PRESS
Since Tom Harris and Jon Rotheram have been looking after the Marksman the pub has been reviewed and awarded many times.
Below are a sample of just a few of the articles that have gone to press about the Marksman and its restaurant.
Jay Rayner - The Guardian
“If there’s a better lunch to be had in Britain right now than the beef and barley buns with horseradish, the kid goat curry with fried potatoes and the brown butter and honey tart served at the Marksman pub on Hackney Road, I want to know about it. I want it brought to me, or if necessary, I want me brought to it. I won’t hold my breath, because I really doubt there is one.”
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“Marksman, a venerated East End watering hole that has been given an instant upgrade by new owners and chefs Tom Harris and Jon Rotheram. The friends and St. John Smithfield alumni have retained the timeless feel of the pub’s interior, keeping its smooth mahogany bar and handsome wood paneling, while antique lighting features and plush new leather banquettes impart a subtle lick of elegance.”
Ananda Pellerin - TimeOut
“Starters of devilled crab on toast, or beef and barley bun with horseradish cream (the house speciality) are attention-grabbing options, but our fried salt hake and potato rissoles stole their thunder: perfect morsels with delicately crisp exteriors that gave way to butter-smooth centres.”
Tim Hayward - Financial Times
“… might be the most important thing to happen in the area since the jellying of the first eel.”
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Grace Dent - The Evening Standard
“The third spoonful will reveal your naivety in ‘splitting’ this tart, as you’re being unattractively territorial.”
BBC
“A "proper neighbourhood pub" in east London is the first in the capital to be named Michelin Pub of the Year.”