Review on The Eagle
Widely regarded as the mother of all gastropubs, the Eagle is still delivering the goods to an appreciative local crowd. The setting, a single, bare-boarded room near the old Guardian offices, still strikes first-timers as chaotic - nothing fits, nothing is co-ordinated, but the whole enterprise zings with life. There's no distinction between where you eat and where you drink.
Food is listed on blackboards above the bar. It's an ever-changing slate with hearty modern overtones and some Spanish and Italian accents added on. Bife ana (a marinated steak sandwich) is a fixture, likewise pasties de nata (Portuguese custard tarts); elsewhere you might stumble upon courgette and saffron risotto, roast chicken with preserved lemons, potatoes and mustard leaves, and to finish some fine English cheese with rhubarb jam and toast.
The Eagle is also featured in: Good Food Guide, AA Guide
Rate this RestaurantCuisine
Gastro pub
Chef
Ed Mottershaw
Restaurant Opening Times
Lunch: 12.00 - 3.00pm (3.30pm Sat & Sun)
Dinner: 6.30 - 10.30pm Mon-Sat
Accepted credit cards
Visa, Master Card, American Express