Piehole Shoreditch

Steak and Stilton pie was good! The rosemary fries very tasty! Need to come back and try more of the pies to give a better review. They host a free comedy night every Tuesday which was amazing! Enjoyed a great dinner and show on a weekday.

The Piehole Shoreditch is a fantastic little pub that serves amazing food. We opted to eat outside at a street front table. I ordered the pie and mash with mushy peas and grilled onions. I didn't know how good a beef pie with gravy could taste until I had the food from the Piehole. My dinner companion ordered the funghi chicken pie and thoroughly enjoyed it. We shared a serving of sticky toffee pudding with custard for dessert. Words aren't enough to describe the flavors of the pudding and warm toffee and custard. If you find yourself on Shoreditch High Street be certain to drop in on the Piehole Shoreditch for a deliciously satisfying meal you won't soon forget!

Just a shame it wasn’t very busy. Otherwise hard to find fault. Great service, great food and wouldn’t hesitate to return. Like a small but well executed menu - wings and avocado dip tortillas a great start. The Kate Sidney and Filo Souk Chook were both tasty pies with gravy and the rosemary fries were delicious. Owner couldn’t have been more attentive and popped nextdoor (they also own) to get a pint off the pump. Would definitely recommend.

18/12 lunch time We ordered and paid for multiple pies but we were given 2 less than we ordered. When we pointed this out, the manager (older lady) was extremely rude and raised her voice at us. She then proceeded to make the two pies that was missing from the order, but refused to give them to us, and wanted us to pay again for the two pies; despite us calmly explaining that we had already paid. We told her that we had meetings to attend to and need to leave, but she made the sarcastic remark saying how can that be true when we are going to have our lunch (??? we got takeaway so that we can rush back to our meetings). We were then forced to show bank statements from multiple people to prove that we had already paid. After this whole process, and even after the manager found out they made the mistake, the manager did not apologise and simply ignored us. She even gave us two options - (1) she warms the pie up for us; or (2) we get a refund, but she keeps all the pies. Which I found were ridiculous options to give, given that we wasted about 30 minutes on this debacle, and had to deal with her rudeness the whole time. I want to be clear that the front desk staff member (wearing a headband) was lovely - polite, apologetic, and genuinely trying to help, but repeatedly overridden by the manager. This wasn’t about the missing pies - mistakes happen, and are acceptable. It was about the attitude and behaviour. Because of this one manager, my colleagues and I have decided to boycott this place out of principle, which is a shame because the pies were good; and the front desk staff was such a nice person.

*** Updated Review *** Finally got back to Shoreditch to find this place open. I thought I’d give it a chance as my previous experience had been to book and turn up to find it closed. Anyway, I had the bruschetta starter, and as I couldn’t decide on the various options & combinations of pies, I went for the recommendation of a pie meal, in this case the ‘Mother Earth’, the mushroom pie on a bed of mash, the mushy peas on top of the pie, all sprinkled with crispy onion. The bruschetta was passable, well presented. The pie itself was okay, it wasn’t mind blowing, maybe my expectations were too high. In hindsight the sprinkled crispy onions were overpowering, so maybe give them a miss. The atmosphere was dark, candlelit, and perhaps more suited to a date night. The service was decent and attentive. All in all, this was okay, but I felt that it was more style over substance.

Excellent crusty pies and rosemary chips. There is an excellent comedy night every Tuesday run by 2nd Row Comedy and Luke Ditchfield. It's free to attend and they programme up and coming comedians every week. Worth checking out!

Had such high hopes for this place, the menu looked great and also lots of good reviews. We went with a table of 8 and the rest of the restaurant was empty. It took over an hour for us to get our food and half the items were forgotten or brought out 20-30 minutes after each other. Half the table got to eat together and different sides and pies came out at different times so either you waited and the pie got cold or the sides got cold. The service was not great and there was no apology for the forgotten items or lateness of some of the items. Won’t be going back here purely based on poor service. Most the pies were really good but some undercooked due to forgetting them and rushing.

Had an amazing meal here - the pies were incredible. Had the Heidi and Steak/Blue Cheese! The service was 10/10 and the waiter was polite, respectful and helpful. Would highly recommend if you love a pie.