The Faltering Fullback
Irish pub · Stroud Green
19 Perth Rd, Finsbury Park, London N4 3HB, United Kingdom
Highlights
Rambling pub with Thai food & a multi-level garden
Rambling pub with Thai food & a multi-level garden
"The Faltering Fullback’s garden looks like an M.C. Escher print that was made after he’d been on the Stellas. This is simultaneously one the best and worst outdoor spaces to drink in London. Best because the Finsbury Park spot has loads of different areas, tables, and hidey-holes for groups big or small looking for some of the best Guinness in the city and a Thai curry. Worst because, well, multiple steps aren’t ideal if you’ve been sinking drinks for an entire afternoon." - jake missing, daisy meager, heidi lauth beasley
"Technically a rugby pub, but more often a football one, The Faltering Fullback is a popular Finsbury Park spot best-known for its M.C. Escher-like pub garden. That’s an excellent space for solemn tactical analysis and post-match debriefs, but inside is where all the screens are (and also where Thai food is served). It’s familiar and tasty: noodles, curries, soups, and meat dishes. Be prepared: it’s very popular on match days and weekends." - jake missing
"They say that alcohol is a downer, thankfully The Faltering Fallback has the perfect solution to this problem. It’s the pub that never stops going up, literally. The beer garden defies the laws of physics with its never ending staircases to heaven. If you do decide to stop climbing, you can sit inside and enjoy a nice bit of sport. That or bet on which beer sloshed drinker will fall down the stairs next." - The Barefaced Movement
"The ‘Rugby Is My Personality’ One Put it this way, if Caelan Doris would be one of your dream dinner party guests, you’re going to love The Faltering Fullback. On match days you’ll be hard pushed to find a seat—every inch of the pub is covered in people trying to sing ‘Ireland’s Call’ louder than their neighbour. But visit in the afternoon, when the rugby isn’t on, and you can see every charming inch of this Finsbury Park pub." - sinead cranna
"Famed for: Irish charm, that garden, steps. So many steps. Some become famous for their enchanting vocals. Others become famous for their ability to crush the tender self-esteem of an innocent air stewardess on national TV. And then there are those who become famous for a more unique talent, having so many steps that they are single-handedly keeping podiatrists of N4 afloat with a steady stream of twisted ankles. The Faltering Fullback is all about the latter, with a near-vertical garden that is legendary for its sunny afternoons packed with Londoners, young, old, and gloriously sunburnt, taking full advantage of their walk-in only policy. Eternally lively and one of the few Irish pubs in this city that manages to encapsulate Guinness glory without ever feeling like you’re trapped in Ed Sheeran’s brain on that fateful day he decided to write Galway Girl." - heidi lauth beasley
