Faltering Fullback

Covered in ivy on a backstreet of Finsbury Park, you would never guess that this cavernous pub has one of the best beer gardens in London. This is a venue of many faces. On first walking in, it looks like your traditional British pub: cozy and cute with a predictable range of beers on tap and some quirky drinking artefacts hanging from the ceiling. Walk through into the barn like sports room with a student hang-out vibe: pool table, big screens, picnic tables and a rowdier crowd. But persevere upstairs, and it turns into an overgrown garden terrace bar, with multiple layers and tucked away tables, perfect for dates. They also have an acceptable menu of Thai food for when the mood takes you.