Kelly, G.F. in Tower Hamlets

Didn’t go to the shop but ordered online . Food was excellent. Good quality ingredients. Excellent value for money . Definitely 5 stars . Will definitely be ordering again

Pie and mash shop....London style. Proper cockney place that is not only a bit cool for a nostalgia trip but also the food is great and so are thec prices. I initially found it whilst exploring Roman Road, it was so good I returned and took my wife along! Friendly place and well worth a visit, if you, like me have always wanted to.experience London pie & mash!

I wanted to try an authentic British dish, and a lot of blogs and reviews recommended G. Kelly, so off we went. It took us an hour to get here from Notting Hill (and directions on the tfl app was bonkers - the walk was closer to 15-20mins than 10.). I'm afraid, to my asian palate, the vegan pie and mash was probably one of the "blandest things on the menu". Can't put my finger on what was missing but it tasted somewhat bland. It was slightly improved when paired with the chilli-vinegar mix available at all tables, but only marginally so. Perhaps the beef pie is better? The mash could do with a bit more butter... and the stewed eels were 5/6 bite-sized pieces drowning in more warm parsley liqueur/ gravy. They were ok but had as slight fishy taste so if you're sensitive to that, skip it. It reminded me of some bland, basic congee (without the rice, but the liqueur was thick enough to almost resemble loose porridge), sans soy sauce. Good value for money being inexpensive (apart from the eels), but I can't say I would want to go again. Note: If you're used to walking around the high streets of central London, this area feels more real/gritty in a sense.... I did not feel unsafe walking around the area, but it's not the kind of place I would necessarily want to be in unaccompanied at night as a non-local person, either.

Long-standing and reputable place for East End classics: pies and mash, jellied eels, etc. A London experience you shouldn't miss. Not sure if they actually sell pale ale.

A few years ago, there used to be two branches of G Kellys I believe, one at Bethnal green and one on Roman Road. Finally paid G Kelly a visit because I was dining at Randolfi's next door. Since I was rather full, I only had the jellied eels and some liquor. Luckily, I came across their pie mash again in Stevenage because The Cornish Pantry serves them there and they even give you a spoon as well as a knife and fork. The pie is what you would expect, a chewy pie pastry and then inside you have this rich dark coarsely minced beef. It was quite salty and so was the liquor. The liquor was really nice as you could taste the eel in it too. Overall, I am so glad I tried it.

Have been coming here for years. Traditional East End market fare. Simple, tasty, reasonably priced food. Friendly staff.

Went today the only issue that I seen was , people was helping themself to there own cutlery. That metal tin which was on top of the counter you don't know no if people have washed their hands or blow their nose .but they are helping themselves to the cutlery . This is a Big Issue for hygiene very disappointing and very disgusting Nobody knows who clean some one hands are

Visited G Kelly’s as I was in the East End on a pub and sightseeing day down from Nottingham. I’m not going to claim to be an expert in pie and mash as I grew up well outside the sound of the Bow Bells! The shop is on the Roman Road and near West Ham’s ground. It has a traditional front and is immaculate. The inside is tiled with chrome and pictures of the original owners and photos from the past. It is in immaculate condition and is very clean. We were warmly greeted on our first ever visit and sat down on the clean marble table. The shop does the usual pies and eels and also does a vegan mince pie. We ordered two vegan pies, mash, liquor and a cup of tea. The food was served quickly. It was piping hot and lovely. The pies have a great pastry, the mash is smooth and the liquor has a great consistency. At £10 for two meals with a drink, it’s very good value. Many of the other customers were clearly regulars on first name terms with the staff. There was decent ‘banter’ and laughs between customers who knew each other. The tea is served on a platter and is Yorkshire. Very good. You can see in to the kitchen which is clean, the toilet was immaculate. This is a proper, traditional east end pie and mash shop with tasty warm comforting food in a clean, friendly environment. I wouldn’t hesitate to come back. Thanks!

I've been coming to Kellys for about 20 years, but since the refurbishment the pies have changed. They used to be thick meat almost congealed like, but with a real meaty taste. Now its mince meat, with a real lack of flavour, I put lots of salt and vinegar to add taste, but the meatiness of the pie is just not there anymore. Such a shame as I used to love this place, but think I'll try Manzes next time, see if they still have the same pies.

Excellent clean marbled interior with a kitchen resembling a hospital. The recent remodel has really paid off—- but the tasted are still the East End. Service is spot on and courteous helpful and friendly Good job —- carry on!

Growing up in Tower Hamlets you are an expert in Curry, Beigels and Pie Mash. Kelly’s is consistently the best in the East End and evening those of the Cockney diaspora to Redbridge, Havering and Greater Essex. Pies are always on point.

We visited Kelly's yesterday for the first time in months. They are open for takeaway only so we got pie & mash for three, including two veggie pies, to takeaway. We drove there and managed to park down Roman Road as there was no market on Wednesday. We ate lunch at home and it was still as delicious as always. Kelly's are open 6 days out of 7 and accept cash payment but prefer card

I like it here and I do come in a fair bit because Im in bow often. Since G Kellys re opened after the refurbishment there is something about the pies that are a bit bland, where as they never used to be...Im not sure if they changed recipie or meat. I have to add a lot of salt and vinegar to bring the flavour out now 🤔 Anyway I would still recommend here, staff are nice, very clean, they take cards and it will fill you up 😋😋

Great central market location. Clean and bright and full of locals. Pie and Mash and liquor just excellent and the mash one of the best I have tasted. I liked the chilly vinegar too. Great service and a happy place. A bit pricey but its still a great place to eat.

G Kelly had been closed for 2 years as they had to do major building works to get there Pie & Mash shop safe and sound - so has only been re-opened for a few months now BUT the Pie & Mash was yet again up to their great standards - wow it was so nice to have their Double Pie, Mash & Liq again worth the 3 hours journey to get there - Well done G Kelly the place looks really nice and may you keep doing what you are very good at for the next 100 years - You are the Best Pie & Mash shop anywhere in England

Very good service. Clean and tidy. Plenty of room and the food is excellent. No faults at all. Will be using this place more often.

Love this place. The area has really missed having it while it was closed. It was so busy when they first re opened and sometimes I think quality suffered. Now things have settled down its back to its usual high standard.

Era una hora de almuerzo bastante, esta vez no había cola y solo 1 cliente disfrutaba de su pastel y puré. Pedimos los dos pasteles y puré y una anguila en gelatina. Mi pastel y puré favorito es con trozos gruesos de carne (no carne picada) y pastel crujiente. Sentía que estaba comiendo mucha salsa (delicioso). Sí, es muy barato para lo que obtienes, pero sentí que una opción me hubiera satisfecho más. Las anguilas en gelatina no estaban en mi paleta. Todos dijeron menos de 10 para esta comida. Sí, iría bien con una buena pinta de cerveza.

Me estaba quedando en el hotel frente a este restaurante PIE. Siempre había colas procedentes del interior y unos 10 m. de entrada Muy difícil conseguir una mesa, así que me llevé para llevar. Dos pasteles de carne y puré para 6, pero no me impresionó mucho. Sí, el lugar tiene una buena reputación desde hace muchos años y me encantan los pasteles. Volveré a visitar el lugar por un segundo intento con la esperanza de que esto cambie de opinión. El pastel estaba crujiente pero el relleno era en su mayoría salsa espesa con apenas carne, pero ¿qué esperas para 3 cada pastel. El servicio es rápido, deben serlo, ya que los clientes seguían viniendo especialmente de MAR - JUEVES - SÁBADO cuando el MERCADO DE LA CARRETERA ROMANA está abierto. Si disfruto la próxima vez, compraré la versión congelada para cocinar en casa con mi puré de papas y mis verduras (no se ofrecen verduras).

Encantado de ver a Kelly abrir de nuevo en Roman Road después de un largo tiempo cerrado por una renovación completa y encantado de ver que el estándar no ha cambiado un poco. Hoy fui a almorzar con un viejo amigo y no nos decepcionó. Nos sirvieron con una sonrisa, el lugar estaba impecablemente limpio y el personal era excelente. Dos empanadas y puré doble cada una y dos cajas de calabaza naranja (vieja escuela adecuada). . . 15 . 00. . . Bastante razonable, habría pensado para el almuerzo para dos. . . . Excelente, lo recomiendo sinceramente y volveré. . . Gracias chicos . . .

Quality food, come here before every West Ham home game. Prices are good and got a great old fashioned feel. Highly recommended!

Realmente fantástico ver el negocio sigue funcionando como algunos tarta y tiendas han cerrado durante el puré de los últimos años. Padre creció comiendo pastel y puré y le encantó la comida y el personal es genial. Opciones vegetarianas también eran muy buenas y también amor vegetariano im poco de pastel de puré como mi padre n!

Use fairly often. Friendly family run long established traditional pie and mash shop. Also do excellent home made puddings such as rhubarb, cherry or apple.

Gotta visit G. Kelly if you're in the east of London. Service is friendly and quick, and total value for money for the staple pie and mash. Scene is very casual, food filling and comforting.

Me encanta la decoración. Esto es lo que todos los lugares de moda en Nueva York y todo el mundo quiere. Sólo que aquí en realidad es real.

Si te apetece probar el antiguo East End, luego este viejo café de moda de baldosas blancas para la tarta clásica y puré con salsa de perejil.

2 tartas puré abd el licor dos veces y parte de jellied anguilas 15 libras.

Puré tarta. adecuada Gran licor, un montón de vinagre, pimienta blanca había!

No se puede visitar esta parte de Londres sin experimentar Tarta y puré. No hay lujos, cocina local que está lleno de historia. El pastel, puré y los licores eran deliciosos y me lamieron los mi plato limpio. Debes visitar G Kelly si en la zona. . Mejor aún. . Hacer el viaje. y no te decepcionará.

A proper traditional East End pie and mash - cannot fault it! absolutely delicious. With a cosy atmosphere and original décor - you cannot go wrong!

I grew up a stone throw away from this place and have visited since I was 3 - when I used to have mash and liquor in a bowl with my carton of juice - I've since upgraded and visit whenever I can with my mum and son.It's lovely to see the décor or staff haven't changed, it has such an authentic feel which is lovely.I have tried other places, but none are as nice.

Took my husband there for his birthday Being a Londoner and moved away I thought I'd take him back to the original shop he ate in being a kid.... and nothing has changed... food was perfect he ate everything ( 3 & triple )

We haven't been back as we have been shopping in the market too early, but it was great to have a lunch again! Hot pie , mash and liquor. Really appreciated after a hard morning Christmas shopping. The shop was spotless and the lady that served us was friendly and efficient. Won't leave it so long next time !!!!!

yum yum and more yum , even do a vege pie , you would never know, in fact i have bought them for friends and told them after. Ha Ha

G Kelly's is a great local treat for all generations in my family. Simple, cheap, filling pie and mash in a beautiful, old East End environment. You can't go wrong.

Three of us went today before the game, best pie and mash in my opinion.Very clean and lots of room, can't wait to go back.

Stopped here for traditional pie and mash. Hot, quick and tasty. Friendly place with loads of room. Very good price

Lovely & clean, food served quickly & piping hot, had a treat. Great price, great service and will be back when im next in Roman. Glad it wasnt a busy day and crowded when I visited as enjoyed the slower quieter pace. Thank You

Me & my wife travelled down to London for the day from where we live in Birmingham (23 July) We have both always wanted to try a traditional east end pie & mash with liquor sauce & having done a bit of research beforehand we decided to give G Kelly's in Bow a try. The mince meat & gravy home made pies were to die for! The mash was really creamy & with liquor sauce made this meal absolutely delicious! We even had rhubarb crumble & ice cream for dessert which was also very nice. Next time we are in London we will definitely be going to G Kelly's again. I would personally recommend this place to anyone who wants a traditional pie & mash lunch.

I recently visited East London and thought I would pop in for some Pie & Mash. Kelly's has been in the Roman Road for years and in the past was famous for serving up a decent Pie & Mash. Not so now though, the pie & mash were both lukewarm and the only flavour I could find was in the vinegar. I would not recommend this.

This is a great traditional pie and mash shop. Incredible value less than five pounds for a drink, pie mash and liquor. The service is swift. This is a real gem1!

This was my first time at a pie and mash place and it was interesting and enjoyable experience. OK, the food was not really my cup of tea - I liked the mash, but the pies tasted quite bland and I did not like the liqor - but you can see why it has such good reviews - the service was good and it was cheap and cheerful (£3.50 I think for pie and mash). If I was in the area I would come back again and try the apple crumble or the chicken pies

Really good pies to eat in or take home - even frozen to keep for later. Tasty good size pies and really cheap. The Rhubarb crumble is good too!

Although there's quite a competiton for roman road eateries, this traditional pie'n'mash situated as the western end may stand the testof timePopular with the locals, your's served with serious slop of mash reminiscent of dinner time at a prison..a very decent applie pie as a special

We had spied G Kelly's and decided to go for lunch but as it was only about 11am at the time we carried on in the market until we were hungry.When we got back to the restaurant the queue was already round the corner! We joined the queue and it moves really quickly as the service is run so efficiently (for takeaway and eating in) that you're really not kept waiting long so don't let the queue put you off.We ate in - the seating is on long tables and benches and it's nice to chat to the other people in there - we shared with a local couple to begin with and then a group of Italian tourists replaced them!We had traditional pie (minced beef) and mash with liquor (parsley sauce) but you can also have vegetarian or a chicken, leek and ham pie. Pie and mash with liquor is £3.50 and then we couldn't resist the homemade crumbles (one apple, one rhubarb) with custard for dessert, they were £3.00 each.The turnover of food is amazing - the whole time we were there we saw trays of fresh pies coming out and bucket loads of fresh mash.The food was all delicious, the service really friendly and so efficient and the value excellent - can't wait to go back!

Visited Kellys in Roman Road, Mile End on Saturday and had my first ever pie and mash with liquor! Was pleasantly surprised as it was quite delicious. On the advice of others I added pepper and vinegar to the meal - very tasty. The guys even had crumble and custard for dessert!!

I have been going here for 40 years and it is brilliant still. All home made and hot and fresh. Try it !!!!!

Traditional pies and mash shop. The pie (chicken, leak and ham) is really tasty. Cheap and cheerful. It is a heart warming meal specially for those cold and rainy day.

Without doubt the best pie and mash shop in the East End, if not, the World - don't bother with the rest, go here if you want proper Pie and Mash.

With decor straight out of the early 1900's this was a really interesting experience. No fancy menu to agonise over as its pie and mash or jellied eels. We had meat pie, mashed potato and "liquor" (parsley based sauce) and it was very tasty. I had fruit crumble and ice cream as a sweet and my wife had fruit pie and custard. Both delicious!The staff were very friendly and helpful and the food was served quickly and piping hot.A nostalgic trip down memory lane for the "oldies" and a glimpse of working class history for everybody else. Give it a try!

I don't want to write this review with you having any clue as to whether I'll like it or not before the end but this is the best place ever. Just anywhere.I've been coming to Kelly's in Roman Road since I was tiny when my Nan used to bring me. There is nowhere like it in the world and very few that have remained so unspoilt over all those years.It's difficult to explain to anyone that isn't from the area and, to an extent, you just have to trust me when I say that it works. The deal is you get a pie (or two - two's better!) which is a really good beef mince pie with brilliant pastry, mash (or double mash - double mash is better!) which is proper mash freshly made, liquor (I don't know if you can get double liquor - I've never asked - but I don't see how that'd fit on the plate!) which is a sort of parsley sauce which doesn't taste like other parsley sauces and you then put salt and vinegar on it. To me, it needs to be washed down with an orange squash that you get in a plastic sealed cup (I've had it that way for almost 40 years and you ain't changing me now!).It is simply the best thing you're ever going to eat.I see from the menu that they now do things like chicken pie and even a vegetarian pie. Now, I don't really approve of that kind of modern malarky but I suppose if it keeps the vegetarians and the chicketarians happy, then so be it. They also do desserts - which I'm sure are good but (1) how could you fit in a dessert after double pie and double mash and (2) they didn't do it in my day so I can't! Sorry! But I've been increasingly thinking that I need to try the crumble and custard... maybe next time!The other traditional food that they do is jellied eels - and actually Kelly's started out as a jellied eel place. Until recently, I'd not tried eel - jellied or otherwise - and the bottom line is that, while I would probably have them here, the problem for me is that I couldn't not have the pie and mash - so I can't!There are other places that do pie and mash. So I'm told... actually I went in one in Romford once. It was alright, I suppose, but it wasn't proper pie and mash and it wasn't from Kelly's in Roman Road.Anyway, in addition to having the best food, they also have the nicest people working there - consistently over the past almost 40 years. Sometimes you see the same faces, sometimes new and the thing they have in common is a smile (even when it's busy and hot) and, if you get a chance to chat, an acknowledgement that they're working somewhere really quite special - somewhere that means a lot more to people than 'just' a plate of pie and mash or eels.My round trip to Kelly's used to be 430 miles. It's now over 1500 miles but I wouldn't begrudge a minute of it! I can't remember a single trip to London that I've made that hasn't had a trip to Kelly's shoehorned into the schedule somehow. And I can't imagine that I will ever not go there. I hope it never changes.PS One last thing - FORK AND SPOON! Don't pick up a knife. You eat pie and mash with a fork and a spoon. I've no idea why but you do. Use a knife and you'll look like a tourist. So don't! Fork and spoon!

Eating Kelly's pie and mash has been a family tradition for decades and the one that's stood the test of time for my family and I is this one at the top end of Roman road market. The 'second one' closed down long ago and Kelly's in Broadway market fell off our radar a few years ago. I remember coming here as a kid on a Saturday early afternoon, when Roman road had a thriving market and the queue for the pie and mash shop was always out the door. Now it's not so busy, but still does good business. I've since become a vegetarian and the pie and mash shop has kept up with the times by doing the traditional pies using vegan mince and they've even stopped using the eel stock in the liquor. The ladies behind the counter are always friendly and efficient and don't mind bringing your tea over to your table to save you waiting at the counter. In recent years they've introduced fruit pies, with the traditional pastry and fruit crumbles too. They also do chicken pies and gravy for those too scared to go for the liquor! And of course they still do the stewed and jellied eels. It's a shame that so many pie and mash shops have closed down over the years but fortunately Kelly's in Roman road is still going strong and I intend to support them by going every regular. Long live pie and mash!

i love having a scent pie and mash shop on my door step, which as I live in the east end shouldn't be a problem, but these days it's harder than you think!I could try and explain the appeal of this type of food, but unless you grew up with it you wouldn't get it!Needless to say, love this place!

Reviving memories of my youth, I popped in to sample the delights of what used to be billed as "Kelly for Jelly" (presumably referring to the Jellied Eels sold alongside their famous pie and mash). Delicious - and I notice they also offer fruit pies for dessert, but I didn't try them on this occasion.