The Gun owners target further expansion - Wharf

Gastro pub gurus Ed and Tom Martin have spent more than a decade building a formidable dining portfolio.

They recently picked up The Good Pub Guide's County Dining Pub Of The Year for The Gun and revealed what made the Coldharbour establishment so special.

Tom said: "The Gun has such a significant history - Nelson used to come here and there were secret tunnels where the contraband used to be brought in.

"It is Grade II listed and many original features remain. The bar is largely intact and the wooden panelling is original. It's a great location on the river and such a lovely environment. It's a haven from Canary Wharf.

"However before we bought it, it had a stage and used to have strippers on Sundays."

The brothers teamed up in 2000 wanting to be part of a changing pub scene. With a shared love of traditional British pubs and a passion for food, they set out to create somewhere they would want to visit.

Tom said: "We used to go to country pubs at the weekend and loved the whole British pub thing. You don't see it anywhere else in the world.

"Our business boomed from the first day because we got the concept absolutely right - things like not having to book or dress up make a difference.

"We have always had consistently good food and have had the same chef at The Gun for three years which has held the team together."

They expanded rapidly and now have eight pubs in London, each with its own character.

via wharf.co.uk

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