George and Vulture, Hoxtonback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Saw some great live music there last night and had an excellent pint of Pride. Would thoroughly recommend. Not sure about comments about being a trendy bar - it's still a proper pub, just brought into the 21st century!
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I live local and this pub never appealed to me in the past, however I popped in and was pleasantly surprised. Friendly bar staff, very good fullers beer (choice of 3 ales), good food at reasonable prices and all round good atmosphere.
Will defiantly visit again.
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This formerly great pub was basically turned into another trendy Hoxton bar over night. It used to be an awesome traditionally looking local pub with a nice and friendly atmosphere, now it's just another trendy soulless place. Which is even more of a pity as there was nothing wrong with the place, it was just not trendy.
The 3/4 bar is gone now (along with all the other old features and sadly, the pool table) and it's one big room with leather sofas, wooden floorboards and clean walls with the obligatory strip of decorative wallpaper around the chimney (- sounds familiar?). Noisy music, less ales, more lagers and "platters, pizzas and paninis". If this is your kind of thing, the new George and Vulture probably won't do you any harm.
If you're looking for a good proper pub, it's not worth a visit anymore.
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What an excellent pub - refurbished in February 2008, and now reflecting a comfortable, traditional Victorian feel, with a cosy fire, huge leather sofas, oak tables, and an excellent bar. The Fuller's London Pride and ESB are excellent, and they also offer a nice range of lagers and a good wine list. Can't wait for when they start serving food, which is coming soon.
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Echoing other comments - this is a decent normal pub in an area where such things are hard to come by.
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Unexpectedly good pub, part way between the twin hells of Hoxton scarf-wearing venues to the south and the utter toilet that is De Beauvoir Estate and environs. Well kept 3/4 bar. Good, clean furnishings. Several guest beers. Friendly, competent staff who, startlingly, don't need to be told to top up a pint. Seems to be particularly popular with hounds and their masters. Don't be put off by the location. Yes, you are in south Hackney, but you could take in this, the Wenlock Arms and the Prince Arthur before escaping. An exceptional pub in the traditional mold. God knows how it is still in existence.
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Without a doubt the cleanest traditional looking pub I've ever been in. Spotless!There's something to be said about pubs run by women, they know how to look after a place. The staff are very friendly and the locals are too. Excellently kept London Pride. A little off the beaten track but a great place for a quite pint.
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I wouldn't say this is the kind of pub I would make my local, but I still feel I will pop in from time to time for a quick pint of well kept Fullers, and for that all important friendly atmosphere that this pub has.
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An authentic, unique, beautifully kept local pub with a warm friendly atmosphere, offering plenty of entertainment while still allowing quiet folk to relax with a well-kept pint of ESB or Pride. So much thought and care - just check out the shelves of music behind the bar. This is a pub in a million.
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Went here a while back on a Saturday night, I now know why Camra have rated it so highly over time.. best pint of Pride I'd had in along time...staff excellent, friendly 'local' atmosphere. Me and the mates will be back soon...
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