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The brown-tiled facade on Hackney Road hides a gastropub that genuinely runs on two speeds: a wood-panelled bar downstairs that feels like it hasn't shifted since the 1970s, and a calmer dining room upstairs where the kitchen, staffed by alumni of St. JOHN, turns out proudly seasonal British cooking. The philosophy is that eating should never feel like a hushed ordeal, and the menu, built around dressed crab and proper Sunday roasts, argues the point quietly but well.
The awards strongest first
- Difford's Guide 4.5 stars · Difford's Guide
- Top 50 Gastropubs 2026 · #23 · Top 50 Gastropubs
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
One number, weighted & current 81
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Smoked cod's roe
“Stand-out dishes of the past have included beef and barley buns with horseradish cream, smoked cod’s roe and devilled pig’s skin, Tamworth haslet with celeriac and beer mustard”
Top 50 Gastropubs, 2026 -
Dressed Dorset crab
“So expect the likes of dressed Dorset crab and a traditional Sunday roast.”
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Sunday roast
“So expect the likes of dressed Dorset crab and a traditional Sunday roast.”
Michelin Guide
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