The Spurstowe Arms, Hackney - pub details
Address: 68, Greenwood Rd, London, E8 1AB [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 16968)
Hackney Central (0.4 miles), Dalston Kingsland (0.7 miles), Homerton (0.9 miles)
Hackney Downs (0.3 miles), London Fields (0.4 miles), Dalston Kingsland (0.6 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
- Outside seating
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> Current user rating: 4.9/10 (rated by 18 users)
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other pubs nearby:
Prince Arthur, Hackney (0.1 miles), Prince George, Hackney (0.2 miles), Pub on the Park, London Fields (0.3 miles), Old Ship, Hackney (0.3 miles), Hackney Central, Hackney (0.3 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Spurstowe Arms, Hackney
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| i have just moved into the area, but have been going to the spurstowe arms since last summer, i have looked through some of these reviews and may i say what a joke!!!!! honestly grow up! the spurstowe has some of the most friendly people there i have ever met, me and my friends always get a warm welcome when we go there, yes i agree the price are somewhat silly but no one asking you to drink there, go to weatherspoons, that sounds like most of your lots cup of tea, pay £1 for a beer and sit next to the guy who just pissed himself! the food is decent pub/gastro food some of the dishes are a bit to expensive but they still have some nice meals on for £10/12.00 and FYI i have been imformed that the spurstowe used to be some run down little english crack pub so WHAT!!!!! is this what you whould rather it go back to??????? AND have you gone into the pub in a good mood cos it seems like most of you had an organic muffin stuck up you way before you walked into this pubs doors. the spurstowe has changed alot these past few months and for one i would just like to say it has improved alot, i can finally book a table and get waitered on, me and my friends love the beer garden were in it most weekends, but i will say that prices, i agree are a bit high but there still cheaper than the goerge and the same as the authur, maybe they should think about droping them a bit, overal the pubs ok i would advise someone whos new to the area to try it its a good little local. local56 - 6 Jun 2009 23:05 |
| Dropped by late one evening for a chat with an old friend. The place was almost empty but the music was belting out so loud we could barely hear one another speak. I can only assume it was turned up for the bored barstaff. Unwelcoming, loud, empty, cold, uncomfortable, over-priced beer. What's more to dislike in a pub? And if you fancy a burger costing nine quid, this is the place for you. Quite what the owners think they're doing is beyond me. Maybe I don't have their vision. Doubtless the place is pouring money down the drain, so all we can do is wait until it turns back to a normal, friendly pub with decent food. obvius - 2 Jun 2009 12:40 |
| This pub has gone severely downhill for two main reasons. Firstly, whilst it’s always served food – which is decent quality but over priced – the old owners were never so pretentious as to cordon off an area for “diners only”. (Remember: you're running a pub, not a restaurant). They maintain this stubbornly even when no one in there is eating. Secondly, the kind of music they play, and the volume at which it’s played, seem to indicate the owners think they’re running a coke-fuelled bar in the middle of Shoreditch; not a relaxed neighbourhood boozer in a nice part of Hackney. At a guess, I’d say this pub has become a pet project for someone whose dad has far too much money to spend. The_Big_Man - 23 Mar 2009 16:36 |
| I live 2 minutes from this pub and hardly ever go. The beers are overpriced for the area and the staff are appalling. Four of us went in today and sat down, prepared to spend the entire day with Sunday Lunch and several pints each, but just as we were ordering the manager asked us to give up one of our chairs as they were a chair short at a table that had been reserved. We pointed out that this table was empty and that more importantly it was reseved for nearly an hours time so he had plenty of time to find an extra chair, and also that we were about to spend alot of money in there between us, but he insisted that he needed my chair, right now, there were no others in the entire establishment, and none would become free in the next hour. We left and went to the Old Ship which is cheaper and generally more pleasant. This place doesn't deserve your money. Mjennings - 25 Jan 2009 20:03 |
| We have been regular customers to the Spurstow since it opened back in 2005. Although never our first choice of pub (poor value for money food wise and expensive beer) it was pleasant enough when the weather was too bad to warrant the extra five minutes walk to other far better quality pubs like the Prince Arthur or the George. However, since the new manager took over, not only the quality/price of food has remained disappointingly unchanged, but customers now suffer the disrespectful and rude manners of staff, in particular, the manager. I would advise the Spurstow to stop treating their clientele as granted as given the current economic climate, many custormers will expect more value for their hard earned money in terms of food, drink and treatment, something that the Spurtstow fails to deliver, driving more customers like us away. susanalucena - 25 Jan 2009 18:16 |
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