Canteen in Spitalfields seemed to have a regular flow of people eating there so I thought I'd give it a try. Instead, found it was a tourist trap with bad service and no value for money to avoid. Waitress was surly and inattentive. Took about 10 minutes for our 2 bottled beers to arrive, and the place was maybe 25% full of customers. I had cod and chips and I must say that the cod was very fresh and nicely done, but the chips were overdone (looked & tasted like they had been fried twice) . It wasn't worth £12.50. The waitress had asked if I wanted mushy peas and luckily I checked the menu for the price first: £3.50 extra!! Glad I passed on that one. It then took ages to get the check, and then longer to pay…we ended up going to the cash till ourselves for the pleasure of giving them money. Disappointing experience, will not be returning.