The Rochester Castle - Hackney

The food was terrible, and the wrong order served . The manager was indifferent to our complaints. Normally, food and service are very good . Will stay away for a while .

A good pub situated on a high street in a town that is oozing gentrification and price tags to prop it up. However this true spoon does keep its prices low and is more noticeable in places such as this where pints elsewhere are astronomical. With the food selection I can only write as a vegan and like most places this spoon does offer vegan fodder. I recommend the jacket potato with salad as it comes with a drink as well so good bargain. The vibe here is great amongst the users and they are friendly and in general very pleasant. My experience at the bar is less than satisfactory as the bar staff don't know who was next in line and just serve anyone, even though you have been waiting. On occasions they have preferred to serve a regular punter before me, even though I was first up, which is extremely annoying. This lack of etiquette at the bar though is remedied by using the app, even of it is to get an empty cup for coffee so that is now the norm rather than be ignored. The majority of the staff are friendly and helpful. Update on 1/12/22 With my recent experiences in some spoon pubs this one has come out better. Some the staff are terrible and cannot be asked to clean away tables, wipe them down and are quite rude. The service here is excellent, very polite, very attentive to the table cleanliness and are quick with the drinks to table. My only major gripe here is the selfish , normally regular, customers that hog the booths on their own. A couple of the booths fit 6 to 8 people easily and yet it is occupied by one person drinking a cup of tea. Just like hotels booths should charge a single occupancy rate as this is just selfish. Families and groups have to perch round tables causing movement issues for punters navigating aisles and carrying drinks. A surcharge of £10 per every half hour would be nice if just one person occupies a booth.

A safe place. Wonderful food. Friendly staff. A great and very safe place to meet in Central London. FreemanfilmsUK.

Top spoons for real ale selections and quality, interesting old pub building with garden, good service

Very cheap! The beer was good and the food was as well! The service is a bit slow, but it is worth it!