The Plimsoll

"Four Legs made their name at The Compton Arms where they helped create and nurture a delicious and fun kind of pub eating. At The Plimsoll, a boozer in Finsbury Park, they’ve taken their winning combination of one of London’s best burgers and floral crockery to the next level. The Dexter burger is an outstanding piece of beefy, buttery craftsmanship. It’s all meat, cheese, sauce, and gherkins. No lettuce. If you’re not into McDonald’s-style burgers, you may not like this. But the odds are, you will." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna

"A pub? That serves small plates? Anything that’s liable to cause Rod Liddle to have a cardiac arrest is alright by us. The Finsbury Park local also makes one of the most stunningly McDonald’s-esque cheeseburgers in town." - jake missing, heidi lauth beasley, sinead cranna

"Relax, sink pints, and eat one of London’s best burgers at The Plimsoll, a cool Finsbury Park boozer-cum-small plates spot. This place is all about fun, gutsy, and delicious food—like pigeon bhuna—and it makes for an excellent date spot for any couple that thinks getting a little loose over a plate of deep-fried oysters is romantic. Things can get a little lively come Friday night, but if you’re after something casual midweek, there are few better venues." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley

"The Plimsoll is home to a VIB. In case you’re not down with our deeply obnoxious food acronyms, that’s a Very Important Burger. Four Legs is behind this burger. No, we’re not making a cow joke, that’s the name of the chef duo who created this outstanding piece of beefy, buttery craftsmanship, alongside gutsy small plates. They’re running the food at this restored Finsbury Park pub. And it’s the kind of boozer that’s just the right side of dingy chic to allow for a comforting group meal—you can only book for six or fewer—that revolves around pints and of course, that burger. " - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna

"The idea of going to a pub vs. opening a pub are two very different things. So when Four Legs launched a fundraiser to help reopen the former Auld Triangle in Finsbury Park as The Plimsoll we looked on in equal parts awe and trepidation. We should’ve known better. These guys are fearless and fun. It’s one thing doing up a boozer, telling longtime locals you’re going to be making seafood escabeche and wishing them luck. It’s quite another telling them all that and promising it will still be a place for them. But it’s just that and more." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak