The Palm Tree, Mile End - pub details
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Address: Haverfield Road, Bow, London, E3 5BH [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 3808) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Mile End (0.4 miles), Stepney Green (0.6 miles), Bow Road (0.7 miles)
Cambridge Heath (0.8 miles), Bethnal Green (1 mile), Limehouse (1.2 miles)
Pub suggested by Dominic on 7 Aug 2003
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> Current user rating: 6.4/10 (rated by 70 users)
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Unicorn, Bow (0.2 miles), Morgan Arms, Mile End (0.2 miles), Crown, Victoria Park (0.2 miles), Lord Tredegar, Mile End (0.3 miles), New Globe, Bow (0.3 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Palm Tree, Mile End
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| Popped in around teatime earlier in the week, a friendly welcome from behind the bar, and excellent beer to boot. Landlord quite happy to chat about his beers and to elicit opinion on what we thought of them. Nice atmosphere, excellent beer. Always worth a visit. Apparently opens at 12:30 on weekdays. chippysupper - 20 Aug 2011 15:06 |
| Biked up from Wapping on the canal last night (very slowly and considerately of course as I'm old sensible now) and revisited the Palm Tree for the first time in at least 6 years. A was joined by a friend who rode down the canal from Bdy Mkt (he does not have a fashion tache). The view across the water has changed but the pub had not and it shame they aren't doing anything with the little yard area to the rear which added to a feeling of neglect at the Palm Tree. Enjoyed trying the guest ales which were Brewsters A Roll in the Hay (Grantham) and the more well known Mighty Oak's Maldon Gold. I do not have a beer gut or a matted beard but I did prefer the former. The price, £3.60 a pint really doesn't sit well with me but I can't see that the place makes much of profit so I'm happy to support it on this occasion. The bar man was very pleasant asked me what I thought of the beer after I'd finished up. We drank out on the grass though were the only ones ones at 5pm on a warm Wednesday in August which was a little surprising. I then picked up the Hertford Union to head home, all in all a great place to stop of on the bike. danrkelly - 11 Aug 2011 12:02 |
| This site is all about beer ( sometimes in the evening) and this is definitely the place to have it. Just go there if you want a little oasis in a bit of a bleak area. It's worth it. Dave_the_Bee - 21 Jul 2011 01:33 |
| This is a fantastic pub and amongst the best I've come across in the East End. Wallpaper, carpets and decent lighting help to create a warm, convivial atmosphere. The lager is well presented, two ales in tip top condition and not the usual suspects. Sinatra's 'Sunshine of My Life' is pretty much the Friday night anthem in this place, for better or worse! Prices are at the top end of what you would expect for an East End boozer but are fine when you consider that the place is quite unlike anything else still standing in 2011, with your money rung out on a till that would have been scrapped by most landlords by the advent of decimalisation. The Palm Tree epitomises the romance and nostalgia of the 'good old days' of the East End described by many an aging taxi driver. An image of the East End no doubt viewed through rose-tinted specs but nonetheless an image I'm happy to share as someone too young to remember if those old days were good or bad. Most likely. it was the best of times and the worst of times in which the best were enjoyed in a place like the Palm Tree. All I can say about the bad reviews of this pub is that bad reviews only paint one side of the story. Having worked in numerous pubs, you realise that some people will not take no for an answer. 'Rules' which seem petty, arbitrary, neurotic and verging on the bizarre to the customer have often come about for very good reason so it is perhaps best to just accept that if they won't give out tap water for nothing then just leave it at that. You'll find friendliness and kindness in the staff but if provoked don't expect smiles and nods, it's not wetherspoons after all. It's a real Easy End boozer from a bygone on era so High Street, customer-is-always-right mantras are not ingrained. Just drink from the tap in the toilet that's what I always do! edman - 12 Feb 2011 12:13 |
| Sound pub, friendly barstaff and locals. Recommended. Scoops - 15 Jan 2011 19:45 |
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