Princess of Shoreditch

Arrived on a bustling Thursday night, buzzing atmosphere, starters of duck rilletes and Goats cheese with beetroot salad were good, but mains were poor, a piece of sole that was very tired and the butternut squash gnocchi accompanying the OK pollack was solid to the point of being unedible, mentioned this to the waiter clearing away but no visible impact on him, or the bill - shame, having had a much better experience at The Lady Ottoline last week.

Seem as though it's been getting warmer, me and my friend decided to visit The Princess, somewhere I've been waiting to visit for a long time. I had been toying with the idea of going upstairs to the Dining Room, but when we walked into the Pub area, it seemed like a perfect place to have drinks and some food on such a nice day. We were welcomed with huge smiles by all the staff around, and, as if they knew our plans, offered a table and more smiles and giggles was delivered by the very lovely and quite hilarious waitress. We sat, and were instantly offered the menu, and drinks. The menu was extensive and exiting. I opted for razor clams for starters and my friend chose the 'London Peculiar' soup. The waitress explained what the 'London Peculiar' was, and it was an interesting and animated explanation, service is incredible, the staff really make you feel like long lost friends. My clams were gorgeous, garlicky and vibrant green in colour, my friends soup was gorgeous, a smoky ham and pea concoction! I liked the little touches, the constant waters being topped up, the smiles and also the waitress remembered exactly what we had been drinking, and as I'm quite fussy, made them especially for me! Talk about service! I will be coming here again partly because of the food, but mostly because of the second to none service by the lovely staff.

Have been here loads of times and it never dissappoints. Had a large table booked here on Saturday night and we left so happy. The staff looked after us so well and the food was great. Thank you guys! .

functional staff at the point of being rude and average food...think they are milking previous reviews from timeout

Went here for dinner on Wednesday and it was great. This please is such a little gem, with really friendly staff and a great atmosphere. I had the Stone bass and my friend had the lamb and we shared a sticky toffee pudding for dessert - the best I have ever had. Highly recommendable.