The Jolly Butchers

Food is phenomenal. I had the crispy pork belly, with mashed potatoes, gravy. Spinach, and apple sauce. Along with a cider. Mm highly recommend! I bet they do a fab Sunday roast.

This pub is really good for a proper Sunday roast but even better than their roast is their pork belly. Tender, juicy, crispy and perfect for a late lunch with a pint.
They also have specials that are always on point!
If you’re in Stoke Newington, just go there!

A long long time ago I used to live in Stoke Newington. There is still something special about this area despite the signs of gentrification and The Jolly Butchers seems to retain all that is best about Stokey. They probably didn’t sell any food in the old days and I’ve yet to taste more than their chips (yummy fat ones), but the idea of a traditional Sunday roast here surely appeals.
In the meantime, it’s my favourite destination for a quick drink or ten after meetings in the area. They have a good range of proper beers on tap, but what makes me happiest is their rather more-​ish Malbec. You don’t often get to order wine this good by the glass.
Gentle journey back on the 73 bus — one of the few things that hasn’t changed.

I was told that you have to try a proper British Sunday roast at least once.
Well, I love trying new things, so I was more than happy to go to this place for lunch last Sunday.
Our group of 5 arrived shortly after 2 pm and we were lucky to snatch the last available table cause the place was quite busy.
All of us went with a Sunday roast option — I had the prime rip roast.
I was unsure what to expect in terms of the quantity, but as it turns out, you get one nicely filled plate with meat, veggies, potatoes and «bread».
My order consisted of a couple of pieces of well cooked prime rib, green beans, carrots and red cabbage, a few pieces of potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and plenty of sauce. I was not a big fan of the Yorkshire pudding bread thing, but the rest was quite tasty. The plates of my dining companions who chose chicken or lamb instead of prime rib looked equally delicious.
A few notes:
Reservations are recommended on the weekend.
For kids, they offer a smaller portion of the Sunday roast.
You order and pay drinks as well as food at the counter, but they will bring you the meal to the table (it took just 10 minutes for our food to arrive).
Their focus is on beer when it comes to drinks, but their Chardonnay is quite tasty as well.
Thumbs up for Jolly Butchers. :)

My first time here and it was bloody worth the wait. Friends recommended it, so we came with a big group and big tummies for Sunday Roast. Recommend calling ahead to book a table. We got our big group in easily and it was really fun. I got the lamb shank roast, which was ginormous! Was very full after.
Started with a Bloody Mary, which was thick and very spicy. Wasn’t the best ever but did its job. I then got a pale ale, which was good.
The sticky toffee pudding was delicious with salted caramel ice cream! Will definitely be back. Highly recommended.

Really friendly atmosphere, fine selection of craft beers and really good food only problem was the three of us who were eating got our meals at different times, would definitely go back.

Nice dog friendly pub in Stoke Newington with extensive world beer selection. Food was nice, the only problem was the service was slow and we all ended up being served our meals at different times.

Our favourite local, I adore the Butchers so much that I even brought them a box of choccies on Christmas Day. Fantastic craft beer and a great atmosphere — as well as affordable roasts.

Nice pub with loads of traditional ales, although it does get VERY busy and you may end up standing if you’re not there early on a weekend evening or early enough for a Sunday roast!

Nachos and beer — if you’re in the area and you’re waiting for one of the finest cocktail bars to open (*cough* Original Sin *cough*) then you can’t do much better than head here and sup on some fine craft beers while you line your stomach with the pub-​grub (okay, it’s far better than pub-​grub!).
This is a more «classic» pub than most «craft» places in London and as such has a somewhat awesome vibe about it.

First time ive eaten at the The Jolly Butcher. Will be recommending to friends and family.

We made specific plans to check this out for the beer selection, and decided to do Sunday roast there as well. It was very crowded, but the manager? owner? took us right in hand and got us seated immediately. The beers were amazing and varied! If you get a chance try the Beaverton Smogrocket Smoked Porter, yum. The beef roast was delicious and perfectly done, although the potatoes could have been better… pale white, more boiled than roasted. Get some brown on those spuds, chef! The broccoli was also undercooked. Sticky toffee pud was as you would expect, nice, sticky and tasty with a generous side of custard to pour over. Went great with the porter. Wait staff was pleasant, knowledgable and quick, considering how busy they are on Sundays. Definitely will be returning next time in London!

Popped over on a Sunday because I was craving some Sunday Roast (seriously one of my favourite things about living in London), and found the place super busy and every seat taken. After circling the pub (yes, very vulture like), we snagged a table as a couple was leaving. They have a great selection of drinks — we went with a couple of ciders, and the Sunday roast is good (under £11).
Definitely looking forward to spending more Sundays here!

Fantastic beer guaranteed. The food is also ace.
My only niggle is it’s now too busy anywhere near a weekend to have a quiet pint. But respect to this pub, one of the finest beer selections I’ve ever seen. Constantly changing beers brings a bit of variety to life.
Now please don’t go there so I can be guaranteed a seat!

Get the sausage sharing plate. You will thank me later. Matter of fact take me with you.
And wash it down with a Bavarian wheat beer. In a giant stein. do it.
Otherwise there’s a large selection of beers regularly rotating to try as well. And the bartenders are fairly knowledgeable with their stock and can help select options to try if you want to do some exploring.
It can get a bit crowded at times but it’s worth it.

I’ve walked by many times but it always seemed like any other pub (though more packed than most). But after sneaking out of work early on a rainy afternoon, I finally stopped in and was amazed by the beer selection on tap.
Then I sat down and was even more amazed by the beer selection on the menu. They have beers from Colorado, for example (Ska and Odells) which I’ve never seen outside of the state, let alone N16 London! Ska is a tiny brewery in a tiny town in the Rocky Mountains, run by stoners (who I grew up with).
Someone at the Jolly Butchers is seriously obsessed with finding hidden gems. As such, I’m going to spend a lot more time (and money) there.

My favorite place to go after a Chelsea match! Good people, good drinks, good atmosphere, and always a good time. The bar tenders are at tentative too which sometimes can be a hard thing to find. They also have a decent selection of beers.
I have not yet tried the food but you can be I will be going back some time in the very near future!

A pub run by friendly people who love real ale. They always have a great selection of real ale from different (but all great) breweries. They seem to like Thornbridge and I tend to go for them first myself! I am a big fan of the brewery so seeing a pub stock them says to me they know their good beers. They also have various brews from breweries closer to London, from which they seem to have made a very discerning selection. I take my hat off to them!
If you prefer your beer colder their Keg selection may even outdo the ale choices! Sometimes I go for something from there myself but they have too much choice! Even if I only had a half of everything I wanted I’d end up way beyond my limit!
The food looks appealing but I haven’t managed to try it yet
My favourite pub in London? Maybe? Easily one of my top five!

Stellar beer selection — and no Stella in sight. The Jolly Butcher is Stokey’s #1 destination for real ales, ciders and microbrews, with about 20 taps and more rotations than the 2012 QPR team.
If variety of origin, taste and percent are what you’re after with you beer then the Jolly Butcher delivers with bells on. From local masterpieces like Hopspur from Tottenham’s Redemption Brewery to US imports, wine and even hot mulled cider in winter — there’s something for everyone. Our group of 11 was equally diverse in age, origin and taste but everyone drank happy.
Also worth a mention is the great kitchen. Lamb chops, the burger and bangers and mash all satisfied us very well and with average prices at 10 or 11 pounds it’s just about right for a pub like this.

We were out on a Saturday afternoon walk enjoying the Not Rain weather when we reached the end of Church Street. Hmm. Unilocal told us to check this place out, so we figured we would stop in for a pint. We are already excited to go back.
The staff is lovely and the beer selection made me feel like I still believed in Santa Claus. Haven’t had the food yet, but it was Su h a comfortable pub that felt both modern and familiar.