The Gun

For a magical reception by the river Thames, The Gun is the perfect venue!

Steeped in history, home to an award winning bar and restaurant, two private dining rooms as well as a magnificent riverside terrace and sundeck, The Gun is a stylish, grade II listed venue ideal for unique wedding receptions for up to 300 guests right on the river’s edge in the heart of Docklands.

On Saturdays we hire out The Gun for wedding parties. We can seat up to 130 people overall (74 people in the main dining room, 22 in the Cabin Room, 16 in the River Room and 18 in the Red Room). Alternatively we can provide a buffet for up to 200 guests.

You can have exclusive use of the whole of The Gun including our riverside terrace and also our sun-deck and BBQ area located on the river's edge.  Both outside spaces have stunning views of the river Thames and the O2.

For smaller wedding receptions we hire out our two private dining rooms or sections of our terrace together with the Red Room, this holds up to 140 people for a canapé / buffet reception.

We can assist you as much or as little as you like with all aspects of the event ranging from flowers and wedding cake to photography and all different kinds of entertainment.

Please call Vanessa on 0207 515 5222 / 07919 882 787 or email vanessa@thegundocklands.com for further information.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Address:  The Gun
27 Coldharbour, Docklands
East London, London
East London, E14 9NS
Contact:  0207 515 5222 / 0791
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Summary information

This is a unique, 250 year old venue, steeped in history, right on the River Thames Your very own personal wedding planner will be on hand to help with all the preperations from the menu, florists and beyond The venue boasts a beautiful outside area overlooking the Thames, stunning for wedding photography Delicious, award winning food, with a wide range of menus and options An impressive wide range of fine wines and champagne to accompany the meal, as well as classic and bespoke cocktails Late licence up until 2am upon request

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Reviews for The Gun

    • 17 Feb 2011, Matt and Vanessa rated The Gun  

      Couldnt have asked for more
      Matt and I (and our guests!) felt that everything went brilliantly and we really couldn't have asked for more! The Gun looked amazing and everything ran so smoothly. We've no doubt that this is in large part down to you and your meticulous planning that you seem to do with such ease (if only I could have got you to plan the rest of our wedding!!). We really, really appreciate how efficient, helfpul and friendly all the staff were, but particularly you - thank you.

    • 22 Oct 2010, Mo & Tracy Muhsin rated The Gun  

      The best day of our lives!
      First of all we thoroughly enjoyed the day and will remember it as the best day of our lives for ever. We thought the professional, friendly and helpful approach specifically by you (and your predecessor Lisa) in the organisation and run up to the wedding was excellent. You always offerred good ideas but left it upto us to make our own mind up and you were very flexible and catering to our decisions. We throughly trusted your capabilities and that you'll do your upmost to help make the day geat. On the 18th, the staff were all very well briefed, and helpful and did everything we could have asked for. The food was excellent [as we previously experienced on the very enjoyable menu tasting evening!], but all of our guest were amazed by the quality of the food and wine, especially the Beef Wellington. A lot of people said that it was the best wedding food that they've ever had, which says a lot given the amount of foodies in attendence! so a special thanks and well done to the chefs. All together, despite our late arrival and slipping schedule through uncontrollable circumstances, we couldn't have asked for a better expereience. Everything went as well as we had hoped for. So a very big thanks to you and the managers, and all the staff. We will definately recommend the Gun as a wedding venue to friends. And of course, we will visit regularly to sample the fine menu (inc the crumble) and to rekindle all the wonderful memories of our day!

    • 05 Oct 2010, Roxy and George Aitken rated The Gun  

      Cannot recommend enough
      We held our wedding reception at The Gun in August 2010 and literally could not have been happier! From our very first meeting, right up until the end of the night, Vanessa, Steven and their team of fantastic staff could not have been more accomodating and helpful. The decorations were beautiful, the service was immaculate (I don't think anyone had to stray more than a foot to get a drink all night!) and the food was incredible - we went for canapes and warned people there would only be light nibbles, but not only were they absolutely delicious but also large enough to satisfy even the hungriest of stomachs. Thank you you so much for making our day so special!!!

    • 25 Aug 2010, Cecile and Nicolas rated The Gun  

      First class!
      We had our wedding lunch at the Gun: staff, food and location are first-class. Lisa helped us with the menu, the flowers and answered every little question. We would definitely recommend it!

    • 25 Aug 2010, Tom McConville rated The Gun  

      Overwhelmingly positive
      Feedback is absolutely overwhelmingly positive from all sides. We provided the love, friends and family and you did the rest. Exceptional. Thank you, particularly to those who stayed and remained cheerful to the very end. You are also very good at your job.

    • 25 Aug 2010, Tom McConville rated The Gun  

      Overwhelmingly positive
      Feedback is absolutely overwhelmingly positive from all sides. We provided the love, friends and family and you did the rest. Exceptional. Thank you, particularly to those who stayed and remained cheerful to the very end. You are also very good at your job.

    • 24 Aug 2010, Shabnam Sharifi rated The Gun  


      We just wanted to send you a quick note to say thank you so much and thank you to all the staff who worked that night. You guys did an amazing job and we enjoyed and absolutely loved every minute of our night! We will recommend the gun as am excellent venue to all our friends! The food was absolutely amazing, thank you to the chef.

    • 24 Aug 2010, Ingrid Frau rated The Gun  

      Perfect!
      With regards to wedding there is just one thing to say, it was perfect, everything was as we wanted. Everyone has loved the place, the attention, it was really good the customer service and the food and I think we did choose a good option. you and the manger at that night were really nice and Jessica I can say from the beginning aswering all my question helped a lot. I can recommend the restaurant to everyone. Thank you very much for everything. Regards, Mr. and Mrs. Frau

    • 24 Aug 2010, Elizabeth Hoa rated The Gun  

      Thank you!
      Thank you for making all the lunch arrangements for us. You did a marvellous job - we enjoyed ourselves, our guests did too and even the children. The room set up and decor were great, food was excellent, the service was good - and of course, the view was absolutely lovely! Thank you the most, for persuading your boss to let us have the River Room for our occasion - it was definitely a winner!! Once again, please accept our sincere thanks for your contribution to making our Special Day all the more special..

    • 15 Aug 2008, tom and zoe shackleton rated The Gun  

      perfect
      Everything about our reception at The Gun was amazing. From the time that we contacted them, the events team were wonderfully supportive, professional and full of suggestions and good ideas. Every enquiry was replied to promptly and they were very flexible and knwledgable in helping us to plan the wedding that we wanted. The professionalism of the events team meant that we felt able to trust them totslly with the organisation and didn't feel stressed at all. On the day everything was perfect. The venue is amazing, food delicious and the service exceptional. All our guests commented on how brilliant the service was and on the friendliness of the staff. It was exactly what we wanted and we would highly recommend it to anyone looing for a wedding reception venue.

    • 29 Jul 2008, Liz Shackleton rated The Gun  

      faultless service in a great historic venue
      The wedding reception went so smoothly as everything was taken care of with ease and grace. Wonderful historic venue next to the Thames opposite the O2 Arenawhich has a number of reception rooms and open air sitouteries to cater for all eventualities Delicious hot food served with style and promptness.Enormously helpful with the wedding cake which did collapse a bit! Big beautiful flowers around and polite helpful staff everywhere I cannot fault it

    • 02 Jan 2007, Hannah Sanford rated The Gun  

      Magical!!!
      A big thank you to all the staff at The Gun who made our day so special! This is a fantastic venue full of history and a fantastic riverside terrace where you can enjoy champagne and canapes before you sit down for the "feast" a head.only way to describe it!! The Gun really takes pride in making your day special from menu tastings with the head chef and one of the owners helping you find the perfect wine to match!!! Where else do you get that...

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Facilities for The Gun

Venue Type :
Exclusive Use
In the City
Historic
Outdoor
Evening Entertainment :
Evening Reception Facilities
Dance Floor
Entertainment License
Live Band Facilities
DJ Facilities
Venue Staff Assistance :
Wedding Coordinator
Dining Options :
Seated Meal Facilities
Buffet Meal Facilities
In House Catering
Alcohol License
Corkage Option
Capacity :
Less than 30 guests
30 to 50 guests
50 to 75 guests
75 to 100 guests
100 to 150 guests
150 to 250 guests

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