Dickens Inn in Tower Hamlets

Very nice place :D great location, good food and helpful servers

The Grill at The Dickens Inn has a rustic ambiance with wooden beams and a cozy atmosphere. We ordered a burger n Seabass fish. The burger was generously portioned and well-cooked, while the seabass was fresh and flavorful, though the bed of vegetables was inconsistently heated, with some parts even cold. Service was good, and the overall experience was pleasant. The starters creamy mushroom w spinach was amazing. However, the apple berry crumble was just average—not particularly memorable. Overall, I’d rate the experience a 3.5 out of 5.

I have never left a review that was negative but I had such a poor experience at The Dickens Inn for the Saturday rugby games. The bartenders were purposely picking people to serve, and ignoring others. My partner and I waited 40 minutes in line, and another 10 minutes at the front trying to get someone’s attention. One woman blatantly looked it as and looked to someone else to serve. (Short brown hair, worst behaviour I’ve seen from bar staff). We ended up leaving. I would not recommend this place for anyone looking for a good bar/game day experience.

Very authentic and pleasant atmosphere

This is one of the BEST pubs in london! I absolutely love taking my friends and family here and it’s always a great experience. It’s in a prime location next to the Tower of London / Tower Bridge and sits hidden just off from the Themes at St Kathryns way. The food here is always very good (classic pub food) and the atmosphere here is great! You’ll meet some great people at this pub, it’s not really much of a locals pub as such as you’ll meet people from all around the world just sat on tables next to you. I tend to have the pepperoni pizza and it’s absolutely delicious. The prices aren’t too expensive either given its location. The service is always excellent and the bar staff are always a pleasure to talk to. This is my favourite London pub and I always recommend it to anyone I know who’s going to London.

We only stoped by, this time, for one drink at 7pm on a Friday, and it wasn't too busy. I've been there in the past, and it's been really busy. The staff were friendly.

Staff was very rude. Don’t go there expecting good services

The restaurant was stunning. However the food weren’t at their best. The fish was crispy as i like it however it needed a bit of salt that i couldn’t find on any table or stand. The chicken wings were dry. The staff were friendly.

Wife had roast beef dinner i had spicy pepperoni pizza.Both cleaned the plates Lots of tvs showing sports.Massive place and large beer garden and seating on the veranda .

We went this evening, we had the fish and chips and it is the best we have eaten in recent days. We also had the delicious sandwich. The staff were helpful and friendly. A pleasant and welcoming atmosphere.

It's very atmospheric inside, but the food is... okay. The portions are potentially large, but in reality most of them are greasy breading. I wouldn't choose it again, the prices are completely inadequate to the quality. Service ok.

It was so amazing after a long city walk to sit down on the porch , enjoy the sunshine with a cold beer. Highly recommended!

Very nice place to go eat fish and chips and a good beer

Lovely location,clean and well presented pub, bit expensive for a pint but that's the location! Give the cleaner a raise, nice to have pristine clean toilets!!!! Be nice to have some more local and small breweries on tap

We were there with a large group, the wait staff were friendly and professional. We ate a classic fried chicken, it was good. Recommended.

Beautiful pub in the middle of St catherines dock, just a few steps away from the tower bridge. It tends to be very busy in the evening and during the weekends but it is lovely

Very disappointed after eventually visiting this historic place. First impression was the plastic flowers hanging outside, go without with the season rather than plastic. Lots of dirty tables when walking through to find a table. Ordered a pizza and loaded fries. The smallest bowl of chips for the price arrived with our pizza. The pizza itself was nice but the egg on the top was raw, still lots of uncooked white. I took it back which they replaced with a new well cooked pizza and a very rubbery over cooked egg. I wanted the runny yolk just not the raw white! Won't be coming back unfortunately.

The building and atmosphere is nice. They could do better with the food.

Adorable building and only a few mins walk from tower bridge #historic

We arrived without a reservation and were seated immediately, a nice table near the window overlooking the port. We ordered fish and chips and it was very good. The service was attentive and fast.

Wonderful location, we had a business lunch on Thursday. I had the fish & chips it was delicious.

Lively spot due to offices nearby. Outdoor seating as well. Decent but not extensive beer selection

A nice place, typical London. The restaurant was very quiet, I liked the bar/tavern downstairs where they also serve food.

very very slow...more than 40 minutes waiting for the food...not recommended

Well located pub, with a beautiful view of the marina. Excellent Fish and ships

I was looking for a quiet place to eat Sunday roast (typical in London) and I booked in advance, which was a total success. The waiters were very friendly and attentive, the place was quiet and reminiscent of another era. The food was very delicious, although if you eat fast food it may be a little bland, however, in my opinion it was delicious.

Nice restaurant! Great atmosphere and delicious food

No reception or table service for 1st floor diners and not recommended for silent talks or calm dates. Ground floor pub vibe is proper English pub vibe and all you could ask for with friends.

Fantastic pub lovley staff very helpful good sport on televisions good Socail pub 😁 Always attend to this pub if ever around st Katherine docks lovely pub and got great staff and happy to help 😀 also do table service to your table took advantage as was busy so sat outside and was good and good looks really good to ... Highly suggest it ..

No card payment possible, we had to run to the machine and get cash. Service fee was still charged. No accommodating

Good meal here. Quick service and really nice surroundings. Just very loud so cannot talk properly.

Excellent food and service. Bogdon and Rob were fantastic, offering charm and wit to a wonderful meal.

Service is 0 Made a reservation(days prior) for birthday celebration on 17.02 at The Grill upstairs, only to be called 1 hour before the reservation and be told the Grill does not work for Jan and Feb. Absolutely ridiculous! The conversation wasn't particularly apologetic either and not too concerned that they didn't inform us in advance. Also impossible to get hold of the place to make reservations by phone. Very poor service.

Great place. A must visit building and dock areas

Awesome pub! So much choses & atmosphere. We had to wait for quite a bit for our food (just chips took like 15-20 mins to get for some reason), but the taste was amazing!! Quite an overpriced place, but such a great location in the centre.

Outstanding venue in the heart of the revitalised docks.

Wonderful atmosphere. Very good craft beers. The food is also great.

Very nice pub/restaurant with lots of locals. Fast service and tasty food and drinks.

Always nice to sit and enjoy a nice meal without having to rush.

This pub is by the Tower Hotel. It's in the Dock area, but a little more expensive, but don't be put off.

Very nice staff! Even though we were informed that we would have to wait about 30 minutes, the waiter apologized for that. After ordering, we received our ciders and fish 'n chips within a very short time. Both are highly recommended. If we are in London again, we would be happy to come back.

Beautiful!! Order and pay directly from the table, via qur-code... fantastic even with children aged 9 and 13

An old English pub with atmosphere. Great place, I recommend it

The most beautiful and cozy pub in London

If you want to experience a real British pub feel, go here. Feels like being on board an old ship. Fantastic view of the marina and located in an exciting area to roam around. Good British food and a fast and good service.

Called in for a burger and a pint plus some sightseeing of tower bridge good location, prices not too bad for London and the quantity of the food & drink was good.

Great atmosphere and cool pub but super expensive pints

Service good, enjoyable atmosphere.

Located on the St Kathrine Marina, this pub inhabits a rather amazing building, with real character. My work colleagues and I had a very pleasant evening there. The food was fresh and well-presented and the drinks choice didn't disappoint either. The atmosphere was also rather cosy and welcoming, and we will certainly be back!

A place where you can feel a classic atmosphere. Recommended if you visit Tower Bridge. Perhaps because it was break time, there was no one on the second floor, so I used the pub on the first floor, and it was nice to have a sports channel on.

The entrance boasts "the best Sunday roast in town" - though which town remains a mystery. Externally, the Dickens Inn looks appealing, but the interior disappoints. The atmosphere lacks cosiness, with a cold room and poorly insulated windows that allow chilling drafts. The food falls far below expectations. The Sunday roast is arguably the worst I've encountered. The roast beef was tough and riddled with nerves. Vegetables were barely cooked, particularly the carrots and broccoli. The chicken was chewy, and the fish and chips were equally subpar. Service was imprecise. When we ordered 250ml of wine, only 175ml arrived, requiring us to request the remainder. Desserts came with a custard cream or ice cream option, but the staff arbitrarily served custard cream without asking our preference. I don't think I will dine there again, the city offers much better places than this.

Recommended for eating Fish and Chips, good.

Nice restaurant, warm atmosphere and very good fish and chips!

Disappointing Experience at The Dickens Inn (the Grill) The place itself is charming, with a privileged location by the marina. However, my experience as a diner left a lot to be desired. I went on a Sunday with the idea of trying their famous "sunday roast," but I was greatly disappointed. The food was mediocre, a piece of chicken that seemed hastily cooked and mixed with vegetables without much care. The worst part was the service. The waitress assigned to our table seemed disinterested and unwilling to meet our needs. Not only did she have difficulty understanding our questions, but her attitude was quite unpleasant. It's a shame that a place with so much potential is marred by mediocre food and such poor service.

Cold food , unfriendly staff and no atmosphere . Never going back

Poor staff, disinterested in customers, verging on rude. Lovely location but very disappointed, would not recommend for a drink

very expensive It's not worth paying steak price for a piece of chicken.

Great pub, been here twice, once for an event and on just for a drink, but had a great time at both and staff were OK. Drinks were great but food was just average. Weird oil used for the chips made them pretty inedible all other food was average pub grub. Location is amazing and crazy to think you're in the City. Greats pics to be had and everyone in a good mood so atmosphere was fab.

Came here on Monday night. Lovely venue, and nice beer. The absolute highlights were the people working, though. The security guy on the door was the nicest security guard I've encountered in London. Very welcoming, helpful and friendly. The guy behind the bar was super friendly and remembered our drinks from the previous round. Thank you so much. A venue is nothing without a fantastic team, and you have it!

Great pub. Lots of seating, friendly service.

Wonderful British style venue. We ate the Sunday roast. All very good (roast beeff, chicken, smoked salmon, and fried broccoli). Generous portions and fair prices.

One of the most shittiest places i have been in terms of service and food. I visited their restaurant owing to its broadcasted image a week or so ago. Firstly - 1. we were not even offered water straight given up the menus and the staff not even giving us 5 min again and again kept standing on our head for orders 2. Cocktails were like it was made by an inexperienced person. Expresso martini wasn’t properly even strained and there were ice pieces in it. 3. They only had 4 dishes available from the whole menu at 6pm in the evening. The probability of the day’s ration being over was unlikely as we were in the bar downstairs for more than 2 hours and since then there haven’t been too many bookings, so was confirmed by a staff. 4. The veg option with rice and some sort of lentil was inedible and worse than hospital food with no taste at all. The fish was cold and the chips soggy as they might have been made hours ago. 5. The staff kept ignoring us whenever we tried to say anything and When asked for water , the person i assume was the manager as he was the only one not in waiter uniform, got a jug , not even stopping at the table just smacked the jug onto the table spilling a bit of water and kept moving. Horrible overhyped place specially the restaurant and a big waste of money

Great pub and in quite possibly the most picturesque location in London! We came early January for lunch and were not disappointed. The service was quick and attentive. Slightly annoyed as they had a fryer broken so we couldn't order the "Scotch egg" or the "cauliflower wings," and after some back and fourth, the starters we had instead were very nice. For mains, we all enjoyed our food, the chicken schnitzel was great, fish was slightly overcooked but all was eaten. Beer on the taps needed more gas, according to my wife, who used to work in a pub, so the 4 pints we had were ok bit flat but drinkable, we did get them changed but was still the same result. Overall, we would come back, the food was fresh, tasty, and the location is spot on!

Traditional pup, by the river, with several different environments, for all ages.

Wonderful place to drink beer and chat with friends

Delicious, quality fish and chips, delicious meat and excellent beer. Super friendly staff.

Went to the upstairs grill on a fairly quiet Friday evening early January. Service was excellent: attentive, patient and friendly. Recommend the teriyaki salmon. Food overall was good, price are central London prices. It was a bit cold in the table close to the door, but then it was freezing outside.

Lovely pub with great views of the harbour/Quay. We were only in there for an early coffee but can imagine it in full swing of an evening. Well worth a look if you're in the area.

We had dinner with friends while we were on holiday in London, a very characteristic place overlooking a small harbour. In the evening everything is lit up and during the Christmas period even a little colourful. Excellent Fisch and Cips, they don't have many beers but they also have cider if necessary. Pretty good service and patient waiters.....I don't speak much English. Recommended for a dinner with a particular atmosphere.

Very disappointed with our recent trip to this pub. Met family here and had around 3 rounds of drinks. We were the refused Alcohol until we had ‘eaten food and drunk some water.’ We were accused of being disorderly which I can assure you was not the case. We were not disrupting anybody else. Very condescending and accusatory.Wouldn’t recommend if you’re looking for a fun night out. Bar staff also lacked enthusiasm and didn’t crack a smile once. 0/10 AVOID!

Delicious beer, great fish & chips and buffalo wings!

Tbh I can't even remember going to this place which is odd because of the name. Being a child I'm reviewing it for its name alone.

A really good place to enjoy a tradicional pub food! Friendly and cozy environment. Amazing experience ❤️

Unfortunately, I can not comment about the food or service, as I was attending an event organised by someone else in this establishment. I have been to London many times, but the location of The Dickens Inn was so beautiful. I'm looking forward to coming in the summer with my family.

Went for my work christmas lunch here. There were about thirty of us split over two long tables. On entry there was a nicely decorated pub with Christmas lights. They serve a good selection of beers, wines and spirits. We then went upstairs and ate, food came out quickly and was tasty. I enjoyed the food I had. My colleagues also agreed. Service was friendly and quick. Later we all went downstairs and they had a two piece band on who were brilliant. Atmosphere was really good and we all ended up dancing.

Lovely quirky pub with plenty of seating. It's in a lovely area by the water. The Christmas decor was really nice. The food was very nice, with plenty of choice of food and drinks. I'd definitely recommend a visit here and I hope to be back

Pizza was great. Place was a little cold on the inside.

The Dickens is looking Christmassy

Booked here for a work Xmas party and it went down a treat! Beautiful venue and kind staff.

The Dickens Inn were amazing from start to finish to help us organise our 80 person Christmas Party. Very thorough organisation for booking, including when being shown around, pre-ordering food and drink and answering the queries we had. On the day staff were really attentive, helping us to get set up and running the bar throughout the evening, all the staff were so friendly and helpful - nothing felt too much to ask. We were also allowed to decorate the room so it felt like ours and run content on the screens. We will be considering here again next year, capacity dependent.

We went to London for our 20th anniversary at stayed at the Tower Hotel. The Dickens Inn was a short walk from the hotel. Being from NY, we know pizza & wings. Both the Spicy Chicken Wings (served with Bleu Cheese & Ranch) and the Spicy Pepperoni Pizza were delicious. Our only complaint was that we couldn't get it to go. No pizza boxes, said the bartender. So, we returned the next night & had dinner there. The live, acoustic duo was also fantastic. Highly recommend.

A place where you have to go for lunch or dinner one day. The experience and the site are well worth it.

I liked this place. The inside atmosphere is nice and you feel good. You can enjoy and have beer. However the food is not the best.

Love this pub, lots of space, and love the decorations outside!!

I love this building so much and the area is in, on Christmas looks out of a fairy tale, walk around the docks and finding this place was amazing. My only issue I must confess was having a 12.5% service charge on the bill. It felt a bit much, and also, the staff ask you to pay more tips on top at the bar. The service wasn't that great as you have to order at the bar and the food was quite average... Like any other pub food. Other wise and if you have the money, this place is a beautiful hidden gem.

Moon was a wonderful waiter! He was attentive, Cortez’s and provided expert advice!

Always a great feed in a classic environment.

Teníamos reservas para 4 para el almuerzo del domingo en el restaurante Grill arriba del pub. Esta fue una tarde extremadamente pobre con el servicio terrible (que tenía un 12 . 5 % de cargo por servicio) ; vimos a nuestra camarera dos veces y apenas podía hablar inglés y también era muy antipático. Todos tuvimos los asados: 2 carnes de res, 1 pollo y uno vegano. Todos eran terribles y se cocinaron antes y en el microondas, basura absoluta. El lugar es bastante agradable, pero la comida horrible. Nunca volvería a comer aquí de nuevo ni puedo recomendar.

Pub over the top. We are in London for 3 days and this is the best pub we found near the Tower of London. Good service, very good food, not too expensive, great location (St Katherine docks are magic with Christmas lights). Very recommended.

We had lunch upstairs, The Grill. We liked the setting and the atmosphere of the restaurant. The staff is pleasant.

Very cool, and the beer is cheaper than in the center. Typical food. Good atmosphere.

Came here for a work party in one of the function rooms. The party was good, we had our own bar area and platters of food. The food was nice, lots of selection and tasted great. Overall the party was good and everyone had a good time

Located in St. Katharine Docks, The Dickens Inn offers a charming and unique dining experience in a beautifully restored 18th-century building. Its picturesque marina views are to die for. The inn’s rustic charm, with wooden beams and flower-adorned balconies, creates a cozy, old-world feel. The menu was pretty wholesome. I ordered peri peri chicken skewers and the chicken shawarma platter. The chicken was juicy and perfectly cooked however the shawarma was a tad bit salty. Overall great experience- will definitely visit again when in London next time.

Top fish and chips in my vacancy in London

On the day I visited sat in bar and had a drink atmosphere friendly nice place to have a beer . Then we went up to the restaurant not as good as last time I visited, service very slow food came out cold as it had sat on hot plate a long time sent back ,we had to ask for our food . Was told they were short staffed .Normally, a good place to eat maybe just a off day

Had a pint of Guinness and fish and chips. Food was great. Prices are so expensive

London atmosphere. Excellent place for an aperitif and festive meal

Very nice pub on st Catherine's docks friendly staff nice interior nice bar

Love the Dickens Inn. Great atmosphere set in beautiful St Katherines dock

A great opportunity to charge your phone and buy a power bank. If there is such a desire. Presto you pay a deposit of 15 euros. Just charging costs 2.50. Very convenient