Stringray Cafe

Great value for money! The pizzas are huge and taste as good as anywhere. Try the goats cheese salad or potato skins for starter and go for the 'American Hot' rather than the 'Mexican' if you like your food spicy. The house red is good value at around £10.
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Stringray is our local and it's absolutely amazing value for money. You can have a couple of pizzas, a salad and a bottle of wine and escape for under £30.

Try the mexican pizza - its delicious, and the steak, chips & pepper sauce for £10.50 is the best value anywhere i've found in Islington. The food is basic - but very reliable.
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QZ - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 10
Thursday, August 21, 2008

Stringrays is quite simply legendary. Why did you go to Stringrays for steak? Stick to the amazing value, vast portions of simply yummy Italian classics and you can't go wrong. Grumpy staff only add to the atmos. Then again, maybe you should continue with the crummy reviews so we can keep it the Highbury secret gem it is.
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Lucy
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, February 08, 2008

I was living extremely close to Stringray until very recently and have been there numerous times as it is good value for money.

It is such as shame because, until about 18 months ago, the food was excellent - I'm not keen on pizza so I can't comment on these but the other options were great.

I don't know whether it changed hands or whether there is a new 'chef' but on the two last occasions I visited, I had to send my food back (moules mariniere because they were all bad except two or three and steak because I couldn't physically cut it because it was so tough).

I do love the restaurant for the atmosphere and value but I won't be making the trip from my new home. Were the food to its original standard, I would have made the effort.
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Food 3 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Saturday, December 22, 2007

I agree with the previous review. Stringray is not wonderful but for the price it's nice enough. The two course menu is very good value - though the main course has to be pizza or pasta. Decor, ambiance, wine quality are all average, I have had a couple of not so good menu options there - the cod for instance, but generaly it's okay. My teenage children like it.
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claire richards
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Food 5 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Friday, September 08, 2006