Hackney Picturehouse Bar & Kitchen

I think this is a great place to eat and drink with company. There is a good selection of drinks on the menu and the house wine is very tasty. The chef and his team have been really diligent in sourcing quality, ethical produce and creating an interesting and balanced menu even if there isn't a huge choice of dishes. Service can bit a bit hit and miss, sometimes you have to wait a bit longer for food to appear but this is appears to be down to things being made fresh from scratch (e.g. hollandaise sauce on the egg florentine at breakfast!). The design isn't the most condusive to a dining experience, it is a bit bland and corridor-like. I think the pricing is about right and you get a discount if you are a Picturehouse member which with all the other benefits is a great deal.

I have ordered a pizzetta and got an half naan bread with hardley anything on it! ABSURD they should be ashamed of serving this it is not food. A rip off

Hit and miss, this place. I really like the ideas behind it, and behind providing fresh, seasonal food. Had some amazing homemade dips here, and the burgers are good. However, we also once had some banana cake that was utterly uncooked in the middle(!), the pizzettes are tasty but extremely small and thin (although only £3) and we once had mulled wine which seemed to be entirely devoid of alcohol, but there is a good intention at work in the kitchen, and hopefully with practice they'll get it right more often.

We all know that London is very expensive for eating out and where a lot of the time people get low vaule for money, usually we lower our heads and bear this, most of the time we don't even thing about these issues and pay without thinking. However there is a point when expensive means rip off and this is the case with this place. I went with some friends and one ordered the burger, which was fine for £7.95, but to pay £3.50 for a 'pizzette' which was a 7 cm round of extremely thin crispy bread with a smear of tomato and two tiny pieces of mozzarella is frankly taking things too far, this was not a small pizza, it was plain rip off. When I queried this with the manager, he basically told me to get lost. I wonder why as consumers we let people get away with such practices, the burgers might be fantastic -although they take 20 minutes to arrive; but I won't be going there again because I don't like to be treated with contempt, I like paying the right amount for what I am going to get and at this place I was openly ripped off! food and good for a quick bite, but really with plenty of Lahmacun places nearby I won't be going there again.

So so so impressed

Had a pre-movie meal here on the weekend. Burger was good, and I enjoyed the flat bread and dips plate. Of these the red pepper was definitely the highlight. Drinks - the mulled cider was much enjoyed by my friends. Overall an ok well-priced meal, however I wouldn't go here for just the food.

I went there the other day and had the home made burger and fries. It was the best burger I have ever had. Other people were raving about the food too. fantastic that Picturehouse has made a genuine effort to provide great food at reasonable prices. My local, now!

Great place, perfect for the area with a lovely, fast changing menu. Excellent hot dog. Great for a bite with a film or just for the food.