The White Swan, Aldgate - pub details
Address: 21, Alie St, London, E1 8DA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 3749)
Aldgate East (0.1 miles), Aldgate (0.2 miles), Tower Hill (0.4 miles)
Tower Gateway (0.3 miles), Shadwell (0.7 miles), Bank (0.8 miles)
Fenchurch Street (0.4 miles), London Liverpool Street (0.6 miles), Cannon Street (0.9 miles)
Brewery: Shepherd Neame
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
Pub suggested by derry on 3 Aug 2003
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other pubs nearby:
Old Dispensary, Whitechapel (0.1 miles), Scarborough Arms, Whitechapel (0.1 miles), Bar Bed, Whitechapel (0.1 miles), Mr Pickwicks, Whitechapel (0.1 miles), Castle, Whitechapel (0.1 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the White Swan, Aldgate
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| Reasonable small pub but expensive. £3.30 for a pint of Earlybird. wildnight - 26 May 2009 21:10 |
| Small but pleasant. Good range of beers and tidy food. Could be described as a village pub in the city. Recommended. Old school English pub that is off the main road. No music so a good place to talk and not be crushed. pc09 - 5 Mar 2009 15:18 |
| Not a bad little place (little being the operative word) that I popped into on a whim during my crawl. The Shepherds Neame beers were fine - 3 in total I think which is unsurprising given the small size of the place and its 'off the beaten track' quality. The interior, as noted elsewhere, was clean and orderly, with a slant towards the Victorian in terms of nik-naks and furniture. In contrast to other reviewers, I found it relatively busy (although I was in there at the fag-end of a Friday lunchtime) so getting a seat was tough! Not a bad place, worth a stop if passing but it's hard to get too excited by it. Quinno - 9 Feb 2009 18:58 |
| This is a Shepherd Neame pub, with the usual range on offer – plus a porter, which you don’t see everywhere. The service was fine. A not unpleasant, although unusual, smell of coffee pervaded the pub. It doesn’t seem to have changed since JohnBonser’s review over 18 months ago. I also found this pub to be smart and clean, but rather characterless, and more like a wine bar or hotel bar than a pub. I have no gripe with the place; it does do some decent beer after all. It’s just that I prefer somewhere a little less clinical. But don’t let me put you off - I have been to many worse places in the City. RexRattus - 6 Feb 2009 16:47 |
| Clean and functional Sheps pub not too far from The Still and Star and Aldgate Bus Station. I found the White Swan to be disappointingly bland with a typical sameness ( burgundy and cream walls, mixture of sofas and wooden bar stools, polished floor, chalk board menu etc ) that one associates with chain pubs. As the previous contributor correctly says, the pub lacks atmosphere. My pint of Spitfire (£ 3.00 ) was spot on, but I can't see myself doing this one again. Try the Still and Star instead if it's a proper pub with a bit of character and atmosphere that you're after JohnBonser - 15 Jun 2007 12:37 |
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