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360 Victoria Park Road

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Tue Jan 11 2011

This huge 19th-century pub beside Victoria Park has a large garden (complete with busy ‘garden grill’ in summer), a main bar decorated with Victoriana and Eagle-style comic annuals that serves creditable pub fare and, tucked away at the side, a full-blown dining room furnished with retro British Ercol Windsor tables and chairs. This Britishness is celebrated on the menu too, though we were grateful for the inclusion of continental touches such as a pretty bowl of gnocchi topped with crayfish tails, peas and a well-judged saffon sauce. New-season lamb rump was perfectly pink and tender and served with a piquant salsa verde and caper dressing. Fat mackerel fillets came draped over roasted potatoes, a warm fennel salad cutting through the oiliness of the fish. Puddings included elderflower jelly with mixed berries, and treacle tart with apple sorbet. Slow service – a result of understaffing on this occasion – let the generally good standard of cooking down, but the drinks list is enlightened, with good beers (Meantime and various guest ales) and interesting, affordable wines by the glass.

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Address:
Britannia 360 Victoria Park Road
London
E9 7BT

Phone:
020 8533 0040
Website:
www.thebritanniapub.co.uk
Opening hours:
Open 11am-midnight Mon-Thur; 11am-2am Fri, Sat; 11am-10.30pm Sun. Meals served 11am-10pm Mon-Sat; 11am-9pm Sun.
Transport:
Tube: Mile End tube then 277 bus/Hackney Wick rail/26 bus
Price:
Main courses £9.50-£15.50.
Map
1. Britannia
  - 360 Victoria Park Road
    London
    E9 7BT
  - 020 8533 0040
  - www.thebritanniapub.co.uk
  - 51.539236,-0.040452

Facilities:
Eating and drinking facilities. On-site dining. Restaurant. Licensed. Restaurant and bar facilities. Reservations required. Accessible facilities. General facilities. Private rooms. Outdoor facilities. Tables outdoors
Occasions:
Drinks. Speciality beers. Going in a group. Mood
Type of event:
Parties

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(5 ratings)

I'm surprised to read so many bad reviews. My boyfriend and I went here for sausage & mash just before Xmas they do an offer of 2 for £9.95 (I think it's every Thursday) the food was good, bacon and maple sausages were really tasty and overall service was good and staff friendly. Seems like a wicked place in the summer too!

NadeanD Thu Mar 14
Rated as: 4/5
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Rude service at the bar - which takes for ever. One nice guy works there and thats it. Food is pretty much awful. I like the garden if I am with the dog and kids have enough space to run around - the only reason I dont give this one star. Sometimes serve some decent local beers .

freddy f Thu Oct 25 2012
Rated as: 2/5
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very poor. the place was empty, yet food took an hour to arrive. Burger was dry, bun was stale, and the chips were rock hard. wont be returning

vic park local Mon Dec 12 2011
Rated as: 1/5
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OK not the best Sunday roast in the world but great to have a place where I can take dog and kids after walk in the park and dont get the skunk eye from the staff. Good local ales - kept pretty well too

gogobob Wed Nov 16 2011
Rated as: 3/5
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Its a lovely pub, and I always enjoy a drink there. But I've tried to eat there three times, each worse than the previous one. The last time I was there the food was so poor the manager just handed back our money and apologised. A shame.

tg Mon Sep 26 2011
Rated as: 3/5
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Staff are incredibly rude and slow. It took 2 hours for us to order and be served our food. They really need to work On their service and manage peoples expectations. Saying all that the food was pretty good and the setting is lovely. Just a shame it is so badly run.

Steve Sun Apr 10 2011
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the pub is great looking - but staff are terribly rude and slow. Much better pubs in the area with more professional staff. Good not great either - cold and bland

Paul Fri Feb 11 2011
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I agree - How wrong is the rating on this one! The food was sub standard and bland. The staff were nice but service was slow - it's probably best to just stick to drinks here!

Cooper Sat Oct 9 2010
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I completely agree with Daz - standards of both food and service seem to have gone downhill in the last few months, despite a lovely setting.

Nicola Thu Jul 29 2010
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Pub looks great with good beer garden but service is woeful and attitude of the management is terrible - much better at the Royal Inn or the Empress. Really worth avoiding.

Daz Sun Jun 20 2010
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