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location:
address:
102 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 0LA
phone:
0871 984 1375*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.
nearest stations:
Stoke Newington 
(550m)
Rectory Road
(800m)
bus routes:
73, 393, 476 
how to find it:
From Stoke Newington High St. turn down Stoke Newington Church Street and walk for five minutes. The pub is on the right.
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The Defoe is one of the more traditional pubs in Stokey, in terms of decor and clientele. There's an above average range of lagers and beers, which includes Red Stripe on tap, plus a good range of guest ales, all served up by friendly and polite bar staff. Despite the interior being nothing spectacular, there's a (newly refurbished) beer garden and the place seems to dissuade Stoke Newington's more familiar inhabitants: the trendy three wheeled pram driving family. Sadly, the pool table has disappeared and the choice of music can occasionally be laughably bad - Europop to 80s soft rock ballads are the mainstay, but it is getting better. After knocking it down to a two pint rating in 2006 after some truly awful food we're happy to report the menu has now changed and is vastly better. In an area with a lot of pubs, the Defoe its perfectly fine for an afternoon of good beer, good food and good company.
05/08/2007
Eating at The Daniel Defoe ... we last ate here on 05/08/2007
- quality
- value
regular guest beers
beer garden
jukebox
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