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Visited for the first time this lunch. Beautiful weather, fabulous spot on the river looking across to North Greenwich, well-kept beer (Abbot, Adnam's Broadside and Bitter on tap) and wonderful history. Service was quite slow though, and the pub was nigh on empty - I hate to think what it would be like if it were any busier. That said, they were fine with us sitting out on the foodie terrace, although again, it was quiet. So, an enjoyable experience, but the jury is still out. I will report again soon, given that my office is just round the corner now!
sc597 - 19 Nov 2008 15:53 |
Amazing pub by the river! My top stop for a couple of pints around the isle of dogs.
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Great location, yes a bit out the way but worth it. Brilliant views, delicious food and a extensive wine list and good selection of beers. We enjoyed a long afternoon of food and drink on the terrace, will definitely be back.
Nelli - 15 Sep 2008 11:01 |
Plus points for the wonderfully out of the way location and stunning views; down points for the number of lazy individuals who choose to make their way there by cab. This place puts the "gastro" into "gastropub" with gusto and concocts an expensive but delectable take on fish and chips. Too many table cloths relegate the few less heralded seats to secondary status, but they are happy to serve food at either. The back room and balcony were being used for a private party on our Friday night visit, leaving too few tables open for casual punters - rain fittingly intervened.
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Went to The Gun the other day, enjoyed a quality pint and they have good grub there too.
I will be back, good place to go with mates.
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I really enjoy entertaining friends at The Gun. I have been a few times and I have often gone for Sunday roast which is always fantastic!
Great selection of ales and lagers too which is always a good thing.
The views of the river are unbeatable and the surroundings are pretty good too, I will definitely be back again.
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I notice that all the gushing, marketing-speak positive reviews are from accounts that have commented on the Gun only.
Funny that.
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This pub is great!
Fantastic mix of a traditional public house with draft beers and ales. Open fires and the dark wooden bar. Intermingled with a modern British menu, with pub dishes alongside more fine dining dishes. The Gun pulls this off with style.
I will be back, a great local and also worth the little trip if your not too local.
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Had waited quite some time to try this beautiful looking place & the experience was a bit disappointing. Good selection of drinks, although Adnams broadside was way, way too cold to be fully appreciated (why do so many pubs do this?).
The food was nice rather than great. Clams & chorizo were good, but the braised pork belly was 80% fat! It all felt a little too expensive which is fine if the food meets &/or exceeds expectations.
The service was also haphazard on a mid week evening which couldn't be described as busy (less than half full) they didn't seem to cope. Dishes came to the wrong sittings & we were twice offered someone else's drinks, whilst waiting over 20 minutes to get ours & order some food.
So many great reviews have been written about this place, I would definitely try it again if I was in the area, but having been to so many other great gastro's including the Lock & the Pumphouse, the old quality & service vs wallet, really didn't add up on this visit.
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What a great pub!
Had a great chat with the bartender he told me that the bar dates back 200+ years, when Nelson use to frequent.
I really enjoyed my beer and the fantastic view of the river from the terrace, will definitely be back!
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The Gun is a lovely old pub with a great terrace overlooking the Thames and the food is absolutely delicious!
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We visited this pub last night and sat on the terrace, things were looking good when we ordered a selection of Adnams ales on draught, but made the fatal error of asking for an extra two minutes to order food, 20 minutes later we finally ordered. Food was good quality, if slightly overpriced (are we paying for the view?), but the service was just awful, it was as though we did'nt exist. I had to take a pint of Youngs back, as it was last from the barrel and full of floaty bits, and it took 15 minutes standing at the bar to get it changed. Where are all the staff? During the evening we saw three pints of Guiness being returned.... It took another 15 mins to pay, and release credit card from hostage, all in all, a disapointing night and I will not be returning.
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Couldn't wait till summer to go back, so I went on Saturday (which just happened to be the most amazing summer day) and sat outside on the terrace- was of course fantastic! I wish I was a local so I could go all the time, this comes strongly recommended by my friends and I.
AnnaS - 28 Apr 2008 18:55 |
This is the place to be in London when the weather is good, right on the side of the river Thames.
Well, I've just been for the first time when it’s freezing outside but great. The staff was very friendly. We had food to die for. The Gun has a great atmosphere and it is so nice inside even when it’s dreary outside.
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London's own hidden Gem.
Location is amazing right on a quite part of the river looking directly across at the O2 Arena.
They have a great outside area where you can reserve a spot for a private function or just have an afternoon pint with some mates.
The food is also amazing with a great selection to suit anyones tastebuds.
The staff are awesome and give off a certain vibe that often doesn't come from a place like The Gun.
i personally am looking forward to summer, when they will have the Portugese Grill area open again. Who could think of a better spot to be on a summers afternoon.
The Gun are definately gunning for top spot for pubs in London. Amazing
tclap - 15 Apr 2008 16:14 |
My friends and I had a great time on Sunday... tasty food, good booze selection and friendly and helpful staff. Perfect pub!
dbc74 - 31 Mar 2008 15:05 |
Visited this past weekend and was saddened that I hadn't come across it before!! All these past years wasted at other places... A couple of friends and I had lunch in the restaurant, then went for after-lunch drinks in the snug at the back (Red Room), so cosy with an open fire! Loved it! I was definitely happy with the food, the posh pasty filling was AMAZING!!! I 'seagulled' a few bites after diverting my friends attention to something else, will definitely order that next time. Can't wait to go back this summer and sit outside...
AnnaS - 17 Mar 2008 17:36 |
Free wifi and some good beers on tap. The location just makes it worthwhile (overlooking the O2). But I would agree with the other reviewers, they have a problem working out whether they are a pub or restaurant
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A bit of a wild and blustery weekend - cold and wet part of the time yesterday, but a good day for a walk/amble back in Docklands, with Bow Creek Ecology Park, the Dome and the river (mainly the Thames) featuring quite strongly. Lunch-stop was here. It's rather gastro-ish, but warm and appealing, and we 5 arrived with Bertie the dog (still a very puppyish 20 month old Bedlington terrier) and went out onto the terrace. Enjoying a good pint of Adnams Broadside (Bjorn on Hoegarden at £4.60!!!!), and saying no thanks we won't be ordering food 2 times to over-attentive waiting staff, and then about to get another beer when a white polo-necked 'jobsworth' says they'd 'just noticed' the dog and pooches weren't allowed. Why? Because they treat the whole pub as a restaurant. There's no public hygiene rationale - you're more likely to get food poisoning from carelessness in the kitchen - and there was no signage (but plenty about other matters). So the Gun gets a firm thumbs down.
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I've really tried to like this pub as it's our local, has a great location and a good selection of beers. (No crisps though - which should say it all really) Myself and partner have been on a couple of Sundays with visiting relations for lunch, and both times were over-priced and disappointing, both for the quality of the food and the attitude of the staff.
I went again with a friend this evening and have vowed not to go back - arrogant bar staff who ignore you, bar food menu that's so limited it's laughable (burger and chips, fois gras cornish pasty, or roast beef sarnie). When I eventually managed to get the attention of a barman and ask him if it was possible to get a table I was told no, and similarly we couldn't order from the restaurant menu at our bar table. We ate at the outside Portuguese terrace, which was good, but again over-priced and very slow service. On returning to the bar to get a coffee (after growing tired of waiting 15 minutes to be asked outside) I discovered that the table we'd been sat at in the bar has been laid-up and three people were enjoying food from the restaurant menu there. Grrr! The attitude of the staff sucks - will not be returning, and wouldn't recommend anyone else to go, unless you're horribly pretentious and have the patience of a saint!
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Took my parents to The Gun last Sunday. It was to say the least uninpressive! Food was mediocre and very expensive, the standard Sunday lunch was good but at £15 you expect it to be! Three of us ate Halibut and all agreed it was very poor! Wine choice is very good but again expensive. We bought a rioja at 18.50 and was happy, when I asked for a second it appeared but on the bill cost 25.00, the explanation was they had run out of the first sort!!! Should we not have been asked?? On the whole a aesthetically pleasing pub that has massive pretentions along with some of the staff, of which there were loads!! Watch the 12.5% service charge too!
Try the narrow, much better if you can get in!
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Went to The Gun on a Saturday afternoon and it was crowded so we asked if we could get a table at their Portuguese bar/restaurant terrace extension next door. When we asked about it a staff member joked that there was a thousand quid minimum if we wanted to go in, and we soon found out why. After being herded into the roped off 'drinks only' area, a staff member demanded a credit card in advance, even though we were only two people and had just ordered a couple glasses of wine. None of the bar snacks we ordered arrived, and when it came to settling the bill they first lost the credit card they had held hostage, then messed up the bill by trying to charge for the snacks we never received, and had the audacity to add on a 12% service charge. All this for one pint and one glass of wine. We have never been treated so rudely before, and we are certainly never going back.
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Not sure if this is a pub pretending to be a restaurant, or vice versa. Probably a bit of both - bit of a mixed bag really. Drinking in the main bar is, as a previous reviewer says, like drinking in an upmarket restaurant. Don't like this bar very much, even though the Young's Bitter I had was OK. I quite like the back bar though, and the terrace really does have a superb riverside location with a view dominated by the Dome. Not too easy to get to if you do not live or work locally though, so i do not expect to be a regular visitor.
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Visited this pub on a Friday night for a works dinner and a few beers. The pub is nice in appearence but has taken gastropub too far in my opinion. The dining section was trying to appear as a five star resturaunt but in a pub setting?!?!? The food was fine but I was not raving about it and the price worked out to be about £35 a head for 2 courses. Was only drinking lager (plus a little wine with dinner) and it was fine in quality.
I doubt I will visit again but do not speak for everyone as some people may find this dining experience to their taste.
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Tried to book table on terrace. Was told they don't do that on the weekend. Got there to find tables reserved. Grrr.
Went for Sunday lunch. Ordered lamb. Was given beef with horseradish. When I pointed this out I was told rudely 'That's lamb'.
I've heard from too many people now about the dreadful attitude & service. What a shame.
Go to the Prospect of Whitby in Wapping instead. Great views, good beer, good service.
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visited this pub hundred's of times over the years,thought i'd take a trip down memory lane last week and pay it a visit; pulled up in the cab and told the driver to do a u turn out of there. shame.
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Nice for a quick pint of Youngs and a view of the Thames. Real fires nice touch. Food prices frightening.
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As most people have mentioned the pub's main asset is the view of the river (quite impressive) and the owners realy do cash in on it. I have visited the pub many times however it still seems to me that I am drinking in an upmarket restaurant. The range of beer is pretty average - nothing too inspired.
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My local and a good place to relax. Food is definitely upmarket and pricey, usually good but smallish portions as noted by other posters. Ale is better value for money than the lager, £2.80 for Adnams Broadside. Expensive but great on the terrace next to the river in summer and log fires inside in winter. Service is hit & miss unless you are an attractive woman (mostly male bar staff). Table service is a plus!
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had a roast here yesterday, not impressed. £15 for roast lamb, plate cold, meat cold, yorkshire pudding cold... wont be going back... outside terrace was cool though
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First time visitor here last week. £13 for 3 pints and 2 soft drinks. Sausage and Mash for £12.75 or Cheese and Toast for £4 (which I had, although just about enough to feed a pigeon).Had to get a sandwich when I got back to the office.
Service appallingly slow.
Nice terrace outside but ...........err thats it. Wont be going back.
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Having waited so long for it to reopen, my initial impression on the way it was laid out seemed to convince me that the good old days are, definately gone.
The decor is very nice. The paintings are amazing.
The staff are, on the most part, polite and attentive.
The striking thing about the place has always been its view over the Thames. Admittedly, it still retains the feel that The Gun always had, but now it seems that us locals have been priced out of another of our pubs.
£3 a pint of San Miguel? Someone should tell the owners that E14 is NOT the West End.
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A beautiful pub with great ale, amazing food and fantastic views over the river.
anonymous - 8 Apr 2005 12:14 |
Decent pub with good ale, and a lovely back bar that has the potential to be snug in front of an open fire, but instead the owners have plonked a massive great 'nautical' barrel in front of the hearth- oh well at least the barrel's warm! A waste.
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just reopened after a fire 2 years ago. Pricey, but well worth it for a romantic night out or just fancy some top class food. Amazing riverside terrace looking directly at the dome
mark - 9 Oct 2004 16:08 |
