The best restaurants in Hackney London

First of all its terrible how one has to use a card and tap your pin numbers on a tablet size screen that is not near to the user, hence stretching over the counter and anyone in the shop if wanted could see what's been pressed. Absolutely no privacy plus I was not even told how much the coffee's are or given a receipt. But the worst of this visit was once I had paid I was told to go outside and wait at a window or them to be made, It was raining I was freezing and the man who I might have been new took 7 mins to make 2 coffee's whilst I waited outside getting cold. Maye I could understand this method if the shop were busy. I could have easily stood inside from the rain and wait for the coffee's The coffee was pleasant would have been nice if there was a choice of a medium instead of only a small. cup it would have been nice if it was warmer not tepid

Somewhere special to visit again and again. What a beautiful concept with excellent food and wonderful service. Cassie took care of us so well and explained all of our courses. We did the lamb season tasting menu and my gosh - what a treat! Head Chef Guich (who came to say goodbye as we left!) did an incredible job. All our courses were paired by German wine which was so interesting to try. Ryan explained all the food to us in such an entertaining way. I will come back season after season!

Primera vez aquí, pero un lugar muy agradable para empezar el día. Tuve un desayuno inglés completo y realmente golpeó el lugar. Si estás en la zona de Shoreditch recomendaría para un buen comienzo del día.

Absolutely very delicious foods and excellent service, especially perfect salad and sauce, if you haven't, try it

Good croissant & coffee & service. What else?

The Merlin is a good spot to come with mates and watch the football especially in the summer as it has tv screens in the beer garden.

Tuvimos un excelente domingo vegano asado aquí en diciembre. También necesito evitar el trigo y dos de los 3 asados estaban libres de gluten (y estaban deliciosos! ). ¡Mi esposo tampoco notó la diferencia con el budín vegano de yorkshire y uno normal! Los postres también fueron excelentes (crumble de manzana GF y brownie de chocolate - con vegano vertiendo “crema” y natillas). El pub en sí es cómodo, el personal era amable y las decoraciones navideñas lo hicieron mágico!

Avoid. Solo suelo dejar comentarios cuando tengo una experiencia muy positiva. Pero este lugar es una trampa. Fui con mi pareja en julio de 2024 en una rara noche que ambos podríamos tener una noche de fin de semana libre del trabajo. Nos dijeron que habría una mesa para nosotros en 30 - 45 minutos, y acordamos que íbamos a dar un paseo mientras esperábamos. Un servidor luego nos persiguió por una cuadra por la acera para decir que podíamos sentarnos en el bar mientras esperábamos. Por lo tanto, nosotros (dos hombres tomados de la mano, claramente un par) tomamos asiento, pero nunca conseguimos una mesa en una hora y media de espera, mientras que un número de parejas heterosexuales, tanto reservas y caminar - ins, todos recibieron servicio de mesa. Y tenemos que escuchar conversaciones de los camareros sobre ellos siendo una pareja, preguntas sobre su noche de citas, ofrendas de elementos de menú y maridaje compartibles, etc. Nunca nos dieron la mesa que habíamos acordado esperar. Mientras tanto, tuvimos cócteles caros que eran en su mayoría agua, cena del menú principal (no un menú de bar, lo comprobamos... y también el bar es de solo dos asientos) que está en porciones diminutas. (Tengo 4 o 5 pequeños corazones de alcachofa fritos hasta la muerte con un poco de cohete como una entrada de más de £ 10) , y pasta muy cocida. Me encanta un menú de calidad, degustación de nicho, pero esto no era todo. Y la estimación de precios está muy lejos. Gastamos 70 libras, sin alcohol, en tres platos pequeños y dos cócteles. Comimos tan poco ( y los dos tenemos pequeños apetitos ) que tuve que cocinar una cena completa después cuando llegamos a casa. Y un hombre muy temible simplemente sentado, mirando, y ocasionalmente discutiendo con el frente de la casa. ¿Tal vez un gerente o dueño? Todo el tiempo, no estaba claro a quién pedir para obtener otro plato o para obtener el cheque. No hubo cuidado de tratar de servirnos nuestras cenas al mismo tiempo, a pesar de que lo solicitamos. Esperé más de 20 minutos entre que mi compañero cenara y yo cenara. El camarero y los servidores eran muy amables... me hubiera encantado verlos en otro restaurante con comida decente y mejor gestión. TLDR; No vayas si quieres buena comida y un servicio no intolerante.

I’ve been here a couple of times. The pizza is nice, but the service is standoffish and sometimes feels a bit slapdash.

Habíamos reservado una mesa para 6 adultos y un niño de 2 años y fue muy agradable llegar allí y tener la trona y todo listo como a menudo esperas eso. La camarera era encantadora y la comida era deliciosa y a un precio razonable y no es demasiado alto allí y hay mucha luz natural que siempre es genial. Volvería.

This place is always packed, and unsurprisingly so. The food is delicious, authentic and super quick, without having the feeling of being rushed. The cafe is also BYOB, which is great if you’re looking for some amazing East African food without having to shell out for expensive drinks. I always have a great experience here. So, so good.

I’ve had some memorable banter with waiters in restaurants over the years, but “…AND DON’T EVER COME BACK, YOU RACISTS!” is unlikely to be superseded. Service was slow last night, and gradually disintegrated into full on dreadful (menus being taken away, no order being taken). Me and my husband finally placed an order, and the waitress returned five minutes later, barking with weird aggression: "no chicken, just beef or vegan." I asked for the menus again, and she walked away with a stage whisper of "JESUS CHRIST!" and rolled her eyes. So we said actually, we'll just pay for our drinks and leave, because… rude. The waitress then LOST IT: “Well, I don’t like YOUR attitude! YOU are the ones who have been rude – you’ve been REALLY CONDESCENDING.” We were taken aback, and asked politely and precisely how we had been condescending. "Hey, I GAVE you a menu!" she offered, then really went off on one. She was clearly having… a moment/meltdown. So we stood up and said that after that spectacular verbal assault, we were going immediately and weren't going to pay for the drinks either. As we headed for the door she shouted “…AND DON’T EVER COME BACK… YOU RACISTS!” So I turned back and said "WOAH!! WHAT!!?? WHAT DID YOU SAY!!?" She wouldn't say it again, and when I asked for the manager, she shouted “YOU WANT ME TO GET MY PHONE OUT AND GIVE YOU MY MANAGER’S NUMBER!? YOU REALLY THINK I’M THAT STUPID!!? GET OUT.” I have never left a restaurant actually SHAKEN. (And certainly never been called, totally randomly, racist, which was ringing in my ears for hours). I've been going to Viva Dalston for years and used to really like it. But now it will always just be The Place With THAT Waitress where THE THING HAPPENED

Recomiendo encarecidamente y volveremos por más. La carne estaba deliciosa derretida en tu boca y muy bien presentada 👌 El personal muy amable y servicial de primera clase! !