F. Cooke

Went here a couple of years ago and I was very disappointed. I had not had pie and mash for maybe 6/7 years and was literally salivating at the prospect of tasting it again. I ordered pie & mash with cooked eels and liqour. I could not finish the meal. The mash was even lumpier than I remember. The pie had an almost sour taste to it and the eels tasted extremely bland.

I had always wanted to introduce my child to this cuisine; but on this showing, no chance. I note that a lot of favourable reviews have been posted recently so I will give it another chance (It may have picked itself up since i last visited 2 years ago)

I sincerely hope it has improved and picked itself up. the food was as drab as its decor and all I felt was sadness
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hackney bod
Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 3
Wednesday, October 15, 2008

I was born within the sound of Bow Bells and am a tru Cockney. Although I have moved to Kent I travel to this Pie and Mash shop on a regular basis as it truely is the very best!

The owner always very helpful and polite, he calls me lady every time we talk and I love the atmosphere. Everyone always chats to each other- you never get that in any other place you go to eat.

I have introduced extended family to the traditional food and people come all the way from Buckinghamshire to get the best Pie and Mash around.

I would highly recommed this lovely pie and mash shop!
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Mrs Vivian Blake
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, October 02, 2008

I was born in Stratford and my mother used to use either the pieand mash shop on west ham lane or cookes on stratford Broadway. I now live 150 miles from London but do go down about three times a year, we head for cookes pie and mash shop at Hackney fields on the Broadway.

It is our favourite meal. we really do have to forget any dieting as we always have two pies with liquor and a single portion of mash.

It has got to be the cheapest meal one can find in London, it annoys me when I see or hear of pie and mash shops being changed to Kebab places. We have lost the power of free speech we must not lose all our beloved pie and mash shops.

The staff at this lovely oldie restaurant are always very nice and polite to us, despite the fact that three times a year does not really make us regulars. We have been on the market days and find most of the stalls are selling foreign food, ie meat cakes etc, a slice of cake can cost you more than your pie and mash lunch.

I wonder what was sold on this market before the war way back in the 1930s, I doubt there was much foreign food there then.

A very satisifed 74 year old customer. Len
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Len Askew
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Without doubt, the best pie and mash shop in existence. Pray that it becomes trendy with the middle classes that have flocked to the area otherwise this and many other pie and mash shops in london will be nothing more than nostalgic memories. Make the effort and visit and enjoy while we still can.
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simon
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, June 26, 2008

pieography.

It is a great and satisfying meal offered at this restaurant,and they look after you.

I first used it when based at Dalston bus garage in the late seventies,my pie shop was Watney street in Stepney,in the old days.I call in when my cab is being repaired,or whatever.

But you can have big pies or little ones,depending on how you feel.

As regards price you can pay £2.25 for a made up sandwich in a packet,but you can have a meal for not a lot more in the pie shop in the Broadway.
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Jeffrey O''Keefe
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, February 07, 2007

UNDOUTEDLY THE BEST PIE MASH AND EELS

MONEY CAN BUY.I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH

BOBBY THE NOW PROPRIETOR,NOTHING HAS

CHANGED FROM WHEN HIS DAD RAN THE SHOP,

43 YEARS AGO APART FROM THE LIVE EEL STALL

OUTSIDE THE SHOP.

I NOW TRAVEL FROM ESSEX TO INDULGE IN

GOOD TRADIONAL EASTEND GRUB.
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TERRY
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, December 02, 2006

As a child this pie and mash shop was the nearest to where I was living. I moved to Milton Keynes at the age of 9 and the pie and mash shop is the one thing I truly miss about London. As far as I am concerned nobody does pie and mash like Cooke's in the broadway. In fact my husband who is originally from Fulham thinks that our pie and mash is far better than the pie and mash he got from his area and would much rather go here. In fact my husband, myself, my son who is nearly 6 and my aunt (also originally from this area) was down in London last Thursday and yes we went to Cooke's in the broadway. Long live pie and mash shops.
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Mrs Kim Carney
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Monday, August 21, 2006

Cooke's is class. Simple as. Been going there since I was a kid and wouldn't get pie and mash anywhere - a proper pie+mash shop!
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Nicola
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Thursday, August 10, 2006

i went to broadway mkt to see the new farmers mkt there only on saturdays i was tempted to try spit roast pig and home made cakes.but instead went into cookes pie shop it was without doubt the best pie and mash i have ever had they were sizzling hot lots of gravy and a great portion size i am going again this week with mum and dad bang goes the diet
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carol
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Cooke's Pie & Mash is one of the oldest sellers of Pie & Mash and Eels. I've always eaten there since childhood when I went to school just around the corner. It has always been a treat to eat there. None of the other Pie and Mash shops compare except maybe Kelly's in Roman Rd E3. The food is excellent and the decor is the original Art Deco style. Don't be afraid of the green liquor either, its a must to complete the meal.
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Phil Lawrence
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, January 20, 2006