Dove Free House & Kitchen

OllieEats

good pub 27th October 2009

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Another great Hackney pub. It's really is fun, and has lots of great beers. Quite busy on the weekends though.

girlswear

My local pub 18th August 2009

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This is the place I claim as my local pub. Great selection of connaisseur beer/lager on tap, including my favourite Fruili beer. It's far less pretentious than Cat & Mutton, at least you don't get the Lady Gaga catwalk showdown here.

I had Sunday roast here once, the serving was big but taste wasn't as great as it looks. With so many choices of eateries around Broadway Market, I wouldn't eat here. But this is a place for a pint with your friends.

I like their wooden décor, quite roomy at the lower level. Also has a variety of board games, and each table was candlelit. It's usually more crowded outside than the inside. It also has a quite different designed unisex bathroom.

doyouwantproof

The place to go if you like real ales and beer 24th February 2009

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Went here for the first time in the snow with my friends who couldnt get to work. The place was busy and felt a bit like a bar in a ski station.
Staff were busy but friendly and the sausages were fab!
Will definatley go there again. A must if you want something different and real in a very themed market.
SUNDAY ROASTS ARE FAB TOO !

gregwo

Fantastic pub! 3rd September 2008

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The Dove is a great pub with a relaxed and rustic atmosphere. It's right on Broadway Market, so it's great to pop in for a drink on a Saturday afternoon when the market is on or in the evening. It's always a friendly crowd and there's a huge selection of beers and great guest ales.

My partner and I frequent the restaurant as well-- we seem to have become regulars as the food is so good and the restaurant staff extremely welcoming and friendly. I specificly recommend their selection of burgers and salmon fishcakes. The price is a little higher than cheap pub food, but you're getting good quality for it-- completely worth it. I definitely recommend The Dove!

papayoyo

Nice refined hackney gastro-pub . 29th August 2008

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The Dove, situated on Broadway Market beside London Fields, is a somewhat genteel and refined establishment, with a real coal fire, candle-lit tables, a wide selection of connaisseur beers and ales, board games, live jazz and a fine dining area. It has the widest range of beers I've ever seen in a pub including gems like Delerium Tremens which will soon have you falling of your seat at 9% alcohol, not to mention the £3.50 per glass. So it's a little expensive but offers a cosy but classy atmosphere to impress a date with. The food is excellent if again a bit pricey but the decor is all oak beams, antique artwork and it has, somewhat incongruently, the finest high-tech unisex bathroom of any pub I've seen. It's always quite packed with young artsy-media types but an enchanting experience any day of the week.

Rossmcross

one of the worst Sunday Roasts... 11th August 2008

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i went here last Sunday lunchtime to introduce a Polish friend to a good old Sunday Roast... what a mistake... the whole place smelled of stale beer, service was surly, charge on debit cards (whatever the amount!) and the sunday roast was horrible! Roast potatoes tasted deep-fried, meat was grey and bland, apple sauce was from a jar and i reckon the Yorkshire pudding was from Aldi! For a TENNER!!!

Avoid.

Soph

Do not give this venue youyr custom! 6th October 2007

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Do NOT drink or eat at this pub! I have been frequenting this venue once a month for a year, with many of my colleagues. We have had problems on every single visit - most frequently being asked to clear the passageway to the bar or kitchen (sorry - we only sat on chairs that you placed here!) but tonight was the last straw. The Dove will now charge you 50p for EVERY card transaction and you cannot set up a tab. Our packets of crisps / pints of chips / glasses of drinks were cleared before we finished them. You cannot have your Hoegaarden in a Hoegaarden glass, as they use them all for their "pint of chips". We were asked to "keep the noise down" - apparently 20 people having conversations on a leaving do on a Friday night creates too much noise. When we joined in with singing "happy birthday" with another group of drinkers, we were all asked to leave, as apparently we had had 6 warnings. "we are a quiet pub and do not cater for that sort of thing". The bouncer then escorted us to the unisex toilets, waited for us all to finish and then walked us out to ur taxi's. I attempted to have a conversation with the manager, who stood aggressively with his legs spread and arms crossed and informed me he had worked there for 15 years. I calmly asked what exactly we had done wrong and apparently he could come up with nothing more than "you are too loud". The bouncer then frogmarched me out of the pub. Needless to say, this will no longer be our monthly pub of choice, despite the range of beers available. I will also no longer be going to my local The Dovetail in Farringdon, their sister pub. I have only rated as 1 star, because I cannot rate as 0 stars.

Sami at 09/10/07

Good to know. It's too bad you had such a miserable experience!

Corindajane at 09/11/07

I had exactly the same thing happen to me! What a bunch of losers. I regularly went in to eat and drink but no longer. Apparently the bouncer didn't like my 'octave' What a joke!

Fishcake at 03/01/08

I've been here a few times with no problems but then on New years eve the manager came over to us 3-4 times to tell us to keep the noise down. The pub was packed with people and it was NYE!

Lighten up guys.

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Sami

27th July 2007

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The Dove has an excellent beer selection, but unfortunately their menu isn't anywhere near as pleasing.

The interior decoration is a cross between an abbey and a traditional English pub, complete with long, hardwood table and bench seating and very dim lighting; a great atmosphere to sit down with a number of friends and go through the entire list of what appears to be a carefully chosen list of Belgian beer, but I wouldn't necessarily eat here for a couple of reasons. Being in Broadway Market you are spoiled for choice when it comes to good food stalls and a couple of other decent restaurants, and the food isn't really that tasty at the Dove. Although the small selection of sausages and hamburgers looks nice, they don't taste as great as the menu reads.

Edible, yes - but in a nutshell, go here for the booze and not the food!!

gilka

The dove 21st July 2007

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Located at the fantastic Broadway Market, this bar is a local and trendy spot. They have excellent Belgian beer and also good food. Last time I have a really good Thai curry...(can be a bit pricy though) The atmosphere inside is a bit dark so better when you can sit outside.

rkn

25th March 2007

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Apparently meant to be amazing for lagers, I don't like them though so have never really noticed.

The pint of chips is good and the attached restaurant serves up nice pub food with a slight Thai twist.