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    The Ship

    4.1 (12 reviews)
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    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Fish and chips, steak and ale pie

    It was pouring rain outside and luckily we found this cozy place with authentic English food. I had the steak and ale pie which was amazing, very delicious and was a good amount. The service was great and also very fast. Definitely will come back on my next visit to London!

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    David S.

    I was going to say that this is probably the closest that you can get to the Boar's Head Tavern in Henry IV but I have since discovered that it used to be located where the London Bridge Approach is now located (and even if it was still standing, which it isn't, the pub had long since been replaced). Still, this is one of those charming hole in the wall pubs located in a small alley off of Eastcheap, and sure, it might not be as riotous as it was back in Shakespeare's day, but it is still a great place to pop in for a drink.

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    Gerald B.

    A nice pub down an alley which is a great place to grab a drink after work. There is no table service. They have a good selection of beers. I did not try the food.

    Karyn T.

    What a lovely little find! Bryan and I had finished our visit of the Sky Garden and were really hungry, so I was so excited to have found this pub near by! The Ship serves food upstairs which is really helpful because the pub gets busy with patrons coming to have beer straight from work. Our server was Ms Kathy, she was lovely and kind, she took her time and was really personable. I ordered their Steak and Nicholson's Pale Ale Pie while Bryan ordered the Nicholson's Burger! We were so excited to be in a beautiful and traditional pub for lunch! Our food came out in timely manner and wow, the crust on my pie was nice and flaky and the meat inside was super tender, I really loved the pale ale gravy! Bryans burger was huge, holy cow and the flavor was there. Bryan really wanted a burger after eating so much seafood and this hearty burger really hit the spot, it comes with two large patties and bacon and Bryan ordered pull pork for it as well. If you're in the area I wouldn't definitely suggest to drop by, prices are super fair, service is lovely and the food is just delicious!

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    We stopped by this cool place on a pub tour. If you're doing a historic pub tour, than this is a must. Beer, good, food good.

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    Bryan and I had finished our visit of the Sky Garden and were really hungry, so I was so excited to have found this pub near by!

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    The Carpenters Arms

    The Carpenters Arms

    4.4(51 reviews)
    1.2 miShoreditch, Bethnal Green
    ££

    Popped in for some food. As a few other have said - it's a…read moregood mix between a more modern food menu and the good/cheap beer and look of an older London pub. I got the bangers and mash while by wife got the cottage pie. I think I got the better meal as the sausages were really tasty and the whole grain mustard in the potatoes was a great way to elevate the potatoes. Her cottage pie was fine but didn't have a ton of flavor. Food came out surprisingly quickly, but we also had an order of chips which was crazy slow to come out of the kitchen. The chips were quite good but we'd both finished our entire meals and most of our beers by the time we got them. Beer options were solid, some good German choices. Beer was cheap too.

    Though it is located just a short walk from the many attractions of Brick Lane, The Carpenters Arms…read moreretains a very local feel. This place is not trying to play up on an image like many of the bars in this areas and sticks instead to the important business of being a damn fine pub. Being quite small there is a naturally cosy feel to the place and this is complimented by the decor wuth lots of wood panelling and comfy seats. The bar has a great selection of draft and bottled beers and, for the summer months, there is an excellent beer garden. I've yet to try the food but they do serve traditional pub grub between 12 and 5 Tuesday through Sunday. With a great atmosphere, warm and friendly bar staff and an excellent range of drinks, The Carpenters Arms is a brilliant place for a relaxing evening or a great stop-in after a hard days shop.

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    The Birdcage

    The Birdcage

    3.7(35 reviews)
    1.3 miShoreditch, Bethnal Green
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    I'm a bit hesitant to write a poor review of this place as the girls here are really hardworking…read moreand as attentive as one can possibly be to hundreds of people in a day. But, the chaos I walked into on a Sunday has ensured that I never walk into a crowded pub like this again. It took almost 15 minutes to flag down one of the servers to ask about getting a table, to which I was told, "If you see a spot, grab it." As soon as I saw a couple get up I threw my stuff down- hoping it wouldn't get stolen- and went to order at the bar. That took another 5 minutes. Given how crowded it was, I ended up having to share my table with 4 other people; which wasn't bad, until I ended up getting my food more than 15 minutes after I'd ordered it, and then realized I was the only one eating at a table full of strangers. The food itself wasn't bad, but for a pub that claims to have the best Sunday Roast in London, it certainly didn't compare to those that don't claim that and are less of a hassle to eat in. And at £17 a pop, you can bet the experience wasn't worth it for some chicken and Yorkshire pudding.

    About a week ago, I made the mistake of ordering some Nachos here. Honestly the saddest plate of…read moreNachos I've ever come across. The best description of it I can make is that it was that someone poured a bag of tortilla chips onto a plate, squeezed some awful American-style runny cheese over it all, then put some ready-made shop-bought guacamole on one end, what looked like ketchup but was salsa on the other end, and then the largest dollop of sour cream (almost tasted like fresh whipped cream somehow) in the middle. There was no attempts to layer anything. It was served on a baking tray which I can't really explain seeing as it was all completely cold. And they cost £12.50 which, tbh, is a disgrace. They were unfortunate to say the least. I should have sent them back but I was so hungry that I tried to make the most of it. Unrelated, but the bar staff were lovely, I'm sorry I had to give a bad review based off the food.

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    The Salmon and Ball

    The Salmon and Ball

    3.2(17 reviews)
    1.7 miBethnal Green
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    This pub is the first place I stumbled into upon arriving in Bethnal Green, instantly outside the…read moreunderground station exit. The place is old and run down, just like almost everywhere in this little pocket of East London, but rather then struggle against this handicap the pub has perservered and shone through as a local boozer where everyone knows one anothers name... and an outsider isn't always welcome. I ignored the alarms going off inside my head as I took my seat, watched beadily by about 10 locals all sitting at the bar swearing at each other. I was in their end now, so I have to be careful... The bartender however could not have been nicer, even when I was just sitting in there to watch the cricket (I came back later for a pint as homage to this good service.) The TV is projected (sports) onto a big screen and Led Zeppelin/David Bowie screams in the background.. awesome. Their are boxing posters all over the wall, looking back to a time when boxing was still a huge part of East End culture. An excellent little boozer.

    So I've stood outside The Salmon & Ball many a time, waiting to meet friends at Bethnal Green…read moreTube Station. Finally, last week, whilst waiting in the arctic London temperatures, I decided it was better for both my body and spirit to wait inside. So into the Salmon & Ball I went. And it was rather pleasant. A traditional East-London boozer with the usual smattering of cool boys and old men that look like they've been glued to their bar stools since the late 60s. Bar staff were really friendly and my pint was ice cold, so no complaints here. A far better alternative than standing on the street!

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