Eat 17 Hackney in Hackney

Nobody likes to be followed around a store. There only so many times you can restock the same area walk away and return to it. I felt uncomfortable but had to make a purchase because of the way I was being followed around.

Ordered Too Good To Go from here and the vegetables were beyond the use by date. Some were almost rotting away. Never again will I shop here.

It’s a nice little shop but food is expensive. Bread is really nice though. Customer service will be area of improvement.

I don't know how they stay open in a cost of living crisis even with aiming their goods at middle class people. Really expensive even for shop aimed at middle class people even more so than co-op down the road.

Great store! Really nicely laid out.

Love this place - super clean with a really great range of fresh and delicious foods. Some items are on the pricey side, but everything is beautifully presented and the staff are friendly too. Especially love the bakery and vegetable section, so good!

Always overcharge on produce. If the shop assistant doesn’t know what something is (basic produce such as ginger) they will enter another random product into the till instead. Please train your staff, as it’s negatively affecting your business as shown by the other reviews.

I was refused my shopping because they do not accept cash. Poor management.

Friendly and helpful staff quality niche products inside.. Pick up these great products in store. My Sauce !! Very unique high quality . Gluten free and plant based more of a natural product - taste fresh as well. worth the price!!

Interesting to note that so many others have come to review this shop for the same reason as me - YET AGAIN, I HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY OVERCHARGED HERE. Not only that, but when I returned with my goods and my receipt, there was no apology and instead much swearing and blaspheming, as though I was the one to blame. Always ask for a receipt (then never give one unless you ask for it - not very hard to work out why!!) and always check it - preferably before you leave the shop, not like me today, checking it only when I got home, but I was so incandescent with rage that they'd done it AGAIN, that I walked back through the rain to claim my refund. I totally agree with one of the other reviewers, that they pretend not to know the correct prices when you question the charge - it's happened to me here many times. The only reason I keep going back there is that their bread is very good, but after today's utter lack of customer service and shocking rudeness, I will NEVER shop here again - and urge you to do likewise. There are plenty of other shops just like this one, and plenty of other bakers too - shops that wouldn't dream of overcharging as a matter of course/whenever they think they can get away with it, and who understand what good customer service is.

Amazing cacao powder and raw cacao.

Great selection of food but unfortunately have been overcharged many times. If you shop there try and remember the prices for all your items, LOL

These guys love to promote themselves as a local store. They certainly don’t do local store prices or attitude. You have to be very careful with sell by dates! I just noticed they were selling Campari for £12 more than the co-op a few doors up. I know co-op is a big brand but it’s also a franchise so not a big business either

Interesting range of products, good coffee, and all sorts of cakes, bakery... Top up of Eco Cleaning Products... MY favourite are olives with almonds... I just wish this place wasn't so expensive.

Excellent bakery section and food items you wouldn't normally find outside a deli. Snowdonia cheeses.

Great range of organic foods,fresh bread and staff happy to help.

A good shop selling a wide range of high end food. Some things are eye-wateringly expensive, but generally you get what you pay for in terms of quality, and there are some "normal" spar goods in here. However, if you look at some of the other, older reviews on here you'll see that people complain of mispricing/being over-charged. This is still happening. I have shopped here for a while so know to triple check prices, but even then still occasionally find myself being surprised at the till when something that DEFINITELY was marked up at 99p somehow scans as £1.45. Pretty inexcusable really.

Supermarket shopping is a more enjoyable experience...but you'll pay for it...natural, high quality food and drink provisions 💯

Great selection of all sorts of health and organically grown produce. Especially happy with Happy Endings selection of ice creams they have, slightly pricey but definitely worth it, appreciate a good reduced trolley most days!

This restaurant no longer exists - just a shop and a snack bar. They should update this onto their website.

I am a regular shopper here. I live a few roads away and love treating myself at Eat 17. It's too expensive for a regular shop but does amazing produce for one offs. I came in today though and had a bad experience with staff. I was buying a cake to take upstairs to baby cinema. There were lots displayed at the front but had no signs. I asked the cashier what the cakes were and he said he didnt know and didnt even want to try to find out. I asked if anyone else knew. He called over another staff member who actually seemed cross at me for asking. He grumpily said he thought the one I pointed at was carrot cake or something. When I asked if anyone else knew, he stormed off and got what I can assume was the manager. By this point I decided not to buy any and told the manager about the experience but he didnt seem very interested. Shame as the staff here are usually lovely. Must have got some temps in or something.

Great little shop with a good selection of products but the service was 0/10 I’m afraid. I was met at the till by two staff more interested in talking to one another in Spanish rather than engage with their customers. The whole time I was being served the two continued speaking only with each other, which probably led to me being charged for a new bottle of dish soap even though I’d said twice that it was a refill. Furthermore I than had to ask for my receipt from the now grumpy man with absolutely no concept of manners & their importance. I’ll be keeping my custom where it and I are valued, such a shame was this place is so local to me.

Loved it great choice and very helpful staff

Nice assortment/selection of international food and ingredients. Unfortunately everything is overpriced and some of the price tags are incorrect, which is unpleasant. Most of the fresh produce is not fresh at all.

I was excited the first time i entered this spar supermarket, but after trying to shop here i realised its just as overpriced as a normal spar, but with some delicacies.

Burger bar inside a Spar market. Had the smoked cheddar burger and it was amazing., but it's in a bit of a weird setting and didn't have forks when we went.

Title says it all really. When you are in the area, e.g. at Homerton Hospital, this is a great place to grab a bite. We had the vegetarian burger. It's well priced, portions are generous. The place now operates as a burger bar inside the Spar supermarket which is well worth a visit in its own right.

So so angry went there orderd burger and chips but no toilets stupid restorant and I'm disabled felt so shame no toilets in a restaurant wow so stupid I felt so bad and ungry I want it to eat there left my food went out to nearby restaurant to use their toilet

Love it. Perfect date night or intimate dinner with friends.

Good quality food. Friendly kitchen staff

A gem of a spot in hackney. Great burgers and pastries! Has become a staple of my weekly diet

Have had the burgers a few times, often tasty and well put together, but I abandoned ship after the last one I had a few months ago was still cold in the centre (vege burger option). Good fries!

The burgers here are good, if a bit too saucy sometimes. The chips are delicious. Lovely bakery and nice coffee. The upstairs restaurant is closed until August and will open up again with a similar menu to the former 'burger bar' downstairs. Friendly staff and a fun atmosphere.

Love this place. Nice bar, great restaurant upstairs and delicious burgers made downstairs. Love it.

Chicken burger kills it. Fries are great. Weekday meal deal 👌

This has always been consistently good. There are a few dishes that miss the mark at times as they push the boundaries of their abilities at times but most are good if not excellent. A lot better than many of the so called good food springing up in Hackney which is often very overrated. <br />Great venue as well with its wide vaulted ceiling, cool looking bar and artwork. Good cocktails and wine list. <br />For what it does and looks like, the value is also great.

2 things gave away this restaurant's firm hipster character even before we arrived was the fact it was stationed in Homerton and the fact it is above a Spar. It is a big, spacious restaurant with a traditional, art-deco style decor so not your average pop-up. We ordered off the "downstairs burger menu" and the burgers were really excellent - i would have liked to have tried something off the main menu but sadly nothing really seemed to jump off the menu at me all the dishes just seemed to have too much going on so I went for the safe option of burger The dessert was very underwhelming - I will add here i am not a fan of "deconstructed" anything so the deconstructed sticky toffee pudding type dessert was not really up my street plus if you actually added all the bits together it would have made the world's tiniest dessert

Our daughter and boyfriend took us there on a visit to see her and said she was taking us to the Spar for a burger. We were very surprised by the location and delighted by the burger which was excellent. Fantastic food at a really good price. ( The restaurant is at the front of the Spar which in itself has some wonderful food) Oh - the fries are exceptional!

Having read very good reviews I wanted to give it a try.<br />Ambience was excellent, food disappointing and very expensive for what was there. The highlight were the desserts but those were made by some other provider. Pity to have so mediocre food in such a beautiful restaurant

Regular here and pleased to see it re-open with &#039;pop up&#039; menu, can&#039;t wait for it to get back in full swing. Ambience and decor incredible and rare classy find for shabby-chic east London, feels much more grown up and sophisticated than most of the fodder around this area. Food and cocktails to match. Thank you

My dinner at Eat 17 was one of the best meals I&#039;ve had in London. The food was amazing and the service was excellent. The Tandoori Scallops were a delicious starter, and my date and I really liked our main courses. I especially enjoyed the special dessert menu by Fraise Sauvage of Happy Endings Dessert nights. The space is gorgeous and feels like Los Angeles in the middle of Hackney. Overall, I highly recommend this spot.

There were not enough food choices , i am not a vegaterian but my daughter is and there was only one dish she could order which she did not really fancy so she ended up having chips for dinner.<br /> Love the deco but could use some background music to create the mood

After many visits it is still one of my favourite places to go to, excellent food, great service and an all round brilliant time

I've been dying to come here since it opened but kept falling foul of the information on opening hours on the website which was (and still is) conflicting, and I arrived on a couple of occasions to find it closed. I ordered the panko crumbed halloumi wrap, and was disappointed to just get a pretty rubbish wrap actually - the wrap itself was cold, there was no crumb on the few small pieces of halloumi (which was the whole reason I ordered it), hardly any guacamole, and way too much sloppy slaw. It was one of the worst halloumi wraps I've eaten, so I left the vast majority of it :( The onion rings I had were fine but a bit underdone and I could have done with a couple more in the portion, while the fries were good but the portion was too big for one really - it would be better to serve a bit less and reduce the price rather than create waste. Overall, a big disappointment from someplace I had high hopes for.

A fabulous meal as usual with the crew at Eat 17 Hackney. Service was attentive but not stifling, food was delicious and the restaurant itself is tastefully decorated and with a lovely ambience.

We pick up burgers downstairs, were really good, the frensh fries with truffe test were great. Next time I'll go upstairs but was closed that day.

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I don't think Eat 17 as a cafe/restaurant can be reviewed seperately from the Spar in which it's contained. The produce sold, as well as the food prepared, is highly unique. Everything from birch water tapped from Scandanavian trees to Zebra jerky is packed into a shop that feels like a world tour of healthy cuisine. The cafe itself is good for a quick bite, the food feels like fancy fast-food. Hospital staff receive 15% discount. If it weren't for that I probably wouldn't eat there though, hence 4 rather than 5 stars, as the food is a little over-priced. My only other criticism is that the chef seems exceedingly surly, and I've seen him interact with front-of-house staff in a rude way that is uncomfortable to watch. I'd recommend calling in for a coffee, some cake and to buy something unique to eat at home!

Eat 17 è a Hackney, a pochi passi dalla fermata dell'overground Homerton. Hanno creato un piano sotto le volte di quello che 100 anni fa era un cinema/teatro - pare che tra l'altro ripartano con l'attività a breve in un'altra ala. Se andate a Londra, andate a visitare Hackney. Era un quartiere malfamato ed ora è trendy, pieno di vita e attività. E se siete lì fate una capatina all'Eat17. Il cibo non è speciale, ma l'atmosfera è decisamente piacevole.

We went there for a rather late Sunday lunch. the service was superb, the staff very friendly and helpful with their suggestions. I had roast beef etc.. it was great, the mashed, root veg were really tasty and when I complimented them on their unusual flavour, I was given the recipe! Thank you,

Agree with earlier reviewer. Had Sunday lunch there with my family. Tien of crab starter was delicious, as was the Bloody Mary side dish. Roast duck was also well prepared, as was the nut roast and roast beef alternatives. Great service and a very pleasant dining room but booking is advisable as it became very busy. Only negative was that all of our yorkshire puddings were slightly overdone!

The restaurant is upstairs in the spar shop. It's an old cinema so has a nice open feel. The food is usually locally sourced. The food is good but I always find the menu a little 'poncy'. Portions are not huge.

A brilliant restaurant - super attentive staff and great food - much, much recommended.

Love this place-such a find! It&#039;s not everyday you find a smart, 1920s style restaurant above a supermarket in Hackney! Food and service were great (the Moroccan fish was divine!) only thing which let it down was the cocktails - all 4 of us on our table ordered different drinks and none of us enjoyed them.

Some friends came to visit London for the first time, and I wanted to have them experience the part of the city that usually tourists don&#039;t get to see, so we circled around Hackney to reach this hidden gem. From the first moment the staff made us feel welcome, their menu is so mouthwatering that all of us had a hard time deciding, and oh boy!, the dishes didn&#039;t disappoint. Perfectly cooked beef (we had it from bleu to very well done), juicy duck breast, hearty lamb pie and awesome hake with risotto than did more than deliver the quality we were expecting. The service was quick and syncronized, friendly and helpful. They recommended us the Sunday roast, and as soon as we can, we&#039;ll go back for it!

tiene comida muy rica saludable y lo mejor es que esta fresca, pero para mi en este lugar fue la atencion, muy amable, y la comida llego en un buen tiempo.

Went to Eat 17 for my mums 50th and enjoyed absolutely beautiful food which the whole family enjoyed.<br />Lovely service and a great relaxed setting

Un restaurant a l étage,au dessus d une supérette (certainement la plus chère de Londres)Salle très originale ,long bar, décor sympa, musique un peu trop forte.Personnel agréable ,service rapideCuisine de bon niveau, assez originale Prix londonien

I've been coming to this restaurant quite frequently for the past year or so, but was left somewhat annoyed by my last visit. My bill came to something like £37, and it was only once I left that I realised they'd added a service charge of over £7, which means it was something like 20%, a percentage previously unheard of in my experience. I use an app called CODE, which gives discounts at certain restaurants if you work in the restaurant industry yourself - in the case of Eat 17, it offered 50% off the food. I'm all for service charge and always like to leave something, especially when you're getting a discount (I actually left my own tip before getting home and realising that they'd added service). I know they don't usually add service to their bills (I haven't been charged it for the last year in any case) and so I felt as though we were being punished for coming in with a discount. Eat 17, don't be part of CODE if you're going to make people pay for using it.

We had my Dads 70th here and brought our own birthday cake along. The staff were really helpful with bringing it out as getting all the candles lit and also helped us box it all up after.

I recently visited here with my partner for our anniversary. The staff were brilliantly attentive yet not fussy. The cocktail menu has plenty of new things to try and the bartender was more than happy to make anything we asked for. There is a cocktail happy hour from 6-7 on Fridays so book an early table and start with a half priced drink. The rib eye steak was brilliantly cooked, it just fell apart and tasted amazing. The tempura broccoli is a taste sensation and the truffle chips completely full you up. This is the second time we have been. The bill was, both times, really reasonable and the location and atmosphere is great. I even managed to order some flowers from downstairs and the staff kindly looked after them for me until the right time. A great place that we are very lucky to have so close to home.

Amazing cocktails, delicious food and great service. Quite expensive for a regular evening meal out but great for a special treat or if you go for cocktail happy hour!

Fantastic place The burgers are the best I ever had! They food is great and so are the people

Really love the place. Always amazed it's not packed. Love the decor. Good cocktails. Great roast dinner. Competitively priced considering the area. Nice staff. Been three times and will return again soon.Don't write a lot of reviews but considering how common it is to feel disappointed or ripped off when eating out, wanted to give this please a shout out!

Someone knows what they are doing here. Great decor in former cinema, excellent cocktails and some of the best meat I've ever tasted. Service was spot on. Laid back, extremely knowledgable, unobtrusive, but there every time they were needed.Hands down the best place to drink/dine in Homerton/Clapton area. Icing on the cake was when a candle was brought out on my partners dessert. How the waiter knew it was his birthday I will never know!

Classiest Restaurant in Homerton/Clapton area. Chef was on it. Splendid Room, good service. Had seabass with delightful trimmings.

After reading a lot of positive reviews we decided to give Eat 17 upstairs in Hackney a try. The dining room in the old cinema is stunning and the service has been attentive and helpful. The big let down was the most important part of dining out: the food. A very uninspired menu, mainly consisting of the typical gastro pub best sellers. Nothing that showed cooking ambition. <br /><br />Unfortunately the food that was served reflected this. The scallops as a starter were well cooked but a bit bland. The flavours of the butter milk chicken burgers were unbalanced so that the whole thing resembled more something like a curry. The lamb was very fatty and the spinach overly salty. The cheese platter for desert again was very agreeable but hardly tingling your tastebuds.<br /><br />Overall a very average experience. We expected a lot more.

Beautiful room but we had a table by the door (not so nice) food was mixed we enjoyed the scallops, crab cakes, duck main and broccoli didn&#039;t eat the side order of chips over cooked and with no potato centre just became crisps croquettes were a little bland . Disappointed with both wine choices but maybe we were unlucky cocktails however were very good.

I had heard good things about Eat17, and have been to the downstairs canteen and enjoyed it. I decided to ask for my family to take me for my birthday dinner to the upstairs restaurant. There were quite a few things that upset us. The staff were not particularly warm to us. We didn&#039;t seem to have one waiter so were left waiting quite a lot and didn&#039;t feel looked after. We were told the chips that came with the burger would be triple cooked chips, however they just tasted like boring oven chips. Then when we left the restaurant no one said goodbye or thank you. It was a shame as the restaurant looks lovely, but we left my birthday dinner with my dad being quite annoyed.

Quite a simple review really, went on Sunday for lunch, both my wife and I had the beef and I must say this is one of the best Sunday lunches out for a long time. One of my grievances usually is the roast potatoes but these were great and crunchy. Really enjoyed my meal!

I cannot fault my experience at EAT17. Great service from the minute I stepped through the door, superb cocktails on a 2-4-1 deal (well worth it!) and some of the absolute BEST food I&#039;ve had - all for very reasonable prices. I would recommend this to absolutely everyone who is looking for a nice meal and some drinks.

Eat 17 is superb. There&#039;s no other word for it. Stunning interior, gorgeous cocktails, lovely lovely staff and the food is incredible. I love it. We went there for my Dad&#039;s birthday last night and had the best evening in ages. Eat 17 is unbeatable in the Clapton area. Love love love it

Lovely atmosphere, great place, service was very good. I would recommend going.

The restaurant has retained the character of the cinema it once was, sympathetically restored. The bar furniture and lighting give it an wonderful Art Deco feel. Our cocktails were excellent and unusual and the food was delicious with excellent, unobtrusive and attentive service.<br /><br />Hackney has changed so very much over the past 10 years, this is another very welcome addition. We will certainly be back.

Absolutely brilliant meal. Highly recommended with wonderful selection of well thought British dishes.

I was incredibly impressed by the food at Eat 17. One of the best steaks I&#039;ve had in a long while, and the cheese truffle chips were delicious. I was also impressed with the value for money, it&#039;s not exactly cheap but for the quality of food you get the prices are really good. I will definitely be back - hopefully soon!

Amazing food! One of the best roast dinners I&#039;ve had! The root veg mash with a subtle curry flavour was to die for. Will be back!

Three out of four of our meals were very salty - the restaurant gave us a free dessert as compensation.

Two of us for an early evening meal chose from the fixed price menu and weren't disappointed. Onglet steaks were tasty and cooked just right. My crab starter was light and appetising; my partners beetroot salad refreshing. Craft beers as well. Good service.

We visit the Eat 17 in Walthamstow Village quite often so when we heard they had opened a new place in Hackney we were eager to give it a try. It did not disappoint , the decor was pleasant and comfortable, there was a warm and nice ambience in the restaurant. The menu is quite small but with a good choice for most diners. We all had different meals and all agreed that the food was excellent. We didn't go for desert as being little piggies, we had ordered some lite bites to come with our cocktails, before our starter courses, and they were not only excellent, but also quite large portions. Cocktails were also really fab, and nicely presented. Service was also very good. Love the fact that the restaurant is above a supermarket, so you can shop as well as eat if you're inclined to! Definitely one place to go on the revisit list.

Been here a few times now, food has been good, service impeccable - really helpful &amp; friendly. Recommended

Service was great, attentive and friendly without being over-bearing. Cocktails were delicious. Food menu was varied, interesting and original, the lamb with cumin-flavoured spinach was perfectly cooked and really well-flavoured. Decor was what is describe as Art Deco, glamorous and retro, really nicely done. We&#039;ll definitely be returning.

Had a lovely evening enjoyed everything. So hard to choose what to eat as so many good things on the menu.

My wife and 2 30+ children ate here on the 18th. The food we all agreed was good verging on the very good. I had a superb steak, melt in the mouth, The burgers were good both the beef and the chicken were delicious. The chips, I refuse to call them by any other name, were the best I've tasted in a very long time. I recommend this restaurant without reservation. Prices are reasonable as well. After eating your fill you can then go shopping in the posh Spar shop on the ground floor.

Full flavours, hearty portions and fantastic service. We love their Sunday roasts and would fully recommend you give it a try.

Had a very pleasant evening great ambience good food and great surroundings

We really enjoyed our meal here. You just step off chatsworth road and up the stairs above the spar and it&#039;s like being in central. The interior is nicely decorated. Some other diners had a cocktail at the bar first before being seated which seemed like a good idea. Not because it was busy. I&#039;d go here just for a drink at the bar and maybe some of their bar snacks too. Our waiter was really friendly and helpful for recommendations which these days are like gold dust.

2 4 1 on cocktails a few night a week limited menu but great. 2 cocktails for £10. Also had a burger down stairs and that was very nice

The restaurant is small, with a very warm deco and ambiance. Staff are very welcoming and they have original cocktails to start with, which are tasty and well adapted to the season; the bartender was attentive and friendly, but his best asset were his cocktails and his skill at making them. One of the best cocktails I've had at a good price. The meal was also very good, all waiters are friendly and attentive, with a casual air. The food is well cooked and very tasty, waiters give good recommendations. We didn't go for a full meal this time, but I can't wait to come back and try their wines and more food!

The restaurant is well decorated the food was excellent. The staff were very knowledgable and their cocktail recommendations were excellent.<br />Try this branch of EAt17 out you won&#039;t regret it.

The duck roast was absolutely delicious and abundant. Tiramisu cheesecake to die for! Will definitely be back 👍🏼

Definitely one of the best restaurants in Hackney with one of those menus that you could order almost anything off - there's something for everyone. I had the lamb which was cooked to perfection, and was a good quality piece of meat. The flourless chocolate dessert was well balanced (extremely rich &amp; chocolately, but not too sweet), and of the house Spanish wines surprisingly good.I loved the mood lighting (makes a change from it being too bright), and the decor is very tasteful. Sets a new standard for Hackney/Chatsworth Road.

Great addition to the original eat 17 restaurant in Walthamstow. Atmospheric vibe, a bit dark and very opulent &amp; quirky. Food is tasty but portions could be better value for the price. Overall had a nice time and the cocktails were good.

This was my 2nd visit to the restaurant and again the Sunday lunch was lovely. Very child friendly as they had a high chair for my baby but the only problem was when I had to change him there were no baby changing facilities? I had to change him outside the disabled toilets and they had to bring a leather chair for him to lay down and away from other diners so they cannot see.<br /><br />Other then that, I would come here again. Pity the place was empty as it was a lovely sunny day outside and diners will probably prefer outdoor dining from nearby eateries.

...with very good fresh and well prepared ingredients. Good ambience decor and pictures, very good service. Definitely the best in this area. June 2015.

It&#039;s kind of becoming our go to dinner place and we love the waiter. Highly recommend it.

The food was superb, although on the expensive side for the area - but worth it! For a cheaper option, there's always the fantastic burger bar downstairs (not to mention all the fantastic goodies available in the shop).

I took my parents for my mum&#039;s birthday and everyone was super happy. The food was great value and really tasty and the service was second to none - not at all over bearing but extremely attentive. Will definitely be going back.

We picked Eat 17 almost at random after the Hackney half Marathon and were delighted at the quality of the food and service. The roast beef was perfectly cooked with large, fluffy Yorkshire puds. The burger was delicious with triple fried chips and the Lebanese wine we picked was a great complement to our food. The tiramisu was yummy but the dairy free chocolate ice cream was a bit too healthy!<br /><br />The service was attentive but not overwhelming - we had a lovely time and will go back when we&#039;re next in Hackney.

I do love eating here. Our last visit we took our parents as we loved it so much when we went for our anniversary. However so many tables had children it really spoiled the atmosphere. Having left my own three at home for a grown up night out and owing to the decor and bar I was hoping it was a bit more of an adult space and you can save downstairs for the kids. Everything else was great though, food and service particularly.