Historical version 4 of Gun, E14 9NS (view current version)
- 020 7515 5222
- 27 Coldharbour, E14 9NS (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
- thegundocklands.com
- 11am-midnight Mon-Sat; 11am-11pm Sun
Gastropub on the east side of the Isle of Dogs.
The bar is in the middle of the main room. Dining tables are set up with white tablecloths and full table service to the left of the entrance and in a room to the rear, while along the right and on the river terrace are tables for casual drinking. Some of these have knives, forks and napkins but are not formally set up for dining. The (heated) riverside terrace has a view of the Dome/O2 Centre.
Kake and Ewan visited on a Monday afternoon in September 2008. We'd hoped to get some chips or something, but they weren't serving any more food until 6pm, so we had some chilli corn kernels instead, which were OK. The other bar snacks available were pistachio nuts and salted peanuts.
There are three handpumps which in September 2008 had Adnam's Broadside, Abbot Ale and Young's ordinary. Two pints of the last along with the corn kernels came to £8.15.
Food is served noon-3pm and 6pm-10:30pm Monday to Friday, 11:30am-4pm and 6pm-10:30pm Saturday, and 11:30am-4pm and 6pm-9:30pm Sunday. On a visit several years ago when Ewan tried the food, it was really very good indeed, though priced to match.
Boards in the pub advertised live jazz on the weekends and free wireless. Note that the toilets are labelled 'Horatio' and 'Emma'.
Accessibility: There's step-free access to the bar, a decent amount of the seating area, and the toilets, though not the riverside terrace.
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