Address: 150 Hoxton St, London, N1 6SH, United Kingdom
Phone: +442077297718
Rating: 4.2
based on 117 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The meat pie itself was amazing....it's contents had been cooked to perfection and the pastry was like no other."
"Great tasting pie and sauce. The whole combination was delicious."
"Amazing no other can beat it. The food is always delicious and hot."
"The meat pie is tasty, with an excellent crust and a nice filling."
"The jellied eels with mash and liquor sauce are so delicious, the best jellied eels I ever had."
"Classic pie and mash done that proper way with British hind quater flank nicely seasoned."
"The pies are the best I've tasted, light crispy pastry, plenty of meat with a good measure of gravy on the inside."
Cons:
"Pie seemed have been cooked well in advance, dry and tasteless."
"Mash was watery pies were cold and had no flavour and liquor was bland."
"Not what it used to be.. soft pastry top, tasteless liquor."
"The whole dish was bland and tasteless."
"However, food is both bland and disgusting (didn't really think that was possible) and the lady who served us had a really bad cold and wore no mask."
"Pies were nice and juicy but very bland."
"Cold Pie / cold mash Pie was not fresh / Beef inside the pie was pretty much like a burger patty and cold."
Service
Pros:
"Met the owner Joe who was incredibly nice and engaging."
"The husband and wife owners were very friendly and warm."
"Had a great experience here, with Charlotte being an amazing host."
"Service is fast, warm and very friendly."
"The staff were extremely friendly too."
"Both the owner and hostess were pleasant and very cheerful."
"Especially nice when the boss is in - always great service, stories & conversations when he’s around."
Cons:
"Service left a LOT to be desired. Tattooed lady couldn’t have been ruder if she tried."
"Almost good except one female staff (Cold and dry treatment)."
"The service was quite rude and patronizing."
"was ignored by female server for minute and half then she proceeded to scratch all over her face before getting the plates."
"Staff were miserable and couldn’t be bothered left standing though no customer cue."
"Unpleasant and very abrupt in mannerism from the staff."
"Annoyance compounded by bespectacled dude on the counter finding this quite amusing news to advise."
Atmosphere & Decor
Pros:
"A time capsule of work-class London. No fancy decorations, just proud family memories. Calm and friendly service."
"It's a real slice of old London. A piece of living history."
"If you want to dine in true cockeny fashion like it's the late 1800's-early 1900's this is the place to go."
"What a great place. Like an old fashion butcher's shop with tables and sawdust on the floor."
"Authentic space and interior - very few places left like this in London."
"Old school London experience. Great food and atmosphere."
"Classic London fare! Met the owner too who was a gentleman."
Cons:
"Dirty/chipped salt & pepper shakers, misty stained cutlery and you just get the feeling the place is just treading water before it closes."
"Old style marble tables, wood seating and cold atmosphere."
"Tired, shabby interior coupled with barely tepid lacklustre food."
"Note the sawdust on the floor from when people would spit out eel bones, as it made it easier to sweep up."
"The original shop recently closed down. This one was started quite some time back by another brother. Proper British fare."
Value
Pros:
"Only cost me £6 for the pie mash and a Coke zero."
"Nice cheap & cheerful place to enjoy some good ol’ English comfort food."
"The pies are really good and under a fiver."
"However the price is extremely affordable, the staff is very nice and friendly."
"Double pie and double mash...'2 and 2'.... Only £9:50.... Great value as I was full up all day."
Cons:
"I was slightly confused by two sizes of pie but could plainly see the larger pie was the size I was used to in Harold hill but a lot more expensive."
"for £5.80, it was a rip off."
"Worst pie n mash ever! Bland/ tasteless food and not cheap!"