9-11 Folgate Street,
Spitalfields,
London,
E1 6BX
0871 971 4489
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This is a great pub. Brilliant atmosphere for all occasions, whether watching sport, meeting friends or eating food. Great staff. Large beer garden/smoking area.
Had lovely roast dinner on sunday, will go here time and time again.
We spent a very long afternoon in the company of good friends and great wine at The Water Poet last Sunday.
The occassion was even more enjoyable as the lunch was fantastic.
Huge, generous portions cooked just as you'd expect Sunday lunch to be cooked – moist, tender meat, whole glazed carrots, crisp roasted potatoes, lashing of gravy…
Puds were good too. Indulgent and filling. Lots of custard for me and no room for the cheesebroard after unfortunately, altough we did like the look of the Irish cheese selection and chutney.
To be honest, this place fits the bill perfectly, whether it be lunch with the folks, a birthday celebration, parents on a day out with the kids.....
Not too pricey either. Staff efficient and friendly, which is always a bonus. I don't think you'll find a better Sunday lunch in the area.
Lovely setting, just to the side of Spitalfields market, so shopping, drinking and eating all in one day!
We'll be back!
Use this place a lot since I moved to London, and it reminds me of the best pubs in Dublin. It's good for lots of things, but it's really great for having a drink with friends. Food is good, makes for great casual eating. A few weeks ago they had a Christmas fair with a hog roast in the garden, and a choir singing carols and then some jazz. Great day. Sunday lunch is really good but very busy, so get there early.
Really like the staff too.
Good place to watch sport.
We had our works Christmas lunch at The Water Poet last Thursday and this is just to say a big thanks to the staff (and the chefs!). We were made to feel very welcome, looked after for drinks and the food was delicious. Really impressed for such a busy pub. we'll be back next year (and a fair amount in between).
This place seems to get better and better every time we visit. Last week there was a whole hog roast on Saturday afternoon, and this Sunday we were treated to live jazz! The crowd is very mixed and all of ages, but not too rowdy for such a large pub.
The garden is probably the Water Poet's best feature, currently covered by a marquee and heated enough to spend a crisp December evening in. The ale selection is pretty good too, with Truman and Meantime here.
The kitchen seems permanently busy, and portions are massive.
The current menu is a real winter warmer of a feast, both weekdays and weekends.
Probably the most welcoming pub that serves food in the area.
Love coming here wether it be with family for a roast on a sunday (including our toddler - they have highchairs which is great for a pub!) or for lunch during the week or a friday night out.
You have to get in early if you dont want to miss out on a sunday roast but I would say that is standard anywhere in london and the portions are huge! Have to have the baileys cheesecake on a weekday as you can never fit it in after the roast dinner.
The menu changes regularly but you can always get the usual burger, sausage and mash etc which never disappoints, my fav is the risotto but it doesnt always feature...
The ladies loo's are a wicked bright pink, the music is good, and the service is always friendly. We always bring overseas visitors here and they always leave happy.
An early Sunday lunch in this enormously small pub was great. There are rooms everywhere, I counted 6 separate spaces, but we ate in the garden because my girlfriend isn't giving up smoking 'til tomorrow. Lots of heaters so it wasn't too cold. I digress though.
Food was really good, unpretentious stuff. Just a well cooked Sunday roast with good veg and a fine Yorkshire. even early on there were loads of people with their families eating, always a good sign. I had a couple of Tim Taylors Landlord and she had a glass of Argentinian Malbec which she said hit the spot. Then she had a fag.
I like the service here; it's friendly and chatty but not too in your face. Watched a bit of Munster Ospreys before dragged away to christmas shopping. Will be back.
Popularity says a lot of things about a pub. And this place is popular. I've been to the water poet on two occasions now. There's a definite 'buzz' about the place. On a Sunday no one wants to be sitting in a dank dingy quiet place, and the water poet is the complete opposite. Great food (the best gravy I've tasted somehow sweet AND savoury) tender beef roast, the staff were busy, yet still very helpful and great craic. Jazz in the evening rounded it all off. This place is now going to be my weekly sunday hangover cure. Recommended.
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