The Axe

Easy-going pub The Axe is a popular pick for a drink in Stoke Newington. It's been on the scene since 2017 and attracts guests with a friendly ambience, appealing garden, and flavour-filled food and drinks menus. When you enter you'll see a simple and understated interior with white wall tiles and a big board showing what beers are available.

Whilst the interior is simple, the garden is impressive, with wooden decking, trailing vines, and covered areas. As well as the main bar, there's a private hire room in the pub's annex that can hold up to 40 people. It's a popular choice if you're hosting a party or special meal.

The Axe attracts beer drinkers with its 22 tap lines and offers local and international brews. That's in addition to the huge choice of bottles and cans served here. Natural and low-intervention wines, spirits, and cocktails are also available. Some rare bottles of wine, beer, and spirits are served too.

If all those drinks make you work up an appetite, this pub's seasonal food menus made with local produce are sure to impress. These are British and European favourites prepared with fine ingredients. The small plates include vegetable pâté with sourdough toast and beer-battered pickles, whist larger plates include sandwiches, roasted beetroot salad, and wild boar and apple sausages. Meals for children and desserts are also on the menu. The Axe gets particularly busy on Sundays, when it does a sought-after roast. This is a reliable pub for anyone in Stoke Newington.