The Gun Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Lovely atmosphere and staff also. Especially Kiara who was so kind, friendly and attentive."
• "The decor is really nice, it's definitely insta worthy."
• "The atmosphere here is relaxed but also is a great place for friends to have dinner or for a first date."
• "Came across it by accident but liked the look of the place and was not disappointed."
• "The interior radiates retro chic with earthy colours, leather chairs and low-hanging lamps with fringed shades."
• "The front of the restaurant decor is really cute with pink flowers hanging from the ceiling!"
• "As I stepped into The Gun pub at Old Spitalfields Market, I was immediately struck by the quintessentially English atmosphere that pervaded the place."

Cons:

• "Decor is a bit shiny, but I guess we're on the edge of the City here."
• "Strange place to hide the DJ by the way."
• "Music was so loud inside you had to shout at each other to make yourself heard."
• "Clean polished decor reminiscent of many a modern pub chain."
• "High standard design with Gun motive, loved the tree ceiling decor."
• "All the servers seem super fed up."
• "Poor advertising, poor management and worse waiting staff. Waste of a new year. Avoid."

Service

Pros:

• "Happy, polite, friendly staff, reasonably priced drinks."
• "Superb service, kind and helpful."
• "The staff here are all super friendly and they serve a decent aperol spritz and chilled glass of rose."
• "Great service throughout with a talented jazz band thrown in for good measure!"
• "The server was super friendly."
• "Great service."
• "Service from all staff was great, very attentive, friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Staff however spent most of their time talking amongst themselves rather than taking orders."
• "The waitresses huff and puff when they have to do their job and serve you."
• "Terribly lame place. Zero vibe and the Mgmt seemed to be getting drunk the whole time, not caring about staff."
• "The waiter took 45 minutes to come to our table and ask us what we wanted to drink, another 30 to bring two drinks."
• "After the original round and food was delivered our waiter kind of disappeared."
• "Service was a bit slow as they were busy & had to go to the bar to pay."
• "Sadly felt let down from the start with no staff coming over for a very long time to take our order."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "Came here for a Sunday roast this weekend and it was easily the best roast I’ve ever had!"
• "The beef was very tender and juicy."
• "Great varied Gin menu and the burgers are delicious."
• "Food was good and came out quickly."
• "The roast beef is my go to. You can’t go wrong with their Yorkshire puddings as they are crispy and delicious, they are not dry and hard like other places."
• "Food is good too, liked the burger with toppings that I chose myself and curry was lovely too."
• "The food was amazing very large portions."

Cons:

• "Asked for an Old Fashion and a Dirty Martini to find out that the guy didn't know how to make one."
• "The Mashroom parcel portion was small for £15 Just for the small pastry and some Mashroom filing you need to buy sides separately."
• "Some of the most expensive pints I have seen in London."
• "I had the worst burger in long time."
• "The only disappointment was the potatoes as they were very salty."
• "The deep fried squid was hard and uneatable."
• "Everything tasted of garlic, gravy was basically water, chewy fatty meat, hard carrots, sad yorkshire pudding."

Value

Pros:

• "With fair prices."
• "Lots of reviews say this place is expensive but you get what you pay for and I believe the prices were actually very reasonable for what we had."
• "Overall good pub, not the cheapest but still OK."
• "Pretty inexpensive as well."
• "Prices are reasonable for the area."
• "It's not the cheapest for a gastro pub but then the food you get is above average."
• "Slightly more expensive but definitely worth the money."

Cons:

• "A bit pricy."
• "Drinks were on the pricier side too."
• "The most expensive beers in London."
• "Popped in for a mid week drink with a friend. The vibe is nice but I was shocked when my gin & tonic cost me £20.25!!!"
• "A little bit more expensive than average London prices."
• "Overpriced and pretentious staff. Spent £50 on one burger, chips and four beers. £7.40 a pint is disgusting."
• "On the pricey side but not super expensive considering it's right in the heart of Spitafields."

Location

Pros:

• "Fantastic location, excellent vibes, cool decors, craft beers, and eclectic bar bites mean I can highly recommend The Gun is Spitalfield."
• "Nice place and excellent patio so top marks overall."
• "Great atmosphere great location as we had people arriving from all over the UK to join us."
• "Close to Spitafields market and Liverpool Street station."
• "If it's cold outside, this is a good choice to warm up. Plus, you won't have any trouble getting there as Liverpool Street station is a mere 4 minutes walk away."

Cons:

• "We sat outside when it turned dark there was no moods outdoor garden style lights and outdoor heaters."
• "Awful, served and charged for drinks outside which some appalling oaf of a “bouncer” then cleared away whilst announcing they had no licence."