The Three Crowns in Hackney

Went in for a random Monday night dinner, and I really liked the vibe. They were having a pub quiz but had so many other tables available for dinner, and we didn’t get bothered at all by the noise. The pub is huge, the cosy atmosphere is really nice and the food is honestly really good! I really enjoyed the pork chop, it was perfectly cooked! The fish cake was okay but the broccolini were a bit too sour due to the lemon juice. Otherwise everything else was quite enjoyable, will definitely come back.

A cozy pub opposite our hotel. Nice spontaneous service, delicious bites beforehand and my husband loved the cheeseburger! After paying, where we had already given some tip, we saw that we had paid an extra 12% tip, €10! That is on a voluntary basis...so not. Should have just said it. We determine the tip ourselves. With some effort we were able to get this overpaid amount back. Too bad, it gave a bit of a bad aftertaste to the pleasant evening.

Great beer great food great staff

Actually a nice pub. If it weren't for the waitress who seems to hate her job...

Nice London pub with British aloof staff.

Beer and Cider was very good, thank you

Very very good food, the vegan roast is highly recommended, honestly I'd rather come back here to eat than go to most restaurants. Service staff were also particularly friendly!

Good pub where you can taste the typical fish and chips accompanied by a good beer

Really tasty Sunday roast. Pricey but worth it. The flavours of the lamb are fantastic. I also tried the hot chicken bits which were really well seasoned with spicy herbs and spices as well as being so tasty. Would highly recommend on a Sunday.

Food was not great... ordered shepherds pie and it was full of peas...more of a pea pie than anything else. Not everyone likes peas!! Otherwise the ambiance was good and drinks too, but the shepherds pie I don't recommend unfortunately!!

Top notch food, with stone cold service. Both staff appeared rather miserable. It wasn’t busy, but minimal effort and consequently it felt very transactional. The presence one member of staff actually created a depressing atmosphere whenever you interacted with her. In stark contrast, the food wss perfect and one of the best pub roasts I’ve had in a while. This could be a real attraction if the customer service was made warmer and friendlier.

Best Sunday roast I had in London! Friendly staff and great vibe

Nipped in for food as we was staying across the road in the Alexandra. Atmosphere was great, the service was very good as was the Katsu Chicken thigh burger I had. Good selection of beers/IPA on tap.

Ate and drank here a couple of times this week, when working nearby. Really nice friendly pub. There was a big work group of us and on the Sunday evening we had the roast and selected from the menu on the Monday. The food was well cooked and quickly turned around by the chef. Highly recommend the veggie roast option. The pub is card only and there was a pub quiz on the Sunday evening.

Good selection of beers worth a visit or two!

I came here with friends for a leaving lunch. In the cold weather like 5 degree , the whole pub was so cold… I ordered Roast Lamb. The portion was too little and the price is a bit expensive. I wouldn’t come around for the second time and it wasn’t busy at all but it was difficult to get the staff attention. All in all, I am quite disappointed about the dinning experience

Absolutely delicious Sunday lunch, friendly staff set us up for a day walking London! Highly recommend!

Nicht von schlechten Eltern. Ich würde sogar sagen, dass es hier ziemlich wuchtig ist. Eine urige Kneipe im Herzen von London, in der stets die aktuellen Fußball- oder Dartspiele gezeigt werden. Bonus: Man kann dort auch selber Darts spielen.

My wife and I visited London (Shoreditch area) from Northern NY in December 2023. I stopped by the Three Crowns on my way back to hotel for a pint and to recon the menu. The bartender didn't have any 'bitter' but turned me onto a cask ale, which was quite good. I looked at the menu, which looked good. I noticed on the signboard that they boasted the 'best fish and chip in the area'... I asked the bartender f that were true and he said, 'How should I know? I'm vegan!" Regardless, I came back with my wife and we sat in this cozy pub area, which seemed to have quite a few older people and some families hanging out, and we ordered food (and another cask ale). My wife tried the fish and chips, which were excellent... cooked perfectly. I had the cottage pie, which was tasty and filling. Service was pretty attentive and prices weren't bad. They don't accept cash at all, so bring a card. I enjoyed this place and would recommend it as a relaxed pub for a pint or meal.

Klassischer englischer Pub, für London normale Preise. Portionen jedoch nicht wirklich groß.

Card only pub, what happened to cash is king. Shocking

Had a great work Christmas party! 🥳🎉 Great food, recommend the beef. Good wine. Patient friendly staff despite the chaos all around

Had a really good pub vibe in here when we went on Sunday - full pub, some people watching football, some people enjoying the pub quiz, us mostly drinking and having a good time. I've eaten here a few years ago, was good without being anything special. Beer choice is reasonable - Club Tropica for example.

This pub feels off the beaten track in Shoreditch/Hoxton/Old St but it's always busy and such a good place to have a drink. It manages to strike a balance between being a traditional boozer and contemporary gastropub.

We visited tonight as it was near where we were staying at the Premier Inn. Nice atmosphere, friendly guy serving our food. Nice food which was served quickly and was very tasty and the Christmas decs were really nice. We’d travelled up from Cornwall this morning and this was ideally situated for us as it was just a short walk from our Premier Inn. Only thing that was lacking was Christmas music!!

Homophobia from staff quite happy to charge £7.10 for a badly poored pint. Don’t kiss if you are gay in this pub, apparently it puts people off their food.

My son and I, visiting from the states, had lunch at the “The Three Crowns” on Nov. 9th. My son ordered the mac & cheese and I had a burger. From my 1st bite till when I finished the burger it was the absolute best burger I have EVER had! Should you visit London, I would totally recommend The Three Crowns. Larry Grund, IOWA USA

Excellent quality food. Really good food and portion sizes for lunch. Good service, relaxing environment.

Poor experience booking for some corporate drinks. We booked to go on a Tuesday night after an event which unfortunately ran over by 20 minutes. We let the pub know which they said was fine. We arrived and they had given our table away, were unhelpful and I later discovered had charged me the deposit (£10pp). After asking for a refund I was told that we hadn’t spent enough money to make up for being 20 minutes late(?) After the staff being awkward about our tables being given away (in a fairly empty pub) we didn’t really want to stay and drink a lot there. I’m sure it’s nice at other times I just wouldn’t recommend for pre booking or anything that might require them to be flexible.

Lovely pub with an open kitchen so you can see what is going on. The food was tasty and well presented. Good choice of beer too. The only thing that let this place down was the toilets which were smelly and dirty during our visit

I am regular at Three Crowns. The vibe is always great and I love the service George gives me and my team. We have an office next door and we come here every week. It was really amazing when George initiated the conversations and recognised us to be the regulars. This kind of service should be recognised!

Appears as a traditional pub but is more like a nightclub in the evening. Service was quick, just did a couple pints.

Went in for a late supper and was met with friendly staff,clean dining room,lively local crowd and excellent fish and chips! Recommend if you are in the area!

We were staying in the Premier Inn and initially had reservations about going in. PLEASE GO IN!!! Atmosphere great, staff brilliant and the food way beyond expectations. Try it, it's really good!!!

Food was fantastic and the atmosphere and service even better! Thank you so much for having us! ~The Americans 🤣

We had the most lovely evening at the Three Crowns this week - great food and atmosphere! Shout out to George for taking such good care of us.

Absolutely fantastic food! , will definitely visit again!

Nice place, really good Sunday roast and love the decorations ✨

Lovely place, lovely staff too 🤙

What an amazing service, what an amazing food. George, you are simply the best. My favourite place around Shoreditch. Get your Sunday roast and will not be disappoint...on our way to see Amie K the best singer in the UK. Carmen & Kris

Excellent sunday roast as good as in my 'souvenir". Thanks!

Just went midday to book a table for 24th, had a drink. The young barmaid was friendly and welcoming 🙏 the pub quiet and relaxed, in the busy West End. Near some great (& soke of my favourite locations) the Jermyn Street theatre🎭 and Curzon Soho🎬

Stopped in for a pint. Would like to have more cash beer options.

Lovely pub for the rugby, and great service from Bradley.

Quick service, great large screen to watch us win the Ryder Cup

Having recently visited for Sunday dinner with friends for a long awaited meet up, it was a surprise, and disappointment to discover that this company refuses to accept cash (legal tender) as payment for items sold in the pub... I asked the server why this restrictive and divisive policy was in place and he said it was because "it's because the pub didn't want to pay bank costs to pay physical money in." Which seems odd because it costs money to accept card payments and you don't receive the full value of card payments due to the variety of 3rd party costs connected to digital payments, when with cash, the only thing it really "costs" to deposit takings into a bank is someone's time... and they'd be on a salary from the pub, so not sure this can be factually true... Secondly, unfortunately it was with dismay that we discovered our meals were more expensive than we'd budgeted for. The website states one price for Sunday lunch and the reality is a different menu, different price. This is not acceptable. When we came to pay we then had unknown additional charges including extra for gravy and service to add insult to injury to an already more pricey lunch. None of these hidden costs were explained to us at the time of ordering our food and all three of us said upon leaving, that we wouldn't have stayed had we known any of this in advance. As cash is legal tender, all retailers should still have provisions in place for customers. I do not use cards aside from one emergency credit card, so as your team and company refuses to accept cash - even exact amounts, and for fear of further embarrassment, I had to use my emergency card which has a limit I cannot afford to go over. A huge campaign has been going on nationally to ensure cash continues to be protected to allow everyone, not just corporate and wealthy individuals the opportunity to spend their own money without fear of discrimination from businesses. I'm surprised that the pub is as shortsighted as to ban cash and not have any backup should their digital systems go down. With times increasingly harder than ever before, and particularly for hospitality businesses and pubs particularly, I would have thought the pub would be actively trying to ensure ALL people are catered for, and encourage the continued running of the venue, rather than adding barriers and obstacles to business. Covid was partly used as an excuse by many because people wrongly believed it could be transmitted on cash. This has long been proven incorrect and an unsubstantiated fear. Covid was also used as a catalyst for bringing upon a digitalised system to an unaware public, however many businesses, particularly independents (which I would prefer to support) reverted to accepting cash again now that the pandemic is over. Refusing to accept cash is especially frustrating when you are on a budget, and perhaps are at the limit on cards so literally cannot afford to go into overdraft. It is extremely blinkered to rely wholly on internet/ digital services which can and do often fail, leaving you without service and losing money. Removing cash as a form of payment is discriminatory and embarrassing, especially for more vulnerable members of society who rely on its use, and likely would have been customers of theirs who view going to the pub as their community lifeline outside their home. The hospitality industry was hardly supported at all, in fact it was heavily discriminated AGAINST by the UK government during 2020-2022, and I cannot understand why they are effectively doing the same to a public wishing to support them. Whilst the food was tasty, the overall hassle we had regarding their anti cash stance, and unforeseen additional costs has left all 3 of us with a nasty taste in our mouth and would rather go elsewhere than return. I wonder how many others are also experiencing this from the pub but haven't the energy to write.

A very good pub, with nice selection of taps, all of your standard cocktails, and remember to ask for the student discount! Also the food (Ted’s Burgers) is very, very good and I would highly recommend the menu if you want something to go along with your pint(s).

Worth a trip to London just for the fish burger. Never tasted food so good, lovely friendly staff. A real gem of a find. Loved this pub

We stopped for a pint on Sunday eve and got a warm welcome from the barman. Sat outside as it was lovely and warm and enjoyed the stop. It looked like there was a quiz going on inside

Matt the barman was really helpful and super attentive, he always came to check on us and made our stay and evening that extra bit special. Kudos to matt give this guy a pay rise. Great customer experience

Fantastic atmosphere and food. I popped in whilst staying in the area and had a pint and a burger (the FUKU Burger). One of the nicest and messiest burgers I’ve had with loverly chips. Not cheap, but well worth it. A very eclectic mix of people in the pub, which is great. If I’m ever in the area again, I’ll definitely be back for a 2nd go.

Barman last Friday night tried to over charge me for our drinks until I told him it was wrong. Not a good service at all. Music far to loud for the pub aswell.

The food, the drinks, the music, the staff ALL AMAZING they took such great care of me for 2 days while I was visiting shoreditch

The beat Sunday roast in London!!!

The best and tastiest Ted's Burgers in my belly!

30 quid for fish, chips and a pint and without telling me they add on a 12.5pc service charge. For what???? Bringing the food to a table 6 feet away?

We had the best experience! The drinks and food were outstanding! Expresso martinis, cheese fries, and fish and chips made doing trivia night all the more fun! Staff could not have been nicer! Also, Rosie, the sales account manager, went above and beyond helping to find a receipt we needed after returning home.

Good burger, bad pint of bitter, £11 for a glass of red wine and £19 for a burger once service is added. Staff not esp fussed. Won’t be back this time.

Classic British pub with great Asian fusion burgers! This American greatly enjoyed my visit here. I had the plant-based meat option. Very tasty. The fries were perfectly crisp and seasoned well.

Bon lloc per fer una cervesa, en tenen forces per triar.

Superb pub food with an Asian twist. I had the Katsu burger with fries, it was fab. Came on my own and enjoyed a drink with it too, very welcoming and one of the best ranges of music I’ve heard a pub play in London!

Mice scurrying across the floors. Clearly not very clean.

Think I got food poisoning from the fish and chips which was also absurdly overpriced (must have been well over £20 and came with about 5 badly cooked chips). Also doesn't accept cash

Excelente lugar, descontraído e com um dos melhores fish in chips.

If you don’t come here for the friendly service and drinks, then come for the food. Insane burgers from Fuji London. You’re missing out if the Chicken Katsu Curry Burger isn’t a feature in your life. The fries are some of the best I’ve ever had. Go here, eat some stuff, drink some drinks.

great food and pints would recommend

Very good food and service on a quiet Sunday afternoon before going to see Artic Monkeys

Very nice Burger (Fuku), good Beer, good service. Definitely a recommendation

Cheeky post work pint stop, sat outside but interior looked good too

The BEST fish and chips in London! I'll tell all my friends from Tel Aviv about it ;-)

Un pub vraiment sympa que je recommande Les burgers et autres plats sont top Les serveurs excellents... 🍻

Been coming to Shoreditch for a long time and this is by far the nicest place to go, we had the Sunday roast and it was absolutely amazing, could not recommend highly enough, for the best food and friendly atmosphere it’s worth popping in

A lovely friendly pub, we popped in for the roast and was not disappointed, it was amazing, the staff are very nice and welcoming, a lovely relaxing atmosphere, I would highly recommend a visit, very happy we found somewhere so good to go to when we visit Shoreditch again

Food was really nice. Quick service. Music a little loud, but nice songs 😉 Would recommend it!

A great little local pub. Good selection of craft and draught beers, wine, spirits and cheap cocktails. Food is tasty and well priced. Staff were engaging and very friendly

This place is lush. Such London vibes. Great staff. Good beers. Good times.

Super nice pub with good food and atmosphere. This is a real jewel of a bub and we'll be back for more. Highly recommended. They have German wheat beer on tap - not to be missed.

A fantastic end to our night is Shoreditch. DJ playing great tunes and staff really made the evening. Special mention to Stuie who was so friendly Will definitely be returning when next in London and hope the DJ and Stuie are working that night 🥳🥳🥳

We had a great night here. The DJ played great tracks and the bar staff were all very friendly, and joined in with the singing and dancing. Special shout out to Stuie as he was a great sport!

Warmly welcomed by George. Ordered fish and chips. Absolutely delicious. Presentation excellent. Will definitely return.

Nice pub with great staff and delicious burgers.

Lovely Sunday roast. Best ever had.

We really enjoyed our Sunday roasts. Tasty food, friendly staff, great atmosphere, sport on the big screen and a pub quiz on a Sunday night. You can't ask for more!

Lovely food. Live band on in the sun which added to the atmosphere. Would recommend

This is more than your regular pub.. the kitchen is great and we loved our dinner! George made sure we had a good time! See you soon...

Very friendly staff and wonderful fish & chips. Highly recommended!

Great night , wonderful service from Stewie he brightened up my evening 💖

Fun bar, really good food and drinks Service staff was very helpful and friendly

Flat larger, who serves Moretti in a plain glass!!! DJs playing rave music to suit themselves, not playing relevant music to the crowd.

Bradley is a legend! Ask him for a baby Guinness and tell him to enjoy Blackpool away next season

Great selection of beer, good music, great vibe and they gave us a free spring roll to try that was delicious.

great pub, shows the football, burgers ootw. Gentleman in shorts very welcoming

Cracking little pub. Great selection of beers, decent pies and fantastic service. Would recommend to anyone for a pie or a pint!!

This used to be a proper pub before 2013. Now more a restaurant with a bar.

Friendly pub with sport on and good beer selection

DISGRACEFUL & DISCRIMINATORY. This establishment refuses to accept cash payments Boycott.

Decent pub with a good selection of beers and they show live sport. There was a nice mix of people in there and the food looked nice (I didn't have any though). I noticed they do a pub quiz and a roast dinner on a Sunday. A proper English pub in the middle of London!

Ok place and has a dartboard that we used, and also used the darts available from the bar. However very disappointed that they tried to withold the £5 deposit on darts because two plastic shafts on the darts got more broken when we were using them. The plastic shafts were already quite broken (this was acknowledged by the staff member who handed us the darts), which meant the flights frequently fell out when throwing, so the darts wouldn't fly straight, which is how they ended up more broken. That's inevitable if you hand out broken darts to start with so I was not happy with being told my deposit would be witheld. Then whilst disputing the deposit, they used the argument that it costs £20 to replace the darts when they get broken. Cheap darts with flimsy plastic shafts don't cost £20 a set and you can easily replace cheap plastic shafts at about £10 for a hundred of them, or better yet, actually spend the £20 on darts with metal shafts (or buy a bunch of metal shafts) and they won't even get broken. It's nice that the bar offers darts with only a deposit rather than charging to use the darts and dartboard, but we were very unhappy with the interaction over the deposit and the suggestion that we should pay £5 to cover the cost of something that was already pretty broken, and would cost a total of about 30p to fix. In the end our deposit was given back (they probably didn't have the change to take it from my £10 note), also it's only £5 so shouldn't be a big deal. To be honest they could have charged £5 to use the dartboard for an hour and I'd have been happy to pay that. The low rating is more about the principle and unpleasant interaction.

Best Guinness I’ve had in london, manager is from Dublin apparently and knows his stuff. Burgers are great, barman recommended the bacon cheese burger n we were not disappointed. Stewey & Bradley were amazing, thanks again!

Rather unpleasant return. Used to work on City Road many moons ago and this pub was a regular haunt back then. Unfortunately it has really gone downhill, the bar itself is still nice but the staff are rude and unhelpful. A quick skim read of the most recent comments here suggests this wasn’t just a bad day for them and seems to be par for the course… Lots of choice nearby as well - we quickly left and went to the Old Fountain where the beer and service were far superior. Hope they sort the staff out!