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Great pub that just got better with the new management. Cheers!
Really friendly east London boozer. Great place to read a paper in the day, plenty of low key stuff going on by night.
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A pub that was always good has just got even better. One of the best pubs in London to watch music, with two or three gigs every week (check out whatscookin.co.uk), but if you just want to enjoy a drink and relaxing unpretentious pub you can do that too. The staff are friendly, treating you well whether you are a local or just there for the bands. Although there isn't a huge real ale selection, what is on is good, and changes regularly. There is an ever improving choice now of good boozers in Leyton, Leytonstone and Walthamstow, each with their own character and attraction. The Birkbeck is right up there.
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fantastic pub being ran now by steve and ali,live music many nights and a good selection of real ales.
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About to become even better, as it's being taken over by the fine folks who've been running the excellent What's Cookin music nights in various local pubs for the past 8-odd years. So good music as well as good beer will be on the menu from now on!
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On our visit yesterday two real ales on , both in top condition. Sat out and enjoyed them in what must be one of the nicest pub gardens in London.
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only use this on match days,and a real gem it is.Even when packed the bar staff are able to tend to everyone without much trouble.Welcoming to away supporters as well,not wanting to sound like a old hippy,but a nice vibe....
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A very clean pub with well kept real beers. Pleasant, friendly staff (including the guv'nor) and regulars make this a great pub for a drink with just the right amount of livliness. A brilliant find and I'll be back.
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great find tucked away behind leyton tube station excellent garden not an outdoor drinking area four real ales on best part of the day for me since my football team got stuffed 3 0 by leyton orient
tucks - 29 Aug 2010 11:59 |
An oasis in the desert surrounding the tube station. Garden is excellent so very much one for the summer months.
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We were left slightly disappointed with this pub. The exterior looks promising. But the interior is a touch dated and the regulars all appeared a little subdued. 3 real ales were available - Traditional Scottish Ales Silver Mist, Cottage Talisman and Rita's Special. None were in particularly good condition.
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Visited this pub prior to Leyton Orient Vs Saints at the weekend, smashing little pub off the beaten track with a great garden. Friendly staff & a decent pint. Will certainly visit again the next time we are playing Orient.
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Second stop on a mini tour of my old manor before heading to the Matchroom Stadium to see the mighty U’s take 3 points off Leyton Orient on 10 October 2009. Can’t have visited here for 15-20 years and it change of owners apart it was exactly the same. Good selection of ales, friendly clientele and staff, lovely beer garden – though I thought you could see into the cemetery previously. Excellent ales, I tasted the Slater’s Top Totty - superb and we drunk them dry. Maldon Gold – ok it may be an Essex ale but it is a great drink and it was magnificent here. Also tried the Welton’s which again was top notch and one other. Minor gripe was the barmaid served a couple of seriously short pints, other than that I’m mystified as to why this pub isn’t in the CAMRA guide. 7/10
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Check out the nutcase who sits in here with headphones on all night, mad as a March hare
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Decent backstreet pub in an area that lacks decent pubs. A friendly welcome and well-kept real ales. Well worth a visit.
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A fantastic pub in an area almost desert-like for otherdecent boozers. Yes, it's a Sports type pub and YES the Saturday's and mid weeks do tend to attract the Leyton Orient fans and a lot of away fans but the place has good, well served ales with a several selections - Rita's Special being exactly that, special but what happened to her namesake I don't know or why she got a brew named after her? Anyway, the friendly ladies behind the bar were great with their service and the sunshine and beer garden out back made the afternoon incredibly pleasurable and a place I will return. If you go, have a look at the building itself - it's almost unique and a lovely looking building.
Mcloj - 26 Aug 2008 10:44 |
Still a real standout in this area, though there's zero competition for a couple of miles. The pub was packed with friendly, older Leyton Orient fans, local lads and a few Guardian-reader types. Three handpumps with decently kept, though not excellent ales. The management seem to have sorted out the multimedia soundclash they used to have - footy was on the plasma telly but the sound was off.
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Lovely pub. How can such a beautiful place serving great beer be in such a dreadful surrounding area?
One pub worth travelling for!
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Always quiet when I go in on my own on the way back from work. A little dowdy, but nice folk behind the bar, good beer, a wonderful garden and a pool table and darts if you like that sort of thing.
Not the most scintillating of pubs, but the best thing this side of the Edward VII in Stratford - everything else around here is a bag of sh**e
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Frienly crowd & good range of beers ,nice beer garden . Great place to celebrate when Leyton Orient win .
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Excellent selection of ales, nice garden, friendly Orient fans, well worth seeking out.
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Good Friendly crowd, real ales on tap, not much in the way of enterniment, but worth a look anyway!!! Very much so a Leyton Orient pub!!!
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Returned after a six-month absence and found a friday night Mixture of real ale fans and young demi-chavs. 'Rita's Special' on our visit was lovely, though it hasn't always been the case in the past. They had all the TVs turned off, too - a bit of a novelty. I think i'll be back again soon.
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Can get a bit crowded before and after Orient play, but they don't mind away fans which makes a nice change! Huge outdoors area for the summer, and occasionally some attractive bar staff... though they might not speak English which can be a problem when asking for beers with silly names! Worth a visit if you're in the area for sure!
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One house beer and three ever changing guest ales from the likes of Mighty Oak, Archers and other micros. The beer is usually excellent, though I've had occasions where the condition hasn't been 100 per cent perfect and in summer it can be warm, especially the first couple of pints. Worth a visit though.
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A surprising find down an unpromising residential street. Packed out on a Saturday night; very popular. Nice back garden when weather permits. Toilets need refurbishing! No food spotted (apart from a couple of baps) but four real ales available. Just a pity they all tasted the same!
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Was in sunday afternoon for a couple of beers on the way home. When I left, the pub had Rugby, football, the jukebox AND Songs Of Praise on at the same time!
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An absolute Gem, Excellent Beer Excellent Bar staff and full of Leyton Orient fans what more could you ask for
anonymous - 9 Feb 2006 00:40 |
Really nice pub. Good beer, good staff, friendly to Leyton Orient and visiting football fans. A bit out of the way but well worth looking for.
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Great back street London boozer of the type that's rapidly vanishing. Nice old interior, too, with three rooms, and a large well kept garden. Lots of real ales that change frequently. If I had to be picky, I'd say it can be a little annoying if they have the jukebox AND the TV on at the same time. Otherwise there's not much to fault this... a gem and the best pub in Leyton by a country mile.
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Brilliant pub in Leyton backstreets (you won't find it by accident) serving good range of guest beers to mix of locals and, on match days, a mix of home and away fans (never yet seen trouble). Warm, welcoming, unpretentious, basically everything a pub should be. Plus, last time I was in there, a beer company rep was dishing out a free beer to everyone.
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On a hot and sweaty Sunday evening this pub's garden is a gem. Three ales and all in good condition. Nice place and only a short walk from Leyton station.
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Timbo's Bow and Arrow Chinese outside for easy post-piss up food requirements.
Come one you O's 2 points from top of the league. Ray F is a top bannana.....
Barry Diggins - 26 Oct 2004 10:22 |
Excellent pub that has a nice mix of people. Good beers and decent prices.
New to leyton - 24 Oct 2004 15:52 |
Great pub. Orient fans drink here before and after matches - no trouble though - friendly atmosphere, excellent landlord. Only downside is that it gets quite smoky unless doors are open.
Bob the Builder - 20 Aug 2004 23:01 |
Excellent pub - a backstreet local like they used to be (and still should be) - top real beers, welcoming - and I only live 10mins walk from it!
Jez - 20 Aug 2004 11:34 |
Easily the best pub in Leyton. guest beers have recently increased to three in number and always in excellent condition. Good crowd of regulars - highly recommended in you are in the area.
Stephen Harris - 5 May 2004 21:17 |
A fine establishment seemed friendly enough. A large red wine came in a pint glass almost full to the top, not bad value. Toilets 2 star.
effzed - 1 Mar 2004 15:36 |
Excellent range of real ales. Tends to attract a slightly eccentric yet authodox non-conformist conforming not to conform twenty something Urban 75 types. Beutifull building, faultless beer (occasional annoying ex-student radicals) convenient for the Tube stop - definately worth a look.
anonymous - 11 Jul 2003 20:37 |
A great local, with a choice of real ales (the only place in Leyton to do so), snack food including pickled eggs (rolls at lunchtime but no real meals), and a lively local crowd which includes policemen after shifts, though they keep themselves to themselves. Darts and pool, and a nice back garden.
Function room upstairs is used by the Masons and other groups, but can be hired at other times.
It's a local rather than a tourist pub and it's fantastic.
Flash Wilson - www.gorge.org - 10 Jul 2003 17:00 |
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