The Bow Bells in Stratford

5* Food! Really really enjoyed the new food here. We need to support this new guy. The length of the Bow Rd is nothing but fried filth. Had the fish and beef, big portion size (the fish was overfilled, which was great). Even if you're fat and lazy, walk round and grab a takeaway. We only keep good food in Bow when we support new start-ups.

Such a positive experience. Staff very helpful. Atmosphere was welcoming and fun. Food was great. Piece of London that is hard to find nowadays. Will come again!

Lovely pub, buzzy and cool vibes. Very good selection of beers and spirits and surprisley amazing pizza! Benches outside, pool table and sport streming are some of the amenities you can find! Staff is funny and engaging

This became our local for our two day trip to London. Really nice pub with a great atmosphere. Had the Fish Tacos for lunch, which were super fresh and tasty. They even had Guinness on tap, which despite how it looked (too many bubbles in the head), was really good. I really liked this spot.

🚇 Bow Road 🍺 £5.70 Cruzcampo The Bow Bells is located close to Bow Church on busy Bow Road in London’s East End. The nearest Tube is Bow Road. This brightly decorated pub was built in 1866 and is named after the famous bells of The Church of St Mary-le-Bow in Cheapside, City of London. This is a traditionally decorated one bar pub that has a proper oldschool feel. The bar is set out in an ‘L’ with the servery located front right. In front of the servery is a cosy seating area with a lovely piece of furniture and a burgundy banquette. The main bar area is a good size and stretches down to a pool table and a projector screen at the far end. The decor consists of Damask wallpaper, gold cornicing, dark wood wainscoting and a proper pub carpet. The beer selection offers a line up mainstream keg brands and one cask ale. I decided on a Cruzcampo, my pint was most agreeable, price point was below average. The food option is new with @deadpedros taking up residency serving up Mexican street food. I arrived just after 3pm on a drizzly Saturday afternoon in February. The pub was fairly quiet to start but filled up quickly and was buzzing in no time at all. The Rugby was on mute on the screens around the bar whilst a soulful soundtrack played in the background. The service was great, the team on duty were down to earth and friendly. I met up with Jamie from @tour_de_sarnie for a couple of pints and spoke about, yes you guessed it, London Pubs and London’s best Sarnies places. His Insta is one of my favourite accounts, a must follow if want to know where London’s best handheld eats are. I have visited this pub a number of times over the years and never got around to doing an actual post about it. This is a lovely oldschool boozer that offers a warm and friendly local pub experience. Next time you’re over in Bow, be sure to check out @thisisthebowbells 📅 15th February 2025 More London Pub info @londonpubmap 🍻