The Victoria

Head down Grove Road towards Bow and you'll find yourself in front of a proper neighbourhood pub—the kind that doesn't need to try too hard because it's been doing the basics brilliantly for years. The Victoria has that lived-in quality: worn wooden floors, the sort of bar you can actually lean against comfortably, and a genuinely curated drinks list that takes real pride in what's on tap without being precious about it. What keeps people coming back is the food—their Sunday roasts are the real deal, proper meat with proper gravy, the kind of thing you'd make at home if you had four hours and proper equipment.