The Plough in Hackney

Lovely staff, food just meh. Quality/price really not yet there

Two ladies and a man that served us were super super nice - we loved our experience here!!

Roast was mediocre but service was amazing. Thank you to the guy with long hair who looked after our group the whole evening with wine recommendations and banter.

Sunday Lunch late Sep 24- Andy and team were exemplary. The food arrive promptly and the staff are welcoming and happy and top service. They live the vibe on the board about talking and love ! The food was ample and hot and tasty. Veggie options and meat for Sunday Lunch. The crunchiest potatoes I've had ever! Book ahead. The tables are small so be prepared to get friendly!

Wonderful. Great staff, so helpful and great attitude. The manager and bar staff were so on point. The food was fantastic, the cocktails were great. I recommend. I'm a Londoner, I've not been before, I will be back again. I'm leaving this review to thank the staff, I don't really want anyone else to know what a little gem this place is.

Well this review is after my second visit. The first visit was not great but the cultivation of the new menus and different members of staff made the second visit worth while. The member of staff who made our evening was Andy. His delivery of the menu was first class and his personality was a perfect blend of funny and attentive. The food we had was the new menus appetisers, and they were fabulous. The smoked mozzarella sticks were to die for and the crab arancini was delicious. A place that is built on service and when it’s good, it’s really good!!

Great atmosphere and very good music. One of London great pubs!

I’ve been to the Plough quite a few times over a couple of years. It’s a nice pub, the staff are friendly and they have a cocktail menu and decent draught selection. They have screens for the sports lovers and there are guest chefs now and again mixing up their menu. I’ve never been to their basement club but they do have one! And their roast is really nice!

We had an amazing roast today. Lovely food, drinks, service and vibe.

Great pub with well priced beers

A really welcoming and friendly pub. The staff are excellent, atmosphere fantastic, and a great choice of beers. Would definitely recommend!

Recommended us good beer. Large portions for Sunday roast but lacked in flavour and vegs were tough. Didn’t provide our table with the sauces for the meat when they did for all the other tables at the time - maybe they forgot but doubt it.

Delicious Roast. Big portions and really nice atmosphere.

My favourite pub in East London - so good we had our wedding there. Great atmosphere, drinks selections and they show the footy.

Fantastic Sunday roast. Would recommend making a booking as this place can get busy. The pork roast was better than the beef in my opinion, but the portion is slightly smaller. Can’t go wrong.

Lovely little pub. Had a great night, great wine selection.

Perfect spot. Had a birthday celebration here and the manager Paddy made everything stress free. Food, drinks and service was incredible.

Great evening at The Plough, beer selection was top notch and thoughtfully curated. Food was delicious and our waiter was very attentive. I would go again, 10/10 experience.

10/10 food, service and atmosphere. Banging margaritas.

One of my favourite pubs! Great atmosphere, the food is always top notch, great selection of beers and wines and the cocktails are superb

I didn't personally try the food but friends who did rated it "just above average". HOWEVER everything else was great, friendly staff, lovely atmosphere, decent prices for London and a friendly bouncer for once! Had a great time here for a friends birthday, had the downstairs room to ourselves, great that there is a seperate bar also.

The staff were excellent very friendly and helpful. Very good would recommend to anyone! 👍👍👍

Nice pub - was very quiet when I visited on a Wednesday night but it was still very pleasant and had a nice jazz soundtrack on. £6 for a pint of lager.

Incredible food & vibe! I would highly recommend going for the Sunday roast! Had the best time here. Good for going with friends or family.

Great atmosphere, but the mulled wine tasted like grape juice and it wasn’t hot. There were no non alcoholic drink options available. They made us a hot chocolate with hot water which was terrible.

Very popular therefore Very busy for Sunday lunchtime

What a gem. The food is delicious and staff are lovely. Very well priced. The arancini are amazing. Loved the rarebit, sweet potato chip and normal chips too.

Lamb Shank Roast was awesome. The mint sauce was thick and fresh. Huge portion, I could barely finish it.

Nice little place, friendly bartender, very good food. We had fish'n'chips with garden peas - the fish was big and delicious! Thanks, greetings from Germany!

Amazing pub with great Sunday roast. And I am very demanding. Very friendly team with lovely autumn sun coming though the windows. Highly recommend!

absolutely amazing food!! top quality! Brilliant service from Andy and the team! definitely my new go to place!! Love it

Lovely staff, proper good craic ! Polite and helpful. Food was proper good and left with a smile! Deffo gunna make this me local !

Honestly….don’t listen to these other reviews. We had 3 roasts and with one requesting £22 for one vegan roast is a joke. No soap in the bathroom, hairs everywhere. I would not recommend this place to anyone, they’re lucky I cannot leave 0 stars.

Chilled and cosy atmosphere inside a wonderfully dishevelled old pub with some well selected classic tunes.

Nice pub, nice staff, absolutely fantastic food! Closes at 10 though.

Stopped here for a quick pint, couldn't decide if had time for a half or a full and turns out they do scooners (2/3rd)! Super friendly staff, great music and good beer selection.

Friendly bar staff nice place to have a drink 👍🏻

It was a great experience in the presence of the heavenly father

Since we moved nearby, The Plough has truly become our favourite pub. The staff are so friendly and welcoming. It's been a pleasure getting to know them. We've met our neighbours, made friends at the pub, and have become a real community because of it. No pretentious, just great vibes

best staff, super attentive and fantastic service, decor is top notch if you’re looking for a classic london pub vibe, very relaxed and a short walk from Homerton station - the often have rotating guest chefs running the kitchen as well so look out for that! paddy the manager is a good laugh too had such a nice time here the first time and even bought my whole family over on their trip from thailand - it’s a five star from me

Great place to stay, great food

Probably my favourite pub in East London… Food is amazing, huge selection of drinks and immaculate London pub vibes. The icing on the cake has to be the staff, the friendliest bunch of people who could not be more friendly or accommodating.

Incredible pub and staff are super friendly! We absolutely love the food and it's always got an amazing atmosphere! We love it here!

Love, love, love The Plough! Always a friendly and welcoming environment, staff are amazing! Top pub 👌

Love this pub! The staff are brilliant, and the food is out of this world. It's such a wonderful boozer, ran by a wonderful team. ❤️

Great food and service, friendly atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Will always be my favourite pub! Great food and the staff are always really friendly and helpful. Such a lovely atmosphere to be in, would definitely recommend!

Good place and great choice of beers and food. Excellent service.

Great pub, great atmosphere, shame about the staff. My friend was barged by one of the barmaids and then scolded by the manager for leaving a bad review…What do you expect…

Love this pub, great neighbourhood friendly vibe whenever I'm there. Always recommend to friends

Love the Plough! My favourite neighborhood bar and the staff are great too ☺️

Great pub, great food, staff are always really friendly and service is great. And one of the best pints of Guinness in London. Would highly recommend.

Best pub in the area. Great vibe, food and absolutely lovely staff. We always feel welcome and looked after!

Absolutely love The Plough, one of my favourite pubs! They do a cracking roast, great atmosphere and the staff couldn’t be any lovelier! 10/10 would recommend 😊

Absolutely horrible barmaid, shoved me at the bar as soon as I arrived - as I asked her why she did that she confronted me and said I was at the wrong. Otherwise a good experience

Went here with a friend in Feb one evening. They didn’t put the heating on, every single person in the pub was sat there with their coat on. It was so cold. We ordered some ‘hand cut chips’ which were clearly frozen oven fries and some cauliflower bites, also clearly a frozen food product that have been put in the oven/frier. Not impressed.

The quintessential, never I have experienced a Pub that good, so hungover yet so happy, class people and sexy tunes

Went on a saturday evening, nice little pub for drinks and music and the service was great, but the food was awful. My friend said it was “the worst burger he’s had in his life.” :/

Amazing local pub, we love visiting here - such friendly vibes and so cozy on a Sunday afternoon. Nice to watch the odd football match here too. The roasts are amazing and so is the ever changing menu. Yesterday I wasn't drinking and they gave me a pint of blackcurrant soda on the house - whereas in most other London pubs they'll charge you a couple of quid - I was chuffed!

One of the best roasts. Even the vegetarian was delicious

Went to watch the rugby 6 nations. Fantastic service from the Saturday team, really welcoming, made us feel at home.

Wonder local feel! The beer was good and the food was excellent. 10/10

The roast … 💯👌 The Roast pork belly was cooked to perfection, tender pork that melts In your mouth. A lil side of crackling to compliment. Then what really pulls this roast into another realm is all the components to run along side the main event. The roast potatoes are crispy, soft in the middle and fresh. Veggies roasted and delightful in taste. Then there is a very well prepped gravy to pull it all together. At the end you can try one of the home made deserts. When I went last week there was a choice of two fabulous tarts. Custard and jam and chockablock and toffee. I have also tried the veggie roast a few weeks previously. This was also very good. As for the space in which you are eating in it’s filled with light streaming from the south. There is a beautiful atmosphere that’s calm. The service is solid.

We had a Sunday roast here which was really nice! The staff are really friendly. Only one star down as it was quite cold inside but overall was great.

I've never received such a cold, unfriendly welcome in a pub in my entire life, least of all in Hackney which is one of the most vibrant, warm places in London (and replete with great pubs, bar this one). First & foremost, we turned up at about 12:40pm and the place was shut despite advertised opening hours being from midday. Instead of bothering herself to come to the door to advise when the place would be open, a rather miserable lady simply mouthed 'not open yet' from the bar. We then had to walk aimlessly in the area to kill time until the door was finally unlocked. When we walked in, no one greeted us, even when I went up to the bar to order. The lady working didn't even bother to look at me. This was very rude and made me feel very unwelcome. When she did open her mouth she was unfriendly and, frankly, quite weird. We almost left the place but my boyfriend suggested we persevere. And what a shame that we did: the Sunday roast that materialised was just poor; the beef was as tough as old boots and a cut of exceptionally low quality. When our plates were cleared, another slightly weird staff member, this time male, asked if we had enjoyed the food, to which I responded 'not really - to be honest, the beef was very, very tough'. To my disbelief, he pulled a face and said 'oh, was it?' before walking off. We left as quickly as we possibly could and I wouldn't dream of coming back: this was actually my second attempt at Sunday lunch here (the first time they'd ran out of most of the menu) and there will not be a third, despite this pub being the closest to my home. So very disappointing.

Popped in for dinner and a few drinks, staff are super friendly and overall, the place has such a nice vibe. Definitely recommend if you're in the area.

Doesn't matter if it's busy or quiet, it's a brilliant pub. Great beers, excellent and interesting wines and the food is great. The team always super nice and right on. Guinness poured right every time. No agro and good vibes.

Only pub in London where you feel really cold even if there are 100 people inside. Whatever happened to the heating? You need to pay attention. I have seen at least 20 people with their coats on, this is not a good sign and should not be ignored. The kitchen deserves compliments though, your care with food preparation is clear and appreciated.

Located near to the tube with easy access for all and local shops nearby, this is lovely historic building with lots of character. Lovely staff, lovely place for a quiet drink in a relaxed atmosphere with quick service and a smile from friendly staff will definitely return soon. Thank you

Went in there today and got completely ignored. Bar staff too busy staring at their phone.

Sunday Roast ok, no the best one

@Annette @Jonathan Mercer - Tiny Dancer Group - still no refund on the shirt - order #128 Come on this is amateur just refund the money it’s been 2months.

New favourite roast, absolute perfection.

Lovely relaxing bar with nice decor. Excellent selection of quality beers. Friendly staff peeps too who were playing some great tunes. Would've definitely stayed for more, but was on a pub crawl 😉 I shall return 🙂🍻

Very kind and a lovely atmosphere

Schöner Pub mit Atmosphäre, um ein Bier, ein Glas Wein oder einen Cocktail mit Freunden zu trinken.

Nice staff, good beers on tap and food looked good

A proper London boozer 🍻 with friendly staff

Great service and very cozy place. Food was great too!

Really tasty roast with lots of veggies and homemade Yorkshire puddings, and very sweet staff! They accidentally gave me a small portion and comped my meal for the inconvenience, along with bringing me some extra food, which wasn’t necessary but greatly appreciated! Lovely spot for a Sunday lunch.

Delicious Sunday Roast served on vintages porcelain plates which I really appreciated Nice service as well Recommended!

Had a really great time downstairs yesterday! All the staff was really lovely and fun.😙👌

Great atmosphere, very good Sunday roast.

I’m not a fan of a roast usually, but their roast is the best I’ve ever had. Staff are all gems. Dog friendly. Queer-friendly. Good vibes all around.

I guess I am giving them a name to put on their barred list but at least I will explain what happened to me and my friend. We went there last weekend to celebrate a friend's bday. Both Spanish and there were some people from the staff who also spoke Spanish and we thought it was great! Loved it! It was all fun and games till the system started playing up. Some of us got charged twice. We tried to explain, but the lady just wouldn't have it. She started being visibly angry, her body language was aggressive, she screamed at us. She even gave a shot to my friend and said (in Spanish, but literal translation would do): let me give you a shot, thanks to me you can drink a shot, it's the best we have. She gave my friend a shot a started clapping her hands... as if we needed them to drink a shot of tequila?!?! It was weird and passive aggressive. I felt distressed for my friend, and for the fact we were being accused of not paying despite the bank app was actually showing double payment. I went to Agustina, in the name of both of us speaking the same language, I tried to smooth things over and said: come on, you have been aggressive, no need for that. She wouldn't have it. Another guy came out and screamed at me. I yelled back saying I wanted respect. The reply they gave to my friend in her review speaks loud! Staff are aggressive. They told my friend they wanted to call the police. I think they didn't because they knew they would have only been laughed at...

Great food from hot4u and service

Really lovely staff who create a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

Lovingly restored local with the best of all worlds: indie brews, cocktails, upmarket pub grub, football on the TV, a fireplace, and a private cellar bar and venue for comedy nights etc. Staff are all real too. Best spot.

Great classic pub! Very clean! Classic Living room style! Lovely staff! Fireplace, sofas, piano, music, great coffee, beer selection and promising menu (yet to try it out) 🥰

Such a great local pub. Wonderful staff and a great selection of beers and wines.

Delicious roast and extremely friendly staff!! I look forward to come back to test the weekday menu!

A couple of days ago I went to The Plough and I have to say I found the experience somewhat maddening... I know barstaff everywhere are cautious due to COVID but having to pay the exact amount of cash or use a credit card for a drink is ridiculous. I can't say it creates a relaxed atmosphere. I had to go to the off licence to get exact change. As well as that it was a cold winter's evening and nobody had bothered to set a fire in the fireplace which I think is a bit Scrooge-like at this time of year...

Lovely staff and such a cosy spot for food and drinks. Had their potatoes and chocolate fondant which was to die for 😋.

Amazing food and the best service! So friendly

Really bad vegan options at the moment

This is a review of the Hot 4 U roast rather than the pub itself, which is nice enough and has a decent beer selection. The premium price roast was really disappointing - meagre portions and half cooked veg. Was really looking forward to trying but left so disappointed. Have had much better roasts for much less money.

Lovely local pub, the staff are really friendly, the selection of beers on tap is great. The Sunday roasts by hot4u are to die for and so are the oysters.

Quite horrible food. £12 for three wontons, which were obviously made from frozen. Burger came on a plate the size of a saucer, no salad or sides. The staff were nice.

Lovely pub lovely people would be nice to have bigger screens for the footy

Pros: Great atmosphere, Guinness well poured and great live music on Sunday Cons: Sunday roast portions are on the "small" spectrum