Address: 80 Columbia Rd, London, E2 7QB, United Kingdom
Phone: +442030269752
Rating: 4.2
based on 190 reviews.
Ambience
Pros:
"Very nice proper pub vibes, and isn't always completely overcrowded."
"The pub has a cool and chilling vibe."
"This is a great local pub in Shoreditch."
"Full of trendy hipsters (and flower shoppers on a Sunday), but if you can handle that it's a good pub."
"Great for people watching in the sunshine whilst everyone comes and goes from the flower market."
"The pub itself is always clean and fresh feeling with an old rustic vibe."
"The tall windows bathe this pub in light making the ambience bright and airy."
Cons:
"The heavy rock music was just far too loud and was a bit much for the amount of people in the pub."
"The atmosphere is also so loud you can’t make any conversation!"
"Saturday nights are really busy and the place is heaving with hipsters. Very loud, impossible to hear anything."
"Music is too ironic and too loud, staff think they are far too cool, and there are way too many ridiculous East London stereotypes for my liking."
"The music was so loud inside!"
"Forget about parking as it will be very very difficult to find space."
"When we went there it was smelling a bit of fried food from the kitchen, so maybe some ventilation was broken?"
Service
Pros:
"The staff were excellent and looked after us all night but none more than Tasha!"
"Good staff and a nice friendly crowd."
"Bar staff are quite pleasant and helpful."
"The staff were charming especially the manager Natasha!!"
"The waitress with pink hair was specially kind, amazing food and even better customer service."
"Staff was super friendly and accommodating!"
"The staff are all super friendly and really helpful."
Cons:
"Tables are very dirty, never wiped down, glasses and plates not cleared on every single table."
"Service has gone downhill in the last year or so. New (and not very friendly) staff behind bar every time, which means long waiting time."
"You have to ask to have the table wiped and for things to be cleared by the very unwilling staff."
"Been back couple times since lockdown ended. Service is slow and staff have given up and are rude."
"The staff were lovely but there just weren't enough of them for the weekend rush."
"Service can be a little slow sometimes due to the sheer amount of people in there jostling to get their order in."
"The place also seemed really understaffed (Sunday morning) and it took ages to get our drinks which we ordered from the app."
Food & Drink
Pros:
"Had dinner for 4, the food was really good, but the portions could have been slightly more generous."
"Great brewdog pub with a nice selection of beer!"
"Cocktail happy hour for the win."
"The birdcage now is part of The Draft House chain of craft pubs. Really good menu of craft beers, very up to date."
"Excellent pub with an amazing selection of tap and bottled beers. Limited food selection, but the pies in offer are very solid."
"A very amazing atmosphere with lots to see an topped off with an incredible roast dinner which I’ve had several times now and never one complaint from me!"
"The food was lovely, fresh and tasty!!!!"
Cons:
"The nachos were tasteless, they were chips with plastic cheese and some strange tomato sauce."
"The meal had an overall bitterness to the extent that I barely ate a quarter of it."
"The pies came with mash and mushy peas but unfortunately they were stone cold."
"The Sunday Roasts lacked flavour and were bland."
"The all you can eat was not worth it. Wings were rock hard and the next round there was more spice and sauce than actual meat."
"The food wasn’t great, the mash potato was still frozen and lumpy!"
"The calamari was about 4 pieces of completely cold and dry batter."
Value
Pros:
"Great value for money though."
"It's pub prices - and cheap pub prices at that, 3 pints can still come in at under a tenner here."
"The alcohol was a reasonable price and there were also a great selection of drinks and snacks."
"Drinks are reasonable for London during their happy hours."
"We got lots of value for our money. Our tummies could not hold all that food!"
"Food was fresh and tasty and I always enjoy a good Brewdog craft beer."
"Beers were of excellent quality and the selection is amazing (highlights at the time of writing include a lemon and coffee gose and a barrel aged stout)."
Cons:
"Their lager is 6,22 - more expensive than the IPAs."
"We didn’t get to see a menu with beer prices and found out only when we got the check."
"I wouldn't say £14.50 was deserved of it, I would price it at £9."
"I ordered two bloody Marys after shopping at the flower market.. and they charged me £14 for each drink.... And I'm sorry I have been around that's far too much for a drink from an east end pub."
"It was £19 (!!!!) and the worst roast I have ever had, a total and utter rip off."
"A lot of the menu (drinks and food) was out of stock when we arrived at 10am."
"Food just not good enough to justify the price (£18 for a roast)."
Management & Staffing
Pros:
"Every time we go in, we get treated like royalty."
"Great staff."
"The staff were amazing, especially Natasha she knew the menu like the back of her hand."
"Staff is very nice, especially Alex and Greg!"
"The manageress Tasha runs a fantastic, clean and well run pub."
"Chloe was amazing!! On an extremely busy night, she, Callum and Kobi juggled multiple customers and did it all with a smile and at a tremendous pace!"
"A lovely 'hello' as we walked in, and couldn't have been made to feel more welcome."
Cons:
"Not the same venue it once was since taken over recently."
"Advice to management- don’t give tables that are being used to your mates just because they aren’t happy with the ones they had actually reserved."
"The always overpriced craft beer selection on offer has really gone downhill recently."
"Used to have a larger beers menu and interesting rotations. Will give it a swerve from now on."
"Service was incredibly slow. Waited more than 1 hour for our first round of wings to arrive."
"Seems they have a kitchen staffing issue at the moment - I'd check before ordering."
"The one member of staff that served us was lovely but seemed clearly understaffed and not prepared for a table of this size."
Cleanliness & Maintenance
Pros:
"Definitely one of the best pubs in the area... Spotlessly clean toilets ;)"
"Interior design is warm. The foods are delicious."
"A fresh makeover a couple of years ago has turned this traditional boozer into a great spot to accommodate all."
"Lovely pub located on Columbia Road with a great atmosphere that matches the area."
"My favourite neighborhood pub. On Columbia road, good ambiance, friendly staff, good food, good drinks."
"The alfresco tables only add to the overall relaxed but buzzing ambience."
"Proper wooden tables, gooooood beer with wide selection."