A beautifully revived, raucous Finsbury Park boozer serving elevated, highly seasonal small plates and one of London's most legendary burgers.
Ordering Strategy
If you manage to snag a table, secure the Dexter cheeseburger immediately alongside the fried potatoes, then flesh out the rest of your meal with their ever-changing, elevated seafood and small plates.
What to order
Dexter Cheeseburger
A 'legendary' and 'food-scene-famous' burger described as glossy, slightly sloppy, and 'gherkin-blessed' without being 'salad-spoiled.'
Middlesbrough-style Parmo
A 'luxurious' chicken parmigiana laden with cheese that highlights the chefs' particular 'skill for pleasing the hungry.'
Ricotta Cheesecake
A 'compelling' and 'firm' New York-Italian style cheesecake that critics describe as 'the most undiluted, multi-sensory, unadulterated fun.'
Deep-fried Salad Potatoes with Aioli
Soft, deep-fried salad potatoes served with a 'fresh aioli' that Grace Dent notes are 'streets ahead' of standard pub fare.
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Signal Score
Signal score reflects how strong and consistent the review coverage is, not a star rating.
Top critic: Grace Dent (90%)
Editorial Weight 59 pts
Authority + depth + recency
Agreement 6 pts
How aligned the critics are
Coverage 10 pts
How many real review signals exist
Public Signal 9 pts
Google rating + volume
Boosts 0 pts
Manual boosts + hidden gem
Review signals
4 Elite · 1 Editorial · 7 total signals
Public signal
4.4★ (1,100 reviews)
Good to know
Tables are notoriously difficult to book and come with a strict 90-minute limit—expect to be asked to leave or move to the packed walk-in bar exactly when your time is up.
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