There are few dishes as dearly woven into the fabric of England as fish and chips. Golden, crisp, and wrapped in comfort—it is a meal that asks for little and gives a great deal. And here, at The Dickens Inn, we like to think it’s served just as it ought to be.

Step inside this old timbered tavern and you’ll find the echoes of a different London. The kind of place where stories are shared as freely as the ale, and where a proper plate of fish and chips still holds its rightful place at the table.

Doom Bar battered haddock, crisp and golden from the fryer, gives way to perfectly flaky fish within. Served alongside chips, mushy peas and all the proper accompaniments: tartare sauce, rich curry sauce and a sharp pickled gherkin to finish. A squeeze of lemon, a dash of salt and perhaps a pint poured just so and you have something close to perfection.

But it is the setting that makes it linger in memory.

Take your plate out onto the balcony, where the docks stretch wide and the boats drift lazily past. Here, with the water before you and the hum of London softened to a distant murmur, you’ll find something rare…a true London pub experience, right on the water.

For those visiting the city in search of something authentic for a proper English pub, for traditional fish and chips in London, for a place that feels like it’s been waiting for you, this is it.