The Gun, Docklands Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff are all friendly."
• "Our waitress was very friendly and attentive."
• "Staff were impeccable and the food was amazingly delightful!"
• "The staff were amazing, friendly, attentive."
• "The service was fantastic from start to finish."
• "The staff were welcoming and friendly which always makes a difference."
• "The serving staff were always very friendly and happy to help and the food was served promptly and well presented."

Cons:

• "This was a classic regional office lack of interest and poor service, ruining a great local experience."
• "Seated and forgotten. We wife made eye contact with the server and she ignored us."
• "The service was clumsy, the staff had little to no knowledge of the menu, nor how to accommodate for allergens."
• "Very slow service and very high prices."
• "The service was a bit of a let down, there seems to be a lot of staff but we waited almost 25 mins to place our order."
• "Service was very poor took ages to get even water."
• "Unfortunately the Sunday roast was disappointing it's looks great but the roast beef was tougher than old pair of trainers and gravy was really salty."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was great, on the expensive side but well worth it."
• "The meats were tender and flavourful and the yorkshire pudding was big and fluffy."
• "The food was absolutely delicious and the service top notch."
• "The Gun serves one of the best roast dinners in London."
• "The food was fantastic."
• "Food is fantastic, though expensive."
• "The food was delicious and so well presented."

Cons:

• "The deserts were so so the brownie dry."
• "Three people in our party ordered the rack of lamb which was fatty, tough and undercooked, not pink as ordered."
• "The food is lacking. The cod was lackluster, the steak riddled with grissle."
• "I found several small, living caterpillars in the greens."
• "The food was not impressive enough to make up for the bad service."
• "The food needs improving. Grossly overpriced."
• "The food was not good. The charcuterie platter we ordered was probably sourced from the local Tesco."

Ambience and Location

Pros:

• "Has a great little terrace overlooking the river."
• "Excellent view of O2 across the way, the docks, water, ferries & boats."
• "Lovely pub on the Thames River looking across to the O2 in Greenwich."
• "The open sitting area is great as it is next to Thames providing a great view."
• "A fantastic pub/restaurant in a great setting with a stunning view in the fully covered outdoor dining area."
• "Lovely pub right on the water edge with great view of the 02."
• "Beautiful view out over the Thames towards the O2."

Cons:

• "Slightly confusing was the toilets being identified as Emma and Horario rather than any normal nomenclature."
• "Although we didn't eat there saw the dining area - quite dark but I suppose atmospheric."
• "For the price, the place could have a better presentation."
• "Very small seats without back support. Small and dirty tables. Dogs laying around."
• "When we went over half of it was booked for a private event so there wasn't much room."
• "Strange to get to if you're not from Canary Wharf area."
• "Opening times are completely wrong. Just stopped there at 21:35 and learned they are closed."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Good range of real ales plus extensive drinks menu. Reasonably priced lunch."
• "The bill was incredibly reasonable baring in mind how expensive life is right now."
• "The price is very reasonable for London."
• "Wine reasonably priced and service excellent."
• "Beer is reasonably priced and a decent collection."
• "Food was a bit pricey but you pay for good stuff. Roasts were sublime."
• "It's more expensive than your average pub roast but you definitely get what you pay for."