Reviews

"Alistair's Fine Dining" - Trevor Jones

"When I first reviewed the pub food, three years ago, for N16 Magazine, the menu was a selection of traditional pies, bangers and mash and, of course, the Sunday roasts. The food was tasty and wholesome, but nothing like it is today. The Daniel Defoe now incorporates Alistair's, run by Mich..." read more >>>

"There is no other pub on church street to match it. I love this pub, professionally run and with great bar staff, not to mention the only Cask Marque pub in the area, their ales will not be beaten. I can't praise this pub enough. I just love it. Newly refurbished beer garden at rear with covers ..." read more >>>

"I had the steak the other day that was fantastic. The service was great and the staff friendly. Decent selection of beer, wines and whiskeys. The prices are very reasonable. The place use to be a dump, but they've really fixed it up and enhanced the menu without going ridiculously gastrotrash..." read more >>>

"Me and my mate always used to visit the Defoe on a Sunday when I lived in Stokey, simply as they were the only place in the area that served roasts later in the afternoon. We could, therefore, go and giggle at the cruisers in Abney Park and then go for a Guiness and some food. After a lull, we went ..." read more >>>

"Popped in on a Bank holiday Monday to shelter from the rain. Left an hour and a half later with a belly full of some of the nicest food i've eaten in ages. Pub food has never tased nicer, and reasonably priced too...." read more >>>

"Its hard to put your finger on why a place makes you feel relaxed but whatever the X factor is, the Daniel Defoe certainly has it. Share a bottle of lovely house red and either slump down in the chairs around the bar or sprawl out on the benches at the back. You might get the urge to slip off your s..." read more >>>

"The ViewLondon Review" - Emmajo Read

"The Venue There is nothing conspicuous about this pub. On the contrary, it fades into the background against its more polished neighbouring counterparts. Unlike the majority of places on Church Street, Daniel Defoe is not an immediate attention-grabber and resembles the kind of quintessentially Bri..." read more >>>