The Haggerston

Reviews

• Meike B.

  star star star star star 13 June 2026

  For a West Londoner the Haggerston is quite a trek around town.  The fact that I keep coming back for more and missing my last train home speaks for the pub!  The fortnightly open mic sessions in the upstairs room could easily become an addiction ...  they differ from other nights in this vein in that they are very intimate.  
  
  The room has the feel of a private living room (home of a member of a long standing family of East End gangsters judging by the photos on the wall), and there's usually enough chairs for everyone to sit down.  What a difference this makes, no talking all over the music!  Mind you, the music is exceptionally good, too.  
  
  The night is hosted by Phil and Otto who between them have worked with just about every big name under the sun: Amy Winehouse, Bob Marley, Ray Charles and the list goes on ...  The standard of the singers and musicians who put their name on the list for the night is similarly impressive making this one of the best open mics in town.
  
  And the pub downstairs keeps serving long beyond the midnight hour.  The house wine comes from a tap but is surprisingly more-ish, the selection of beers very eclectic.  I've yet to arrive in time to sample some of the food - the pizzas look and smell amazing.
  
  One of my favourite pubs, just wish I lived nearby!  Will definitely try and make one of their Sunday jazz nights.

• Kenneth M.

  star star star star_border star_border 12 June 2026

  Dimly lit, stripped-back walls - a hipster haven charging properly London prices for pints.
  
  Reasonable atmosphere and surprisingly uncrowded on a payday Saturday night although maybe we were in earlier than the in-crowd.

• Jennifer S.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 2 June 2026

  I would give this place 0 stars if I could. I walked into here Saturday afternoon to order takeaway pizza from two surly barstaff. I asked for the vegan pizza (with tomato sauce) but to make it non-vegan. So add cheese, no sauce, but all the rest of the toppings: artichoke, mushroom, courgette etc. One of the barstaff, a woman with long brown hair, basically threw her hands up and said to her colleague in this exasperated tone, "What? I don't get it. Help me understand." Seriously, I am STANDING RIGHT THERE A**HOLE. The other staff member (a guy with glasses and gages in his ears) explained to her in a bored tone that yes, it can be done, it's fine. So he took my order and then charged me 11 quid, "extra" for the cheese. Only after paying I realise this made NO sense as all other pizzas on the menu are 9 quid. All I asked was for the tomato sauce to be replaced with cheese. Whatever, not going to argue with these jerks. I did however, ask the guy about the DJs on the weekend for which he replied in monosyllabic tones. Wow, makes me really want to go return ::sarcasm::
  
  I got my pizza and opened the box to check it out. A) It's burnt. Yes, large sections of the crust are burnt as are parts of the pizza. B) It's bland. So.very.bland. The other comments on the good pizza (and  this is why I trekked here) made me roll my eyes so hard. Obviously they have never had good NY pizza. I thank the lucky stars every day I grew up there so I know amazing pizza and this is so far from it.
  
  If the staff wouldn't have been such douchebags, I would have considered returning for a weekend night. At this rate with terrible humanity behind the bar + shitty pizza= place should go out of business.

• Helena S.

  star star star star star_border 25 May 2026

  This is a live music recommendation for Sunday jazz. The Alan Weekes band play here from 11pm till 3am on a Sunday. Yes, not brilliant if you have an actual job, but it's well worth staying up for - the band have been playing here for TWENTY YEARS, but far from being jaded they are super hot. Amazing musicianship - it's trad jazz with lots of improvisation and very exciting.

• Fizzle B.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 18 May 2026

  Saturday night. Nice space.  Quite lively, drinks well priced, dancefloor check, but music was terrible top40hiphopr&b, unadventurous.