The Gun (Poplar)

• The Gun is a great place to chill out with the papers on a Sunday morning whilst enjoying a Bloody Mary
• Sunday lunch is one of the best I've tasted and I also highly recommend The Gun for a romantic evening meal or a get together with friends and family
• I have been to the gun many times now and with this inclement English weather
• The fireplace is the perfect magnet to attract patrons
• It a nice place to relax with a pint by the fire
• The second room is the main pub
• Outdoor used to be open but now is completely covered with plastic so is comfortable even on a windy cold night
• Mondays are pub quiz nights with both rooms fully packed
• If you happen to wonder around with a parched throat looking for a pint
• The restaurant attached to the pub is good but a bit over priced in my view
• If it is good enough for Admiral Nelson then it is good enough for you (he &lsquo
• T think they were playing backgammon
• Has one of the best river terraces in the whole damn city
• A low slung affair that brings you to almost eye level with the Thames
• Serves a hearty British menu (and Sunday Roast menu) that is star studded with quality such as oysters
• A pub menu with a sub menu of cheese
• Coldharbour sausage roll with HP sauce&rsquo
• As will the black pudding with Scotch egg and English mustard
• The burger itself is a fist sized hulk of flaky
• T have chips that walk the talk (the comparator here is the Goodman Burger &ndash
• The burger is more plentiful than the usual
• T even try to attack one without a knife and fork) and the bun is a little dry
• It was saved with a complimentary round of blankets from the waiter
• Now I am stuck with The Narrow &ndash
• Whereas the former is famed for Eighteenth Century seafaring dalliances
• The Narrow offers an emotional and quality driven experience on a par with a quick grope behind the bins of a nightclub in Milton Keynes
• Until it came up in food conversation with a fellow foodie friend
• I managed to drag my friend with me to lunch
• The gun is one of those places that are well hidden behind residential areas even with Google maps it took a while to locate
• One side was full of British grub pub food and the other with more bistro compilations
• My fresh orange was being freshly pressed in the kitchens
• Poached egg with chive butter sauce
• The silkiness of the fish with the poached egg balanced the saltiness perfectly
• Having looked at the menu I was eager to have apple donuts and cinnamon vanilla ice cream
• The ice cream was velvety and sweet
• Perhaps that is why I could not appreciate the taste much
• Dessert for me was a chocolate terrine with Hungarian (sweet) wine
• Lovely pub in Isle of Dogs with a great view of the East side of the river and a great atmosphere
• Most importantly the east side of the river with it's unique social feeling
• The restaurant is first class if visiting on Tuesday's opt for a fish dish as they get it fresh from the market
• We popped in for what was a few after work beers
• What a quaint restaurant with a beautiful outside area
• So the lack of consistency was a bit disappointing
• My main was the duck which was cooked to perfection but was over powered by its accompanying partners on the plate
• Dessert was a warm pudding which was okay and syrupy sweet
• Hunting used to be something that was quite important &ndash
• The London food scene has certainly started flirting with the likes of offal (internal organs and entrails) and game
• S quite nice to then find a restaurant that really does celebrate that sort of cuisine and it fits in well with the atmosphere
• Everything about The Gun (Poplar) is simply wow
• They're several vintage guns on display and the entire look is completed by the wooden furniture
• The chocolate mousse for dessert was amazing too

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