The Ten Bells is a pub that serves a variety of beers, wines and spirits as selection of pub snacks.
The Ten Bells

Address
84 Commercial Street, Spitalfields, London, E1 6LY
Telephone
020 7366 1721
Region
Spitalfields
Nearest Station
Aldgate East (0.26 miles)
Category
Pubs
monday |
Opens 12:00 - Closes 00:00 |
tuesday |
Opens 12:00 - Closes 00:00 |
wednesday |
Opens 12:00 - Closes 00:00 |
thursday |
Opens 12:00 - Closes 01:00 |
friday |
Opens 12:00 - Closes 01:00 |
saturday |
Opens 12:00 - Closes 01:00 |
sunday |
Opens 12:00 - Closes 00:00 |
All In London Review
Not relying solely on history and hipsters these days, the Tenn Bells has become a charming venue with the bonus of a gastro club upstairs...
Since then, the Ten Bells has undergone a radical overhaul, which has stripped it of a lot of the Victorian heritage and probably scared off a substantial proportion of both of the above groups. What you’ll find now is a charming pub all the same. The grotty toilets have been swapped for fresh, clean facilities, the stylish wall tiles remain and the bar has been built into the centre of the pub. Delightful.
What’s more, a restaurant has moved in, simply titled Upstairs at the Ten Bells. Hipsters and history hunters must think they’ve seen everything now. The menu in the restaurant is a lemon sole, chicken and buttermilk, haunch of venison affair, which we find rather classy. Started as a temporary setup by Young Turks and Clove Club its success led to a permanent residency.
Where once the pub was renowned for poor staff and bad attitudes; that has changed. It’s gone modern with no half measures. The music is still loud, the new clientele happily dance around the central bar and it seems all is forgotten.
Bombardier and Truman’s ales are on draught along with a line-up of regular lagers. There is a case to be made for pubs like this representing an age in which venues have had their souls ripped out for whatever the new thing happens to be. It all depends on the narrative you take to. Most though, would probably prefer a friendlier pub with toilets that don’t look like they haven’t been cleaned since 1880.
Reviewed by T.A.O
Published on Mar 26, 2013
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Get scared in London's haunted pubs
Even Scooby would kack himself
It was the Autumn of Terror, a time when London was vexed by the mystery of the Ripper killings, that The Ten Bells wrote itself into the history of the saga, playing host to the Ripper’s final victim before she left for the night never to return. The pub has since had an update but over the years the staff have witnessed countless terrifying hauntings.
Victorian remains in London
London's chock-full of them
Nowadays it's a trendy Shoreditch gastropub, but it's famous in no small part for being the boozer two of Jack the Ripper's victims used to frequent in the 1880s. Its first location was on Red Lion Street, where it was built in the early 18th century, but it moved to its current home on Commercial Street in the 1850s. Thanks to its splendid architecture (and no doubt, important history), it's a Grade II listed building.
User Reviews
there is nothing on the walls at this present time to tell you anything about JTR days but i really loved the ambience and the feeling of what happened 120 years ago.The staff are very friendly and the drink is reasonably priced but i dont think i could work there,i have read too many JTR books and seen many videos on the subject i could possible do a day shift but definately not a night shift i would be too scared of the dark and ghosts of the victims 120 years ago might appear!!!
Jul 12, 2009
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Cheers
GT
Aug 11, 2008
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