Marksman
Pub · Bethnal Green
254 Hackney Rd, London E2 7SB, United Kingdom
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Highlights
Classic British fare, renowned Sunday roast, beef & barley buns
Classic British fare, renowned Sunday roast, beef & barley buns
"Is the Marksman a real pub? It’s hard to say. You’re more likely to find a celeriac crisp than a salt and vinegar one here. Whatever this spot on Hackney Road is defined as, it’s a fine place to eat. Enormous pies to share, crispy skin duck breast, brown butter tarts. This is classic British grub approached with a bit of flair. Best of all is that the Marksman can be used in a few different ways. Be it at the downstairs bar alongside a pint and a curried lamb bun, upstairs in the dining room, or out on the little terrace when it’s spritz o’clock." - jake missing
"If you’re looking for a rooftop so high that it gives you vertigo and the ability to point in the distance and say “I think that might be... Kent”, then move along. But if you’re after a nice icy cold pint on a sunny Shoreditch Sunday, you’ll love this polished pub. Although the view from the Marksman’s second-storey terrace is mostly of local rooftops and buses plodding along Hackney Road, this place is a great shout if you want to do the whole open-air suntrap thing in a casual way." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, daisy meager
"This old-school Shoreditch spot has been around since Victorian times, with a proper mahogany bar, those little scallop lamp shades, and a modern dining room serving British dishes upstairs. These days you’ll find the Marksman serving Dorset crab kedgeree, bacon chops with hash browns, and some of the best savoury pies in London. Their three-course Sunday roast menu is always a good idea." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna
"To enjoy a rooftop in the most London way possible, you’ve got to go to a pub where your view is slowly chugging buses and the food is elevated British classics: enormous pies to share, crispy-skin duck breast, brown butter tarts, an excellent Sunday roast. The Marksman is a Hackney restaurant that looks like a pub, and its secluded upstairs terrace is a spot come summer." - jake missing, heidi lauth beasley, sinead cranna, daisy meager
"If you’re planning to wander around Brick Lane, Spitalfields, and end up at Columbia Road Flower Market on a Sunday, then get organised and make a booking at the Marksman. It’s east London’s most popular gastropub, thanks in no small part to its delightful handheld beef and barley buns with horseradish cream. Their roast menu is a three-course affair both in the downstairs bar and upstairs dining room, and a whole roast chicken with anchovy salad rarely goes amiss. That said, if a pie is on, get it." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley
