Prince Arthur in Hackney

Great old traditional pub, serving excellent food. Lots of interesting beers on tap. Knowledgeable and friendly staff. Highly recommended.

A good atmosphere here, friendly staff. Good selection of Keg ales , unfortunately no Cask available.

Had a great evening with friends for our annual Christmas dinner get together. Service and food were absolutely amazing. Thanks to all for looking after us and we will be back. Merry Chrimbo

Held our work Christmas dinner here, great food and atmosphere, staff were fantastic, a lovely neighbourhood pub!

I visited here as a Japanese tourist. I heard this food is so nice. First, I was overwhelmed by the good selection of local Dalston beers. Eventhough, with this sublime Victorian interior!!! I didn't know what should to order, so I started with the recommended machintosh ales, maybe pale ale. For the second drink, I ordered one that many regular customers were ordering, but it was sold out. And they recommended a similar one, It was also very very nice. I wasn't hungry at that time, so the only dish I ordered was mussels escabeche, but it was also nice mariage with the beers. It was one of my best London pub experiences.

For nearly £30 (incl £3.95 service charge) I received 1/2 carrot, 4 small chunks of roast potato, a cupcake sized Yorkshire pudding, possibly a spoonful of mash, a few shreds of boiled cabbage - not braised as the menu stated, and a slice of lamb meat. It was very nice, but would it really hurt to be less stingy with the portion size?

Really excellent pub with an exiting and frequently changing menu. I’ve been a number of times and always find delicious new dishes to try. Beer selection is very nice as well with some smaller breweries available. Staff are always accommodating and seem passionate about the place.

Absolutely fantastic venue tucked away from busy London. Situated on the corner of a pleasant street with great outdoor seating the pub is perfect for a Sunday with the family or a Friday with friends. The Guinness is by far the best I’ve had in London.

Such a delicious food! Highlight definitely the scallops and the devilled eggs - so tasty! Thank you Ross and Sam for such beautiful service too, felt very well looked after. Will be back very soon!

Love; love, love this place…food is fantastic, great wine , staff are super nice. Perfect for dinner , Sunday lunch & for just pints .

An exceptional night with my fiancée & in laws. The food was outstanding, creative & delicious. Ross & Sam were incredible front of house members. Thanks for a memorable night!

What an incredible pub, hospitality is a different level. Food is so well refined but also just the right note of filth that you want in the best gastropub in London. But it’s so much more than your typical gastropub. Crisp pheasant legs, salt cod croquettes and guindillas, steak tartare on beef dripping toast, all stole the show along with pork chop and boudin noir plus the best triple cooked chips in London. Joe is doing really great things in the kitchen and Ross is an excellent host. Easily my best meal of the year.

Had high hopes for a well reviewed Sunday roast but left disappointed and hungry. Pork belly was cold leaving it with unpleasant hardened fat throughout. The rest of the tiny plate lacked seasoning and the flavourless gravy didn't add anything. Service was friendly but sadly slow taking 40 mins to order, no check for second drink or if the food was okay.

This is a lovely pub. The choice of ales/beer etc was great. The service was perfect, smooth and attentive. The Sunday roast was well cooked. My only complaint was that I left feeling hungry. Sunday roast is traditionally a big meal, at £24 for the roast beef I really do not think I should leave thinking about what can I eat tonight, but I did. Apart from l that it was a very enjoyable afternoon.

A real shame, the quality of food for a Sunday roast is high, but the portion size for what you are paying is abismal. We had a party of 8 and all of us had to go elsewhere for food afterwards. Ridiculously small amount of food for a 24 quid roast..

Lovely little pub that has not been messed about with but serves some great food and good beers and wines. We shared the carpaccio of venison to start, with a lovely dressing, then I had Red Mullet with crab sauce, fennel and pomme purée which was excellent, my partner had Bavette steak which was lovely and tender and seasoned really well, drank a great bottle of Txaroli, service was great, look forward to returning when we are in the area.

A cosy Victorian pub with beautiful decorations and furniture. It’s a great spot to have a quiet chat in a relaxing atmosphere with great service tucked away from the busier areas of Hackney. I’ve had their triple cooked chips multiple times which always deliver. The rest of the menu looks great but I haven’t tried yet. The pub is quite small which contributes to its charm, however I’ve found on busier evenings it’s harder to get a table during food service so book ahead to avoid disappointment.

Recently had the worst experience I have had in YEARS at this pub. The waitress seemed to dislike us from the off, not sure if she was having a bad day, but she was cold and rude to us from the start before we had really had a chance to interact at all, just very abrupt when taking our order. We ordered a duck roast which was the only option left on the menu (£31 each), which when it arrived was undercooked and the portions very small. We asked for extra gravy and got told that it is 'very expensive gravy' so we would have to pay extra, which we accepted. When we politely fed back our dissatisfaction with the food quality and portion size to the waitress she responded with rolled eyes, frustration and then condescended us further by explaining that the cut of meat was also 'very expensive' so perhaps we did not understand. We had paid £31 each so obviously understood we were supposed to receive a quality and well cooked meal, which we did not. They offered us a side dish as a way of compensation and when offered our choice she highlighted again, for a third time, that the dish was 'very expensive', so that we better be prepared for the size. It was late in the day and the kitchen was clearly running out of ingredients, so the disappointment with the food was not the main point of contention, if they had handled it in a polite and apologetic manner I would 100% not be writing this review. However the attitude we were given was so beyond the pale my friend and I were pretty taken aback. My friend and I decided to write to the pub to feedback our experience. The response we got from management was just as appalling. They offered to refund us, but they chose to highlight that, the report of the interaction from their staff member in question differed from ours (surprise surprise), and that they do not believe that 'events align', which completely invalidates our experience as customers, and almost seems like they are accusing us of lieing. The management also stated in their message that they had reviewed the CCTV which 'cannot conclusively say that events align'. I am unsure why CCTV would be a useful medium with which to confirm a verbal conversation?! Totally disgusted by my experience here, and how it was handled. It is very out of character for me to take the trouble to leave a review but this whole interaction appalled me and showed me that they have absolutely no respect for their customers so I would think twice about making that booking.

Popular local pub with interesting decorations inside. A good selection of beers and there is also plenty of outside seating. Certainly with a visit.

Honestly this place is sensational. From the service to the space and the food I adored every minute. My good friend has raved about this spot but only now did I get the pleasure of experiencing it myself. What a beautiful venue, I feel so lucky to have dined here in its cosy corners. I shall be back insensately from this point moving forward, that I can promise.

Favourite place to eat in all of London. Unreal food and impeccable atmosphere. Have to restrain myself from coming here every week its too good. Beautiful venue incredible staff both front and back of house!

Myself and some friends have started to drink and dine out at the Prince Arthur recently after a recommendation from some other work colleagues. The staff are really informative and the food is brilliant. We always get a warm welcome from the 2 Irish guys, Ross and Sam, that makes the visit that bit more memorable. Great work, guys.

Great boozer, great beer, great service, so decent then.

Firstly the positives: the service was very charming and the location is lovely. However, the roast I had was one of the worst Sunday dinners I’ve ever had, especially given the cost of the roast beef (£24). The gravy/oil was certainly the worst gravy I’ve ever had in London. Shame as the reviews seem generally positive… perhaps they just don’t do a good roast. If do you go on a Sunday take some Bistro with you and thank me later.

Such lovely staff and amazing sunday roast, on a super quiet road.

Travelled from Heathrow to eat here and it was well worth it, out of this world food, amazing menus and service and atmosphere was top notch, will be back again!

Went for the Sunday roast very underwhelming.. Not going to be over dramatic And bleat on but could be better !!!!

Absolute gem. Delicious food, lovely service with great recommendations. Best food had in a pub in a very long time

Friendly staff. Kitchen ran out of a few things but quite unusual and small portion of fish for £27. Literally two bites and all beans. Complained and staff took the price of my glass of wine off the bill.

Delicious food and impecable service, thanks Ross!!!!

My partner and I came here to celebrate an engagement party and had a lovely time. The food was fresh and was all served quickly and piping hot! A lot of the food I wasn't too familiar with but we were lucky enough to dine with the head chef and he was absolutely brilliant at explaining what everything was and how it is cooked so it felt like a true culinary experience. All staff were very nice and friendly too. Would love to visit again if I'm ever in the area.

After having a horrible experience at Prince George where the manager kicked us out for wanting to change our baby's nappie. We went to The Prince Arthur where they have changing facilities in both toilets, but also the people were really nice to us. Also pretty cool they have Macintosh Ale 🍺 and the pub it self is stunning.

Unfortunately the roast was not good at all - didn’t taste of much and expensive!

A very overpriced, average roast dinner. We saw a recommendation that this pub had one of the best roasts in East London but we’re pretty disappointed. One of the highlights from the review was the cauliflower cheese, however it was no longer part of the menu even though they still had it online. I then ordered the chicken but was told it would be over a one hour wait so had to choose something else. £24 was pretty steep for 2 pieces of meat, 3 potatoes and a bit of veg. It also came without gravy so had to order some. Overall wouldn’t recommend. Highlight was how lovely the staff were.

The food and ambience here is wonderful.

I turned up on a Friday thinking I had a reservation. Little did I know that I had nuero glitched and actually booked for the following night. Place is packed. Staff couldn't have been more gentle with me. Chef let us sit late and that was all before the food knocked our socks off. Very impressed. Can't wait to come back. Also good Guiness.

Lovely little pub tucked away in the streets of Dalston. Really popular on the Thursday night we went in and they had live jazz. All the food we tried was delicious - I particularly liked the stuffed mussels. They were happy to bring extra sauce to go with my chicken and generally couldn’t do enough for us - faultless service. Don’t skip the madeleines with lemon curd if they’re on the menu - to die for!!!

Cute pub with a good selection of beers and wine. Live music was a nice bonus.

What a banger of a Pub. Proper love and energy in the food from Chef Joe. Everything we had was beautifully balanced and break your face good. Best pub for food in East London right now. The food tastes as good as it looks.

Tasty Sunday lunch in a classic Hackney boozer with great ales on tap - took ages for the food to come even at 4pm, but it worth it

It's a lovely pub with good lager, a decent crisp selection (scampi fries are a pub favourite for me) and importantly funny, friendly staff. I only give no stars for food because I didn't eat anything. The couple next to us had some small plates of chips etc and spoke highly of it though.

Great service by very friendly barstaff, really nice cocktails (get there for happy hour!), good selection beers, food was tasty and quick if a little on the small size portion wise, all wrapped up in a cool trad dim pub decor!

Nice atmosphere, people are cool and the staff was super friendly

One of the best Sunday roasts I’ve had in London. Simple, delicious and fresh homemade tasting, great gravey, the potatoes where wonderfully crisp (which isn’t always the case with pub roasts!). The pudding was epic, fresh baked madeleines with lemon curd! Staff where friendly, the place is unpretentious & cosy. Book ahead because it’s popular.

Stewart is an absolute G. I love him. Hostess was the absolute mostess. Darling man xx

Love coming to this pub, it's our local, even tho often they've run out of a couple of taps, the beer is always good, the staff are so friendly, Stuart is always so smiley and attentive, makes us feel welcome and always gives above and beyond service. Food is delicious, but would appreciate an obvious vegan snacky opition as the other half is one. (Would say food is a bit on the pricey side, so now only really eat on more special occasions)

Vibe was lovely, food was great

Love this pub. Had a fantastic Christmas day lunch here. The team were amazing and the food delicious. Always a pleasure to visit.

excellent service, very chilled atmosphere with great cocktails

Food we ordered was pretty good but we weren't thrilled by the menu tonight. Craft beer selection needs much improvement. Good service and ambience

Great spot for a Sunday roast !

The food is a tad expensive, but the wine list is good value. Lovely atmosphere, excellent service.

Neighbourhood boozer with heartfelt service and exceptional food... Thanks to all

Just rediscovering our old local area now with a 6 year old. We went here on a Saturday afternoon in December knowing it would be lively and we weren’t disappointed. Obviously a bit ambitious bringing our daughter but she loved it too and the staff went out of their way to make us feel comfortable. It was rammed, loud and Christmassy - so everything you would expect and it was great. Food amazing and shoutout to Stuart who made our daughter a “Stuartini” after our meal. Will definitely be back.

Avevamo prenotato un tavolo all'aperto e ci hanno chiamato per comunicarci che il sistema di riscaldamento esterno era rotto. Nonostante questo, ci avrebbero addebitato un cancelation fee nel caso avessimo voluto cancellare la prenotazione.

The best roast in London! We had such a special meal here, delicious wine, a lovely quite unique starter and a fantastic roast beef and pork! The meat was amazing, and served with excellent veg and crispy roast potatoes. Gorgeous wine and cocktail selection, with really fantastic service - a big shout out to Stewie for going above and beyond to really make it a special occasion for us, thank you. We will definitely be back!

The pub is beautiful on the outside and in. Lovely atmosphere and great beers on tap. Everything set up for a perfect Sunday roast. Unfortunately the roast itself was a big let down. The meat was nice, and the roast potatoes were crispy, but that's where it ends. You pay £24 for a roast, and it came on what can only be described as a side plate (have seen other reviews say the same). We had finished it in 5 mins. The gravy was so watery and had 0 flavour, and you had to pay £1.50 for extra gravy water. The cauliflower cheese didn't have any cheese. I had to make dinner as soon as I got home as we were still so hungry. I get the impression the chef is very very capable and the menu not on a Sunday looked delicious and I can imagine tastes great, but I really wouldn't recommend the roast for that price. If you make the portions bigger and make some thick rich gravy, you'll be on to a winner.

Great food and really warm and kind service!

Early meal before a local gig. Small unassuming pub, but some crazy capable chef out back. Fell in the door at 6pm. Real sense of community, and friendly staff. Nowhere near where I live, but if there is another gig nearby ... reasonably pricy food, but it was top end ...

Our local after moving to Hackney. Lovely taste of home with the hospitality and friendly faces of Stuie, Anna + Eloise. Thank you so much guys ❤️

Our favourite local !! Stuie, Anna and Eloise made our night, even sang happy birthday specially and of course the food is incredible - on par with any easy London restau - so good ❤️‍🔥thanks guys

Love this place, delicious food and wonderful service. Would absolutely recommend and can’t wait to come back soon - thank you 😋

This place is such a gem! Amazing food and a great atmosphere. The new menu is HOT! Regularly changing and a much higher standard of food than you would expect from a local boozer... honestly folks check this place out!! 🔥 👀

Great traditional East End -end of terrace corner pub. Ample room inside serving decent pints and range of food. Has both inside and outdoors seating areas.

Super lovely local pub with wonderful bar staff. Feels a bit like a home from home. Stewart was super welcoming and amazing with our little one. Lovely new menu and can’t wait to go back soon x

Went down to the soft launch of the new menu under chef Joe and his team. The food was sensational, executed perfectly and great value. Those sobrasada croquettes might be the best I've had in London and the whole John Dory swimming in samphire and butter has been in my dreams all week (no picture of that as we scoffed the whole thing immediately). The staff are so warm and helpful, proper old school hospitality that's all too rare these days. The whole vibe is great so will be my regular go to - so glad to have a local independent pub that does it all. Popped by on Sunday and saw a lobster roast that looked out of this world too. Sadly missed out as the kitchen had closed! Booked for next weekend already. Well done team 🙌

Came across this place by chance and I am so glad we did! The food was excellent (apparently they have a new Head Chef) which was a pleasant surprise considering its pub setting. The menu is well thought out and of extremely high quality (especially the steak and chips!) Coinciding with warm, friendly and knowledgable service - the Prince Arthur is now my go-to for a first rate meal out (the crab hash browns alone are worth the trip!).

New Head Chef Joe Couldridge certainly knows his food! We were a large party and ordered just about every dish as sharing plates from this exciting new menu. Stand out for me was the crab hash-browns, croquettes, soft egg ravioli, tbh I may as well recite the whole menu here, it was all outstanding! Reasonably priced, excellent service - a great new addition to the area. Congratulations to Joe and co for a fantastic start in this great venue.

Had a meal & some drinks here last Friday. Superb little old school pub. Bright & friendly staff. Decent Guinness. But the real magic lies in the food. Was in a group so we decided to try the lot, even the vegan dish. The small plates are spectacular, croquets, devilled eggs, cornbread & hash-browns were all incredible & fairly priced. Incredibly moreish. But finished off with the fish, vegan dish & a Ribeye shared with friends. Top notch grub, compliments to the chef & team for what was a lovely lovely evening. Was told there’s a new chef running the kitchen who has revamped the menu and will be updating with the seasons so will definitely be back!

Booked an outside table for 5 on Friday evening to try out the new chef (Joe's) new menu. Even though the pub was extremely busy both inside and out the staff were incredibly attentive and friendly throughout, regularly checking back, offering more drinks etc. Good range of beer on tap, strong wine menu and great service from the staff. We ordered the whole menu between us, every dish arrived promptly, was well presented and clearly contained top quality ingredients. The highlights on the menu for me were the crab topped hash browns (which we ordered again), charred peaches with blue cheese, croquettes, raviolo and the ribeye. All of which were absolutely delicious and showed the skills of the chef. Can't wait to return and have it all over again.

A delightful find on a Sunday afternoon. Dog friendly. Warm and engaging hospitality team. Food was positively glorious and superb value for money. Thoroughly enjoyed - thank you very much.

Probably the best roast I’ve ever had! Roast pork was incredible, beautiful tarragon sauce! Staff are also amazing!

While I've only been here once, this might be my favorite pub in London, mainly because of its location in the middle of the residential area and the atmosphere outside. Service is great, food looks very delicious - however couldn't try it because it was quite busy and only made for the desks with reservations. Beer were great and they even had hacker pschorr (beer from Munich) :D

Always love having a drink at the prince Arthur. Food is great and service is top notch

Had food here on a Sunday, was satisfied 😌

Amended - 25/07/23! Came back for a meal on the house - much appreciated! The roasts were no longer on a small plates system which we found so much better. Food was delicious - went for the smoked chicken this time round and it was great. Left feeling full and happy. We also ordered the peach crumble which was delicious and a really decent portion size. Service was really good and they even threw in another dessert on the house that we hadn't ordered. Definitely a much better experience this time round and glad to see the small plates system is no more! Original review: Came for a Sunday roast and booked a table for 8 people. We were aware that their roasts menu had changed to a 'small plates' system for the summer, which we weren't too happy about, but we were intrigued to see how this could possibly work. When we arrived we ordered and were told that the carrots (priced at £12) were a sharing portion, so we ordered 1x plate of carrots as well as 2x plates of potatoes and 1x plate of broccoli between four people, and our own meats each. However when the plates started to arrive, we received one carrot cut in half... We were then later told that the kitchen was running low on carrots, but we felt that this really should have been communicated to us before ordering. Having said that, the roast beef was really tasty, I would definitely recommend ordering it. The dessert was a peach crumble (£9) which sounded delicious, however I didn't order it as I feared it would be absolutely tiny.. There weren't really very many options on the menu in general, and it just felt like a lot of money, for not very much food. The staff were nice and removed the carrots from the bill, and they had given us some delicious pork crackling while we waited for our food. But considering the potatoes and yorkshire puddings were burnt to a crisp, on top of the carrot disappointment, we all just left feeling really dissatisfied with the visit. The small plates system does not work, and the food was extremely overpriced for what you get. I'm not sure I would consider going back to eat there.

**UPDATE 25/07/23** The team were really kind to invite us back for a meal after our initial experience so I wanted to amend the review - it was a really wonderful time. The food was great and the full roast option (back on the menu, hooray!) left us more than satisfied - the smoked chicken and beef were incredible and I would honestly recommend. Service was friendly and brilliant as it was the first time. I will definitely be back in future. Thank you so much! Original review: Hi, I don't usually leave reviews *but* I wanted to share my recent experience and provide some feedback about the pricing and portioning of menu items following my visit earlier today. Firstly, I want to say that the roast beef was absolutely delicious, and staff provided excellent service. However, there was one thing that bothered me, and I believe it's worth bringing up in this review. I was quite surprised to see that after ordering what believed was a sharing plate of carrots to accompany our roast, that we were charged £12 for a single carrot. I understand the importance of using high-quality ingredients, but I felt that this price was excessive for just one vegetable. We were later told that it was due to low stock of carrots - but I think this should have been communicated before ordering. Moreover, I'd like to discuss the recent change to a small plate system instead of the traditional Sunday roast format. I have to be honest; I wasn't thrilled with it. Part of the appeal of a Sunday roast is the hearty, generous portions that leave you feeling satisfied. The smaller plates didn't quite capture that essence for me. I believe going back to serving full plates would greatly enhance the dining experience and provide better value for customers. I'd really like to thank the staff member who listened to our concerns and took the carrots off the bill, but a bit disappointed that we experienced that after looking forward to it for so long.

HI, Came in a few nights ago with a few friends and was not only welcomed but also served several rounds of both cocktails and pints by a bartender called Stewart I believe. Have been to the Prince Arthur on many occasions but never seen him before so assume he's new to the bar. He was attentive to our group, provided great knowledge of drinks available and made us all feel comfortable, entertained and already looking forward to our next visit there. Also a shout out to the other staff there who alwaye make our visits there great. If you've not visited The Prince Arthur before - highly recommend. Hope Stewart is a permanent addition to the Prince Arthur team, well done Guys :)

Really great food and top service!!

Nice quiet pub during the afternoon.

Typisch englischer Pub. Toller Flair und sehr gutes Essen. Zu guten Preisen! Wir würden wieder kommen. Bier ist sehr teuer, aber das ist es leider fast überall hier.

Nice serving staff, decent beer - but food overpriced and not good. No vegetarian option, just leeks or a piece of cauliflower listed as a main - and the twelve quid piece of cauliflower was not "smoked" but burned, and so were the chips. They did explain that their kitchen was understaffed (temporarily?) but not sure that's sufficient excuse.

Fantastic food! Very adventurous menu, but still safe enough for a romantic dinner for two. Phenomenal smoked custard on the crumble.

Good quality pub not a boozer. Suits going with friends, date, introduction. Good burger and chips.

Lovely old pub with delicious food & super nice staff

Nice cosy pub, only had a few snack bits off the menu but I would say the food was above average.

Always nice local one, in recent years it seems lots of changes of management and kitchen etc, which makes it a bit unpredictable

Quiet Xmas day drinks in this rather excellent pub. Friendly professional couple running it. Straight out of a time machine this fine day. Probably dressed for the occasion. Interesting history. Slightly reminiscent of Amsterdam brown bars. Will return.

We went here for a Sunday roast, after got a suggestion from a friend, regarding the smokiness of their meals, and weren’t wrong! Best sunday roast chicken I even had! Also very nice house lagger! Suggestion to stuff: maybe get a bigger plate for roast. It’s very packed on small plates. Also steak knives would be good too. You can’t cut much with the blunt butter knife.

Popped in for a roast - best roast I've had..

Best pub food around. Head chef Vivienne is a genius. Don't mind out on the Sunday roast pork and the insanely good and very unusual pear and apple crumble with smokey charcoal custard 🤤

Stopped by for Sunday roast and some pints. All was very good.

Friendly and accommodating staff. Nicely done interior.

Live south but love the back street pubs you find in east London. Think this is my favorite: all original inside, adventurous food menu and independent so great range of beers.

Lovely little pub tucked away in Hackney. The staff were particularly accommodating and really friendly.

Lovely old pub with friendly staff. Close to London Fields but far away enough to be quiet and chilled.

I been tonight there after few months without going and I have to say I used to love the food they had with hot4u but unfortunately they have changed the kitchen provider And the food tonight was 3 out of 10 ( and I think I been generous with that 3). I ordered a tomato salad that was very poor served with a old looking lettuce followed by a triple fried fries that were very soft and full of oil (not crunchy at all). We ordered some roasted beetroot that it was hard and a steak beef that it was cooked in in a low temperature so the beef ended up boiling instead of been sealed and medium rare in the inside. We ordered some oysters and broccoli that we cancelled due to the poor develop skills of the food. Not what I imagine it at all. I have to add that service was very kind, understanding and good with us and applied to us a 25% discount. Hopefully they can improve the kitchen situation and bring back the quality that they used to have.

This is a pub where young people run the show and try things. I love how they run it. The food is ace, experimental and delicious. We most of the time just drink, but that's easy given the nice beer selection.

Cool pub and very friendly staff

the food is alright, portions are way to small and the service is not to write home about. spending 18£ on a 4 bite dish and then have the staff serving say: i dont even know what this is not what i hoped. its a nice pub but im very dissapointed