The Hackney Pearl - Permanently Closed

The Hackney Pearl - Permanently Closed reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   JoeRo

   London2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 2, 2016

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Had a fantastic birthday brunch here, 6 of us enjoyed different items from the menu and everyone was happy with their choice. Really friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere. I've been talking about the poached eggs and bacon all week. A real gem in Hackney Wick's oyster.
   

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   Phil

   London17 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 8, 2016

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Took a friend here for her birthday. The cocktails started the meal off well. The food was great, and the service friendly and relaxed
   

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   icecoolinalex

   London2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 20, 2016

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   I'd booked a table for six on a Saturday lunchtime and we had to have lunch finished in an hour, which I mentioned when booking. I was a little worried, having read reviews saying that service can be slow. The service was very efficient and friendly. We enjoyed the food , which tasted really fresh and homemade. The mezze were as good as in Istanbul!
   

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   London4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 12, 2016

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   four of us went on Friday night for some dinner and to catch up. The ambience and service was lovely but sadly the veggie curry - which they charged £12 for - was awful. Like something you'd put together as a student, complete with packet rice and shop-bought naan. Worst of all was a very stody, stale and overly harshly spiced dahl, which none of the three of us touched. Really disappointing - I'd be ashamed to serve it to friends at home. we did receive some free desserts when we complained about the curry to our waiter, which was appreciated. But I'd much rather not have forked out £24 in the first place for such poor food.
   

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   Hannah

   Pittsburgh11 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on October 11, 2015

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was nice though the bacon could have been crispier. Friendly service. Food took a long time to arrive, luckily we weren't in a hurry.
   

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined on August 27, 2015

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food as always at this pioneering Hackney Wick restaurant
   

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   SophieBee

   Birmingham10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on August 19, 2015

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Once again great food and an excellent choice of drinks.. It was a quiet night but really good selection of specials.. Go for the sharing vegetarian mezze starter if you get stuck
   

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   Crow

   London1 review

   4.0

   Dined on June 26, 2015

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   I have been here a few times and the food is always excellent and reasonably priced. Great little place with a good wine/beer list, fresh homemade bread and good service.
   

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   notimpressed

   London1 review

   3.0

   Dined on May 10, 2015

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   It was really busy after the Hackney half marathon so I would go back if it were less hectic, but on this occassion the service was not up to the numbers there, and the food was OK but really not at all good value - £11.50 for a small portion of bubble & squeak and a couple of strips of streaky bacon + egg is a shocker. The charcouterie plate was overpriced and poor as well. Both might be put down to the crowds on the day I suppose, but if it's like that normally I'd avoid at all costs.
   

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London1 review

    2.0

    Dined on May 6, 2015

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3

    Having been to the Hackney Pearl for food previously I was expecting the usual good food but we were really disappointed with the standard of our meal especially the main courses. We ordered the lamb leg kebab and risotto, the kebab was very basic with poor quality pieces of meet, large amounts of onion with stodgy rice to accompany it and a tomato sauce which looked like it had come straight out of a tin, to be honest it felt like a student dinner not a £16 main course. It was really poor and for value for money compares very badly to restaurants such as Mission and 10 Greek Street where a main course/large plate mighty be this price but is of far higher quality. The risotto was ok but good. Both dishes lacked the refinement, care and quality of ingredients which I had expected. We didn't stay for desert given the quality of our main courses. Including starter, the mains and 3 drinks our bill was £59, which feels like a lot for a poor meal.
    

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