The best restaurants serving British food in Victoria Hackney London

A service club set up during the Crimean war to give comfort to soldiers on leave in, or passing through, london. Still a service club. It has developed significantly in recent years. No longer just open to the lower deck. If you don't know what that means neither this review or the club are of much interest to you. Pleasant bar on the ground floor has a nice atmosphere a bit like a sergeants mess circa 1980 and none the worse for that. The restaurant is superb with a very good and imaginative menu and well cooked food, served by exceptionally pleasant, well trained and smart staff. Like everywhere in London most of the staff are polite, smart, efficient and genuinely likeable east Europeans. The UJC has a smattering of former Gurka soldiers on the staff who also enhance the place and atmosphere. The rooms upstairs, 20 floors of them have been refurbished recently and are better than any budget hotel and many expensive ones. The prices are now about on par with cheaper hotels booked online. If you are in london and you qualify it should be your first call.

I stopped by here after a quick walk around the park, absolutely lovely area and a lovely spot to take a break and have a nice drink. staff were absolutely fantastic and the vibes were great

Love this chippy and it’s perfect if you suffer from celiacs disease, you can have delicious grilled or fried gluten free fish in batter and chips, without any worries of contamination 🥰. The grilled skate and chips is my favourite, cooked to perfection and big portions. My husband has tried most things and found them all really tasty and apparently the deserts are yummy too, although not always GF. Our friend had the Apple and cinnamon crumble today, with ice cream and said it was the best ever. Sergio is a happy, friendly guy and takes very good care of his customers, especially if you have allergies. Thanks for a lovely meal, we will be back again soon

We had an excellent lunch at The Empress. Very impressed that they were able to produce a good range of gluten free options. The food was really excellent, well presented, generous portions and delicious. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the service was speedy and efficient. A real treat!

Having elbowed our way through the Victoria Park crowd, we found a table to rest our elbows. This place is dog-friendly🐕, so you might get your elbow licked by a friendly fluffy one👅. Coffee☕was on the heavily roasted side but still decent. Poached eggs🍳were tender and dripped all over my elbows. Dining room was busy, and kitchen staff are clearly not afraid of a little elbow grease💪. Service staff were friendly, except the two elderly grumpy ladies who gave us the cold shoulder and elbow upon seeing our dog🐕 while trying to get past. There was no space in the room to swing an elbow, so they should show more considerations with their mannerism. Outdoor area is now shut, so you would have to refrain from sticking out an elbow when getting out of seat. Generally pleasant, but until the outdoor area is open again I wouldn't want to be back in fear of other customers' extending elbows in a crowded space. Once open again, I may return and hopefully see the dog-unfriendly big-elbowed ladies in better form.

One of the best pubs in Hackney! We went to the quiz for the first time on Thursday and it was loads of fun. Would highly reccomend!