A quintessential, Grade II-listed East End survivor serving traditional pie and mash in a pristine Art Deco setting with marble tables and wooden benches.
Ordering Strategy
Order at the counter. Traditionalists ask for 'liquor' (parsley sauce) rather than gravy. Liberal use of chilli vinegar is encouraged.
What to order
Minced Beef Pie & Mash
The cornerstone of the menu—crisp-bottomed pastry and well-seasoned beef filling, best served doused in their traditional bright green parsley liquor.
Apple Crumble with Custard
A 'top-tier' dessert that is homemade and served with generous, overflowing jugs of custard; critics claim it rivals versions at high-end restaurants.
Jellied Eels
The quintessential and polarizing East End delicacy. While challenging for some, it is the defining historic side dish of the G. Kelly experience.
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- Chipping WharfFish & Chips · ££55
Signal Score
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Top critic: Jake Missing (50%)
Editorial Weight 35 pts
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Coverage 2 pts
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Public Signal 15 pts
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Review signals
1 Elite · 0 Editorial · 1 total signals
Public signal
4.8★ (919 reviews)
Good to know
Open since 1939. Unusually for a traditional shop, they offer a vegan pie and vegan crumble. Fresh seafood (whelks, cockles, prawns) is sold Thursday through Sunday.
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- Goddard's at GreenwichTraditional Pie & Mash · £70· Greenwich
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- Castle's Pie & Mash£70· Camden
- M. Manze£30· Peckham
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