Dirty Dicks

Curious, rather unusual nineteenth century pub with an interesting name located across Bishopsgate from Hamilton Hall and Liverpool Street railway station. Outside, Dirty Dicks has an oldie worldly appearance befitting it’s age. Inside, there is a dark atmosphere enhanced by the low ceiling and wooden floor.
Dirty Dicks is a complete contrast in style and atmosphere to Hamilton Hall across the road, but worth investigating.

A very nice pub in a good location. The staff was wonderful. It has a great atmosphere and was packed on a Monday night. The food is decent and I would recommend the fish and chips but really it’s just a fun place to drink.

I’m not sure why but I wasn’t expecting the excellent food and service I received at Dirty Dicks Pub Liverpool Street. I had the Hanger steak with the best food I’ve ever tasted. The steak was seriously good. My friend had fish and chips in Ale batter. She too was very happy with her food. The whole evening was lovely as we had a very chatty, pleasant Italian waitress who delivered the food with a big smile. She also knew all about the menu. Lovely food in a fun atmosphere.

Super classic pub with a very attractive atmosphere, friendly staff & good location. Solid option!

This is a great place for a quick pint if you are in the area and can’t find another pub. On a Friday night, this place is packed full of businessmen, tourists and random drunk teens out for a good time. The crowd is a bit mixed and I’m not quite sure if this is more pub or more of a club with lights on. It can get a bit pushy as people try to get to the bar, which is inconveniently located at a tiny narrow strip at the back.
Unfortunately, besides a quirky name, the bar doesn’t have any other cool features about it.

I had to come here as my father back in his youth when he worked in the city, this was his local, so working across the road from it for a few days I just couldn’t, not go in.
And I can see why it can be a favored local.
I love the look of the place, ye older exposed beams, wooden floor worn smooth by years of trade, lots of nooks n crannies to sit and hide away in.
Beer selection is good, got a few taps for ales so I’m a happy boy
Staff seem friendly, not chatty but I was going in on nights straight afterwork so it wasn’t exactly quiet so chatty I wasn’t expecting as they were a tad busy.
The music leaves a little to be desired, considering the look of the place, the Dance n Pop music is utterly at odds with the place.

My buddy and I stopped here to kill some time. We had a pint and I being an American, had a cheap laugh at the name.
We ordered our drinks at the wooden bar, but ended up enjoying them outside on the corner, as it was just so hot and humid inside.
Great old pub with friendly bartenders. Perfect for a pint or two or three with friends.

I had the chicken breast salad in the restaurant, it was very nice quality and size. Our waiter was a funny chap and the service was excellent.

Perfect spot for a post-​work drinks session in the city, having unusual beer in a warm atmosphere. I particularly like the little shaks where you can sit a few people ;)

Came here twice since Brick Lane was nearby. Awesome location – right across the Liverpool station! (Dec. 2012)
First we came here because we were hungry and it was right there. Ordered some sandwiches and it was okay. Of course, we got some Strongbow ciders. We didn’t expect it to be sooo empty that night (we went up to the 2^nd floor of the pub) but glad to have the full attention of the bartender who was nice enough to chat with us (he chatted a lil to my bf and said that he’s been in California and New York but not in Chicago yet).
We came back to this pub on our last night in London and tried their winter beers (I think I got the Young’s brown ale? not sure since I easily forget). Nice lighting, good atmosphere.
Overall, I would love to come back to this pub someday and have some sandwiches and great-​tasting beers again.

Really good pub — really terrible name!
I was here for a gig and definitely one of the better venues for open mics — especially free shows. It’s on every Wed night.

Open Mic comedy nights are the new thing here
I think that if you’re knockiing around in London by yourself and fancy a lift
then what could be nicer than a superb night of comedy
Doors open at 7pm
Worth phoning to confirm it’s on though
Great feeling to laugh with people

Had a Sunday roast and it was pretty good. They had a selection of beef, pork or chicken, me and the wifey both had chicken. There is the bar downstairs and then a place to eat upstairs. Menu has standard pub stuff and then there was a daily menu for other items which had a good selection.
The name alone should warrant a visit but the food was pretty darn good. Cozy pub!

Stop #8 — Liverpool St
You gotta love that this place proudly displays its name via neon sign just to make sure everyone knows what you are about to walk into. And without fail, every single time I bring someone new here, they insist on taking a picture outside with a look of embarrassment/​horror. Come on folks, we know that you really are just über excited to go inside.
Inside, it’s just a pub. You would kind of expect something themed or raunchy but you get a clean albeit small drinking establishment. However, when asked, the bartenders will happily work up a dirty shot of your choosing so you can punish the appropriate person for rocking up a third of the way through the crawl! So there are some dirty bits after all.
Not much seating area, but plenty of tables to stand around although it was only about 3ish on Saturday afternoon. Key benefit for you crawlers is that there is a KFC right next door and a host of food places at Liverpool St station opposite. Get some food in you to absorb the booze!
Drink of choice: Shots! Go hard or go home!

I visited this pub on recommendation of a friend in Peterborough and I was NOT disappointed! One of the coolest pubs I’ve visited in London, and it’s called DIRTY DICKS (SNICKER SNICKER, not to be confused with Dick’s Cabaret in Phoenix. However «Dirty Dicks» if opened in Phoenix could be the «Band Aids» to Dick’s Cabaret’s «Hi-Liter»…I know that only two people in Phoenix will get what this means but what the hell?)
Very cool traditional pub décor with a lot of good-​natured young to middle-​aged suits popping in for a pint or two (or three or four) and a good time after work. I was the unassuming American just popping in for a Bombardier or two (or five) and I had a great time chatting with the locals who were very friendly. I would have stayed all night had I not had scenester places to hit in Leicester Square on my last night in London
I wish I had a pub like this in Phoenix. If you go to Dirty Dicks and DON’T have a good time you, my friend have something wrong with you. I think I will live here next time I’m in London!

So you are faced with a seven hour layover at the Liverpool Street train station, and it is your first time ever in London (or overseas, for that matter). What should be the first thing done? Find the closest pub, of course!
We found this place by walking out of the train station, looking straight ahead, and crossing the street. It is that convienent. They were gearing up for their 250 year anniversary when we got there. Let that sink in for a moment, 250 years! The United States as a country isn’t even that old! It blew my mind. So they had a 250 year celebatory ale they had specially brewed, and that is what we drank during our time here. They probably had at least 10 beers of tap, making for a good selection, in addition to a fully stocked bar of liquor.
To go along with our delicious pub beers, we also decided to try out their food menu. I only went for the soup, knowing I had a full meal to look forward to in a couple of hours. I want to say it was a tomato bisque, which was enjoyable and had subtle differences than what I am used to in the states. Naturally, my lady ordered the fish and chips (we were in a English pub, after all) and her father had a burger. Both were satisfied with their food, and there was actually a small amount of leftovers that we wrapped up and took on the train.

As one of the other Unilocalers have mentioned, this is a great place to meet up with friends because of its location. It’s situated right on the corner of Bishopsgate and Middlesex Street — an easy find. Great beer, ambience, friendly people (although sometimes too crowded!), and servers are nice. I’ve been to this place a few times with friends and each time has been memorable. I miss this place in good olé’ Spitalfields.

This was my favorite pub I visited while in London. I love how old and dark it was. On the ground floor they have little nooks of seating which are semi-​private. Those were pretty cool. There’s also some bar tables. The upstairs is much larger and good for dining. Their food was great. I got the fish and chips, which, granted, isn’t hard to come by in London but this was really perfect breading and great mushy peas! I know it may sound stupid but they have good vinegar there as well. A few of the places I visited had weak vinegar. The waitress (whose name was Amanda) was such a sweetheart! I’ll definitely be returning next time I’m in London.

This is a fantastic old pub named after the ironmonger that had a shop in Leadenhall. The feast was laid out in his shop in preparation for the wedding the next day, but his intended died that night. Richard the ironmonger never got over it and from then on, he never washed, nor cleaned nor dusted again. His only real friends were the cats that kept him company and when they eventually died, he left them where they lay. People would come from miles around to see and smell the old eccentric and when he died the owners of the wine hall on Bishopsgate bought the contents of his shop and renamed the place Dirty Dick’s after the nickname of the then quite famous man and kept up the tradition of not cleaning, nor dusting, nor moving the dried out cat corpses from the shelves where they were first put down. Until some health and safety busybody went and ruined it some time in the 1970s.
The dead cats are still there if you venture down into the vaulted cellars and look into the glass cabinets, but now the place is spic and span in a very old characterful pub kind of way. It’s a Youngs house with the usual beers, very busy on the ground floor, generally much quieter upstairs and a good place to meet up after work only being a stones throw from Liverpool Street station. It’s one of the better pubs in the area, if not the best, but you can nearly allways get a seat upstairs and it is reliable and I recommend it. I am actually shocked that I haven’t previously Unilocaled it as I’ve been coming here for years, or maybe my old review has been archived off somewhere.

As city pubs you could do a lot worse. It looks like a nice old boozer and serves up some ales to go with the wines and the lagers. It is a bit of a shame about how busy it gets and about the clientele (one of the bailed-​out banks were having a private party upstairsmaking good use of the taxpayers money) but that’s hard to avoid round this part of town.
Also, rarely for a city drinking hole, the place has some serious history, dating back to the mid 18^th century! (I once met someone in Devon who had lived in London 50 years ago who remembered it fondlyapparently it really did used to be ‘dirty’)
Handy for Liverpool Street Station.