The View Tube — Restaurant in London

Stuck between nowhere and nowhere, is this wonderful little café / art space and bicycle hire location. Those who live around Stratford or Bow can easily access through one of the Regent's canal walk set up around the new Olympic park (well not so new anymore ;) or via the Pudding Mill lane DLR stop.

Its definitely worth a visit. Why? Well because from its own quirky furniture arrangement (might not be to everyone's taste) to a substantial food menu, not only priced well but delivering great quality output and service with a smile is a hard to find combination here in London. Those who aren't a great walkers (like myself ;) especially in the cold) its a great stop between on your way to Westfield or if you are cycling around a great stop for a cuppa, or a meal.

What's even nicer other than the food, service and the ambience is their indie art set up and independent pop-up shops that takes place at the venue.

There's an elevated platform where you can take your hot chocolate or coffee and enjoy the view of east London Both the ArcelorMittal Orbit, the olympic stadiums to Canary Wharf high risers. You can even get somewhat of a glance of the City of London. . Enjoy the sunset and take the DLR back if its too dark.

This is a hidden gem in East London and not an easy spot to find.. but once found you'll find yourself going back there for more!

PS: lost the firth star because of the not so great smell in the Mens urinals!! a slight effort would definitely gotten...

A great place to stop during a visit to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the View Tube has been there rather longer. It's on the Greenway, a car-free walking and cycling route between Hackney Wick and Becton. A friend used to visit weekly from before the venue for the 2012 Olympics was even announced just to make a photographic record of the transformation of the area from derelict industrial land to a world-class sporting venue. The current incumbent of the café space is rather good, and manage the difficult trick of catering to vegan, vegetarian and meat-eating customers alike with some aplomb. The brunch in all these categories is delicious and better value than at any other food outlet in the Olympic Park and the views of the London Stadium are first class. There are other spaces too, and there always seems to be an artist or two around every weekend - just ask at the counter. I've saved the best for last - the bike shop is one of the London’s unsung gems. Bikes are available for hire at competitive rates, and the machines are far better than the docked and bank-sponsored clunkers on offer elsewhere in the park. Better yet, they offer cycle training at affordable prices, and as there are miles of car-free riding in the park, this is the place to go to discover (or even rediscover) the...

My partner and I go to this cafe almost every weekend for their VT breakfast. We're normally the first people there on a Sunday. Love the VT breakfast and how friendly the staff are. Also, we like supporting local businesses. However, we were so disappointed this weekend. They must have changed chef recently as the quality of food was just awful. The plantain, which is one of the reasons we love the VT breakfast, was cooked very differently.... it was like a brick as opposed to the soft and yummy way that the previous chef used to do it. Needless to say, we will not be coming back. And will be telling our other friends about this. Shame!

Update: Thought I'd update this review as we have been back to the VT after they've changed their menu (and I think the chef is new too). It's like night and day! We've tried almost all the things on their menu but our new favourite is the Classic Cubano (hope I remembered this right!).

We normally visit during the weekend but yesterday we thought we'd visit to avail of the EAT OUT to HELP OUT scheme. Imagine our surprise when we found out that they did not sign up for the scheme! I don't understand why!!!! But there you go. Just be aware of this fact if you are planning to visit and want to avail of the...