europe. We thought we had a lunch spot worked out, but as we came through the doors, we realised it was more of a basic counter café than an actual sit down spot. So I did a quick Unilocal search and found The Harrison. The phone call above occurred to which they went, «Sure, come down.»
Actually, they told me they were a little short-​staffed in the kitchen, so they warned me that some things might not be on the menu and the service might be slow. As far as I know, neither happened. We got all out food and it came out fine.
The Harrison is a classic English pub. Wood tables, candles in the window (sitting in spirit bottled covered with wax), old paper menus, the works. There were people on dates, people reading newspapers, people just enjoying their day out.
They had a table ready for us as we sat, which was nice. And then didn’t freak out when four more people joined us (we added a table), and then didn’t freak out again when six more people joined us as more colleagues came in (we added a bigger table.) With as long as that table got, we probably could have recreated «The Last Supper» with everyone on one side.
I got a standard burger and it was standard, nothing amazing or horrible, well cooked meat that came on big fluffy bread and shoestring chips. They did ketchup in mayo in little containers and brought one to share with two people, which seemed a little strange, but it all worked out.
Apparently, the Roast is where to be for this spot so I may be making my way down on a Sunday soon (since I live relatively close to here). But thanks Harrison for taking such good case of us while we were there.

Guter Pub für ein Bierchen und was leckeres zum Essen!
A typical London pub — as far as I can say as a non-​local:-) We were there for lunch in a large group. Getting a table was easy and there were not too many guests. Probably this place is rather crowded in the night time.
Staff was extremely friendly — a young lady was serving us. I had a salmon wrap with chips and grilled vegetables. It was quite tasty and enough. Price was good. The food of my fellow colleagues looked good as well, especially the burger.
I would probaby go there again if I find it again:-)
Kann ich empfehlen:-)

Well I was fortunate to be working in London and stumbled across this nice pub in the back streets away from those very quick getaway places to eat. It was nice and friendly place. It had a good variety of beer and the menu was very varied and reasonable. I had a nice pasta meal which fit my appetite very well and I think it’s very nice place to go for food away from the hustle and bustle of the London streets.
I will go there again.

Not really sure why this place has such good reviews. I mean the food is average at best, but surely nothing you couldn’t get from any pub in London. The place itself is also nothing special but at least it feels authentic and isn’t one of this tourist places you will find so often in central London. So at least there is one good thing to it.
We went there for a Sunday roast and we all agreed that the food wasn’t executed very well. My beef was dry and overcooked. The veggies were regular frozen vegetables that just got re-​heated and the Yorkshire pudding was pale. The ales are good, but you can’t really mess that up, can you…
It might be that the place is good for drinking in the evening, but I certainly cannot recommend this for eating, especially not for a Sunday roast. At least it is cheap, so if you are only looking for some food to fill you up after a night out this could be your place, if you are looking for high quality pub food look somewhere else.

Un gastro-​pub comme je les aimes: ambiance plutôt calme (mais parfois plus animée) une nourriture correcte, faite maison, pas trop chère et servie rapidement. UN servidiscret et efficace par deux jeunes adorables

WOW. Been back twice since my initial review (once for Sunday roast again, then once for the regular dinner menu), and I’ve been blown away both times. The first time, I finally got the lamb, which was excellent. But what really made the meal was the dessert. Their apple and blueberry crumble is my new benchmark in delicious. It was that day that I also noticed they had my favorite Fruli (how had I not noticed before?!), which is an instant gold star, as I’m concerned.
Then my friend and I went back yet again last night, and my God. After a lot of hemming and hawing (£16 is incredibly steep for me), I ordered the rib-​eye, and I have to say, that was probably one of the best steaks I’ve ever had. I ordered it medium-​rare and it came out just right, with an amazing green peppercorn butter sauce on top. Every bite was perfect, they played Neil Young and PJ Harvey, and the servers are cute. There is nothing about that place that I don’t like. Will be saving my pennies to repeat the experience in the near future.

If you’re looking for a great little Sunday afternoon boozer with a twist, The Harrison can certainly give you a run for your money. Set in an Art Deco building, there’s a rather familial feel to this Kings Cross pub, especially in the winter when the two fires are roaring away.
But what really is starting to draws the Sunday crowds is The Pines music slot here every other Sunday, which kicks off at the convenient hour of 2pm, just enough time for you to settle in to your Erdinger Weissbeir and Rumpsteak. Admission is £3 and the quality of the bands is ever-​increasing. Check their myspace page for listings
The food menu is cheap and represent a variety of continents, they have a good selection of beers on tap, and if you feel like your weary legs can’t make it those few steps to the station, stay in one of the rooms for £95.

I stayed here a year back. The rooms are modern and nicely furnished in a boutique style. Flat screen and DVD’s to borrow. Simple and plain, but nice and quiet as it’s off the beaten track. There is a narrow stair nd no lift, but it’s not a big place. I enjoyed the food very much, and chose to eat there both noghts I stayed. There was a poetry reading the first night I was there, which was interesting :-)
Great location, only 5 mins walk from Kings Cross.