The Jolly Butchers in Hackney

Nice food, I had the lamb Sunday roast. Super-nice service:)

Haven't been in this pub for a while but popped in with a friend couple of weeks ago for a drink and thought the food smelt good. So returned last night with partner and oh my oh my, it was sublime. We had some dhal and paneer dishes with pilau rice and everything was cooked to perfection, spicy but not overly hot which is good for me as I don't like too much chilli and heat. Great range of beers and some lovely staff as well. Well worth a visit.

First time in, for Sunday roast. Excellent across the board. Old standards plus a tandoori chicken (with all the traditional fixings!) that was really remarkable. Great beer selection, kind and efficient service, etc. Can't recommend highly enough.

I didn't get enough mozzarella on my burger

Absolutely delicious food, very caring and efficient staff and a warm and lovely atmosphere. Definitely going back

We visited the Jolly Butchers on a Sunday afternoon for a quick drink. This isn’t a review of the food, though the roast did look good. I hadn’t been to this pub in about 10 years, and like the area, it has changed quite a bit - certainly more polished. The beer selection is large, but the barman was pretty reluctant to let us try anything. In fact, he wasn’t particularly welcoming and didn’t say much at all - even thanks when we paid. I always find it odd when there's such a wide selection of beers but little willingness to offer samples. Another server asked if we had booked a table, but we explained we just wanted a drink and asked if we could sit in the area clearly designated for drinks only, which seemed to confuse them. It feels like the pub has gradually morphed into more of a restaurant, perhaps due to lingering effects of COVID, with an emphasis on table service (and service charge). That said, the drinks were good, and the overall atmosphere was chilled. It's the kind of place you could visit alone, with a group, or with family. It’s nice, but when it comes to the overall pub experience (and it being welcoming), especially in an area with so many options, there are better places for just going for a few drinks.

The tandoori chicken of the Sunday roast menu was phenomenal. So much so it was gone before I thought to take a pic. I was practically licking the plate clean. And I don't usually go for chicken because it can be a bit bland but wow did they knock it out the park. Service was super friendly too. Even gave us some stuffing with the tandoori chicken which was very much appreciated.

The best roast I’ve had in London. Delicious!

Great Sunday roast and a funky Indian twist version if that takes your fancy. Look forward to trying their weekday menu.

Lovely place. We go for Sunday lunch around once a month and we rarely have to eat again before Monday morning. The servings are huge! This time we managed to leave without booking a holiday for 4 in a bit of a drunken haze. Off to Reims in France next weekend. The selection of beers is fab as well. Very dog friendly too which I love.

Great pub with really friendly staff and a great selection of beers

Favourite pub in Stoke Newington! Been here so many times and keep coming back. Always some new and interesting beers on tap, great selection of IPAs. Very nice staff, happy to recommend beers according to customer's preferences. Indian menu is a massive plus, their spicy dishes go very well with some beers. Excellent chicken wings and onion bhaji.👍

Top notch tandoori chicken roast lunch. Gravy incredible. Service just needs some focus and putting phones away.

Excellent choice of beers on tap. Friendly staff. Bar great indian food menu, probably some of the best bhajis i have had. Prices not extortionate.

Solid Indian street food, great selection of beers and cider. Really enjoyed 🎯

Love this place - great curries, great beers and ciders, and friendly staff. Fave stokey pub.

Great local pub with very tasty Indian food. Service was friendly and hood range of beers. Local Stokey gem.

I've been here on a few occasions, both just for drinks and to eat as well. The tap selection they have is great, with some regulars and a few rotating ones. There's always something interesting to drink. The food is delicious. I'm surprised that more pubs aren't doing Indian food. I've had the duck kathi roll a couple of times, which is probably my favorite. We ordered the ribs last time, which were well seasoned and fall off the bone. Service is always very friendly, the prices reasonable, and just a nice and relaxed vibe. If I lived closer this would be my local.

If you haven't had a curry with lovely beer here you really are missing out

This is my favourite pub in the area. Great selection of craft beers and very tasty Indian food . The lentils are mind blowing

Molly and Owen were outstanding! Fantastic service!

Wonderful Staff! I feel very looked after every time I pop in for a drink!

I come here all the time, mainly for the Dal, which is amazing (better than Dishoom in my opinion). The service is usually hit or miss, but it's a great chilled atmosphere, so it's still worth it!

As soon as we walked in we were greeted with such a lush smell - a smokey, seasoned tandoori/ BBQ type smell. It made us even more excited for our Sunday roast. I was torn between regular half chicken, the pork loin or the tandoori chicken roast. In the end, after a chat with our waiter, I went for the tandoori chicken roast. He said it was the most popular choice, also I thought I might as well - it’s not the usual thing to have with a Sunday roast, might as well make the most of it. I did not regret it. Everything was great. Very tasty. It arrived quickly. The portion size was generous. We defo enjoyed our meal! My highlights were the chicken, the cauliflower cheese and the rich gravy. Even our Aperol spritzes were well made. The pub was spacious, high ceilings, gorgeous windows. A really nice space on the high street. The only thing that could’ve made it better was if the front door wasn’t left open, the cold breeze meant we ate with our jackets on. We’ll defo go back again, but in the summer!

They serve some really nice and not-so-easy-to-find Belgian beers. I'd definitely be coming back.

"Posh", authentic Indian food at a reasonable price, wide range of beers on tap and a relaxed friendly atmosphere... what's not to love? Having lived in the area for a while now, we walked past The Jolly Butchers a few times and had entirely the wrong impression from the outside. Wish we'd discovered it sooner! Super casual spot with delicious Indian food. We ordered the butter chicken, some naan, rice and onion bhaji which was all excellent but the salmon was stand out! ... dog friendly too!

I would to give this 4/5 stars as the food was amazing but my partner and I had an awful customer service experience with a young staff member at the bar. I will start by saying that every other member of staff in there was actually super nice. But unfortunately you are only as strong as your weakest link. We’ve all been there right, young and working a bar job or in retail. I always make a point of being super nice and patient with people in service or retail as I did it for a long time. I know it can be. But being this rude to someone is not called for, I don’t take it lightly. I ordered 1 of every dish on the menu (it was our work social) and there were more of us in our group than dishes on the menu (it turned out to be a great amount of food — which tasted great, the chefs nailed it). After seeing other people eating and the size of their dishes this seemed like a very appropriate thing to do. He made it seem like what I’d asked for was the most ridiculous thing he’d heard — The staff member quick blinked in shock and responded in such an incredibly rude manner. I also ordered probably too much bread and I asked it that was too much, he made some quick remark that if I’d read the menu properly that some dishes come with bread. The way he did it was so rude. After a super awkward and slightly tense exchange we reduced it, I was honestly gob smacked. That’s your job! To help customers with their orders and questions! Why be so rude! I’ve never eaten here before, I don’t know how big your portions are, that why I asked. I then paid, and he almost snatched the card machine from my hand. As I said, the other staff were great. The food was great. But if this guy worked for me and it was negatively impacting customers then it would be a pretty clear choice of what to do about it. Unfortunately never going to go here again.

Curry was buff and beer selection was buff too

The beer isn't what it was, and there's a lot of pressure to order a meal, which didn't turn out to be much good. Get a sense management's changed, kinda slapdash now, as if it's run by teenagers. With a lot of pubs in this area, it's hard not to notice that their onetime regulars now drink elsewhere.

Stopped for food and a drink. Very good Indian dishes. The lamb chops were amazing!! Nice looking bar. Pews look great, but rather uncomfortable. Lovely bartender. Unfortunate smell of dirty mop throughout the venue which was a shame

Used to be one of my favourite pubs in London but the beer selection on my last few visits hasn't been as good as it used to be. The Axe round the corner is better in that respect. Indian food however was excellent and staff were friendly.

We booked a table here for Saturday night and after an hour wait they told us they told us they could serve only half of our table (we were 9 people total). They offered us a bottle of wine and halved the final drinks bill, but we had to bring in some KFC in order for everyone to have something to eat,l. Sorry but if you cannot fulfill a table that was booked 2 weeks in advance don't take bookings at all.

Lovely Sunday roast with lots of gravy!

Jolly by name, jolly by nature. Great pub atmosphere, friendly staff and incredible food! I was worried this was going to be a very meaty place based on the name but was pleasantly surprised by the Indian food on offer here. Very reasonably priced, great selection and one of the best curries I’ve had in a long time. Dog friendly 👌🏽highly recommended

Not a pub, it's a restaurant with beer on tap. Waited at the bar for ages, was told they'd be with me in a minute (after 5), and then told it's table service only. Hard surfaces, and an open plan kitchen in the corner, make it extremely noisy and difficult to have conversations, resulting in everyone talking loudly which compounds the problem. Food was alright and came in a reasonable amount of time. Let down by waiters that couldn't hear / remember orders correctly, and making loads of little mistakes.

The manager and his staff are super friendly and helpful Lovely atmosphere, do try their nice Sunday roast ☺️

Sunday lunch was beautiful although there was a bit of a mix up when serving. Very nice though

Fantastic evening had at the Jolly Butcher. In addition to the great atmosphere, food and service, the beer choice is excellent.

Lovely staff, great selection of beers and fantastic Indian kitchen

Amazing Indian food, great atmosphere, would 100% recommend if you're local to stokey or coming from further afield

The Tandoori chicken roast is exceptional, been a good while since I've had chicken this good

Best pub and excellent indian food. I highly recommend the booma chicken curry and the lamb chops. It's so good. Staff are so nice too and my dog loves coming here! Her face lights up everytime :D

Biggest back beer harden I have ever seen in a city pub ❤️❤️

Have been in here before and has been ok but went in with my partner this afternoon and was about to sit at a seemingly unreserved table. A young man literally ran over and asked if we had booked rather brusquely. We said no but explained we were only having one quick drink (there were several empty tables without any reserved signs) but this did not elicit any response and he just kept his head down looking at his list without communicating. I then pointed to an empty table and asked if we could sit there. "No" was the terse response. He carried on looking at list - no attempt at 'sorry but we are really busy etc etc" or anything approaching decent customer service. Eventually tiring of seeing the top of his head looking at his list we just left. Really poor service. If you have bookings and are full then fine, but just be polite about it!

A good place to have Sunday roast. We ordered pork loin and nut roast. Pork was tender and nut roast flavourful. The portions were really good. Great services as well.

We only had a couple of beers but they were lovely craft ones.. fab atmosphere and the sights & scents coming from the Indian kitchen were delicious.. we'll be back!

The Indian Booma Kitchen is AMAZING! Was blown away by their curries, particularly the dal !!

Probably one of the best pub restaurants I’ve been to in London while a bit pricey per plate

I always enjoy the Butchers. Good atmosphere, friendly service, some good beers and the food is really good.

This pub probably has the best Indian food in London. So flavourful. I will always recommend this place.

Brillant place for a Sunday roast, with delicious vegetarian options. Portions are generous, with lashings of thick gravy (a must!). Large selection of beers on tap, friendly staff and a nice, laid-back vibe. The main menu looked tasty too, can't wait to go back to try out more dishes, definitely recommend!

Came here for a highly recommended Sunday roast and wasn’t disappointed. Quick service, great selection and tasty food. Atmosphere was lively and the portions were a good size too - lots of food without being obscene. Will be back!

Very busy but efficiently run, wasn't blown away by the food but will come back for the Indian options next time: the Sunday roast was good though: Wellington was underwhelming but the tandoori chicken has to be tried: it was decent!

Large open space, great food. Great staff, friendly. The food is absolutely amazing, great quality, good price, good portion size and the flavours are just beautiful, suitable for all palates as it's not too spicy nor too over the top with the flavours, just complex and unique. Great selection of beers, both regulars and specials. Dog friendly! Every time I've been there's a few very well behaved dogs Update; still awesome

My mate and I were down from Birmingham for one night only. The pub was deservedly busy at 5pm on Saturday 04.10.23, but we'd booked a table. Both of us had the chicken curry & naan at £11.50. It was VERY tasty without too much heat. The sauce was superb and we were glad spoons were provided. We both had a few pints of some crackin' real ales. This was a great place for food and ale before going over the road to the Three Crowns for a gig at The Waiting Room below. MALKA was totally brillinat btw. Note for management: 'reserved' signs on tables could do with being removed asap after people leave. I saw a few people pop in and leave after thinking there was nowhere to sit.

Lovely Sunday roast. Not much for kids to do like colouring etc even though there is a kids menu, so take something to keep them amused with you. Other than that it was lovely. Staff were great and considerate.

Booked for a birthday meal on a Sunday at 6.30. Can’t comment on the food as the veg roast and chicken roast option had sold out and couldn’t order from the Indian food menu too so we decided to leave. Suggestion to make it up to anyone who wanted the veg roast option was to ‘give them some more potatoes and veg instead’ was patronising along with the suggestion of booking at an earlier time next time. No one came to take our order until we reminded them, not bothered about our custom so we left and went to celebrate at a restaurant that valued our custom. Not so jolly.

Visited for early dinner on a Saturday. There was a large group of us and we were very well looked after. Great selection of drinks, particularly beers. The Indian food was all very tasty and served promptly. Would definitely return.

Excellent range of beers with plenty of styles represented. Friendly service and a nice vibe.

Great place, staff were attentive and really friendly. Can’t review the food any higher it was excellent and a little different to which made it even better. Will be back very soon.

Love coming here for midweek curry or Sunday roast! Never disappoints.

My first time here, what a great pub. The staff were friendly and welcoming. The food and beer were top notch. Definitely be back for more

A great find for relaxed drinks and delicious food. The curries are great and the Sunday lunch is great value. Particularly love the booma chicken curry. Although I’m local I’ve only just discovered it, it’s become a regular place for drinks.

Drinks, service, and atmosphere were great and the food was so delicious. Everything our server suggested was absolutely amazing!

A good place for Sunday roast. Good food with good portions! Service was also fast and the place have good ambience. Will definitely return.

Solid pub, good English Indian food

Fantastic beers and amazing indian food. We ordered three dishes between the two of us and we're not disappointed.

Nice pub, I had a couple of pints and they were really nice. The place was super clean, the staff was nice, beer was tasty and I really liked the interior decoration of the place.

Lovely pub, seating outside to watch the world go by, guest beers/ciders and food is amazing

Small food portions and nothing special. Good drink selection

Great Sunday roast-good value, attentive service, wonderful range of beers!

The Sunday roast was decent, not amazing. Very generous with the gravy, if you’re into that sort of thing. Catered for gluten free without issue. The service was welcoming and friendly, but perhaps not very attentive - possibly short staffed. The Bloody Mary was not something I would order again, not sure if it was intended to be an “interpretation” but, we’ll.. it was brown, and tasted as if it contained half a bottle of Worcestershire. I would def come back for the roast itself.

Average beer, mainly fizzy bit with some real awesome, but awesome Indian food in a pub, that genuinely impressed my friend from Delhi

Brilliant dinner here - great service and team to make us all feel very welcome!

My first time trying the famous British roast - I opted for the vegan (since I don’t eat red meat) option and it was sooo nutty and great. The size is also quite huge (I couldn’t finish mine). The ambience is also nice and the drinks are great too. Would definitely recommend if you want to try what the whole hype about British roast is.

Lovely local boozer. Good drinks choice, not had food but heard and seen good things.

The best pub food I have ever had in my entire life. However, the roast is questionable and so the beer selection. Well, it is still a solid local option.

Nice full glasses of Prosecco sold here. Fast service not a lot of seating between 5-7.

I've become sort of regular for Sunday Roast. Very good pub in a lovely area

Went for lunch today. Absolutely fantastic food and wonderful range of beers. In a crowded field of places to try in Stokey this one is a must!

Popular pub, expensive prices to me though, good selection of ales, mostly keg. X4 real ales though. On a Sunday though many tables are reserved.

Booze and Masala potato's??? Ohhh cmon then where so I sign up for life long membership

Really nice vibe, great beers on tap and will be back for the food because the menu looked AMAZING. Wish we had places like this in west London! Highly recommend, would be a great date spot too.

Really nice place, we only stayed for a drink as the place was busy. The staff were friendly and even though we didn't book a table, the staff member with his discretion let us sit for a bit to have a drink. When you do go, please book ahead, as Sunday's they get busy and the food smells great.

There’s nothing nicer than a reliable local. On nights with little to do, I trek the 20 seconds to the Jolly Butchers at a time that is just 30 mins before last call and plop myself on the bench facing towards Stoke Newington High St and do any of the following while sinking the amber: tuck into my book in silence, or practise my Finnish on Duolingo feverishly like my life depends on it, or have a chinwag with the bartenders (they’re incredible, polite and chatty!) and the regulars, or just watch the one-way two-lane arterial that is the hustle and bustle of Stoke Newington. There’s always great energy here, which part of me believes is because they’ve done away with the fandango of quotidian doo-dahs in what can be a publican’s vain effort for more footfall e.g. tellies for the sport, live music to compete over, themed nights like a quiz night. (Look no further than their menu which is filled to satisfy your curry night!) Don’t get me wrong, there is space for pubs that strive for the above, but please do get me right that this beer review you’re reading should just be read as white noise, where you twiddle the knobs to hear a clear message while marooned on the street looking for a lash or nightcap: if you want a boozer that’s a boozer, then — HEY — look no further, here’s your saviour! I hear the Sunday roast is worth doffing your cap at for.

Excellent craft beer selection and Indian food

Great menu of both food and beer. Cosy place to have a catch-up with friends.

Just went for a roast which was fine. But was disappointed with the service. Came across a sharp piece of metal in my food and brought it to the attention of my server. They took the piece of metal away and I saw the staff discuss it amongst themselves but then nobody came over to apologise or try to make it right. Nothing was taken off the bill and it wasn’t addressed. Mistakes happen but not making them right is unforgivable.

Good selection of beers. Indian kitchen. Ticks a fair few boxes.

Been awhile since I've been. Pub has changed a lot and now serves little cask beer but lots of higher priced keg. Fine if you are happy to pay £6++ for a pint

The Jolly Butchers in Stoke Newington is an incredible pub that offers a diverse range of exciting and exceptional drinks with mouthwatering indian food. My friend and I were thoroughly pleased with the service and the look and feel of the pub is fantastic as well. I would like to thank Owen, all of the staff and Ozan for their wonderful and warm hospitality. This place has officially become my favourite pub and I will certainly be making another visit at the earliest opportunity. If anybody has not visited this pub, they are simply missing out!!

Really poor Sunday Roast and especially avoid if Vegan. Firstly it arrived with a Yorkshire pudding on top, which isn't vegan and the nut roast was really soft and mushy and I bit into it and parts of it were cold in the middle! I asked for a replacement and they did this without any fuss, which was good, but yet again it arrived with a Yorkshire pudding on the top. It was definitely more cooked but the whole meal felt reheated and there was no taste in any of the vegetables or gravy. When you are charging £12+ for a Sunday Roast, you really cannot serve food like this. Glancing over at my friends meals as well, they looked just as unpalatable.

Delicious food, would go back just for the dal!

Interesting selection of beers, nice Indian food including some veggie options, and a nice atmosphere although the acoustics aren't great so it gets a bit loud.

Nice food and good helpful service

Good, quirky, one of the go to pubs

Unpretentious, welcoming pub. Super friendly staff. Great food too. 👍🏽

Great beer selection and tasty nice roasts. It's good that given the beer selection they still serve Guinness 👍

The guy that seated me was not so 'jolly'. My friend and i ordered the tandoori chicken Sunday roast with massala roast potatoes. Both chicken and roasters hardly tasted any different or spicier than regular ones. My chicken was mainly bone, fat and gristle. Whereas my friend clearly had my share as it took him ages to eat all the chicken meat. Treacle sponge pudding and custard for dessert. Mediocre as well. Had regular 80p chunky kitkats from the supermarket that were larger and more filling. Didn't deserve the hype it's had on social media.

Easy going pub. Great Indian food.