The Hare, Bethnal Green - pub details
Address: 505, Cambridge Heath Rd, London, E2 9BU [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 16917) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Cambridge Heath (0.1 miles), London Fields (0.5 miles), Bethnal Green (0.7 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Pool table
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> Current user rating: 7.6/10 (rated by 12 users)
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other pubs nearby:
Victory, Bethnal Green (0.1 miles), Perseverance, Bethnal Green (0.2 miles), Durham Arms, Bethnal Green (0.2 miles), Sebright Arms, Bethnal Green (0.3 miles), Dove, Bethnal Green (0.3 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Hare, Bethnal Green
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| Unpretentious friendly locals pub on the main road north from Bethnal Green towards Hackney. It's an unremarkable pub in many respects. The single bar has a snooker table and is carpeted. The only real feature of note is a collection of framed signed football shirts covering past decades - eg Denis Law of Man Utd, Kenny Dalglish from Liverpool. There's also Spurs and Arsenal shirts. I can't say that I saw any Orient shirts, unlike the previous poster. Here, last Saturday morning, in the company of half a dozen or so locals, I was able to catch up on the Test Match from Cardiff as Australia pushed on towards 600 runs. It was a pleasant friendly atmosphere, although the seemingly constant wailing sirens of passing police cars rushing by at great speed reminded you that you were in East London. There's a small outside drinking area at the back - it's stretching one's imagination a bit to refer to it as a garden. The pub is apparently quite well known locally for its Sunday evening jazz sessions. On the beer front, there's 3 pumps - Greene King IPA and St Edmunds Ale being on offer on my Saturday visit. The third pump had a reversed Timmy Taylors Landlord pump clip. The Greene King IPA was on reasonable form at £ 2.55p. The pub is situated in an area of East London that I would not classify as salubrious by any means - but I'd be happy to revisit this pub if I was ever in the area again JohnBonser - 15 Jul 2009 13:26 |
| A decent pub that manages to be welcoming to all sections of Hackney life - from winkle picking trendies to East End barrow boys. Leyton Orient and Millwall shirts festoon the walls and the juke box is sufficiently packed with tunes. A good pint of Landlord on my visit too. BoehmBawerk - 7 May 2009 12:25 |
| This is currently my favourite pub within walking distance of Broadway market. Broad range of customer, good and good beer. Back in the late 90's some I enjoyed drinking in some of the better pubs in E8 if only for their diverse and sometimes quirky customer base. This situation has now changed and former favourites such as the Pub on the Park and the Dove (although the latter is still well run) are frequented by just one minority section of local society, comfortably off and fashionable white people who probably would have chosen to rent near Clapham common had they been born 7 years earlier. danrkelly - 24 Jul 2008 21:01 |
| In the sense that I have a local pub this is my local, and I'm very loyal to it. I don't go there every week so it's testament to how friendly and welcoming it is that I consider it a local. I've been drinking here for about 3 years and have always felt happy to be there. I've been drinking there less since I've given up smoking as it has such a great smoking garden which I remember very fondly, and timer heaters and even a telly in the outside for watching football. The landlord's great and will even put on first division football games. It has a really good pool table and a juke box, and does cash back at the bar. The people working and drinking there are really friendly. It gets super busy after Vyner Street openings. isa953 - 1 Jun 2008 19:51 |
| Happened in here whilst killing time recently on a Saturday, and very glad I did - perfect place to make you feel at home when kicking your heels somewhere you dont know much. Football on telly, not too loud, good bunch of patrons, good bar service and a good flavour of the area. They obviously care - at the Hare. gonetolunch - 24 Apr 2008 16:17 |
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