Cooke F - Hackney

Old-fashioned, delicious english food. My family and I came after seeing a youtube video on it claiming it was england's first fast food shop. Whether it is or not, we don't care because the food is delicious.

My husband was transported back to his youth with this place and it’s great food. Amazing taste of proper basic East End grub which was the best value for money ever!

Friends were visiting from America and wanted a real London experience. The building was impressive and seating quaint and charming. There was no sense of trying to anything but a dispensary of good wholesome and filling food. We all had double pie and mash with ‘liquor’ and to a man were mightily impressed and set up for the day. It’s sad that so many of these traditional eateries have been lost. My friends say it was a highlight of their trip as it wasn’t tainted by the snobbish experiences we see in so many other restaurants. The staff were traditionally English and salts of the earth. We will visit again.

A lovely London tradition having supper at Cooke's. Hearty pie mash at a bargain price, you can't get better than that.

Great food and helpful&friendly staff. A little gem in Bishops Stortford. The proprietor, along with lovely tradition pie&mash, makes this place what it is!